The Twins said:

Oh dear maxi, now you are making yourself sound older than me (and somewhat condescending)

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Well I'm old enough to know that I didn't know **** back then

ELL4EVER said:

The way I wrote my post may have made me sound like a boy racer but I assure you that I know what I'm doing. You may have many years behind you but does that mean you won't get into a serious collisions? No, it just means you've been doing the same thing for many more years than I have. I'm not saying I know more than you, I'm merely saying that I don't get into my car in the morning and crash a few times before getting there

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However could the 'others' in comments above possibly know your driving skills? Don't worry about proving yourself to anyone. My daughter is now 23 but I can tell you that even at 19 she could really, really drive! She was just a natural and could really feel the 'balance' of a car (without driving like an idiot) she knows the limits and has never crashed (unlike me at her age).
It's great to hear that you are a driving enthusiast and I can tell from your response to the comments that you will drive within your limits and enjoy your new 500 (without crashing) ; )

306maxi said:

Well I'm old enough to know that I didn't know **** back then

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Sorry to hear that you were such a slow learner ; )

ELL4EVER said:

I really like the wheels on your 500 by the way twins

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Thanks ; )

The Twins said:

However could the 'others' in comments above possibly know your driving skills? Don't worry about proving yourself to anyone. My daughter is now 23 but I can tell you that even at 19 she could really, really drive! She was just a natural and could really feel the 'balance' of a car (without driving like an idiot) she knows the limits and has never crashed (unlike me at her age).
It's great to hear that you are a driving enthusiast and I can tell from your response to the comments that you will drive within your limits and enjoy your new 500 (without crashing) ; )

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Thanks, my sister who is 25 is a shocking driver, she has scratched the rims on her car multiple times and she struggles with clutch control. It's all about knowing the car you drive, inside and out, with all of its characteristics

Being over confident in your driving skills is lethal

ELL4EVER said:

Thanks, my sister who is 25 is a shocking driver, she has scratched the rims on her car multiple times and she struggles with clutch control. It's all about knowing the car you drive, inside and out, with all of its characteristics

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How many thousands of miles have you done in cars and how many different cars have you driven?

My wife is a great driver too. She hasn't kerbed a wheel in 20yrs!!

Mercky said:

Being over confident in your driving skills is probably the most lethal

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Agree... Take note!

The Twins said:

My wife is a great driver too. She hasn't kerbed a wheel in 20yrs!!

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Whilst kerbing wheels isn't the best, it's not really the be all and end all of driving ability

306maxi said:

How many thousands of miles have you done in cars and how many different cars have you driven?

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Approx 30 cars and well over a million miles.

I didn't realise you were ELL4EVER! You do realise that it's an offence to have two accounts!

306maxi said:

Whilst kerbing wheels isn't the best, it's not really the be all and end all of driving ability

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Just an indication of how much care she takes and her interest in 'driving'

306maxi said:

I didn't realise you were ELL4EVER! You do realise that it's an offence to have two accounts!

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Ha ha, sorry. Getting a bit trigger happy lol

306maxi said:

How many thousands of miles have you done in cars and how many different cars have you driven?

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I'm not sure if you think everyone younger than you can't drive or you have taken serious offense to one of my previous posts but I'm not about to get into a dick measuring contest or debate. Sure I may not be as old as some other drivers on the forums but that makes no difference. I'm a retail manager and I have 3 people who are my colleagues that are a lot older than me. Do I treat them as OAP's? No, I treat them as friends and equals.

Now let's do what twins (sorry I don't know your name yet) was trying to do a stear this ship back on course before we enter the maelstrom.

Anyone else read the comment they just posted and think they sound really angry? I meant my last post to sound humorous but nevermind

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I'm not sure if you think everyone younger than you can't drive or you have taken serious offense to one of my previous posts but I'm not about to get into a dick measuring contest or debate. Sure I may not be as old as some other drivers on the forums but that makes no difference. I'm a retail manager and I have 3 people who are my colleagues that are a lot older than me. Do I treat them as OAP's? No, I treat them as friends and equals.

Now let's do what twins (sorry I don't know your name yet) was trying to do a stear this ship back on course before we enter the maelstrom.

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Well done ELL! I'm proud of you. Now you have passed the 'maxi forum newbie initiation process' lol
I went through it too : /
He really is a very great asset to this forum, I promise you ELL he really does very often give the very best advice.
C'mon maxi, give us a break ; )
Friends?

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I'm not sure if you think everyone younger than you can't drive or you have taken serious offense to one of my previous posts but I'm not about to get into a dick measuring contest or debate. Sure I may not be as old as some other drivers on the forums but that makes no difference. I'm a retail manager and I have 3 people who are my colleagues that are a lot older than me. Do I treat them as OAP's? No, I treat them as friends and equals.

Now let's do what twins (sorry I don't know your name yet) was trying to do a stear this ship back on course before we enter the maelstrom.

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The thing is that with time and experience, most people come to the realisation that when they were young, they weren't nearly as good at driving a car as they thought they were.

I know I'm coming across as being rather condescending, but one day you'll realise that I'm not doing this to be rude or beat you down, but to make you realise how little you probably know in reality

I wasn't trying to compare dicks, but once you point out just how few cars you've driven and how little mileage you've done compared to others, you'll see why you might not have quite the grip on driving that you think you do.

These guys do...



But ELL, I do believe maxi is trying to keep you safe and you should always drive skillfully within safe limits (whilst still having fun)

Personally I learnt a lot more by pushing the limits where I wasn't going to kill anyone else, that and lots of karting