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From: Ret. on 27 Jun 2010 18:36
Anyone else watch Clarkson in the Reliant Robin tonight? Had me in
stitches!

--
Kev

From: NKTB on 28 Jun 2010 05:51


Ret. wrote:
> Anyone else watch Clarkson in the Reliant Robin tonight? Had me in
> stitches!
>
> --
> Kev

I remember following one of the poor sods driving a Reliant Robin (why
do some people call it a Robin Reliant - get your facts straight).

There was snow and frozen compacted slush on the road, with well-
defined "railway tracks" left by previous vehicles. Sadly the robin
was trying to negotiate its way along with its two rear wheels just
about in the "railway tracks" but its front wheel bouncing about all
over the place as it tried to obtain grip on a rock hard ridge of
frozen slush - it was hilarious.

Somebody mentioned the fact that Princess Anne had a Robin. I don't
think so - she had one of Reliant's other products, the somewhat
different Scimitar.


From: Mike P on 28 Jun 2010 06:12
On 28 June, 10:51, NKTB <north_korean_tourist_bo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ret. wrote:
> > Anyone else watch Clarkson in the Reliant Robin tonight?  Had me in
> > stitches!
>
> > --
> > Kev
>
> I remember following one of the poor sods driving a Reliant Robin (why
> do some people call it a Robin Reliant - get your facts straight).
>
> There was snow and frozen compacted slush on the road, with well-
> defined "railway tracks" left by previous vehicles.  Sadly the robin
> was trying to negotiate its way along with its two rear wheels just
> about in the "railway tracks" but its front wheel bouncing about all
> over the place as it tried to obtain grip on a rock hard ridge of
> frozen slush - it was hilarious.

They were ace in the snow for that very reason. There was always some
fresh snow to purchase on in the middle bit. Bumpy, but I remember my
grandad picking kids up one day to get them to school for our school
trip to Butlins back in the 80s because their parents cars were stuck.

Mike P
From: Ed Chilada on 28 Jun 2010 11:28
On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:12:55 -0700 (PDT), Mike P
<mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>They were ace in the snow for that very reason. There was always some
>fresh snow to purchase on in the middle bit. Bumpy, but I remember my
>grandad picking kids up one day to get them to school for our school
>trip to Butlins back in the 80s because their parents cars were stuck.

Gah, I hate it when it snows and you see all the show-offs driving
around in their 3x2 cars.
From: Gio on 28 Jun 2010 17:57

"Mike P" <mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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On 28 June, 10:51, NKTB <north_korean_tourist_bo...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ret. wrote:
> > Anyone else watch Clarkson in the Reliant Robin tonight? Had me in
> > stitches!
>
> > --
> > Kev
>
> I remember following one of the poor sods driving a Reliant Robin (why
> do some people call it a Robin Reliant - get your facts straight).
>
> There was snow and frozen compacted slush on the road, with well-
> defined "railway tracks" left by previous vehicles. Sadly the robin
> was trying to negotiate its way along with its two rear wheels just
> about in the "railway tracks" but its front wheel bouncing about all
> over the place as it tried to obtain grip on a rock hard ridge of
> frozen slush - it was hilarious.

They were ace in the snow for that very reason. There was always some
fresh snow to purchase on in the middle bit. Bumpy, but I remember my
grandad picking kids up one day to get them to school for our school
trip to Butlins back in the 80s because their parents cars were stuck.

Mike P


No not always were they ideal in the snow. We had a Rialto as a second car
for 15+ years and snow used to compact in the front large enclosed wheel
arch. The snow + slush would build up making the front heavier and lower.
Ultimately it catches the on the snow still left in the centre of the road

Gio.


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