But. The ‘80s did see the rise of beginning to take rape and child abuse seriously, at least here in the UK. So it was a time of beginning to progress. “I was living in the future...” Yeah it did feel like that didn’t it.

I guess airbrush will do to some extent... But there’s no substitute for patina, that dried out, cracked and faded, desertified look that is so authentic. Maybe baking in oven? Dunno.

Yup. Summed it up pretty much, OK I’m a middle aged bloke but enough of that shit stuck around into the ‘80s that I remember it. (And being baffled, angered and just... some other emotion I can’t quite express).

Seems like the ‘70s were a bit of a promised land for predatory teen abusers, we’ve had our own set of them come to light here in the UK.

Michael Douglas isn’t out of order surely? He’s a veteran giving his perspective on the state of the industry he’s long worked in.

Sure, not all Brits get it but enough I think, certainly when hanging out with mates when younger I was often surprised at how little continentals knew about the US in comparison.

Good stuff. Those leathers need more of that old, sun bleached and cracked look, they look too moist and well cared for. Everything in Fury Road looks used, reused, overused, broken then repaired.

Much the same in Aus and NZ I’d guess too, shared language and culture to a large extent, although as a kid I thought the Confederate flag was the flag of all of The South rather than the battle flag of West Virginia or whatever it is.

I’d expect that Chevy engine to grenade the Suzuki’s transfer box pretty soon...

I think you’ll find that English speaking countries like UK and Eire roughly know what it means and hence it would be expected to get disapproving scowls... or maybe more.

Accurate too.

True, I could definately see the Aussies using Toyotas. They love ‘em.

It’s a ‘Cruiser.

They’re not that smart, they’re just manipulative (OK, emotional intelligence then).

Jack Russels are all about teh murderz and see life from that viewpoint. So, yes they are shitheads but they have 5 states: Grumpy, angry, berserk and asleep. Oh and “I’m just a poor little doggy, please don’t hurt me Sir”. (They don’t mean it, they’re manipulative).

Not a fireworks story per se.

I kind of like it, but I’m in the UK so I don’t think so.

I dunno, I heard the Isuzu design is ok and the bolted-together-in-Luton ones weren’t completely awful. The later ones with the unkillable Isuzu 2.8 TDi and coil sprung rear ends were said to the best.

With manuals the general rule is to use engine braking all the way down hills, no touching the brake pedal - the brakes could lock up and you’ll just slide all the way down with no control over speed, steering or brakes. You just lower it down the slope in low range with your feet off all the pedals, (well maybe a bit…

We’ll see. Leisure users, yes but then that’s what they’re designed for isn’t it? I would be surprised if many professionals chose them though.