Times when you've seen a driver who didnt match the car

[XR_Strider_GuY]

Originally Posted by MAD

When driving past shop windows?

ROFL good call there Paul. Must say I am impressed this thread is popular. Goes to show the cliches and stereotypical owners of cars have well and truely broken down.

388cube_edxr8,
Great to see another C4 Corvette owner. What C4 do you own? These C4's are a surprise of the line and can scare alot of cars with much more horsepower.

[pk2000]

Originally Posted by NC_Lane

Needed a few parts for my XC a couple of years back and I sent my gf (who happens to be asian) to Bursons. Salesperson was shocked when she asked for a top and bottom radiator hose for a XC 351 cleaveland and a dizzy cap.

Same here. When the GF drives my XC, the looks she gets are amazing.

[Mr Hardware]

Mismatched is when my beautiful young wife drives my Grampa-spec VH.

[388cube_edxr8]

Originally Posted by XR_Strider_GuY

388cube_edxr8,
Great to see another C4 Corvette owner. What C4 do you own? These C4's are a surprise of the line and can scare alot of cars with much more horsepower.

Buggered if I know, I was younger and less aware of such things when I drove it. It was my Dad's car and he sold it a couple of years back. I don't know why, I loved that car. Alls I know is that it had an injected 350chev, 4 spd auto and glass targa top.

I saw a gold Hyundai Excel this morning, go up on two wheels turning left at an intersection. Two of the fattest men I have ever seen were in it, one driving and the other sitting beside him, on the same side!

[TZENU]

I get the WTF look when I ocassionally take the XY to work!... Come on what type of accountant drives an XY right? Let alone one that managed to put it all together!...

I also love the looks the MRS gets when she's driving it too!!!.. Especially those younger blokes who think that b/c she's a woman she doesn't know how to drive...

[FTE72]

My wife gets a few comments at her work driving the T series into the carpark with all the Hybrid Camry's, prius', Audi's, Merc's and BMW's. Not too much aussie muscle at an environmental consulting firm.

[tankclare]

My brother gets some looks driving my XE on his L's. Its got fat rubber, a 351 clevo and is running side pipes at the moment lol.

Mum gets a few looks in my EF. Its lowered on ultralows with clear tail lights and sports exhaust lol. She says she loves the purring sound haha WTF!

My uncle Glen is in his late 60s early 70s and is filthy rich. He wears old work clothes and has a big beard lol. He still prefers to drive around in his beat up GQ patrol instead of his rand new mercedes 4wd. He also has a model T, 1908 dewitt electric car, FC wagon, army truck and an industrial size shed full of old stuff like tractors, farm machinery, restored bikes, pedal cars etc etc.. He is an awesome down to earth bloke and will help anyone. Everyone around the area knows him.

[onfire]

Theres an old lady.. and I mean " old " lady driving a F6 Typhoon around my way. I've seen her a few times, and it's odd watching her get out.. lock it.. stand back.. admire the car.. then admire it some more, before walking off.

There was also a mid-aged woman driving around in a BA XR8, dropped on some old school style muscle rims.

[ELGT4me]

Went for a cruise to York W.A. for a car display. Took the minister for war & finance with me, & munchkins as well. A young guy swooning all over my EL GT, reels back in horror when he spots 2 baby seats in the back. He then yells across to his mate " what sort of idiot would put baby seats in an EL GT?". I politely tapped him on the shoulder & said " this sort of idiot, I own the car". The look on his face was priceless.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Falcman0o7

I seen a VL commodore at autobarn today, Inside was a young bloke with a crooked hat, Broken seat, smoke hanging out, arm out window and eminem flatout. Is that unusual???

lol this is quite typical. Luckily I'm not like that.

[CFOUR]

Originally Posted by Fled74

True story. He was probably taller than you , then. I'm 5'10" and he was a full head or so taller than me, and built like a country s-house. Had some flab, but did powerlifting

I'm only 6'1-2" and I barely fit in the front of a falcon (I don't fit in the back) some people are proportioned differently. my brother who is 6'4" fits in the rear of the same falcon with ease.

[InfernoSR]

Yeah, my own reflection when i drive my ute wearing my work clothes... jacked up XG feral ute with 30" A/T 4wd tyres, and me wearing a blue sleeved office shirt with black trousers and vest, all with Toyota written all over them... hehe

[Madaya]

Me.
Being a shift worker and with plenty of time off during the week, I often pick my grand daughter up from child care, as my daughter is a single mum, and is hard at work, hairdressing.
I often leave the child booster seat in the ute.
A mate of mine saw it, and pointed it out, saying 'Gaz, you should be picking up babes, not babies.'

