Post #4228877
2026-07-19 10:23 UTC
@BitchinRob@weird.autos @davidwilkins@mastodon.online
I suspect that a full 360° is a lot more invigorating in the wee hours of cold winters morning while driving a Volvo 140 (in my defence the car at the time was new to me and I hadn't yet worked out that "Made in the CCCP" on the tyres translated to absolutely no grip in anything other than perfect driving conditions and even then don't be too confident about it 😱 )
Replies (1)
-
@BitchinRob@weird.autos 2026-07-19 10:38
@happy@mastodon.sdf.org @davidwilkins@mastodon.online it’s was a chilly dank autumn afternoon when I had my spin on my favourite S bend on the way to work. I’d driven it hundreds of times in many different cars mostly at much higher speed. But none of them sprayed as much oil as the Pinto! I can’t even remember what had let go but the entire rear half of the car was coated in castrol gtx including me. I sold the car to a guy at work a month later. Keeping oil inside the engine and gearbox was above my ability 🤣