Cars and Boats....

[Scubadoo]

Well in my last posting (Sunseekers Seem Cheap) people seem to have an idea about cars matching to boats. Why don't we have the truth and ask boat owners what cars and boats they drive.

I'll start - Sealine and drive Fiat and Landrover. I guess Sealine won't like being assoicated to Fiat, but hey both got good styling just the quailty!

RM.

 

[petem]

Fairline (just sold)
Alfa 156 (just bought)

Both stylish, and prone to bits falling off! But, hey, who cares!

Ultimate car - Ferrari 360

Ultimate boat for UK - Squadron 52 or one of the larger Princess flybridges (something you could visit all year).

Ultimate boat for Med - new Targa 52 (even if it hasn't got a ironing board).

 

[Guest]

This sounds like fun!

Fairline (petrol)
Landrover Disco (diesel!); Scenic

Who else has a petrol boat and a diesel motor?!!! Could be I need counselling...

 

[Guest]

Here's one to ponder. I have a Birchwood and drive a BMW 7 series plus my wife's Toyota when she'll let me. You'll recognise her car when you see it - its the silver Corolla with the Mickey Mouse air freshener embellishing the dashboard!

Nick

 

[Chris_d]

Re: How very English....

Only the British would try to pigeon hole people by the car or boat they drive.
I'm not playing!

Oh all right: Cruisers Inter'l - Audi + Isuzu, now what does that tell you?

 

[Guest]

Re: How very English....

It tells me you're English and I'm Scottish. This means that I support you when you need
a) Whisky
b) Spearhead troops in a war
c) Crew for your navy
d) Ministers (including the prime minister) for your government
e)Our oil

We love you really!

Nick!

 

[Guest]

triana 25 and mazda xedos 6, i like some thing a bit different.

 

[Guest]

Re: How very English....

All is forgiven if you take the bloody lot back starting with Prudence

 

[peterg]

erm...not sure what this says about me (schizophrenia maybe)

Boat Nimbus 31 coupe

Cars/Bike VW Passat 1.8, Westfield 1.8 Speedsport and Suzuki 1200 Bandit

 

[Guest]

OK, as I seem to have started some of this:

Boat: Fairline Targa 29
Car: Range Rover 2.5DSE (diesel)

Given up V8 Range Rovers and boats - both are faster and more fun, but the fuel bills... :-(

 

[markc]

Might as well play aswell!

Fairline 43/45
Jaguar XK8

British buyer through and through!!!

M

 

[Bergman]

Re: How very English....

a) Thank you very much

b) Yes, but only to prevent them fighting each other

c) Yes again I believe that both boats now have Scots crewmen

d) Please take all of them back soon. I know we English are a rotten lot but we don't deserve this.

e) Its our oil, not yours. We dug it up and we burn it.

Agree about the post though

ridiculous idea about boats and cars, I'll stick to my bike

 

[Guest]

Re: How very English....

a) Actually I get very upset over whisky when abroad. Britain seems to be the most expensive place in the world for it (Japan excepted). It breaks my heart that a bottle of Grouse, for example, can be had at half the price almost anywhere in Europe.

b) You've got us to a "t". The English are extremely useful for us because if we did'nt have you we would only fight with each other!

c) You've never sailed past Coulport on the Clyde where we have the British Trident base (so located as to be as far from London as practically possible) There are at least three submarines (but I am not sure how many of them work!) + the police launch which shoo's you away if you get to close to the subs.
Then there is the pride of the navy, HMS Ark Royal,which almost demolished the Forth Road Bridge the other day because her rudder fell off whilst proceeding to sea following a £400m refit.

d) I am right off politicians of all varieties so I prefer them in Westminster thank you very much.

e) And its my oil so p*** off. If I find gold digging in your back yard whose is it? I rest my case. (and don't say I am welcome to try!)

Where would we be without each other - England and Scotland are like a married couple where each has to have the last word in any argument with each other but present them with some external threat and you won't see the seams in the united front.
I will just finish by saying that in my analogy, Scots are definitely the men in the relationship given the propensity for Englishmen to dress up as women at any opportunity and nag us all the time.

Here's to the union!

Nick

 

[Bergman]

Re: How very English....

a) Agree about the price. Amazing that a Scot puts so much tax the stuff, but there you are.

b) Someone once told me the clan system was really invented by the English to stop the Scots ganging up and fighting us. Maybe he was just a cynic.

c) You're right I havn't sailed past there. I didn't realise there were so many Trident subs in service. I wonder where they point their rockets now. Like the one about Ark Royal though I thought Rosyth had closed, what was she doing in the Forth.

d) Never been on the ****s. Were the lot you sent down here the cream or the dregs. Are the new lot you have for home consumption any better? Please dont send us any more, the home grown variety are quite bad enough.

e) Think we must agree to differ about the oil. I suppose the ********s in Brussels will take it all anyway.

I like the analogy of a married couple. You are probably right about gender - my wife wins all the arguments.


I'll drink to the union too

 

[stewart]

Ferrari 355, Subaru Impreza, Honda Fireblade and Sunseeker Camargue - Conclusion unhealthy (and painfully expensive) addiction with speed and toys!

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

Re: How very English....

Scots the men,eh? Who is it that dresses in a tartan skirt, puts a bonnet on their heads, slings a purse round their waist, drinks watered down lager and lime and whines all the time about their neighbours?

 

[Guest]

Re: How very English....

However, you won't find any frilly knickers under our kilts! And who invented the lager lout?

Best wishes

Nick

 

[Will_M]

Car / Boat

Citroen Saxo, (Nissan 4x4, for the RIB) / RIBTEC RIB, outboard, loads of petrol!!!

What does that say? Must mean I’m a real pain to most at speed on the water (in the dark, ((Un illuminated stupidity)) Mr_Max 31 July) and, of the right-up your rear of my way type on the road!!

Only guessing, but the amount of raised fists I’ve had from the stick&rag folk and possibly some of the same on the road!

 

[Guest]

OOh you don't want that pile of crap. The 360 makes your ears bleed with the noise above 120. We diced with one up the autoroute for 100 miles, his engine a complete racket when in front, so natch we blew him away. Also, the T52 has a centred companionway. This means that with the passarelle out, there's no cleat adjusting without jumping down, and also nasty things to scrape your head on under the radar arch. There, that's about half million saved!

 

[ArthurWood]

Sea Ray 370 DA; SAAB 900E Turbo; Nissan Pathfinder 4WD; Trek, Maclean racing bicycles (must start training for the 100 mile MS charity ride next month); Cannondale tandem. Retired, so dreams are just that. Oh, I forgot the 19ft Wellcraft.