how does your misses react when you "push on a bit"
My wife frequently makes a comment about my pressing on a bit........ doesn't often stop her having a long kip when travelling late on a longish drive though .....
Some years ago, I started off to work when there was about 2 inches of fresh snow everywhere. Now I fancy my chances when the conditions are poor and feedback from the steering wheel and my bum (seat of pants feedback I mean ..
) indicated a severe lack of decent grip in many places. Moving to the nearside lane where more traffic had started to clear some of the snow I settled down to a safe pace for the conditions.
Imagine my surprise when my wife actually passed me quite quickly in an identical car also on her way to work in the outside lane which no body had so far ventured into the virgin untouched snow. There was a distinct lack of grip everywhere that morning so I followed her and saw her safely arrive at her office. Snow flying up from her front wheels would do credit to a snow plough ...
To this day she doesn't know she passed me that morning.... she's a bit of a 'all cars look the same' type of non car enthusiast so would not notice .....
I still wonder if I should have mentioned it at the time.
Some years ago, I started off to work when there was about 2 inches of fresh snow everywhere. Now I fancy my chances when the conditions are poor and feedback from the steering wheel and my bum (seat of pants feedback I mean ..
) indicated a severe lack of decent grip in many places. Moving to the nearside lane where more traffic had started to clear some of the snow I settled down to a safe pace for the conditions.Imagine my surprise when my wife actually passed me quite quickly in an identical car also on her way to work in the outside lane which no body had so far ventured into the virgin untouched snow. There was a distinct lack of grip everywhere that morning so I followed her and saw her safely arrive at her office. Snow flying up from her front wheels would do credit to a snow plough ...

To this day she doesn't know she passed me that morning.... she's a bit of a 'all cars look the same' type of non car enthusiast so would not notice .....

I still wonder if I should have mentioned it at the time.
Last edited by MGJohn; Sep 25, 2004 at 07:25 PM.
Originally Posted by Bubba po
Hasn't anyone on here had the experience of the missus getting horrendously fruity during a spirited drive?

Not my wife - shes a-sexual - but took a Brazilian girl pillion on my bike through traffic @ speed and she orgasmed!! (Unfortunately it was the bike that did it for her not me!)
Wife
She has her moments. Coming back from South of France, empty Motorway ahead & it was our 2nd day of driving. 90mph - no problem so up it goes - 100mph - no problem so up it goes - 110mph - no problem so up it goes - 120 - no problem so up it goes - 130 calmly says I think you're going fast enough now, so we did the last 300 miles @ 130

However, long sweeping right hander M11-A11 has to be taken at 65mph max whatever vehicle! Most of the time she doesn't like speed & certainly not corners/overtaking - the amount of times I've aborted an overtake as she has squeaked
(Could be a hazard I've missed). In her mini she's quite happy blatting along and exceeding the limit on m/ways but come to an a-road or b-road (worse) she slows down to about 45 max
normally I get the " Why do you have to drive sooo fast" but ask her if she wants to go out for a spin ands shes there before you know it... I got a rollocking for taking one of my mates out with out her 
she dosn't like keeping the pace on scooby meets - to much like racing for her which is fine by me
I was alway's worried I was a scary driver but when the car was being mapped by Bob Rawles she came along, Branko was driving .... she was sat in the back with her coat over her head crouched up with her head on her knees, never seen anything so funny
:d :

she dosn't like keeping the pace on scooby meets - to much like racing for her which is fine by me
I was alway's worried I was a scary driver but when the car was being mapped by Bob Rawles she came along, Branko was driving .... she was sat in the back with her coat over her head crouched up with her head on her knees, never seen anything so funny
:d :
Took the GF and her friend out, chavved up punto passed and cut in, i lost my rag and thought ill show him!, dropped into second before taking island and forgot to warn them resulting in her friends head bouncing off window..... oops
oh how i felt like a tit.
Andy
oh how i felt like a tit.Andy
mine gets physicaly sick, i thought it was a ploy to get me to slow down till i glanced over and saw her with her hand over her gob holding it in 
kicked her out till she sorted herself out
dont want any spew in the car thanks
dont drive fast with her now to be honest, if i do i try to drive mega smoothly so she doesnt notice (which is actualy a good thing to practise imo)
did show her what a donut was once tho (couldnt help myself lol)

