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... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across the
speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with decent
ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
I'm sorry, but did someone go on holidays and leave you in charge?
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
On 18/07/2025 11:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
Any car she doesn't like apparently.
On 18/07/2025 11:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
Any car she doesn't like apparently.
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
I'm sorry, but did someone go on holidays and leave you in charge?
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do is
force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car
(stock standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up, such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing to slow
down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact the genius' at
my local council installed speed humps at a couple of roundabouts a
couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
On 19/07/2025 6:43 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do is
force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
That's the general idea.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing to
slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact the
genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the presence
of speed humps.
On 18-July-25 9:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people.
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that are multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
On 19/07/2025 8:59 am, Noddy wrote:
On 19/07/2025 6:43 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do
is force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
**I am well aware of the INTENT of speed humps. They fail to slow down
the most at risk drivers though (Young, large ute drivers).
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
That's the general idea.
**I get that, but large utes don't need to slow down, because they are designed for off-road use. My car is designed for on-road use.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing
to slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact the
genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the
presence of speed humps.
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and, thus,
they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars must slow down.
On 19/7/2025 3:55 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/07/2025 8:59 am, Noddy wrote:
On 19/07/2025 6:43 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly
across the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a
car with decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do
is force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
**I am well aware of the INTENT of speed humps. They fail to slow down
the most at risk drivers though (Young, large ute drivers).
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
Forced?
Speed bumps in NSW must be different to those in Vic, our WRX looked low
but it wasn't any lower than many other cars, of course we slowed down
to go over speed bumps which is their purpose but they weren't any worse
in a the WRX than other cars.
That's the general idea.
**I get that, but large utes don't need to slow down, because they are
designed for off-road use. My car is designed for on-road use.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing
to slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact
the genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the
presence of speed humps.
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and,
thus, they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars
must slow down.
Having owned a couple of utes, one a 4WD I disagree, in my experience
ute suspensions are generally pretty stiff to allow them to carry a
heavy load, in a 4WD ute you can go over speed bumps at speed but it
won't be without the suspension making a loud bang and the occupants
being tossed around so not something I would recommend.
On 19/7/2025 2:23 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 18-July-25 9:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people.
Reading peoples minds must be a great skill to have.
An alternative view is they just like their car and cars in general.
-aAccordingly, it has to be
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that are
multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Most cars, even very ordinary ones can exceed every Australian speed limit. If you still have it your Subaru XV can do around 200kph.
I own a 2002 Porsche Boxster, is that a "poser" car?
I couldn't car less what other people think of my car, tomorrow morning
I'm going to a car club coffee morning so I'll take the Porsche and sit around and talk crap with my old mates who also happen to be into cars.
Man, you don't hide that poser mentality at all, do you?Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general
practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
Are they, if I wanted practicality I'd just buy a boring SUV like
everyone else but I prefer something that looks and drives a lot better
than any SUV although if I had to have an SUV I'd consider a Porsche Macan.
On 18-July-25 9:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people. Accordingly, it has to be
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that are multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
On 19/7/2025 2:23 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people.
Reading peoples minds must be a great skill to have.
An alternative view is they just like their car and cars in general.
-aAccordingly, it has to be
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that are
multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Most cars, even very ordinary ones can exceed every Australian speed limit. If you still have it your Subaru XV can do around 200kph.
I own a 2002 Porsche Boxster, is that a "poser" car?
I couldn't car less what other people think of my car, tomorrow morning
I'm going to a car club coffee morning so I'll take the Porsche and sit around and talk crap with my old mates who also happen to be into cars.
Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general
practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
Are they, if I wanted practicality I'd just buy a boring SUV like
everyone else but I prefer something that looks and drives a lot better
than any SUV although if I had to have an SUV I'd consider a Porsche Macan.
On 19/7/2025 3:55 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and,
thus, they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars
must slow down.
Having owned a couple of utes, one a 4WD I disagree, in my experience
ute suspensions are generally pretty stiff to allow them to carry a
heavy load, in a 4WD ute you can go over speed bumps at speed but it
won't be without the suspension making a loud bang and the occupants
being tossed around so not something I would recommend.
