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[Guest Battery Bill]

I do get a lot of looks though and people talking to me when I'm stopped at the lights

 

I came out of the COOP tonight to find Joey surrounded by kids asking him How fast does it go and has he driven it did he build it etc, its great isn't it

[Guest docter fox]

I love it

 

I seem to get a lot of guys asking for a ride but I dont mind the occasional pretty girl asking for a ride

[Guest Dredd]

and of course, there are cops who drive hoods!!

[Guest androo700]

cheers guys.

shocking how sensible this forum is (im used to the AX owners club)

Must be an age thing

Im 25, and i have grown out of my wreckless driving stage. Planning to take it easy with the Hood.

I'm taking it to France in August, i wonder if they're cooler there than here. I'll never forget being stopped on the Czech/Austria border by two non-English speaking armed officers.... and unable to find my driver's license! eek

 

What's the average age of members here then?

[Guest Battery Bill]

Androooo

What's the average age of members here then?

 

We go to both extremes here

 

We have Pete's mate, Chris Brown and Big Jim keeping the elder end of the scale up than we have young pups like Dr Fox and Cabin Boy who have just been potty trained

[Guest Andy Rathbone]

i havent been stopped in the hood yet, i welcome any gentlemen of the law to do so just for a look. i only take the hood when i'm not in a rush, just so i can enjoy the feeling. I do feel like i'm driving a goldfish bowl, everybody staring at me like ive got two heads, its not exactly the most inconspicuous of cars but does feel great.

 

 

read my Avtar

[Big Jim]

We were all parked up on one of the local pub car parks once, mr Plod drove past, (we all watched him, as you do!) he screeched to a halt, spun round in one movement, then drove into the car park, stopping right across the fronts of the cars (must be what they're trained to do. ) we didn't know what to expect, but he was all over the cars, asking questions about price, building, leg room etc. and seemed dead keen on getting one.

We were just about to set off for a run, he moved his car to allow us to move, and we all spun the rear wheels as we joined the road to thumbs up from him!

 

They're not all little Hitlers, not quite! (sorry Dredd, Enforcer )

[Guest docter fox]

What's the average age of members here then?

I'm 17 and definately in the minority

I recently got my license and there are people on here that are old enough to have theirs taken away

[Guest alan rowe]

that sort of comment Doc deserves a slap round the ears from your elders

[Guest docter fox]

Sorry Mr Alan, I wasnt referring to anyone in particular

[Guest Andy Rathbone]

referring to anyone in particular

thats just an open invite to all of the higher mile'rs to come and slap you around a bit. listen to what they have to say, they have probably done it before. i took me a long time to realise that

[Guest alan rowe]

your dead right Andy - I've been a boy racer and probably am becoming one again BUT with the benefit of the learning curve the first time round

[Snapperpaul]

Taken me years to get past the silly stage and have paid the price in the past. Over the past 10 years I have had to travel around 40,000 miles a year half on business and half private ( divorce etc.) to save on petrol i bought a nackered escort deisel,waste gate used to stick so it was quick, then the waste gate stuck open. The upshot of this is that i have had to learn to drive very smoothly to keep the speed up, antisipate a very long way ahead, and If some one wants to overtake on a bend let them go and live to fight another day. The Hood for me will be that extra exceleration, just to watch that annoying tailgater or Saxo chav disappear and to go swiftly round the bendy bits unlike the capsizing boat handling of the Galaxy..... As long as the Devil doesn't get me again!

[Bob Tucker]

Well, my 2d worth (I'm an old boy racer)

my son drove the Hood when it was first on the road.

He was 18 & looked it & never got pulled.

 

On my way to SVA, screenless, helmeted, in a torrential downpour on the M2 near Gillingham, no plates, & wearing bright orange waterproofs, with plastic sheet ducktaped over the passenger side, a police patrol car went past, slowed down, pulled back alongside, the passenger cop roared with laughter, mouthed "SVA?", I nodded, they both gave a thumbs up, roared with laughter again then scooted off.

They do have a sense of humour......

 

Why speed in a Hood? The slower you drive, the longer the enjoyment lasts.

Take it on track for ultimate speed, where EVERYONE has decided to take the risk, not a public road.

Bob.

[Guest Dredd]

They're not all little Hitlers, not quite!    (sorry Dredd, Enforcer  )

 

You're forgiven Jim and to show there's no hard feelings, we could give you all some driving tips