General / Off-Topic Note to self.... Remember the handbrake.

Zak Gordon

Zak Gordon
The DS were fun to be in, with the hydraulic suspension and fancy instrumentation panels (looked like a plane cockpit more than a car!), and off course that sleek look, the 'Star Wars' kid in me loved being in them. The 'Safari' was about as gorgeous as you could make an estate type car. However all the (dangerous!) faults we experienced with them kind of put them off my radar when i started to drive.

Sure you can forget to put the handbrake on (it seems!), but putting it on then have it fail is maybe worse?

One of my earliest cars was an 80's Alphasud 1.4 Ti, and that was a lot of fun for a few years, so i can't fault your dad for his interest in Alpha's :)
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
Zak Gordon said:
The DS were fun to be in, with the hydraulic suspension and fancy instrumentation panels (looked like a plane cockpit more than a car!), and off course that sleek look, the 'Star Wars' kid in me loved being in them. The 'Safari' was about as gorgeous as you could make an estate type car. However all the (dangerous!) faults we experienced with them kind of put them off my radar when i started to drive.

Sure you can forget to put the handbrake on (it seems!), but putting it on then have it fail is maybe worse?

One of my earliest cars was an 80's Alphasud 1.4 Ti, and that was a lot of fun for a few years, so i can't fault your dad for his interest in Alpha's :)
Click to expand...

In the 1980s, an Austrian friend had lent me his Alfasud during a week.

I remember to have spent my week in its car rather than at my home

:p
 

Manticore

Manticore
Mengy said:
Can't park it in gear, the automatic shifts to neutral when turning the bike off. Thus the need for a parking brake. :D

I love this new Goldwing though, absolutely the best riding motorcycle I've ever been on.
Click to expand...

Each to their own. I can't stand cruiser frame bikes.

Sportsters or sports naked frames for me.
 

[VR] optimal_909

[VR] optimal_909
Mengy said:
Can't park it in gear, the automatic shifts to neutral when turning the bike off. Thus the need for a parking brake. :D

I love this new Goldwing though, absolutely the best riding motorcycle I've ever been on.
Click to expand...

Same here, though I do apply the parking brake when necessary to ease load on the transmission. :)
The in-game namesake car.
GfDn00G.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom