what the FUCK is that advert for 4x4s doing at the top of this page????

I just love the post which equated objecting to 4x4s to wanting to introduce communism...

they are a family car and whether you like it or not there advertising fee's will go towards paying to kep this site open.

they aren't illegal and the ads in themselves aren't offensive. ok you may disagree with the comapnies existance but that doesn't mean their ads are inapropriate.
you may not like Fruit Shits but you can't really stop them advertising here because they are aimed at children....whtehr you choose to buy them or not is up toyou.

pmsl!

i see people panicking when their car has to go to the garage for a service, i mean, a whole TWO HOURS without the car

we have a great public transport service, buses and trains, i think that helps loads

and the buses are VERY buggy-friendly

i dont have any adverts

i dont have a car either, its great

just thinking aloud but if you really are upset about an advert on this site and would like to see it removed, is it sensible to post a threadline like that?

The Beetle has terrible blind spots at the front sides, because of the big chunky bits round the sides of the front window.

Ha that was one in the eye for them then! Viva the women drivers revolution

most coupe cars are difficult to see out the back with their little raked windows and all cars have blind spots and lots have too hefty window bars..you just have to check carefully

and men are rubbish drivers too but maybe more on the move whereas a lot of women freely admit that they are incapable of manouevring in forward and reverse gear at slow speeds

That sounds exactly like my drive, Gobble.

hmc - ditto! I once had builders round and they'd parked on my drive so I had to park on the road (it's a main road). They drove off so I could go and I reversed on, quickly and smoothly. This off a busy road, onto a drive that slopes steeply upward toward teh house and then round in front of the house.

Have to say, I was so, so chuffed I did it so well. They stood on teh porch and when I got out they actually said - wow, that was impressive!! Hehehe!

oh not me gobblunarcharsky - despite having been hit by a car once [my own fault of course] I deliberately thrust my ds and myself into the course of all potentially serious accidents. I see it as my aim in life.
Anyway, I will parp myself now. Let the 4x4 ads live on, as that is the general sentiment here, obviously. Long live the 4x4!

Well ...it probably is...generally

NedKelly1978 - not as many as we did when we had the little Smart. Got that when they first came out (was left hand drive)and it was really rare to see one where we were (no garage seklking them for a long distance). But always goodd attention - get let out lots

I have a point about the "not being able to see when reversing". Worst car we had for the limoited rear view was the Audi A4 cabriolet. The window at the back was so small and high, it was very difficult to see probably. Made parking a real pain. Cursed DH lots at the time for not getting rear parking sensors!

And men, surely, zippi ?

CD, usually I really like reading your posts, but it's only a car and maybe MN needs all the advertising revenue it can collect just now.

actually I think it's probably deserved by a lot of women

Zippi, I sometimes spot blokes watching me about to reverse mine into a space - they are waiting for the floorshow, so it is with great satisfaction when I do it smoothly and efficiently in one easy movement....

zippi, I think women in general get more stick about being crap drivers.

Ha! but it's not a 4x4!!

Gas guzzles like you wouldn't believe though - costs me a small fortune

is it my imagination or do women drivers of 4x4s seem to get the most stick about their lack of ability to drive properly..I think you just notice 4x4s more than the other badly driven vehicles

Gobblychops drives a 16 wheeler, that's why she has the reversing beeps .

(btw, thanks for reading my vent re neighbour, foxy. I know it's pretty uninteresting to anyone else but it is my current pet peeve)