Cars You Never See Anymore
- Thread starter Idris2002
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Leo2
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My family home is in Kent, but I am studying in New South Wales, and living there part time. I only come home for the holidays at Christmas.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i was at primary school with two kids (they were cousins) - their dads and an uncle had three of these with consecutive (M reg) registration numbers - from memory, one had a dark blue one, the other two had white
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Speaking of old bangers (no, not Mrs Miggins down the street,) this is what I have been driving (when I can afford the petrol) in the 4 years since I was 16. Not quite something you never see now - but getting there. It is 15 years old this December, and done nearly 110,000 km. It used to be my mum's but she gave it to me as a birthday present when I turned old enough to drive. It is my baby, and will have to do me until I finish uni and (hopefully) begin earning my keep. ]
"My baby". I was hung , drawn and quartered recently for referring to my car like that
In a sustainable society those cars would still exist. Profit demands eternal new purchases over eternal maintenance.
When we attain full communism we should bring back the Austin Alegro as the official family car.
When we attain full communism we should bring back the Austin Alegro as the official family car.
weltweit
Well-Known Member
Yes, that would be a suitable punishment ..
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
With the Ambassador for the Party hierarchy?
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Retired colleague has one of those, or at least he did. He sent it away many years ago for a complete nut and bolt restoration and I believe that despite the entire thing being completed many years ago it is still there. The excuse he was using was he was trying to get original headlining!
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
Airbags??? Alfa designers sweated blood over the ideal positioning of the cigarette lighter.
ElizabethofYork
Old Crone
My dad had one of these when I was a kid.
A380
How do I change this 'custom title' thing then?
The Capri is pretty thin on the ground these days.
So imagine my surprise when six in a row passed by on the other side of the road last Sunday. Models from all Capri eras too.
Methinks there was a rally somewhere..?
I'd quite like a restored one of these:
CrabbedOne
Walking sideways snippily
I recall a Consultant Surgeon turning up with a 2.8i Capri at our Start-Up on the Shankill and thinking it was cool as fuck.I'd quite like a restored one of these:
I was younger then.
Really not a patch on the Alpha 2.5 V6 but you can see some of the same gloriously vulgar lines.
dessiato
🇪🇸 españa te quiero
One of my uncles had a Mk1 3litre. He said it was an unusual model and kept it for many years. No idea what happened to it but some enthusiast was always trying to buy it.I recall a Consultant Surgeon turning up with a 2.8i Capri at our Start-Up on the Shankill and thinking it was cool as fuck.
I was younger then.
Really not a patch on the Alpha 2.5 V6 but you can see some of the same gloriously vulgar lines.
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Lara, Lada, Lada, Lada shouting, mega, mega, white thing
(They were rarely white, this is poetic license)
(They were rarely white, this is poetic license)
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
My father-in-law (MGF owner) and brother-in-law (Mk 2 MR2 owner) have a running argument about who has the best car (these are both "weekend" cars, by the way). F-i-l gets annoyed when informed that the MGF was designed specifically with female buyers in mind, and gets apoplectic if you refer to it using the term "hairdresser's car".
Treacle Toes
Time
Speaking of old bangers (no, not Mrs Miggins down the street
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Mrs Miggins ?
Leo2
Vexatious correspondent
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
So did I
And I am currently driving a 1990 Daihatsu Charade so.....
And I am currently driving a 1990 Daihatsu Charade so.....
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Hang on a minute....your family home is in Kent, so presumably your mum is in Kent. Your mum gave you that car which used to be hers, presumably in Kent as that's where she lives, but the car is in Aussie with NSW plates....
Leo2
Vexatious correspondent
Hang on a minute....your family home is in Kent, so presumably your mum is in Kent. Your mum gave you that car which used to be hers, presumably in Kent as that's where she lives, but the car is in Aussie with NSW plates....
Yep, it got here in a container yonks ago - my uncle had connections, and it cost us sod all. And when I'm finished my degrees, I can sell it in this far flung reach of Empire - where BMWs bring heaps more than in the UK. And there M'Lud, rests the case for the defence!
Idris2002
Christmas Eve, you know?
I thought I saw "gamaro" (sic) on the side, alright. . .
pogofish
Testicle Hairstyle
Red, gold - well metallic mustard, and possibly green were the main Lada colours I remember.
ringo
Macaroni cheese controller
There's a white and red Camaro that lives in the next street to me. Looks brand new; it's massive and makes a big noise.