On 19/07/2025 8:59 am, Noddy wrote:
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do
is force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
**I am well aware of the INTENT of speed humps. They fail to slow down
the most at risk drivers though (Young, large ute drivers).
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
That's the general idea.
**I get that, but large utes don't need to slow down, because they are designed for off-road use. My car is designed for on-road use.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing
to slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact the
genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the
presence of speed humps.
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and, thus,
they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars must slow down.
On 19/07/2025 4:21 pm, Daryl wrote:
Speed bumps in NSW must be different to those in Vic, our WRX looked
low but it wasn't any lower than many other cars, of course we slowed
down to go over speed bumps which is their purpose but they weren't
any worse in a the WRX than other cars.
**It's not the ride height, but the suspension. The Levorg (and WRX)
possess pretty brutal suspension characteristics, as they are not
designed for off-road use, like large utes.
Having owned a couple of utes, one a 4WD I disagree, in my experience
ute suspensions are generally pretty stiff to allow them to carry a
heavy load, in a 4WD ute you can go over speed bumps at speed but it
won't be without the suspension making a loud bang and the occupants
being tossed around so not something I would recommend.
**Perhaps the ute drivers around here don't care about their passengers. However, I've travelled in a few utes. They seem to be largely immune to speed humps.
On 19/07/2025 3:55 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/07/2025 8:59 am, Noddy wrote:
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do
is force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
**I am well aware of the INTENT of speed humps. They fail to slow down
the most at risk drivers though (Young, large ute drivers).
Can't say that's something I've noticed.
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
That's the general idea.
**I get that, but large utes don't need to slow down, because they are
designed for off-road use. My car is designed for on-road use.
Yeah, they do :)
They may be able to negotiate speed humps better than your average car thanks to the extra ground clearance, but that doesn't mean they do it gracefully without penalty. For example, my ute has factory standard suspension and 55 series highway tyres. It's a 4WD, but it's "set up"
for off-road use about as well as a Subaru Forester which is fine by me
as about the only "off road" it ever sees is the gravel in my driveway.
It may have higher ground clearance than your car, but hit a speed bump
at speed and you get thrown around and shit goes everywhere.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing
to slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact
the genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the
presence of speed humps.
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and,
thus, they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars
must slow down.
I suspect you'd find that's more to do with the knucklehead driving the
car than the car itself. Then again, one could argue that your plight is
the price you pay for choosing the car *you* like.
On 19/07/2025 6:57 pm, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 19/07/2025 4:21 pm, Daryl wrote:
Speed bumps in NSW must be different to those in Vic, our WRX looked
low but it wasn't any lower than many other cars, of course we slowed
down to go over speed bumps which is their purpose but they weren't
any worse in a the WRX than other cars.
**It's not the ride height, but the suspension. The Levorg (and WRX)
possess pretty brutal suspension characteristics, as they are not
designed for off-road use, like large utes.
Sounds like it's the wrong car for your part of the world....
Having owned a couple of utes, one a 4WD I disagree, in my experience
ute suspensions are generally pretty stiff to allow them to carry a
heavy load, in a 4WD ute you can go over speed bumps at speed but it
won't be without the suspension making a loud bang and the occupants
being tossed around so not something I would recommend.
**Perhaps the ute drivers around here don't care about their
passengers. However, I've travelled in a few utes. They seem to be
largely immune to speed humps.
Sorry, but only someone who's never been within 3 suburbs of a
commercial vehicle could ever make such a remark. I've driven "utes" for decades, and about the only ones I've ever come across that ride
reasonably smoothly over speed humps are car based things like
Commodores and Falcons.
Japanese 4WD types all right as tough as guts over them. Even my Ranger Wildtrak does, which as far as 4WD utes go, is pretty soft.
On 19/7/2025 2:23 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
On 18-July-25 9:27 am, Daryl wrote:
On 17/7/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
What is a "poser car"?
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people.
Reading peoples minds must be a great skill to have.
An alternative view is they just like their car and cars in general.
-aAccordingly, it has to be
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that are
multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Most cars, even very ordinary ones can exceed every Australian speed limit. If you still have it your Subaru XV can do around 200kph.
I own a 2002 Porsche Boxster, is that a "poser" car?
I couldn't car less what other people think of my car, tomorrow morning
I'm going to a car club coffee morning so I'll take the Porsche and sit around and talk crap with my old mates who also happen to be into cars.
Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general
practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
Are they, if I wanted practicality I'd just buy a boring SUV like
everyone else but I prefer something that looks and drives a lot better
than any SUV although if I had to have an SUV I'd consider a Porsche Macan.
On 19/07/2025 4:12 pm, Daryl wrote:
On 19/7/2025 2:23 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
A "poser" car is a vehicle whose primary purpose (in the mind of the
owner) is to impress other people.
Reading peoples minds must be a great skill to have.
An alternative view is they just like their car and cars in general.
Closer to reality. But this this woman has always been "on the
fringe"... :)
-a-aAccordingly, it has to be
ridiculously powerful, extremely noisy, and capable of speeds that
are multiples of the maximum speed limit anywhere in Australia.
Most cars, even very ordinary ones can exceed every Australian speed
limit.
If you still have it your Subaru XV can do around 200kph.
I own a 2002 Porsche Boxster, is that a "poser" car?
I couldn't car less what other people think of my car, tomorrow
morning I'm going to a car club coffee morning so I'll take the
Porsche and sit around and talk crap with my old mates who also happen
to be into cars.
And I'll be driving my V8 powered, Ozone depleting F100 into town to get
my regular morning coffee without giving the slightest fuck about what anyone else thinks. Contrary to this idiot's opinion, I do it because
*I* like it regardless of what anyone else thinks. >
Considerations such as cost, maintainability, comfort, and general
practicality (c.f. Bunnings' speed humps), are secondary.
Are they, if I wanted practicality I'd just buy a boring SUV like
everyone else but I prefer something that looks and drives a lot
better than any SUV although if I had to have an SUV I'd consider a
Porsche Macan.
Apparently Sylvia is of the belief that she knows what's best for
everyone. Sylvia is a fucking idiot.
On 19/7/2025 8:27 pm, Noddy wrote:
Japanese 4WD types all right as tough as guts over them. Even myMaybe something like a Range Rover with long travel air suspension could
Ranger Wildtrak does, which as far as 4WD utes go, is pretty soft.
go over a speed bump without noticing but certainly not a Japanese ute,
both of the Hilux I owned had leaf rear springs, the ride was very firm
and not suitable for hitting bumps at speed.
On 19/07/2025 8:59 am, Noddy wrote:
On 19/07/2025 6:43 am, Trevor Wilson wrote:
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
Sylvia.
**Your opinion is duly noted. Speed humps are a blight. All they do
is force drivers to slow down, then speed up, thus raising total CO2
emissions.
That's not *all* they do Trev. Preventing fucktards from driving too
quickly in certain areas is a benefit even if you can't see it :)
**I am well aware of the INTENT of speed humps. They fail to slow down
the most at risk drivers though (Young, large ute drivers).
They are fucking stupid things. I am forced to drive my car (stock
standard Subaru Levorg, BTW) VERY slowly over speed humps.
That's the general idea.
**I get that, but large utes don't need to slow down, because they are designed for off-road use. My car is designed for on-road use.
In fact, the deep irony of speed humps is this:
In my area (and many others, I suspect), the drivers of most concern
are young guys in over-sized utes. Due to their suspension set-up,
such ridiculous vehicles can drive over speed humps without needing
to slow down, whereas sensible sized cars must slow down. In fact the
genius' at my local council installed speed humps at a couple of
roundabouts a couple of years back. As a consequence, I have almost
been rear-ended at least a dozen times by idiots in utes.
I would suspect the same thing would happen irrespective of the
presence of speed humps.
**I've only noticed it since the arrival of a couple of speed humps in
my local area. Of-road vehicles don't notice their existence and, thus,
they can traverse the monstrosities with impunity. Proper cars must slow down.
On 18/07/2025 7:08 am, Noddy wrote:
On 17/07/2025 11:35 pm, Sylvia Else wrote:
... watching that guy in his poser car having to go so slowly across
the speed bumps in the Bunnings car park today. Dude, get a car with
decent ground clearance.
And also one that doesn't flood the place with fumes.
I'm sorry, but did someone go on holidays and leave you in charge?
Car related post? Check.
Public newsgroup? Check
Yep, totally relevant here.
What isn't relevant is a fake mechanic who can't even use a scan tool
and that clueless fuckwit is you.