Reminiscing....

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:11 pm

As some you know my Pug was a year old yesterday and i've been thinking of all the experiences i;ve been thru in my CC so thought i'd start a trhead asking for your best or worst moment u've had with ur CC (for many of you 52 owners that woulda been yesterday

)

The kerbing of an alloy

very annoying

just driving fast (within the speed limit of course

Erm

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:21 pm

On 2002-09-02 11:11, Erm wrote:
The kerbing of an alloy very annoying

Could it be thats there were chics on the side of the road and you took your eyes off the road. It's their fault, not yours.

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:24 pm

damn man its like u were there watching it

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:26 pm

Best moment: Driving roof down and showing off the roof and car to all admirers.

Worst: The first 4 weeks with the car, Pug had it for 2 weeks for transmission fault.

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:39 pm

best moments ...
The lunchtime burns with the roof off
The moment my new ICE system sprung into life
meeting you guys at the reading meet
NEON !!!

Worst moment ...
leaving the car for 5 weeks whilst i worked away
taking the car to peices to fir the ice.

evagelosk · Post by **evagelosk** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 12:56 pm

Best:Driving my cc at top speed during sundown by the sea:P roof down of course
worst:after 8 months everythings goes hopefully ok!

col · Post by **col** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 1:04 pm

Best Moments
1. Every time i add a new mod and admire it from the window sill thinking WOW!!!

2. Watching people admire it, when i'm sitting in a pub or having a coffee

3. Meeting Julia and watching her fall in the car park and the rest of you guys at the meet were cool too!!!

Worst Moments
1. When i have to let the wifey drive it on her own, and worry about her kerbing the alloys

2. When it started to leak

3. When someone hit it with a trolley

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Julia · Post by **Julia** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 1:26 pm

Best being:
-Driving it out the garage being 20 years old and having everyone stare as it was one of the 1st CCs about!
-Becoming a member of the Sunday afternoon drivers club (you know the people that just go out for a drive on a Sunday afternoon for the fun of it!)
-Stumbling across the forum and eventually meeting some really nice people at the main meet and the mini meet (Paulines hubbie excluded

)

Worst being:
-Having a long delay on the original collection date
-Having my original CC crushed by the transporter!
-Having some idiot dent it with their car door on my 21st birthday
-Kerbing the alloy on the entrance to a car park
-Forking out for 2 new tyres after 10 months ownership!!!

Justin · Post by **Justin** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 1:42 pm

Apart from the obvious, driving around with the roof off in nice weather (hoping the seagulls don't use my back seats for target practice):

Best bits:
Picking it up from the dealer (I've done that about 3 times now but I'm always pleased to see the cc in one piece when they've finished manhandling it).

Worst bits:
Kerbing an alloy (I wasn't driving).
Bending the exhaust (I <i>was</i> driving that time).
Taking the cc back for warranty work - twice so far and due another visit due to the roof mechanism scratching the boot lid and the fact that the carpet still won't stay under the door seals.

Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 3:02 pm

Apart from the obvious, driving around with the roof off in nice weather (hoping the seagulls don't use my back seats for target practice)

Surely that's preferable to them using the front seats...

Ben302 · Post by **Ben302** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 6:30 pm

Best bits:

Seeing that roof drop and raise for the first time.
That first blast up the A2 with the roof down.
Driving it anywhere with the roof down.
Being the owner of the only red 'un in my area.

Worst bits:
Squeaky brakes
Misting up
'Blown' fuse

Wouldn't swap it for anything else apart from a Merc SL

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 9:40 pm

Nice to drive with the top down when ur top of the league

Craig Atkins · Post by **Craig Atkins** » Mon Sep 02, 2002 9:48 pm

Best Bits:
Topless Driving

The looks from the ladies
The looks from other car drivers
The all-round fun driving experience
The reliability and quality (for me, I've been lucky!)

Worst Bits:
The time I put my hood up and turned the key off, making the roof break!
Having a 307 HDI loan car for the Reading Mini Meet while my autochanger was fitted

CB · Post by CB » Tue Sep 03, 2002 11:04 am

Best Bits:

1. No Speed limits on German Autobahns

2. Posing around Munich (University are a particular fave

)
3. Crossing the border into Denmark and realising all the BMWs and Mercs have disappeared and i was driving EASILY the most expensive/ best looking car in the country

Worst Bits:

1. t***ting my mirror off putting it in the garage

2. Rain
3. Having to let Kirsty drive occasionally

gringo_steve · Post by **gringo_steve** » Tue Sep 03, 2002 8:25 pm

Best Moment:- Trying out my devil back box by banging it in 2nd gear to 6thousand revs down manchester airport tunnels at 1am and it sounding like a jet was taking off.

Worst Moment - When all my dahboard functions died at 90mph on the M6