Road Wars

Sirrel Squirrel · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:26

What did you do?

cheets64 · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:27

I love the show, just wish they would beat up more people they stop for being proper ignorant ****s.

TheVoice · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:34

Minxy said:
You'll find very few of them are VXR spec, the vast majority are the 3.2 V6 diesels.

My ex used to have a Veccy VXR and it was definitely a license loser. I found it quite good fun to drive, nice to feel so much power underfoot in what is usually classed as a rep-mobil. As said, it isn't fantastic on corners, Vxl could have done a lot better with it.

Only TVP's Astras are diesels (1.7s), their RPU cars (Omegas and Vectras, unmarked and marked) are petrol.

Malt_Vinegar · 13 Jul 2007 at 12:52

Sirrel Squirrel said:
What did you do?

Made a bit of a hairy overtake, on a 60mph road, car coming the other way (no i didnt hit them) had to pull in quickly.

It was a police camera car.

MikeHunt79 · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:29

Malt_Vinegar said:
Made a bit of a hairy overtake, on a 60mph road, car coming the other way (no i didnt hit them) had to pull in quickly.

It was a police camera car.

Ooops.

Septh · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:32

I don't think the cars can be that quick, as in one episode they were getting cained by an Audi A4, was a funny one actually they said "hmmm wonder what engine thats got? Lets give it a tug!" followed by "holy ****, look at it go, its getting away, its gone" lol

TheVoice · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:33

Septh said:
I don't think the cars can be that quick, as in one episode they were getting cained by an Audi A4, was a funny one actually they said "hmmm wonder what engine thats got? Lets give it a tug!" followed by "holy ****, look at it go, its getting away, its gone" lol

It was an Audi A8, if you're talking about the one with the female police driver.

[TW]Fox · 13 Jul 2007 at 13:40

Septh said:
I don't think the cars can be that quick, as in one episode they were getting cained by an Audi A4, was a funny one actually they said "hmmm wonder what engine thats got? Lets give it a tug!" followed by "holy ****, look at it go, its getting away, its gone" lol

The Audi A8 featured in that episode could have anything from a 3.0TDI to a 6 litre W12.

I don't think many traffic cars can outrin a 6 litre W12, do you?

Luke15 · 13 Jul 2007 at 15:23

Malt_Vinegar said:
Made a bit of a hairy overtake, on a 60mph road, car coming the other way (no i didnt hit them) had to pull in quickly.

It was a police camera car.

Please tell us which episode and the time it will be on

Septh · 13 Jul 2007 at 16:34

TheVoice said:
It was an Audi A8, if you're talking about the one with the female police driver.

Yep was this eispode

thought it was a A4

Malt_Vinegar · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:16

Luke15 said:
Please tell us which episode and the time it will be on

I did ask for a heads up, as soon as they release it to the road wars team. (Who my contact has personal freinds on!) I will let you guys know about my TV debut

Luke15 · 13 Jul 2007 at 17:34

Awesome.

So what car were you driving when you did the crazy overtake?

Malt_Vinegar · 13 Jul 2007 at 22:50

Luke15 said:
Awesome.

So what car were you driving when you did the crazy overtake?

"Hans Uglaypants"
1989 black volvo 480 turbo
G115 YOD was the REG.
A4 between Reading and Newbury - Late night between 10pm-2am (cant remember exactly!)

I will also be looking like the worst scruff going, had been volunteering at a charity festival and was UBER tired!!

Minxy · 14 Jul 2007 at 00:14

TheVoice said:
Only TVP's Astras are diesels (1.7s), their RPU cars (Omegas and Vectras, unmarked and marked) are petrol.

The majority of Met Police Vectras are diesel too.

TheVoice · 14 Jul 2007 at 00:36

Minxy said:
The majority of Met Police Vectras are diesel too.

True, the majority of MPS' cars are diesel. Their BMWs are.

[TW]Fox · 14 Jul 2007 at 10:52

Malt_Vinegar said:
"Hans Uglaypants"
1989 black volvo 480 turbo
G115 YOD was the REG.
A4 between Reading and Newbury - Late night between 10pm-2am (cant remember exactly!)

I will also be looking like the worst scruff going, had been volunteering at a charity festival and was UBER tired!!

You seem very proud?>

Overlag · 14 Jul 2007 at 11:01

ah i wish i had skyone.... sky3 repeats are getting dull now

Malt_Vinegar · 14 Jul 2007 at 16:31

[TW]Fox said:
You seem very proud?>

No, was the singlemost silly thing i have ever done!

I just hope that the people watching will see, and not do what i did.

At the end of the day, if i end up on national TV making a prat of myself, better to take it on the chin and learn from it, than hide away pretending it never happened!

I have taken my fine and my points, what else do you want me to do?

Minxy · 14 Jul 2007 at 19:12

TheVoice said:
True, the majority of MPS' cars are diesel. Their BMWs are.

My younger bro is a Met Copper and is very disappointed in the BMW's, he says they seem to spend more time off the road than on it. I thought the beemers would be better for reliability than the Vxls purely going by reputation but apparently not in the area he polices.