Disk brakes and local driving habits

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:29 am

It may take me a touch longer to reach 70 in the short distance between two roundabouts on the ring road

Hmmm still a passive driver then Kate

Post by **Pyoor_Kate** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:13 am

*laughs*

I already get up at 5:15 in the morning to make it for the start of my shift. A relaxed drive and I might as well not even go to bed. Anyway, the Minor handles so well and is *such* fun to drive... she just cries out for me to use all 60*ish BHP.

*err, maybe, if I'm lucky ;-)

Post by **ColinP** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:26 pm

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Drive out of Bracknel on a Friday afternoon and anything without 150bhp and ABS is a mobile roadblock. In fact anything with a lesser badge becomes a target as GT's take on GLS's and GLS's take on LX's in the traffic grandprix. Mogs are no exception - it's just more obvious when you're behind the wheel.

Peetee)

Rush hour is the same pretty much anywhere in the country when nearby a major town / city. Too many people in a rush on too few roads leads to a more agressive driving style, and people in a rush don't waste time thinking about the other driver's space.

(Ray)
Erm, Bracknell is doubly unfortunate - first reason is that a large German Car Company has its headquarters near where I work - you know the one with the badge entitling the owner to exclusive use of the right hand lanes on motorways!). One of the company perks is a substantial discount on its own brand, so there's lots of high performance cars around, using the local roads as a test track.
There's also a large supermarket distibution centre.
On Fridays everyone seems to be heading for the M3 or M4 as fast as possible.... now I can overtake a loaded 32 tonne artic; but not the guys who want to drive up my exhaust pipe!

Peetee - give me a wave if you seem me on the A329!

Colin

Post by **dunketh** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:25 pm

I find drums are fine for everyday use in Dorset.

Of course a lot of people say 'south' when they really mean 'London and surrounding area'.

Contrary to the theory, when I holidayed around the peak district I was constantly hounded by people for going too slow.
As the mog wasn't setup at the time I took a new Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec. Brilliant brakes but dog slow on the hills.

Maybe northerners are only nicer to old cars?:lol:

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:23 pm

Peetee - give me a wave if you seem me on the A329

I would if I ever got up there these days. Bracknell was only used to make a point - (it applies to pretty much any southern IT town on a Friday afternoon) - oh and my brother works there and he fits the mould perfectly!

Post by **dunketh** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 12:13 pm

I cooked the hell out of my front brakes holidaying in Corwall.
There was a heatwave there last year and coupled with the hills I just ended up with smoking drums that stank of fish!

However, I've been the bath a few times in the Minor and it survives the local 'Mountain' at abbotsbury - a hill that killed countless of my Dads old cars when I was a lad.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:24 pm

dunketh wrote:I've been the bath a few times in the Minor

I've so got to get me some new reading eyes - I thought that said "I've been in the bath a few times with the Minor"

Man that's one heck of a big dog's b's of a bath you got there

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:46 pm

wibble_puppy wrote:big dog's b's

Tut tut - I think. Watch your language, young lady...

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:24 pm

big dog's biscuits.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:49 pm

That'll be it

Post by **Judge** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:52 pm

I live down South and love my disk brakes

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:02 pm

I live down South

oh - I thought you were in Oxfordshire up in my part of the country ;-)

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:09 pm

where does the south begin?

oxfordshire lol

isn't it supposed to be watford gap or something?

is wales in the north or the south?

discuss

Post by **rayofleamington** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:44 pm

is Wales in the north or the south?

discuss

I didn't think it was in England at all!

Post by **Judge** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:48 pm

Ray I believe you are well north of Watford, so I'm definitely in the south.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:05 pm

rayofleamington wrote:I didn't think it was in England at all!

Certainly not!!!!!

It's a different country!!!!

I just wondered if it counted as north or south of the British Isles.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:23 pm

Left.

Post by **wibble_puppy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:30 pm

*wonders if that's the shortest post ever on this forum*

Post by **Judge** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:39 pm

wibble_puppy wrote:*wonders if that's the shortest post ever on this forum*

No

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:41 pm

isn't it supposed to be watford gap or something?

Well Watford Gap is in Northamptonshire

Morris Minor Owners Club

Disk brakes and local driving habits

Do disk brakes become more necessary the further south you go?