On my way to work this morning I saw a bloke driving his Z4 roadster with black leather gloves on.

WTF!

Anyone else notice other things that doesnt make sense for people to do?

yep, driving around in old vw's when there are all of these good, cheap, newish cars out there...

You got the letters mixed up there mate, driving gloves are clearly ftw! Not that I own a pair, but I think if I had a roadster it would be a necessity. Of course, any roadster that I would own would be a proper British one, because men should not under any circumstances drive modern convertibles. Anything after the Triumph TR7 is no good.

I wish I had a nice warm pair of leather gloves last night when temperature was 4.9C at 9pm..

My Wife wore Here leather gloves early this morning

I may run a hose from the heater duct to under the dash to warm My hands.. lol

Warm hands don't come having Your feet nice and warm..

check out all the people wearing gloves in New York when its cold.. We think about what the other person is thinking..
that doesn't warm Your hands up..lol

LEE in Scone.. with temps below 8C every night. [even 0C]

yup gloves in any open top vehicle is ftw! especially if you suffer a vascular disease like Raynaud's just like I do. But they have to be thin good leather loosish fit as the cheap tight gloves actually make it much worst by reducing blood flow even further.

why not go all the way with white gloves and suite and helmet too

My thoughts to vlad put your helmet and suit on.

I forgot to mention he had a hardtop on so it was not like he was cold.

Just looked like a punce!

I think if a cowboy can wear leather gloves anyone can..lol

otherwise they might shoot You.. lol

the close fitting calf hide leather gloves...

I don't know if helmets keep Your heat warm ...lol

LEE

skin cancer prevention or dermatological UV/photosensitivity may be a factor, in this case.
The drivers hands are nearly always in the sunlight in some cars. Another issue with statistical evidence is that men are far more likely to have incidences of skin cancer on their right arm, due to the tendency of the male in the marriage/relationship to do most of the driving.

All very dull and boring information, I know, but not everyone is young and bullet-proof.

Very old school wearing proper leather driving gloves,

A few years back, a young chap in our local car club complained that his fancy driving gloves wore out after only about a month. He was a bit taken aback when I suggested that he stop wearing them to bed.

driving gloves=style................ period

Yeah man, if you're wearing leather driving gloves, doesn't matter what car you're in, you have style.

It's like being black, you wear your pants low, you got swagger. People see you and they go, oh shit.
People see you driving with leather driving gloves on, you got swagger too. But most people don't understand...

thanks for reminding me to get them out of the oval so I have them on sat at Wakefield. I'll need them down there. I use them as I don't have a heater in my bug. That's my excuse.

I beg to differ. Anything before the TR7 is ok. The TR7 is no good. We have one at work at the moment. It looks like an AMC Javelin and a Leyland P76 conceived a child vehicle and it was the TR7.

I wish i had leather driving gloves this morning.

My hands were freezing in the beetle.

Definitely a big difference between the macho convertibles and the metro models (convertibles and men).

We have a cool 68 Pontiac 350 Firebird convertible at work at the moment as well. Pull up next to the Z3 in that. The Z3 may be faster, but you have already won the race just by having the Firebird.

One of the guys at work has a 69 Camaro convertible and that is pretty cool too. Oh and one of the maintenance guys has a 67 Mustang convertible.

Combined with the hundreds of convertibles (mainly Austin Healey) that we work on, I now find the plastic bumpered cars very boring.

I had to start wearing gloves because it was really cold in the morning
and the beetle heater takes a while to work well which by then I was 10 minutes away from my destination

I remember buying a pair of driving gloves when I first started driving ,my first car was a frogeye sprite so that fits the profile,but I was too embarrassed to actually wear them. 2nd car being a 2 year old beetle wasn't the right car for them anyway so they disappeared pretty sharpish. What about car coats? I remember my dad having one, just down past your bum, a bit like a short overcoat. Does this make any sense to anyone or am I just too old BTW I agree TR7s being crap especially when the TR6 was so good, not to mention the 2,3,4,4a and 5 before it I suppose they should have released it as a Spitfire then it would have had a bit more credibility.

Plenty available for reasonable prices on ebay:
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/Clothing-Merchandise-Media-/6747/i.html?_nkw=drivi...

One thing i did have a problem with on these gloves is you loose that 'pure feel' of direct contact with the steering wheel. Also, the grip/friction between the wheel and hand changes and 'slipping' the steering wheel through the hands when exiting a corner becomes hard to judge with these changes.

I think a true pair of driving gloves should keep the upper palm 'uncovered' so it can always be in contact with the steering wheel. Just personal preference i guess, whilst keeping the fingers and upper hand covered and warm (in winter).

This pair will certainly keep you warm, and aren't scummy looking:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FIRST-MFG-MENS-VENTED-KNUCKLE-DRIVING-GLOVE-FI131G...

Ahh, driving gloves, the memories and soooooo cool, mine were the fingerless variety with padded bits on the palm and mesh (not crochet ! ) backs , so cool, I reckon they and they alone, not the Peugeot 404 , got me laid more than once. soooo cool.

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Originally posted by donn I reckon they [......] got me laid more than once. soooo cool.

be sure to be wearing a glove if its a one night stand

driving gloves have a purpose,

How are you supposed to challenge others to a dual without them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIXaen6EYEc 

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Originally posted by modulus Quote: Originally posted by donn I reckon they [......] got me laid more than once. soooo cool. Gloves can get you laid? What if you just wear one driving glove, Michael Jackson style?

Sorry Greg, I wasn't around when it was common place!

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Originally posted by HappyDaze Quote: Originally posted by sander288 How are you supposed to challenge others to a dual without them! Crikey Shaun, it's DUEL. It's bad enough having to read adds for DUEL cabs, without you doing the reverse.