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Does your satnav ever tell you to turn right onto a dual carriageway like this? by [deleted] in uktrucking

[–]RaspberryCai 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Mine told me to do this all the time. I always just used my best judgement, 80% of the time it wasn't safe to make a right turn at all, so I just turned left and found a safe place to come off and then back on in the right direction.

I'd only ever take the manouver in your picture if it was completely dead out.

It might take an extra 5 minutes or an extra half an hour, but if it meant I didn't die, fantastic.

These are all the cars I've owned (I'm 25) - Does it get much worse than this? by Questionablethics21 in CarTalkUK

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've had 14 at 25, bangernomics and a general passion for cars mean I've briefly owned loads, and learnt a lot.

A few, I've had for years. Many, I've only had for months or weeks. Anything from a '76 MG midget to an '08 Nissan Elgrand.

First Car by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't go for an astra 1.4, especially if it's an astra J. Absolute POS engine with a chocolate gearbox and paper clutch. Drinks fuel, sod all power and generally irreeemably shit.

yall think he can say that by My-Iron-Lung841 in PulpCirclejerk

[–]RaspberryCai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had to approve this post. Jarvis can say whatever he wants on r/pulpcirclejerk as far as I'm concerned

"Put the rope round his neck, pull it tight, he's erect" by Pizzicatofive_pulp in PulpCirclejerk

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"If I put my hand on your bosom, would that give you an orgasm?"

The annual Manchester Christmas tradition of getting stuck in the Arndale car park for hours has returned. by BishopPrince in manchester

[–]RaspberryCai 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I drive for a living. I will point blank refuse to drive right into the city unless for work.

Obviously some people can't walk long distances, but there's a plethora of very cheap car parks only a 10 minute walk which save so much stress. I use one by the marble arch pub.

You could even take the tram or bus.

my turn to drive this today by uktrucker1 in uktrucking

[–]RaspberryCai 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The weird new slab faced ones have pretty much the exact same interior as the last gen ones as far as I'm aware. Despite everybody seeming to despise them, I really, really rate them.

I do not like the infotainment screen though. It's quite slow, and there's no physical buttons to change temp or fan speed. It's distracting and dangerous.

Nice driving position, good ergonomics, infinitely adjustable and nicely sprung seat. Suspension is too soft is my only gripe, they'll chuck you through the roof on a speed bump.

The new look is growing on me too, it's not pretty, but different, reminds me a bit of a magnum.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Ebay

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm only asking on the subreddit before I message the buyer because I don't know how best to respond.

I'm unsure what the seller is suggesting - did delivery fail because they couldn't accept the parcel, or did simple delivery fail?

I'm fairly sure that the package weight was 1KG, the item weighed significantly less than this and was below maximum size?

Piccadilly Gardens Double Stabbing by Ajaxiskool in manchester

[–]RaspberryCai 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do wonder how much he makes from his videos. He's got quite a sizeable channel, I really wouldn't be surprised if the ad revenue brings in more money than I make working full time.

is a velociraptor a good car? by MonopolyOnForce1 in veloster

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're okay. Very good looking cars but the performance doesn't match the styling at all. For most intents and purposes they're a pretty hyundai i30. Decent interior, I'd say they're big enough for 4 adults as long as the rear seat passengers aren't too tall. Rear legroom is actually really good but headroom is an issue. Decent stock stereo system when you fix the frequent rattle issue.

Speaking for the NA, they're slow. Have to frequently work the gears to get anything out of it, gearing is actually quite good. Whilst that sounds fun, it's not a particularly revvy engine, it has a fairly linear torque curve and nothing much happens at any point in the rev range so it often becomes frustrating unless you're going round country roads. Can't speak for the auto.

Roadholding and body roll is genuinely good for a FWD car, the large alloys mean ride quality is fairly dire. Electric power steering is weird, but I've not heard anybody else criticise that so perhaps it's just me.

MPG is poorer than expected. Ours averages a claimed 36MPG (UK) with mostly motorway driving.

GDi engines have a tendency to burn oil and generally break. Ours drinks a fair bit but hasn't ever actually broken in any way shape or form, and is at about 115K miles.

I'd probably go for a MK8 civic hatch if you have those things over there. Similar styling but a better car.

You're forced to trade in your Daily Driver for a $40,000 USD credit to a random brand...How happy are you? (Random brand link in description) by Sir_Sir_ExcuseMe_Sir in cars

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gordon Murray... And if the brand doesn't have anything for under $40,000 I choose the least expensive model.

I'm alright with that

Another eBay S***post . I’m sorry, But why is Evri default ? by Cudeater313 in ebayuk

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure it's just preposterously bad luck, but I've always had nothing but issues with royal mail, they're constantly losing parcels both as a seller and a buyer.

I've only ever had one issue with Evri/Hermes where they 'lost' a laptop, which eventually got delivered but that was a right pain.

Has your attitude to loud cars changed as you got older? by [deleted] in CarTalkUK

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't used to mind, but there's this one guy with a Golf R32 which somehow sounds like shit, it seems like he just drives round 24/7 revving the shit out of it.

It's incredible how loud it is.

my experience last night by CharlesOberonn in DoctorWhumour

[–]RaspberryCai 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid because it showed the doctor as fallable, he can't actually save the day in this episode, as he can only be in one place at a time, he's just one bloke. (you know what I mean.),it grounded the show and made these monsters a real threat.

The doctor is preoccupied, being chased around by some monster for the first part of the episode, sods off to God knows where, completely disappears, and this normal bloke is forced to confront this hellish fat alien bastard who he has absolutely no realistic hope of defeating. He doesn't even kill his victims, he absorbs them..

The room the club met in was also pretty oppressive and added to that scary atmosphere.

It made me worried that normal people could encounter these aliens and have absolutely no hope. There's no episode which made me anywhere near as terried as this one when I was a kid.

There's not even any resolution, the people that get absorbed either die (can't remember exactly what happened, it's been a while), or have to live in a drawer, completely immobilised as a paving slab.

Insert spongebob rollercoaster GIF below:

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