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23-10-2006, 10:34 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Adelaide
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How Good or Bad is yor partner's Driving?
My missus is sooooo Slow! I Can't stand it! She barely reaches the speed limit. How do Your's Compare? |
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23-10-2006, 10:55 AM
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With da Warlords
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Orange NSW
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Very very bad driver. She bought a very nice straight Ef falcon 1 year ago.
Now there is not 1 panel that hasn't been dinted, scratched, swiped, or otherwise destroyed. To make it worse, she just bought my 2000 AUII from me, I hope no harm comes to the girl
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23-10-2006, 10:58 AM
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You win again, gravity!!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mickelham, Melbourne
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lol... mine has been taking driving lessons and as booked in for her licence test soon... She is an angry driver... :P She has good car control but can be painfully slow at times
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23-10-2006, 10:58 AM
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Fossil fuel consumer
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Mod For: Pub, Bar, Sales Yard, Show 'N Shine, Photoshop, AU to BF, FG to FGX, Territory & Sports Bar
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Mrsfantz is a good driver. One of the few females (outside of this forum, don't start flaming me) who is good in corners. Having said that she doesn't like driving the EB. Cam is too stroppy for her.
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23-10-2006, 10:59 AM
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Fossil fuel consumer
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Mod For: Pub, Bar, Sales Yard, Show 'N Shine, Photoshop, AU to BF, FG to FGX, Territory & Sports Bar
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23-10-2006, 11:00 AM
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Mopar/No Car
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down the Obi..
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My mrs is an excellent driver - I'm sure some forum members (Ahem, Gammaboy) can recall being outdriven by her on the south coast cruise last year...
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23-10-2006, 11:02 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: South Australia
Posts: 3,173
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She's an excellent driver I can't really fault her, she's much better than most of my mates!
Actually likes driving the 900km a week to work too |
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23-10-2006, 11:06 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mildura
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lol my partner is pretty good, although what drives me nuts is as soon as he sees a speed camera, he slams on the brake and nearly sends me through the windscreen everytime! His co ordination is not that great so i put his bad reactions down to that!
One other thing is i swear he has tunnel vision, one night driving in the dark he ran over a huge turtle! I seen it a mile away and was too late to say something! It went straight under the passenger side wheels and jarred my butt, he got a flat because of it though. hehehe And when i had my first car on the road, he was driving and i seen a dog comeing across the road, he didnt see it until it was in FRONT of him, and i was telling him to slow down! Almost cleaned up the poor dog, i still dont know how he didnt see the dog! Other than that though he's a great driver! Oh no actually his parking is awful! I think i'll stop now lol he'll probably get on here and see this and I'll be a goner! He has a few things on me so I guess i'd better shut up! |
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23-10-2006, 11:08 AM
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Fossil fuel consumer
Join Date: Jul 2005
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23-10-2006, 11:28 AM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mildura
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Dont forget your helmet either! nah its not that bad! |
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23-10-2006, 11:39 AM
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Mr Impulsive
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Perth NOR.
Posts: 1,309
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My wife is quite good. Hasnt copped a speeding fine ever and all the rules I put upon her driving my cars she obeys. Can't really complain here.
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23-10-2006, 11:55 AM
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Impressive...
Join Date: Oct 2005
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my gf is a great driver, she has been getting better and better, she's a great steerer and im teaching here to double clutch and heel and toe.
And since getting an xr6 demo, i have to pry her out of the drivers seat.
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23-10-2006, 11:59 AM
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Right out sideways
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Coffs Harbour NSW
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my wifes pretty good driver, sits on good speed, boots the ol XR when need be, and has been seen to hang the tail out sometimes when pulling onto the highway near our place !!
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23-10-2006, 11:59 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Perth
Posts: 886
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My girlfriend floggs every where in her new Suzuki Swift, she has tunnel vision when driving and NEVER been caught in her 9 yrs of driving.
While I try to stick to the speed limit and be alert as possible but yet ive lost my licence twice, and I dont want to even think of the amount of money I have donated to the Western Australian Government. (Might have to get my self a Radar Detector while I still can here.) |
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23-10-2006, 12:17 PM
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Back in a Ford
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Central Australia
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My better half only has about 7% Normal Vision. So at this stage, she does not drive.