[Mr12345678x]

An old European woman driving around in a VN commodore painted candy apple red with rims, exhaust and white venetian blinds

[fat4D]

one of my first cars was a ford probe, lowered, massive wheels and even bigger exhaust (about 115 DB) and a very loud soundsystem, she used to drive it when was getting work done cause the place is just around the corner from her work, a 45 yr old woman with long grey hair pulling up at lights... gold

[mrbaxr6t]

My father looks quite strange in his mazda 121 with mags and tinted windows and roof racks, he is over 6 foot tall very stocky build bald and is seldom cleanly shaved, the car just doesn't suit him at all looks like trying to fit a deck of cards into a matchbox, and he drives the wheels off the thing too! which also looks quite strange..

[Paxton]

My neighbour has just taken possession of a Riced up VN wagon. Candy Apple red, Neons, VE SS Rims, Sports exhaust, LPG, and more subwoofer power than the boat anchor can crank out. With the radio on, the headlights dim.

He is also 40-odd, has three kids, and has lost his Pajero (also on LPG) for that POS.

[pottery beige]

cops pulling me and my dodgy head over to chat about my un dolphin friendly naughty looking Potty Beige... kids asleep on the backseat...... on your way now..... hehehe

[Interceptor]

i frequently wonder about my bosses wife...... somewhere in her 60's, 5 feet nothing and built like a toothpick..... and ALLWAYS has something flash to take home, be it a XR8 or a clubsport.....

it sucks working at a car yard and not getting a company car.....

[drew`SEVNT5]

Originally Posted by Interceptor

i frequently wonder about my bosses wife...... somewhere in her 60's, 5 feet nothing and built like a toothpick..... and ALLWAYS has something flash to take home, be it a XR8 or a clubsport.....

it sucks working at a car yard and not getting a company car.....

Apply for a better job in said dealership, then

[Cooper69S]

Originally Posted by Fled74

True story. He was probably taller than you , then. I'm 5'10" and he was a full head or so taller than me, and built like a country s-house. Had some flab, but did powerlifting.

This was about 18 years ago, and my memory of the car is sketchy, but I'm fairly certain he sat in the back (unless he re-mounted the driver's seat, which is a more likely scenario). I never rode with him but a mate of mine did.

stories like that come up pretty often when people reminisce about tall people they knew with minis, but I'd guarantee nobody has ever driven a standard mini from the back seat. Minis are fairly roomy inside. the drivers seat in mine had minor adjustment, and with it back as far as it would go, I couldn't touch the pedals - I'm also 6'2". To drive from the back seat, you'd need 2m long legs and arms which would make you a pretty crazy looking individual. I had much more legroom and headroom in the mini than I had in my EF fairmont at the time.

Much more likely as you suggest he had just fitted adjustable seat brackets that are available to move the mini seats back about a further 100mm or thereabouts. I'll admit that "driving from the back seat" makes a much better story though

Dunno if Rob (prydey) remembers - would've been about 15 years ago - but there was a time in his last mini that we had 5 people in there and at least 3 of us were over 6 foot and the other 2 weren't much shorter - apparently we looked funny getting out...

EDIT - just noticed - 302 posts for me... that's a good number I'll have to leave it at that for a while...

[jlef5]

I think it would have looked funny when my mum had to borrow my gemini a few years back when her car had a few problems a 55 year old grand mother sort getting out of this.

[MGGT RAA]

My mrs (on the left) and her BA XR8 ute, only thing that possibly gives it away as a chicks car is the plates...



And with 264RWKW one of the best parts about it is seeing the looks on some guys faces when they realise theyve just had their *** handed to them by a chick

[mr ghia]

Bloke at work drives/owns a 2008 Caprice, V8, quad exhausts, 20 inch rims, Passion Red, cream leather, DVD screens in rear of front headrests. He's 73!

[cheap]

I know its not a car, but we've got a guy at work who looks the total biker package, really large frame, big gut, tattoo(s), long hair, ear ring, massive beard, bandanna, leathers - you get the picture. He rides a 250cc Virago.

[EF]

i get looks when i am driving my dads FG GT 315 with L plates on hahahah and on the weekends when i drive his xy wagon with the 302 pumping and the 3 inchs pumping away hahah with 9 inch rubber on the back and L plates love it

[jlef5]

Originally Posted by gt.4.me

i get looks when i am driving my dads FG GT 315 with L plates on hahahah and on the weekends when i drive his xy wagon with the 302 pumping and the 3 inchs pumping away hahah with 9 inch rubber on the back and L plates love it

I find it funny that in queensland (not sure where you are from) that you could legally drive both those cars for your learners even for the driving test to get your ps but the second you have your ps its illegal to drive either car.

[EF]

yes its the same in NSW which sucks but i have a licence when i get my Ps which lets me drive high performance cars sooo i might get to take the wagon for a crusie some days

[kezzer]

Originally Posted by MGGT RAA

And with 264RWKW one of the best parts about it is seeing the looks on some guys faces when they realise theyve just had their *** handed to them by a chick

I've probably been one of those guys

haha, nice ute!!