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Jimny no longer available in Australia
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02 Nov 2013 03:58 #88983
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Jimny no longer available in Australia was created by CheeseSteakJimmys
brisbanetimes.drive.com.au/motor-news/au...-20131101-2wr7e.html
news.drive.com.au/drive/melbourne-motor-...-20110701-1gu3x.html
I knew this law was coming, and it's one of the reasons I bought a Jimny when it came to new car time.
IMHO car safety is hitting the law of diminishing returns, and the most important safety feature in a car is someone who can actually drive.
I have a friend from Germany and (apparently) you actually have to be able to drive properly to get a licence compared to Australia where if you buy one you get one free.
I've driven for 30 years with drum brakes, no booster, lap only seat belts, no air bags ETC and haven't died yet. I'm by no means a great driver but I have one trick, when I drive I only drive. I don't update my book of faces, twitter my verse, sat my nav, or doodle with my DVD.
Rant, rant, rant
news.drive.com.au/drive/melbourne-motor-...-20110701-1gu3x.html
I knew this law was coming, and it's one of the reasons I bought a Jimny when it came to new car time.
IMHO car safety is hitting the law of diminishing returns, and the most important safety feature in a car is someone who can actually drive.
I have a friend from Germany and (apparently) you actually have to be able to drive properly to get a licence compared to Australia where if you buy one you get one free.
I've driven for 30 years with drum brakes, no booster, lap only seat belts, no air bags ETC and haven't died yet. I'm by no means a great driver but I have one trick, when I drive I only drive. I don't update my book of faces, twitter my verse, sat my nav, or doodle with my DVD.
Rant, rant, rant
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02 Nov 2013 06:53 #88984
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+1 Had a few run-ins lately with drivers that I purposely pass because they seem to unsafe and I don't want to be stuck behind them when they make a mistake.
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CheeseSteakJimmys wrote: IMHO car safety is hitting the law of diminishing returns, and the most important safety feature in a car is someone who can actually drive.
+1 Had a few run-ins lately with drivers that I purposely pass because they seem to unsafe and I don't want to be stuck behind them when they make a mistake.
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02 Nov 2013 07:08 #88986
by jonesyba420
+1 peoples driving is getting worse and worse, I find its especially true with OAP's!!
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hunter1084 wrote: +1 Had a few run-ins lately with drivers that I purposely pass because they seem to unsafe and I don't want to be stuck behind them when they make a mistake.
+1 peoples driving is getting worse and worse, I find its especially true with OAP's!!
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02 Nov 2013 07:13 #88987
by Halford
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+1 peoples driving is getting worse and worse, I find its especially true with [strike]OAP's!![/strike] bairns :lol:
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02 Nov 2013 07:23 - 02 Nov 2013 07:24 #88989
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Bairns? Does that mean young people where your from?
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02 Nov 2013 07:57 #88991
by Halford
should maybe also clarify that I'm not an OAP (20 years to go) :blink:
but by then there won't be any OAPs we'll be OAWs (Old Aged Workers), providing there's still any work :S
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Bairn is an old Scottish/Northern English term meaning "babe" or child. Although the term chiefly means infant, it can be applied to any child who has not reached puberty or adulthood.Bairns?
should maybe also clarify that I'm not an OAP (20 years to go) :blink:
but by then there won't be any OAPs we'll be OAWs (Old Aged Workers), providing there's still any work :S
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