Pensioner Chic
Discussion
Simonium said:
It's a brave effort, but simply not comprehensive enough. My next move will be getting additional mats to put on the existing mats in order to protect them.
To be honest, in the autumn/winter I use a set of rubber mats over the OE fit ones to protect them from wet/muddy/snowy shoes.Stinkfoot said:
Not sure if its been mentioned but one of these is mandatory.
Don't knock those compasses.I had one of those, readable from below as well as the top, above my bunk on the yacht. I could lie on my bunk, & just a glance told me if the boat was on course, when making ocean passages, steering by wind vane.
I was certainly no pensioner at the time.
My son needed one in his car during his teenage years. He would get onto an expressway & head north rather than south, or vice versa, before he learnt that big yellow thing in the sky could be used as a direction finder.
A bit of an update. I have acquired a ghastly steering wheel cover and a chromed RAC grill badge. The only issue with the badge is that it is too big to fit on the grill as it is too tall. One of my colleagues has suggested a badge bar, that would somehow attach to the front of the car and where I could display my Caravan Club and RAC badges, proudly.
The question is now, beaded seat cover or floral cushions?
The question is now, beaded seat cover or floral cushions?
Simonium said:
A bit of an update. I have acquired a ghastly steering wheel cover and a chromed RAC grill badge. The only issue with the badge is that it is too big to fit on the grill as it is too tall. One of my colleagues has suggested a badge bar, that would somehow attach to the front of the car and where I could display my Caravan Club and RAC badges, proudly.
The question is now, beaded seat cover or floral cushions?
Floral cushions, the beaded seat covers are more asian than pensioner.The question is now, beaded seat cover or floral cushions?
niccis dad said:
As a 67 year old pensioner I have to take, um, er, oooh, ah, yes, umbrage at this type of ageism. I'll have you know that I've just completed an 800 mile round trip to purchase an X300 XJR. Well, I should perhaps say that I went all that way because it was in my favourite colour and it just happened to be one of those xjr thingies. I'm really disappointed though with it. No quarterlights! How the F--k do I flick my Woodbines out the window?
I am a bit worried though. the young chap I bought it from said that despite it having covered 90,000 miles it's NEVER had a decoke! So I'm now resigning myself to having a decoke, crankshaft regrind and new piston rings fitted. then I'll have to have that "Running In, Please Pass" sticker on the back window. To make things worse it has one of those new fangled Autosomething gearboxes. Do you know that so far ,6 people have hit me on the back bumper simply because I was coming to terms with only having 2 pedals!
I also asked him when the brakes were last adjusted. He said Never! I'm amazed that I got home safely (apart from the cars and buses that bent my rear bumper) with brake shoes that must be down to their rivets.
I also can't believe that a quality car like a Jaguar doesn't even have a starting handle! I've heard about cost cutting, but this is ridiculous. It's the same with the carburators, where are the idle and mixture adjustments on these ? In fact, where are the carburators? As a seasoned motorist I always like to carry a spare set of Contact Breaker points in my toolkit, but when I asked for this at Halfords the young person behind the counter simply acted dumb. With stupid people like this working for Halfords what hope do we have without joining the jolly old Automobile Association and their prompt attendance with their motorcycles and side cars and always the jolly" no salute, Speed trap ahead" membership.
Anyway, what's "Chic" is it short for Chicken? Chicory?
Ahh, nurse is here now , telling me that I should rest.
Quality post! I am a bit worried though. the young chap I bought it from said that despite it having covered 90,000 miles it's NEVER had a decoke! So I'm now resigning myself to having a decoke, crankshaft regrind and new piston rings fitted. then I'll have to have that "Running In, Please Pass" sticker on the back window. To make things worse it has one of those new fangled Autosomething gearboxes. Do you know that so far ,6 people have hit me on the back bumper simply because I was coming to terms with only having 2 pedals!
I also asked him when the brakes were last adjusted. He said Never! I'm amazed that I got home safely (apart from the cars and buses that bent my rear bumper) with brake shoes that must be down to their rivets.
I also can't believe that a quality car like a Jaguar doesn't even have a starting handle! I've heard about cost cutting, but this is ridiculous. It's the same with the carburators, where are the idle and mixture adjustments on these ? In fact, where are the carburators? As a seasoned motorist I always like to carry a spare set of Contact Breaker points in my toolkit, but when I asked for this at Halfords the young person behind the counter simply acted dumb. With stupid people like this working for Halfords what hope do we have without joining the jolly old Automobile Association and their prompt attendance with their motorcycles and side cars and always the jolly" no salute, Speed trap ahead" membership.
Anyway, what's "Chic" is it short for Chicken? Chicory?
Ahh, nurse is here now , telling me that I should rest.
You spelt carburettors wrong though, ya daft old bugger. (unless you're American/Canadian)
GVK said:
niccis dad said:
As a 67 year old pensioner I have to take, um, er, oooh, ah, yes, umbrage at this type of ageism. I'll have you know that I've just completed an 800 mile round trip to purchase an X300 XJR. Well, I should perhaps say that I went all that way because it was in my favourite colour and it just happened to be one of those xjr thingies. I'm really disappointed though with it. No quarterlights! How the F--k do I flick my Woodbines out the window?
I am a bit worried though. the young chap I bought it from said that despite it having covered 90,000 miles it's NEVER had a decoke! So I'm now resigning myself to having a decoke, crankshaft regrind and new piston rings fitted. then I'll have to have that "Running In, Please Pass" sticker on the back window. To make things worse it has one of those new fangled Autosomething gearboxes. Do you know that so far ,6 people have hit me on the back bumper simply because I was coming to terms with only having 2 pedals!
I also asked him when the brakes were last adjusted. He said Never! I'm amazed that I got home safely (apart from the cars and buses that bent my rear bumper) with brake shoes that must be down to their rivets.
I also can't believe that a quality car like a Jaguar doesn't even have a starting handle! I've heard about cost cutting, but this is ridiculous. It's the same with the carburators, where are the idle and mixture adjustments on these ? In fact, where are the carburators? As a seasoned motorist I always like to carry a spare set of Contact Breaker points in my toolkit, but when I asked for this at Halfords the young person behind the counter simply acted dumb. With stupid people like this working for Halfords what hope do we have without joining the jolly old Automobile Association and their prompt attendance with their motorcycles and side cars and always the jolly" no salute, Speed trap ahead" membership.
Anyway, what's "Chic" is it short for Chicken? Chicory?
Ahh, nurse is here now , telling me that I should rest.
Quality post! I am a bit worried though. the young chap I bought it from said that despite it having covered 90,000 miles it's NEVER had a decoke! So I'm now resigning myself to having a decoke, crankshaft regrind and new piston rings fitted. then I'll have to have that "Running In, Please Pass" sticker on the back window. To make things worse it has one of those new fangled Autosomething gearboxes. Do you know that so far ,6 people have hit me on the back bumper simply because I was coming to terms with only having 2 pedals!
I also asked him when the brakes were last adjusted. He said Never! I'm amazed that I got home safely (apart from the cars and buses that bent my rear bumper) with brake shoes that must be down to their rivets.
I also can't believe that a quality car like a Jaguar doesn't even have a starting handle! I've heard about cost cutting, but this is ridiculous. It's the same with the carburators, where are the idle and mixture adjustments on these ? In fact, where are the carburators? As a seasoned motorist I always like to carry a spare set of Contact Breaker points in my toolkit, but when I asked for this at Halfords the young person behind the counter simply acted dumb. With stupid people like this working for Halfords what hope do we have without joining the jolly old Automobile Association and their prompt attendance with their motorcycles and side cars and always the jolly" no salute, Speed trap ahead" membership.
Anyway, what's "Chic" is it short for Chicken? Chicory?
Ahh, nurse is here now , telling me that I should rest.
You spelt carburettors wrong though, ya daft old bugger. (unless you're American/Canadian)
Great thread, I recognise so much of this stuff from my dads cars! Here's one for you if you dare - My mother always had a "Lady Wee" thing so she could have a "Jimmy Riddle" in those awkward moments when there were traffic jams etc. I have no idea if she ever used it but it was still in the car when she stopped driving last year.
Bit of a challenge for you!
Bit of a challenge for you!