kicked her out till she sorted herself out

dont want any spew in the car thanks
dont drive fast with her now to be honest, if i do i try to drive mega smoothly so she doesnt notice (which is actualy a good thing to practise imo)
did show her what a donut was once tho (couldnt help myself lol)
My wife drives faster than me on the road and on the track so when she's a passenger I get yelled at for going too slow and not overtaking enough.
Her favorite saying: "You could have made that!"
Her favorite saying: "You could have made that!"
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Originally Posted by Old_Fart
My wife tends to show tailgaters a clean set of heels...ie a quick burst of acceleration, then just slows and lets them past...secure in the knowledge that they know, and she knows, and they know she knows, she could've smoked 'em. 
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Cman
A past GF/FB used to have a sharp intake of breath and reach down below whenever I accelerated without warning. She loved it.
Mum absolutely craps it - but its partly 'cos she's not in control - its a totally different experience if you're a passenger.
Last week I had one fella and three girls in the car (trust me, it doesn't happen very often) on a little trip on unfamiliar roads. The girl in the front seat was loving it and egging me on while giving advance warning of the road ahead. When we arrived at the destination her fit Swedish housemate in the back seat got out and hurled.
Another time I had to give the boss a lift to a meeting. We moved off from some lights (gently in Scooby terms) and he says somat like "Corr, this car's got some poke!" Eh? I'm thinking, not even warm yet... 5 mins later we arrive and as he gets out I realise he's shaking like a leaf, not believing such things were possible. Last week one of our clients was asking what car we wished for and the boss looks over at me and says he'd like a car like mine, an Impreza thingy....
Mum absolutely craps it - but its partly 'cos she's not in control - its a totally different experience if you're a passenger.
Last week I had one fella and three girls in the car (trust me, it doesn't happen very often) on a little trip on unfamiliar roads. The girl in the front seat was loving it and egging me on while giving advance warning of the road ahead. When we arrived at the destination her fit Swedish housemate in the back seat got out and hurled.
Another time I had to give the boss a lift to a meeting. We moved off from some lights (gently in Scooby terms) and he says somat like "Corr, this car's got some poke!" Eh? I'm thinking, not even warm yet... 5 mins later we arrive and as he gets out I realise he's shaking like a leaf, not believing such things were possible. Last week one of our clients was asking what car we wished for and the boss looks over at me and says he'd like a car like mine, an Impreza thingy....
Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
Can't go fast enough for my missus....
She's quite happy sitting next to me at 150mph on the autobahn
My Mum is a different story!!!!
She's quite happy sitting next to me at 150mph on the autobahn
My Mum is a different story!!!!
My mother cant handle anything over 40mph. She hangs on for dear life.
Originally Posted by mattstant
coming back from wales last weekend i was tailgated for a while by what i think was a c200 kompressor but having a full complement of luggage and two sleeping nippers in the back plus a sleeping misses in the front i took it easy in the corners but kept him (easily) behind on the straights.
After a while i got a little bored and a little bit more adventurous timing my overtaking so he couldnt follow so easily.
At this point the misses woke up and i thought OH well it was fun while it lasted and i'l have to slow down but she says
"I know its naughty but i quite enjoy this"
so with a quick check on the nippers (who were still sound asleep) it was bye bye kompressor.
Thread warning NO speed limits were seriously harmed as a result of this little episode
After a while i got a little bored and a little bit more adventurous timing my overtaking so he couldnt follow so easily.
At this point the misses woke up and i thought OH well it was fun while it lasted and i'l have to slow down but she says
"I know its naughty but i quite enjoy this"

