Nigel H

I've got a Focus for a week and I was wondering if anybody had any (sensible ) ideas for fun.

So far I've

Proved I'm cr4p at handbrake turns,
Discovered that cheapskate hire car co have not put ABS on it (just tested it )
Caned it over some favourite roads - reasonable car
Been to the tip

Any more ideas for fun?

davyboy

Trip to the Nurburgring?

barge

bounce it off the rev limiter in as many gears a possible, practice changing gear with out using the clutch, practive your crap handbrake turns, burn outs, speed hump jumping, see how far you can slide it as it does not have abs, 0 - 60 standing starts, 0 - 60 - 0 tests, reversing donuts, teach someone to drive in it, the list in endless

Nigel H

Reversing donuts - Ta forgot that one

Oh forgot to mention

Pratice clutchless gearchanges as well

[Edited by Nigel H - 11/24/2002 10:03:36 PM]

TIFF-C20WTH

Before you give it back,see if you can get a few sardines under the carpet somewhere

Crush

Don't push it hard in the wet! (if you want to live that is)

richs2891

Take it rallying, see how far it will go on an off road course. Get it a dirty as possible etc.
When done all of the excellent suggestion so far, get the boys round and do the above again but timed against the clock !

Richard (who returned a Micra with a very dinted backbox after sliding it backward down a very steep hill and exhaust scrapped rather heavily on ground)

barge

rsarjantson


you admit to having driven a Micra !!!!

Dark Blue Mark

A dealer gave me a new shape micra as a courtesy car when the scoob was being service. The handbrake was very sensitive, and provided much fun

Also try bouncing it off the limiter

Poor cars, must have a hard life

MB

BOB.T

Hmm, seems you've tried the obvious ones, what about flat out gearchanges, they can be fun I'm also a fan of ramming the handbrake on as hard as poss then slipping the clutch to see how far you can compress the rear suspension If you have any narrow lanes near you, you could try going up the verge a bit on corners, kinda like you're on a BMX, or just cut bends rally stylee

Have fun

yoza

Do everything that you wouldnt do in your own car......

Rev it to the limiter,then turn the key to engage starter motor

Makes a hell of a noise

rob oneill

Ha Ha! Glad I dont own a hire car company!!
How about side wheelies

Cougar

Pray Your real name isn't Nigel and that the owner of the hire company dosen't own a scoob??? Other that that cane the b4115 off of it

Steve Fort

Had a KA hire car in Menorca. Slow as ****, but when you get it going its a right laugh!
Managed to jump it over a humpback bridge at 60 and bend both of the front wheels!!

I actually see a thing on telly the other week telling you what a bargain ex courtesy cars are..........yeah right!





[Edited by Steve Fort - 11/25/2002 12:00:44 AM]

Scoobydick

Mate of mine sold one for £6k and then said it was knicked from his work car park

IanW

Manage to get 14MPG out of a DIESEL!

Mr evolution

If you think trashing a hire car is big and clever then fair play but you are damaging someone else's property and IMO thats vandalism. I hope a mechanic taking your scoob out for a spin tries all of the above and a few more as well.

krankyd

Some bodyshop gave me a nissan micra as a replacement when my BMW was getting fixed (after a little *ahem* crash...)

I was driving to Staines from Birmingham every day. The car started out with 2000 miles on it, I handed it back 6 weeks later with 9,100!!

All the miles were driving at 85 MPH, god only knows the RPM!!!

TopBanana

Find a grassy verge near you and try to get it on two wheels

Tiggs

years ago i worked for a main dealer and after the sunday shift (early close) we would take the cars that were in for a service for a thrash- loads of burnouts and h/brake turns in the car park.

custumers collecting their cars on monday had no idea!!! mugs!

T

AlexM

determine 2nd gear vmax over 10 motorway miles.

mista weava

all of this sounds quite vicious!

i always burn hirecars, but never risk the excess (too much!)

reverse flips are fun though:

1. reverse hard on a slippery surface, deserted carpark/grass or similar.
2. turn steering wheel 1/2 to 3/4 turns right, with right hand.
3. as front of car swings round, breaking adhesion, slip into second.
4. upon completing about 160 degrees start to apply power.
5. you will then continue travelling forwards at more or less the same pace as you were travelling backwards, but obviously you have changed direction fairly rapido!

endless amusement! mk 1 fiestas provide marvellous results!
weava

carl

That's a J-turn

druddle

max speed in reverse is always a laugh !

NumptyScrub

I agree with Mr Evolution, although I tend to rev hire/courtesy cars reasonably high I don't deliberately kill the clutch or anything stupid like that.

Perhaps you may consider checking that your current garage mechanics don't thrash cars that are in for a service? Since redlining a scoob whilst the oil is still cold doesn't do it much good, does it?

And following your hire-car logic, if someone else burns out your clutch, it's up to you to buy the replacement. Does the same hold for a busted turbo or no.1 piston?

Derek

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

Tiggs,

I cant believe nobody has taken the bait yet

Tiggs

rik1471

Just waiting for some self rightous Scoobynetter to condem you all

[Edited by rik1471 - 11/25/2002 12:19:23 PM]

Casper_mtb

My friend and I hiered a BMW 328i in Australia, not for any reason in inputicula just cos we wanted to have a laugh. We tryed most of the things people have sugested: reverse donuts,forward donuts burn outs and skids we also went for the BMW jump record and a bush drive, It was all a lot of fun.
On the way back to the car rental place we were both hapily smiling to ourselves about how we had mildly wrecked what was a nice car.
We were driving down a steep winding freeway that passes over the Blue mountains when I saw signs for a truck run off, I looked at my friend and with a glint in his eye I drove flat out at the run off we hit it at about 115mph and oh my god it felt like hiting a brick wall. Before I knew it I could see sky then floor then sky then floor and yup you guessed it sky again. we came to rest at the edge of the run off ramp on our wheels, Luckily neither of us were hurt. The most amasing thing was that the car still ran altho it did have a striking resembelance to a Toblerone bar. With no windows and not a strait panel in sight we drove the 8 or so remaining miles back to the rentals place. where we shepishly handed over the BMW to a smiling rep who told us...................Thank you, we look forward to renting you another quality car soon.

Basicly mate you can do what ever the hell you want........... THEY DONT CARE !!!

Casper_mtb

My friend and I hiered a BMW 328i in Australia, not for any reason in inputicula just cos we wanted to have a laugh. We tryed most of the things people have sugested: reverse donuts,forward donuts burn outs and skids we also went for the BMW jump record and a bush drive, It was all a lot of fun.
On the way back to the car rental place we were both hapily smiling to ourselves about how we had mildly wrecked what was a nice car.
We were driving down a steep winding freeway that passes over the Blue mountains when I saw signs for a truck run off, I looked at my friend and with a glint in his eye I drove flat out at the run off we hit it at about 115mph and oh my god it felt like hiting a brick wall. Before I knew it I could see sky then floor then sky then floor and yup you guessed it sky again. we came to rest at the edge of the run off ramp on our wheels, Luckily neither of us were hurt. The most amasing thing was that the car still ran altho it did have a striking resembelance to a Toblerone bar. With no windows and not a strait panel in sight we drove the 8 or so remaining miles back to the rentals place. where we shepishly handed over the BMW to a smiling rep who told us...................Thank you, we look forward to renting you another quality car soon.

Basicly mate you can do what ever the hell you want........... THEY DONT CARE !!!