International Members - Damn skinny ass roads.

Who DD their fbodies on these skinny ass roads?

I'm a little leary of driving my camaro when I get it here. I've already curbed or kerbed my rental once from a kerb in the middle of the road.

Where's here?

Where's here?

England. It's fun though.:D

EDIT: Make that twice I curbed my rental. Still getting hang of driving on the wrong side of the road and the wrong side of the car.:lol:

Maybe its time for z06? not as wide?

I curbed my WS6 in a Brighton parking garage. Messed up my passenger side rocker panel pretty bad, man I was pissed. Learned my lesson that day: don't take the T/A into British car parks!

dont worry about it you wil get the hang of it quick plus you alway drive round base on the left hand side

main roads you dont have to worry about its when you are flying along the country roads thats when you want to worry i dont care in my gta that goes every were on road or off lol 4th gen will take a bit of getting used to as there is less to see on the front but when you are side ways you dont worry about things like that lol

plus round the usaf bases there are loads of pick ups ect around and if they get round ok lol

plus round the usaf bases there are loads of pick ups ect around and if they get round ok lol

Yeah, tell me about it. I see them alot over here w/ 22s.:D

I'm getting my car back in mid Aug. :D:chug:

Ohh, snap. You're quite aways from Brandon, Matt.

Ohh, snap. You're quite aways from Brandon, Matt.

what dont under stand


so when do you come over or are you already over

what dont under stand


so when do you come over or are you already over

I'm already over here however my camaro isn't. I'm still waiting on it to arrive. My thinking was... Kent is only half hour from Brandon. I'm still discovering the whole area w/ my GPS and my rental. I'll come over when I get my car here. I'll give you a call when I get your number from you. (No HOMO.)

when in august is it due over as there are a few good shows about then will send you a pm in a min

Im glad I am no longer in that crap hole. I wish I went to Germany instead.

Im glad I am no longer in that crap hole. I wish I went to Germany instead.

:chug: I'm liking this joint compare to my last one.:D

I DD my vette around with little trouble. Curbed one of my CCW's trying to parallel park, but that was more my retardedness than any fault of the road.

Yeah, they're narrow, but you learn to manage. I hate driving through Brandon though simply due to the damn traffic backup those stupid train tracks cause.

Im glad I am no longer in that crap hole. I wish I went to Germany instead.

Fuck Germany, I am so ready to get out of here. The only thing I am going to miss is that when I'm running late for work, I can do 130mph on the autbahn and be on time. I won't miss the people that stare at you for no reason, shit not being open on Sundays or after 5pm, the two moldy houses I've lived in, etc etc...

Hate to piss in your wheaties, guy.... but uh, it's even worse here. Shit isn't open after 5pm on pretty much any day, let alone at all on Sunday. Half the establishments close during lunch hours "for lunch". Makes little sense considering that's when most other working folk have a free hour or two to go out and get things done.

As far as anything open 24 hours, the closest place (if you're coming to the Lakenheath/Mildenhall collective) will be the Thetford Tesco, which closes on Sunday night as well. That or the base Shopette are your options.

The houses aren't much better here than around Rammstein. They're all miniature, and aside from the brick outer walls, are built like shit... they make suburban southwest migrant-built homes look quality.

I'm not trying to give the place a bad name, as it certainly has many interesting perks. I've enjoyed my nearly 3-year stay in England so far. I just want to paint a realistic picture of what to expect. And don't expect not to be stared at if you're the "stereotypical american", i.e. loud, drunk, overly patriotic, and with poor fashion sense, lol. Avoid all that, get rid of your high 'n tight (if you've got one), and you'll blend right in.

:cheers:

cool reading about some of this stuff..i love learning new things about different cultures and how ppl live...makes me thankful for what we have here in america for sure tho...

Youll get used to it, i DD'd my Z28 everyday, an hour to base and an hour home everyday... ;)

-justin

justin dude how are you mate hows the t/a coming along

its the same as any were you get used to it after a few weeks
and you say everything is little we think everything is big in the states thats why i like coming over lol plus the cheaper parts and better parts then we get over here

The houses aren't much better here than around Rammstein. They're all miniature, and aside from the brick outer walls, are built like shit... they make suburban southwest migrant-built homes look quality.


LOL !! :rotflmao:
IMO No matter where in the world you go, there alway seems to be a 70% shithole, just make sure you live and work in the right parts ;)
As always, 10% of the population has 90% of the wealth

Some of our roads are fairly crap (potholes, rough surfaces, narrow etc), and 80% of the carparking here are no go zones, they're just far too small, esp with the swing of the doors on the 4th gens. Then you have to pay for the bay!!

On top of all that, leave your nice car in the wrong neighbourhood, and expect a key down the side, your stereo half inched or yobs running over the damn thing.

That's why a dd is so necessairy, or keep to areas you know are cool.

On the upside, there are many great, interesting places to visit and chill at, and some really cool people to meet too.

Also, there are plenty of good stretches of road without speed cameras along them :secret2:, but no, we ain't got the great roads some of the US has.

makes me thankful for what we have here in america for sure tho...
Yea, I see why some Americans never leave the country, the US is fanfuphingtastic, but I couldn't live there for more than a few months a time.

My advise? Buy a super cheap dd 4 banger compleate with dents and scapes, (and trash that rental!! lol). The roads are made narrow to keep everyones speed down in town. Keep your Camaro for the better roads, and keep your speed slow in town.
It's too easy to trash nice cars. I've seen it all before with youngsters sliding about all over the place, trying to show off, great fun, then, bang.
Insurance is trippled and car's trashed.:(

One guy I know when we were young n dumb thought it would 'be cool' to do a burnout and doughnuts to show off in front of everyone in a car park. As you've seen, our carparks ain't big enough to get things even slightly wrong (Too much furniture and curbs) . Guess what, he knocked down a young girl of 16, she's now paralised, he spent 3 years in a young offenders. He still don't drive now, and he's nearly 30........


I keep seeing pics of guys in the US who are playing in huge emptie parking lots with no bystanders. I'm envious. There are some good lorry parks and abandoned airfields here etc, but they're often fenced and gated shut. :(
But not all of them :devil:

With enough money England is nice, not as nice as it once was, but I for 1 can't wait to get off this grubby, overpriced shithole of a rock we call the UK.
Imagrants eh? If you can't beat em (which you can!), join em.....

The trouble with Briton is it's full of Brits.

England was once an Empire, run by a Emperor,
Then it was a Kingdom, run by a King,
Now it's a country run by a c***.

"Anything to declare? Yea, don't go to England"!! (Snatch, great film!!)

Sorry for the rant, I'm sure you'll have a good stay in England, just keep practicing in the rental :D, you'll get the hang of driving on the wrong side soon, and drive your Camaro with care. :)

LOL !! :rotflmao:
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England was once an Empire, run by a Emperor,
Then it was a Kingdom, run by a King,
Now it's a country run by a c***.




so true there paul



there is loads of places to have fun just have to find them there are so many speed cameras around you have to know were you can full it and where to keep it at 30 mph
and i always park in two spaces when i am out as the gta is the same size as i space so i would never et the doors open plus i dont care lol

but is worth getting a 2nd car for every day running around and using the chevy for weekends or when you want to play thats what i am doing when the 4th gen is on the car

at the min i use the gta every day but that has scraches on it ect anyway so i dont care about that one

I'm gonna DD my camaro. I live off base but its only five minutes away from work. I can't stand to have my car not driven by me everyday.

I should have my car here within days now...

Oh, I have a beater... G35 which is still in a boat somewhere in the ocean, damn customs.

justin dude how are you mate hows the t/a coming along
It coming slowly, both my cars are still on UK plates as ive been lazy, the US is pretty lenient on things like this, one day ill register it lol.

I need to pop on over to POC one of these days.
I'm gonna DD my camaro. I live off base but its only five minutes away from work. I can't stand to have my car not driven by me everyday.

I should have my car here within days now...You got a house in Brandon and your going to DD the Camaro? :eek2: More man than I, Brandon is the HOOD! I lived up the road in Hockwold and I hated every minute of it. Move far from bade and youll get more house for your money...

have to pop on justin come and have a look at my new ws6 is in the members bit under all starts here and is all the bits i have done should be on the road by the end of the week

might even be ready for when ben comes down for a mot

might even be ready for when ben comes down for a mot

Do I smell a race?:drive::)

well it wont be on the road might be running by then as my tranny come back today so fitting it up tomorrow night

and would have a race anyway but will be busy as always and we are a mot tester down at the min so cant wonder off like i normaly do

I've seen a couple of you other Lakenheath/Mildenhall guys' cars around, but never anywhere off base. I've had trouble finding any sort of domestic or muscle car scene around here, so most of the guys I head out with are part of the import community.

You guys just not very active, or am I just out of the loop?

yeah it seems like unless you drift or are into imports, the muscle car scene is very seldom...

looking in the wrong places if you pop over to the pontiac owners club uk http://www.poc-uk.org/ can find all sorts of stuff plus we can tell you what s happening and when

I've seen a couple of you other Lakenheath/Mildenhall guys' cars around, but never anywhere off base. I've had trouble finding any sort of domestic or muscle car scene around here, so most of the guys I head out with are part of the import community.

You guys just not very active, or am I just out of the loop?

I've seen you around, I think it is you... Are you the one in a blue C6??

Germany is fun to drive but it kinda gets borring I mean the roads are twisty and turny and fun but narrow as well and the autobahn is great. But you never get to race anyone the roads are either two lane (one in each direction) or the autobahn...what are you going to roll race starting at like 120mph. There has been a few times where I go out early in the morning at races from a stop on the autobahn. And trying to find a big parking lot over here late at night is not going to happen. Europe doesn't beleive in nice big parking lots/spaces.

looking in the wrong places if you pop over to the pontiac owners club uk http://www.poc-uk.org/ can find all sorts of stuff plus we can tell you what s happening and when

I recently find out there is a Hooters in the UK. :judge: Only one that I know of in Europe.

Hey can we organize a UK cruise and lunch at Hooters of Nottingham, UK? I use to arrange these cruises on the East Coast a lot. Its a good time. Meet up somewhere central for most everyone then cruise up there. Eat some wings have a beer then head home. This would be great opportunity for pics and vids with a few American Muscle cars there are over here in the UK.

Anyone interested in some Hooter's wings/food/beer and their great atmosphere? post up or let me know, i'll pull something together... maybe i'll make a thread...

France and the UK are loaded with speed cameras, it's a nightmare. In Spain there aren't so many of them... and there are many stretches of empty road with nothing in sight.

France and the UK are loaded with speed cameras, it's a nightmare. In Spain there aren't so many of them... and there are many stretches of empty road with nothing in sight.

The Dutch have the market cornered in the speed camera section...:eyes:

Hey guys I totally forgot there was an international section on these forums.

Anyways was just trying to get to know some people since I will be heading over to RAF Lakenheath next week however I am not shipping my car

starting to wonder if that was a mistake =(

Hey guys I totally forgot there was an international section on these forums.

Anyways was just trying to get to know some people since I will be heading over to RAF Lakenheath next week however I am not shipping my car

starting to wonder if that was a mistake =(

Yeah, you should of, You are really gonna regret not having it for the next couple years.

Its a good time over here if you like to travel. Get out and do stuff. I live next to Silverstone circuit and i'm about 30 miles from a quarter mile track.

Yeah, you should of, You are really gonna regret not having it for the next couple years.

Its a good time over here if you like to travel. Get out and do stuff. I live next to Silverstone circuit and i'm about 30 miles from a quarter mile track.

Nice.

I will be heading over to RAF Lakenheath next week however I am not shipping my car

starting to wonder if that was a mistake =(

Yep, that is a mistake.

is it possible to have it shipped later?

is it possible to have it shipped later?

I'm sure you can like buying a new car from the states and ship it here. Your orders says you're entitled to have a car (single) shipped overseas or two cars (if you have dependents) however you have to pay for the extra vehicle as I did.

i am pretty sure like Bene said, if your entitled on your orders you should have a 2 month window or something like that to have it shipped. you might have to ask TMO to confirm...

I've seen you around, I think it is you... Are you the one in a blue C6??

Yeah, that was me. No longer, though. I'm back in California now. I blew up a pair of T-56's and a differential in England, so the car was off the road often.

I'm sure you can like buying a new car from the states and ship it here. Your orders says you're entitled to have a car (single) shipped overseas or two cars (if you have dependents) however you have to pay for the extra vehicle as I did.

Truth.

I had been in England for a year and a half before I shipped the Vette in. I PCS'd in without having shipped in a car, to which you're entitled one per set of orders, up to 90 days after PCS'ing in. It's still possible to organize shipping after you've been assigned 90 days, however you'll need squadron commander approval justifying necessity. My commander happened to be a fellow gearhead and quickly notorized my request with TMO. I coordinated a power of attorney through my parents, and they drove the Vette to the port for me, completed the pre-embarkation inspection, and it was on it's way.

Shipping from the west coast took roughly 7 weeks. I'd suggest you ship your car in if you havent yet. The roads are narrow, but otherwise bearable. My C6 is essentially slammed with the coilovers about 3/4 of an inch from full stop, and I can't get the toe of my shoe under the front air dam. I was still able to navigate the area just fine as long as I paid attention.