so with a quick check on the nippers (who were still sound asleep) it was bye bye kompressor.
Thread warning NO speed limits were seriously harmed as a result of this little episode
My mum comes over here once a year and last year we drove down to one of the islands. She'd been giving me a hard time saying, "Why did you spend so much money modifying this, it was fast enough already, don't see the point, better things to do with your money, it's uncomfortable and loud..." etc etc. Anyway, some idiot in a pick-up was coming up in my rear-view mirror, overtaking everyone dangerously on corners and what not. He was making me angry because he was driving like a tit. He overtook me when there was no room on a blind bend and had to brake hard to get back in and avoid hitting the car in front of me. I said to my mum, "Sorry mum but I'm going to have to do this." We got to a nice long straight. Changed down a couple of gears, foot to the floor, flew past this guy, still accelerating until I couldn't see him anymore. I expected a rebuke but I looked over and she was grinning (and grabbing the handle) and laughing and she said, "Ok, NOW I understand!". Cool mum.
She loved it.
Originally Posted by dave_the_B
My wife drives faster than me on the road and on the track so when she's a passenger I get yelled at for going too slow and not overtaking enough.
Her favorite saying: "You could have made that!"
Her favorite saying: "You could have made that!"
"Is that all it will do?"
"The tyres weren't squealing, it'll corner faster than that."
"come on, put your foot down!!!!"
That's when I am passengering, I try not to as I am a terrible back seat driver and much prefer being behind the wheel with my right foot planted firmly on the throttle. (where appropriate of course
)
Originally Posted by 2000TLondon
Can't go fast enough for my missus....
She's quite happy sitting next to me at 150mph on the autobahn
My Mum is a different story!!!!
She's quite happy sitting next to me at 150mph on the autobahn
My Mum is a different story!!!!
I've almost reduced mine to tears before
PMSL
Originally Posted by Little Miss WRX
PMSL, it;s one of my favourite sayings too amongst....
"Is that all it will do?"
"The tyres weren't squealing, it'll corner faster than that."
"come on, put your foot down!!!!"
That's when I am passengering, I try not to as I am a terrible back seat driver and much prefer being behind the wheel with my right foot planted firmly on the throttle. (where appropriate of course
)
"Is that all it will do?"
"The tyres weren't squealing, it'll corner faster than that."
"come on, put your foot down!!!!"
That's when I am passengering, I try not to as I am a terrible back seat driver and much prefer being behind the wheel with my right foot planted firmly on the throttle. (where appropriate of course
)
Mine used to absolutely hate any spirited driving whatsoever, to the point that she used to freak out when i was in the car alone as she imagined that i would be hard on the go pedal every single time she wasn't there, every phone conversation ended with "drive safely".
Then she passed her driving test, started a 20mile each way commute to work every day and now things have changed. When out in the scoob together i regularly hear comments like "Stop messing about and just overtake the fool" and "Why did you only pass one, you could have done all four if you'd nailed it!"
Its fair to say that driving is now a much more enjoyable experience.
Then she passed her driving test, started a 20mile each way commute to work every day and now things have changed. When out in the scoob together i regularly hear comments like "Stop messing about and just overtake the fool" and "Why did you only pass one, you could have done all four if you'd nailed it!"
Its fair to say that driving is now a much more enjoyable experience.
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Originally Posted by V LTD sti type RA
my girlfriend doesnt mind me going fast but its in my best interest to let her know when im going to put my foot down so she can empty her mouth...!!!!!
I let my friend driver mine the night I picked her up from dealer - With a large grin she looked at me and burst out laughing, before shifting up, laughing louder, then realised how fast we were going, slowed down to a stop and said "I want one, but i would lose my licence"
My missus absolutely hates it, she goes 'kin mental if i give it some loud pedal when the kids are in the car too.
Took here round the ring, she wouldnt get back in the car again.
Took here round the ring, she wouldnt get back in the car again.
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My Granddaughter says " she likes to travel in the Rocket" and gets upset when wifey takes her shopping in the TDi PD Arosa. The Arosa is still a fun motor though.
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Do have some recollection of brother getting several hours silent treatment from sister-in-law the time I let him try out my new (at the time) TEK remap etc down various back-roads he knew well; whilst he was using the performance, he was never really pushing it. That's despite the fact she'd been out on the track with him in his >300bhp/tonne Fisher Fury (i.e. noticeably quicker in the dry at least than my scoob), fancies a VX turbo herself and supports his idea of getting a 600bhp Ultima.
Just goes to prove that women and logic don't always go together.
Just goes to prove that women and logic don't always go together.



