I smile and thank drivers that give way to me but I usualy find myself nodding and shaking my head at aggresive drivers in mid performance cars driving like an aggressive maniac.
I do find myself smiling when I over take a bus though even though I still use buses.
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I can't imagine Mr X smiling very much at anything!
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Smiling? Often
Blowing a kiss? If you let me out when I have been stuck for a g e s
Thanking you extravagantly? You barged through when it was my right of way and were boorish enough not even to thank or acknowledge me
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My mate Lauri, who used to live up on the moor, used to say if you see anyone smiling in Bodmin, they're either mad or on drugs!
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I blame Cromwell. Miserable Gti.
;-)
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Don`t try the above mentioned Third Reich salute when motoring in Berlin. You will likely be arrested or saluted back, depending on where you are.
;-)
Edited by oilrag on 30/04/2009 at 14:26
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Too many people today see a smile as a sign of weakness, either their own or that of others.
Also, there are a lot of profoundly thick drivers out there. That's what I put it down to - thickety.
By the way, Oilrag, I never had any problem getting people to smile at my 2CV (any one of the three). Oh no, sorry, that was laughing. As you were.
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I had a blue 2cv in 87 Jon - great fun. D908 GWX wonder if its still around? I did a mega rustproofing job on it.
Edited by oilrag on 30/04/2009 at 14:33
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It would appear oily, you must have done a good job!
The vehicle details for D908 GWX are:
Date of Liability 01 04 2010
Date of First Registration 01 08 1986
Year of Manufacture 1986
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 602CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval null
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Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £66.00
12 Months Rate £120.00
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I only want to drive cars that make me smile and it's becoming more and more difficult to find them. Certainly nothing modern fills the bill, although I did burst out laughing back along when an acquaintance gave me a lift at night in his new A4 and all the fascia fairy lights came on when he turned the key.
I almost inevitably smile at French drivers who, in spite of the nation's reputation for politeness, very rarely acknowledge you or say 'merci' if you give way. I often find myself shaking my head in disbelief, though, at what I see happening around me...
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"It would appear oily, you must have done a good job!"
Tim, I flooded the chassis with a couple of gallons of engine oil, mixed with waxoil - putting bungs in the end, to let it swish around for a couple of weeks. Everywhere else was treated with either waxoil, or grease...
Good to see it llasted, I actually did 87,000 miles in just under three years and often wonder If it got clocked.
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Smile?
Making eye contact is sufficient in my neck of the woods to instigate road rage - so smiling? Heck!!!
If you make a hand signal you had better make sure a very clear '4 fingers and 1 x thumb' are visible too!
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