Just thinking - in light of the comment made HERE, by Hugo (don't panic - not having a go!!!), he made a good point :

you hear about all the negative stuff (theft, damage by strangers etc), but not about positive stuff.

So I thought I'd start a post about changing this impression!

Aside from the usual school kids and general passers-by stares, I've made a couple of friends from us talking as complete strangers.

First one was when I was p1ssed up in a kebab shop, and a bloke came in after parking his Scoob up outside. I made some comments - he looked a bit wary, but chatted. I found out that he lived up by my parents (where I was staying at the time - nightmare move from hell), so on my stagger back home, I went via his house, had another chat with him, and we've been mates ever since.

Anybody else got tales of friendship from talking to strangers etc?

Dan

 

Crikey you feel passionately about this.... you were up at 7.30am to tell us


I know what you mean though... I made some friends from my previous car forum.... only been here a few weeks so no mates yet.....

Any tasty ladies here fancy meeting me in a kebab shop to talk about turbos?

 

Yup - Le Mans 2003. Ran out of fuel for the generator, had had a few too many beers to drive to get some more so asked the complete stranger camped next door if we could blag some petrol. A deal was done in return for taking said stranger and his two sons for a blast down the Mulsanne in the Scoob the following day............

Been friends ever since, numerous beers, bbq's all went to Le Mans 04, all went to Classic Le Mans (in the WR1 this time), took his eldest to Goodwood Revival with me etc, etc

So yes it does happen

 

I have to say it but Scoobies have changed my life......not meaning to sound over the top but since owning Scoobs (on my 2nd) I have made lots of new friends, been to loads of meets, action and track days, learnt a lot about cars, do a lot of my own servicing/maintenance etc, had my fair share of waves and flashes from other Scooby owners and best of all get to listen every day to the glorious soundtrack that is the Boxer Beat

 

210 views, yet only 3 comments?

that says something about making friendships from nothing...

Dan