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retroboyo
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:04 pm

Got my first wave off another e30 driver today. Do many people do this.
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:13 pm

Yes
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:19 pm

I got flashed today on my way home from work. It does make me chuckle.
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:43 pm

Yeah I do it... :o:

E30's used to be a very common sight on the road. Notso nowadays. I'm always chuffed to see another...
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:49 pm

I give a nod n a light flash
E30 Crazy!
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:50 pm

I always do.
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:55 pm

always
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Now, I'm no gynecologist, but I know a tw4t when I see one...
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:00 pm

Theres a fella I see in a white '84 518 every now and then, always lets on. Turns out he was the fella that did the logo for my company.. small world.!
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:01 pm

..not E30, but saw a white 246 Dino and an Austin Cambridge exchange a bib yesterday, seems like any car over 25 years is worth a bib these days :)

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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:05 pm

no, do you wave at people on other buses if your getting public transport into work?
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:09 pm

I know what rh306 means, I always exhange nods with mk1 golfs, beetles ect... anything old and not common place.!
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:10 pm

Why would you get on a bus if you had an E30 to drive?
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:14 pm

kitch wrote:Why would you get on a bus if you had an E30 to drive?
Because you let someone bodge a ponced up ford pinto into it and its broke?

Anything over 25 years and in good condition deserves a thumbs up IMO 8)
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:14 pm

Yeah I always do :)
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:17 pm

fuzzy wrote:no, do you wave at people on other buses if your getting public transport into work?
Yes & I lick the windows :teehee:
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:20 pm

ALWAYS... :D
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:32 pm

I was waved at by a driver of a silver sport in Lowestoft over the weekend, only polite to wave back.
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:36 pm

i wave even tho am not driving e30 at the minute
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:38 pm

kitch wrote:Why would you get on a bus if you had an E30 to drive?
to commute into work? its more reliable? its less rusty and polluting? its less embarrasing than driving a 20 year old basic entry level car whilst smugly thinking your driving a classic?
need i go on? :D
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Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:27 pm

well at least my entry level iS has a driving god behind the wheel. any e30 I see locally, I have to flash 1/2 a mile away, otherwise they don't react in time..
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:07 am

some are just too up themselves and pretend that they didnt even acknowledge me :D
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:29 am

fuzzy wrote:
kitch wrote:Why would you get on a bus if you had an E30 to drive?
to commute into work? its more reliable? its less rusty and polluting? its less embarrasing than driving a 20 year old basic entry level car whilst smugly thinking your driving a classic?
need i go on? :D


Hey man, it's all about the hydrocarbons ! 8O

Jeez Fuzzy, you've lost the plot, next thing you will be cycling to work ! :)
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:57 am

Wherever possible :)

Occasionally you find a lay person/non enthusiast in an E30 who has probably had it for the last 20 years and doesn't care. You'll be flashing/waving away and they'll look back at you as though you have some kind of learning difficulty.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:17 pm

rh306 wrote: Image
Check it out - she's the 1622 Big Block Bad Boy!
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:38 pm

Andyboy wrote:
rh306 wrote: Image
Check it out - she's the 1622 Big Block Bad Boy!
Ah, fond memories of the Riley 4/72 jack / sill / door debacle :chuckle:
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:53 pm

I had a similar debacle when I jacked up my first E30! :o:

The E30 jack seems to be artfully designed to press itself into the door panel as you jack up the car, leaving a dent. :?
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:59 pm

Speedtouch wrote:I had a similar debacle when I jacked up my first E30! :o:

The E30 jack seems to be artfully designed to press itself into the door panel as you jack up the car, leaving a dent. :?

The jack shaped dent in the door was the least of the Riley owners problems ! :)
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:25 pm

I wave. My first car and it's nice to think you're part of something. Most E30 drivers probably don't care but wave back to be polite.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:30 pm

yes i to am a waver :)

had a nice run in on the petrol forecourt yesterday with a motorsport convertible, the paint job was slightly odd (metallic pearl flip thing) originally paris blue i think from the engine bay, but looked a nice one 8)
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pacerpete wrote:
Speedtouch wrote:I had a similar debacle when I jacked up my first E30! :o:

The E30 jack seems to be artfully designed to press itself into the door panel as you jack up the car, leaving a dent. :?

The jack shaped dent in the door was the least of the Riley owners problems ! :)
Care to expand on this? It certainly sounds like an amusing debacle... winkeye
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:45 pm

I wave at A60, Oxford, 4/72 and Magnette pilots. Wolseley 16/60 pilots can get fucked though - wood trim but a single SU? All fur coat and no knickers imo.
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:51 pm

I've flashed and waves whilst driving a Clio, and a E46. Without thinking, I spot an E30 and flash :o:
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:53 pm

lol i did that the other week Jim, flashed an e30 but forgot i was driving a hire car the guy looked at me like i had i had issues :cry:
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Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:55 pm

:D You see them kinda panic thinking there is an issue with their car :mad:

There usual is :twisted:
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