I pulled up behind this at the lights...

[Nemesis]

[Craig-S]

Quality.

And what a strange pylon.

[Nemesis]

Quality.

And what a strange pylon.

Yeah we're poor up North, somebody nicked the copper wires off one side to weigh it in!

[Astra Dan]

Annoys me when people don't use the handbrake too. Gah!

[Dom]

I quite fancy a Toyota Prius - my uncle has one and its a fascinating car lol

[Craig-S]

My uncle did a bit for Sitner Toyota and after going from a C63 Amg company car actually chose a Prius over a lexus ISF.

It was pretty damn good. (although i think it was specced to over 30k)

[Allvaux]

Annoys me when people don't use the handbrake too. Gah!

I do that because of the stupid handbrake in the Merc

[Adam]

BCH = Bitch!

[Benn]

Stickers are fitted as standard by some dealers...

[Ed]

I do that because of the stupid handbrake in the Merc

Foot pedal job is it? I have the same in my W124.

Lucky it's an auto, otherwise god knows how you'd do a hill start with such a hand brake.

[Allvaux]

Indeed me old mucker. It's a stupid ****ing design, had a Citroën XM with the same type years back. That ended up being weighed in eventually.

[Astra Dan]

Yeah but the XM had a hand operated release didn't it. Do you use your foot to release on the Merc then? Sounds stupid. But then so are no cars with the ****ing stupid electronic ones, designed for ****ing morons who don't deserve to drive.

[Allvaux]

I think the Merc are foot operated, only used it twice since I've had the car tbh. Was more concerned with watching the fuel computer which can dip as low as sub 13 to a personal best of 31.9mpg.
It does go pretty well though and doesn't strain itself even when dropping down two on the tiptronic shift thing.

[Nemesis]

It doesn't strain itself even when dropping down two on the tiptronic shift thing.

Neither does your clutch leg

It probably means you can wear your favourite slippers on your way to Birkenhead Makro to see what £7 beer-crate deals you can get for Stinky Dave's 50th. Although your scrap truck might be better suited to the amount you normally buy, you silver-haired wheeler-dealing, wife-swapping fool!

[Ed]

On my W124 it's a foot pedal to get the parking brake on, and then a pull lever to get it off. There's no control to the release though, so a hill start with a manual box would be a challenge.

[Turbodave]

See, you should never mock chaps like that. He's got a Prius. He's got a Nurburgring sticker. For all we know he could be over there several times a year and thanks to some heroic spec driving and a set of balls the size of space hoppers, he could also be out giving pansys in posh cars a serious run for their money.

On that note, I remember leaving the access road with a VW transporter van type thing van in my mirrors, had a wee chuckle to myself and set off at pace up the hill. Checked my mirrors three corners later and the bastard was still there. Briefly. All I can remember thinking from there on in was "oooh, nice brake lights chap" as he proceeded to disappear leaving me looking like a bit of a knob.

Then again, maybe he just ordered them on the net to make him seem a bit wild and interesting to the boys at the Morris dancing club.

[Mike-vec]

Yeah but the XM had a hand operated release didn't it. Do you use your foot to release on the Merc then? Sounds stupid. But then so are no cars with the ****ing stupid electronic ones, designed for ****ing morons who don't deserve to drive.

My Stagea had a foot Hand Break, I hate these new electric parking brake, I've rented 2 cars with these, now understand why new cars always have the foot brake on.

[Craig-S]

I saw a better one today......

In Slough of course.

[Nemesis]

Yep, Namibia > Slough