If technology improves, she may be able to down the track, but not at this stage. Cheers Darran
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23-10-2006, 12:21 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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GF's pretty good actually, im just a terrible passenger, I dont say anything but in my head I pick her to bits...lol
Shes from TAS, so she needs to learn howto drive like a Melbournian and then she will be fine, needs a bit of agro!
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23-10-2006, 12:24 PM
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To shreads you say?!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: FNQ
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My missus is a very good driver, which is stark contrast to my ex, that girl was hopeless. No hand eye coordination i'd guess, and she still stalls the car often apparently, nearly two years after buying it.
Some people shouldn't drive manuals.
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23-10-2006, 12:25 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Wife is a good driver .. I'm happy to let her drive anything which will start, drive, stop easily (this excludes most my "play" cars).
Reading a map is another issue .... |
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23-10-2006, 01:33 PM
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Irregular member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Melbourne
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G/f drives well but needs to drop back a bit, leave a bit more following distance.
However, my brother's g/f is a different story. Went driving with her on WA roads in the middle of the year and I feared for my life. She only touches the steering wheel when the natural drift of the car touches the lane markings, to keep it in the lane, and tailgates everyone. On top of that, she is constantly smacking the accellerator for little spurts to keep it up to speed, instead of holding it at a rev. I asked my brother about it and he saw nothing out of the ordinary? Love is blind, hehe.
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23-10-2006, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Victoria - where being slow & incompetent is considered being "safe"
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23-10-2006, 02:24 PM
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The 'Stihl' Man
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: TAS
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Im normally in Geelong where people just do stupid things, but in Melb its all completely delibrate and evil.
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23-10-2006, 02:29 PM
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Living the dream
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NSW
Posts: 1,795
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My missus is a good driver, in her old skyline she used to drop mean standstills on my mates farm, then go sideways down the dirt road
: Now though, with her new car, shes careful, but I still catch her booting it every now and then. |
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23-10-2006, 02:29 PM
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Cobblers!
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The Shire, NSW
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My Mrs. isn't that bad. She has to combat with the traffic in the CBD of Sydney daily, with a 4 Cylinder Mazda, which isn't as effortless a cruiser as her Lexus was. I trust her, however if there is any serious driving required, we take my car, and I drive.
She was also driving the Territory when it was in an accident last year...
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23-10-2006, 04:54 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,189
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my fiance complains she get 'bullied' on the road beacuse she drives a little hatchback, doesnt stop her driving like a bat outa hell tho. Amazing as im the only one that get any speending fines. Has the most annoying habbits though like the stereo volume must be on an even number, so naturally i leave it on an odd number but she can always pick it! And why must the air-con always be on? even during the brutal depths of winter at 2am in the morning!
Thank you all for listening i need to lie down now |
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23-10-2006, 05:14 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
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My wife drives possesses the road rage skills of most young female drivers - That is to say they are comparible to a 35 year old escaped prisoner on ICE.
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23-10-2006, 05:59 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: wantirna
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MY MRS WROTE OFF HER CAR TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
silly silly silly woman |
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23-10-2006, 06:08 PM
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Lurvin' my Ute!!!
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Geelong
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To be honest, I'm very happy with how my girl drives. When we first met, I basically said this is how I drive, and basically taught her similar. She's now more aggressive, and not defensive, she at least sits on the speed limit, not 10km/h under it, and loves to have a go if we head onto a juicy bit of road like the Great Ocean Road!!! I'm pretty happy with that!! :1syellow1
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23-10-2006, 06:26 PM
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I Like To Shake It
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Lovely Lizzzie is a good, and safe driver.
However she doesent want to put the left foot down when she is behind the wheel of the GT Lizzie tells me of the strange looks from guys when they see her driving it, usually I am too tanked to notice. Gotta be impressed when the love of your life chooses to be the dedicated driver.......... HANG ON. It might be just a ploy to drive it  : Regards Paul
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23-10-2006, 06:26 PM
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Powered by Tickford
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: In a glass case of emotion
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He's one of the best drivers I've driven with.
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23-10-2006, 06:34 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: brisbane
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Three years now i have had my licence, havent lost a point and yet he has to drive the car. I do have a tendency to stop on the dot which irritates the c..p out of him, and turning across traffic i do make sure the traffic is a little way off before i turn but hey i have all my points.
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