Come laugh at me, I got owned by a Milk float.

esoteric · 9 Dec 2016 at 13:55

First of all, I have not seen a milk float since the 90's.. anyway.

I took my brother to work this morning and on the journey I was behind 2 cars which then overtook a milk float, ah I thought, that's why there is traffic this early. An island was coming up but I thought "np, it's a milkfloat, I can make it in time" so I started overtaking and as I was passing him I realized there is no way I'm gunna make it, it's like it was an act of spite and he sped up so I slowed down to drop back into lane and again it was like an act of spite and he slowed down so I ended up coming to a full stop in front of the island and had to reverse a bit so I could clear it when setting off. If it was anything but a milk float I wouldn't have attempted to overtake.

tl;dr I lost a drag race to a milk float

bledd · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:12

No point crying

Oh Ed not again. · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:13

Almost had him? You never had your car.

Howard · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:15

Granny shifting, not double clutching like you should.

snips86x · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:20

tnx · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:21

Reminded me of a similar tale..

A good few years back, 1994 if memory serves me right. I owned a 1.6 Sierra saloon.
Now I live at the top of a long steep hill, I turned the corner to go up the hill and there was a bus at the bus stop. Road was well clear, no oncoming traffic so I proceeded to overtake the bus.
After a sec or two I realised the people on the bus were going past me. I flawed it !!!
Then slid in behind a BIG SLOW bus, going UP HILL..

That car could not pull skin off a rice pudding. Lovely and smooth to drive with a huge boot though.
Took me 6 years after that to buy my first 3 litre straight 6 motor. No more loosing races with buses..

Akagi · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:22

I got outstripped by an artic with a full size trailer when I had my Polo...

dacads · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:51

It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile, winning's winning

Armageus · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:54

Acme said:
I got outstripped by an artic with a full size trailer when I had my Polo...

Poor workman blames his tools etc...

Akagi · 9 Dec 2016 at 14:58

Armageus said:
Poor workman blames his tools etc...

I was flat shifting m9.

Josh · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:01

That wasn't any milk float, that was Ernie, who drove the fastest milk float...in the west.

Armageus · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:04

Acme said:
I was flat shifting m9.

lol you should have kept it and turboed it - admit it you miss the 3 cylinder

Dis86 · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:07

Most reliable car he's owned!

Cosimo · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:09

JOSH86 said:
That wasn't any milk float, that was Ernie, who drove the fastest milk float...in the west.

It wasn't a milk float it was a milk cart.

OP there are better ways to get a pint.

Akagi · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:23

Armageus said:
you miss the 3 cylinder

Dis86 said:
Most reliable car he's owned!

Both true!

robj20 · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:29

Bit of an a hole for speeding up as you went to overtake, then slowing when your behind.

Josh · 9 Dec 2016 at 15:53

Cosimo said:
It wasn't a milk float it was a milk cart.

OP there are better ways to get a pint.

Joke ruined thanks Mr Technicality

Dis86 · 9 Dec 2016 at 16:21

robj20 said:
Bit of an a hole for speeding up as you went to overtake, then slowing when your behind.

True enough. It's amazing how many people do it though. I'd say 50% of the people I overtake do it.

Jamesyboyjim · 9 Dec 2016 at 16:30

Not as bad a milkcart but I remember drag racing an old granny off the line in a newish Micra (I was in a 54reg 1.6 focus)

I thought to myself, I better get in front of that biddy, or I'll be doing 20 the rest of the way, I gave it everything, but she thrashed me off the line and was long gone! I couldn't believe it

Dis86 · 9 Dec 2016 at 16:34

Jamesyboyjim said:
Not as bad a milkcart but I remember drag racing an old granny off the line in a newish Micra (I was in a 54reg 1.6 focus)

I thought to myself, I better get in front of that biddy, or I'll be doing 20 the rest of the way, I gave it everything, but she thrashed me off the line and was long gone! I couldn't believe it

There's a woman near me who's kinda like that. Drives a C63...at no more than 25mph. She floors it off the line, gets in front of people and then just crawls. Must be about 80 years old.