why can't men wear skirts ?

by **Alf Huckham** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:35 am

yeah- U just gotta drive round Worcestershire in the hope u see him.

by **KiltyCol** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:46 pm

Alf Huckham wrote:yeah- U just gotta drive round Worcestershire in the hope u see him.

Just watch out for a Vauxhall Vectra VXR with kilted driver on those narrow twisting Worcestershire lanes. I sometimes stray into Warwickshire or West Midlands counties too - So does the River Cole.

I am getting another kilt in August - a belated birthday present from someone. It will be made to measure, hence the wait.

by **Alf Huckham** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:10 pm

KiltyCol wrote:
Alf Huckham wrote:yeah- U just gotta drive round Worcestershire in the hope u see him.

Just watch out for Vauxhall Vectra VXRs with kilted drivers on those narrow twisting Worcestershire lanes.

Oh, so u drive a tin pot Shed as well?

by **KiltyCol** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:18 pm

Alf Huckham wrote:
KiltyCol wrote:....etc.....

Oh, so u drive a tin pot Shed as well?

It does the job admirably!

No DOUGHBALL here - honestly!

by **Alf Huckham** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:20 pm

KiltyCol wrote:
Alf Huckham wrote:
KiltyCol wrote:....etc.....

Oh, so u drive a tin pot Shed as well?

It does the job admirably!

I had one of those once- NFG

by **KiltyCol** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:21 pm

What was wrong with it?

by **Alf Huckham** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:25 pm

KiltyCol wrote:What was wrong with it?

Everything just fell apart!

Reg no was YT 03 XER 2.2 SRi

Bought May '03, sold May '05 with 86,000 on the clock

by **KiltyCol** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:27 pm

Alf Huckham wrote:
KiltyCol wrote:What was wrong with it?

Everything just fell apart!

Reg no was YT 03 XER 2.2 SRi

Bought May '03, sold May '05 with 86,000 on the clock

Was yours made in Germany or Ellesmere Port? Mine is German. OK so far. My 4th Vectra Estate.

by **Alf Huckham** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:33 pm

KiltyCol wrote:
Alf Huckham wrote:
KiltyCol wrote:What was wrong with it?

Everything just fell apart!

Reg no was YT 03 XER 2.2 SRi

Bought May '03, sold May '05 with 86,000 on the clock

Was yours made in Germany or Ellesmere Port? Mine is German. OK so far. My 4th Vectra Estate.

Dunno to be honest.

by **Usquanigo** on Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:01 pm

KiltyCol wrote:
Alf Huckham wrote:yeah- U just gotta drive round Worcestershire in the hope u see him.

Just watch out for a Vauxhall Vectra VXR with kilted driver on those narrow twisting Worcestershire lanes. I sometimes stray into Warwickshire or West Midlands counties too - So does the River Cole.

I am getting another kilt in August - a belated birthday present from someone. It will be made to measure, hence the wait.

Here's a couple of nice little Vauxhalls for ya -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F223KOnKwI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2A5F5uUO2oU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE69RoNGH0E

:twisted:

by **KiltyCol** on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:00 am

Thanks Usquanigo.
I drow a VXR8 round Oulton Park last summer at a track day. I also drove VXR versions of Corsa, Vectra and Astra round the track there, plus activities like high speed handbrake turn parallel parking and J-turns etc. Great fun. I didn't wear a kilt or skirt on that occasion.
You do need to take extra care with a kilt getting in and out of the high sided Recaro racing seats, but I have got used to it, now.
Sorry to those who feel that I have deviated from the thread topic.

by **Guest** on Fri Jun 20, 2008 8:54 am

Finally, the the topic is taking a more serious tone to it. I had a Vectra 2.0 DTi, it was a noisy beast :shock:

. I used to disappoint people at bus stops thinking their bus had arrived :wink:

The car looked good, it was an 03 plate (BN03***), but the engine and the performance seriously let it down. You had to shout at your passengers just to be heard. It may have been as refined as an Essex Girl, but it's range could put a coach to shame... It was efficient, something that's important as that miser Gordon Brown is trying to tax us all off the road...

Never driven it in a kilt or pencil skirt though, unlike KiltyCol... Let's see now the new Insignia, out next month does for Vauxhall's reputation. In the end, I sold the old girl for a Passat. Much classier, and it will hold its value. The problem is, that Vectra's are lowly fleet cars, so they flood the forecourt and residuals are very low. Just look at www.autotrader.co.uk, there's tons of them out there... :laff:

The new CDTi 150's are better, but that slab-sided design, and the level of kit in some of the range, will make people shop elsewhere. Avoid the Exclusiv (Poverty-Spec). Rear manual windows across most of Vauxhall's range, compared to competitors like Audi or Ford.

I can blow away any Vectra in my TDi 130.... And I can even get it chipped to 175BHP!

So can men wear skirts? Yes, but be prepared to be laughed at. Make sure you don't snag your hem getting into your Vectra, Colin... :oops:

by **Alf Huckham** on Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:08 am

Some good points there.

by **KiltyCol** on Fri Jun 20, 2008 10:25 am

The Vectra VXR is 280 bhp Turbo V6, and drives really smooth and quiet. It is great fun to drive. I am sorry that some of you have had disappointment with Vectras.

by **Alf Huckham** on Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:30 pm

yeaH, FACT

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