Hasbeen said:
Well I'm 73, but I don't have a back seat, parcel shelf, or even a glove box in my S2000 for all this stuff, so I can't be chic.
My 22 year old daughter might qualify. In less than a month after I gave it to her, the Peugeot 306 convertible had as decoration, 3 jumpers/track suit tops, one coat, 2 umbrellas, 2 pairs of slacks, 2 sets of gym gear, 3 boxes of tissue & 6 1/2 pairs of shoes.
Now that is really chic.
She also had 6 KFC hand towel packs, & one door pocket full of chocolate bar wrappers. When asked about them she said they were there because she doesn't like to litter. I guess she meant anywhere other than her car.
Various items of clothing, tissues, wipe-clean moist towelettes and chocolate bars?My 22 year old daughter might qualify. In less than a month after I gave it to her, the Peugeot 306 convertible had as decoration, 3 jumpers/track suit tops, one coat, 2 umbrellas, 2 pairs of slacks, 2 sets of gym gear, 3 boxes of tissue & 6 1/2 pairs of shoes.
Now that is really chic.
She also had 6 KFC hand towel packs, & one door pocket full of chocolate bar wrappers. When asked about them she said they were there because she doesn't like to litter. I guess she meant anywhere other than her car.
She sounds like she loves dogging.
It's been a long time since any update, but I fancy a change of pensioner chariot, and wondered what the consensus would be for the ultimate gribble conveyance. I thought that, if I could find one, a Talbot Tagora would be perfect - the ideal combination of understated yet appalling styling, uneconomical and unreliable. Any thoughts please?
chris watton said:
What a brilliantly funny thread! Made my Sunday morning reading through it!
What I find scary, though, is the fact that I am 47, I remember 20 years ago as if it were yesterday - time has flown, and in another short 20 years, I will be the pensioner as described in this thread!
I'm the same age as you. When people refer to events "10 years ago", my first thought is that they're referring to the 90s! What I find scary, though, is the fact that I am 47, I remember 20 years ago as if it were yesterday - time has flown, and in another short 20 years, I will be the pensioner as described in this thread!
Simonium said:
It's been a long time since any update, but I fancy a change of pensioner chariot, and wondered what the consensus would be for the ultimate gribble conveyance. I thought that, if I could find one, a Talbot Tagora would be perfect - the ideal combination of understated yet appalling styling, uneconomical and unreliable. Any thoughts please?
Is it too much of a cliche to suggest a Honda Jazz?Simonium said:
It's been a long time since any update, but I fancy a change of pensioner chariot, and wondered what the consensus would be for the ultimate gribble conveyance. I thought that, if I could find one, a Talbot Tagora would be perfect - the ideal combination of understated yet appalling styling, uneconomical and unreliable. Any thoughts please?
There are probably less than half a dozen Tagoras left in the UK, only realistic chance would be to import oneSimonium said:
It's been a long time since any update, but I fancy a change of pensioner chariot, and wondered what the consensus would be for the ultimate gribble conveyance. I thought that, if I could find one, a Talbot Tagora would be perfect - the ideal combination of understated yet appalling styling, uneconomical and unreliable. Any thoughts please?
No, no, no, not a Tagora. Far too swish looking sonny. And they've all rusted away. I was going to suggest one of these:
Preferably a Limited Edition version that'll have peeling decals announcing it's a 'Rio' or a 'Castaway'. Lovely tappety engine would be a bonus, along with paint so faded it looks pink and seat belts that obligingly dangle below the sill when on the move, because of course you don't use belts as Ministers don't know what they're talking about, and anyway you can get out of the car easier in the event that you roll the car back into the wall attempting a hill start when leaving the pub on a Tuesday lunchtime when you and the Doris can eat the weekend's leftovers for £8 all in. Then I realised that it would not be appropriate as it's Japanese and don't forget the war etc, so that also rules out the Proton 1.5 GLS:
So it's got to be something British, when the genius of UK engineering still ruled the Empire. Allegro it is then.
One of these...
http://www.regencymotorco.co.uk/vehicle-details/?V...
http://www.regencymotorco.co.uk/vehicle-details/?V...
Edited by leafspring on Sunday 16th March 11:30
Jim AK said:
Rover 75.
Must be 1.8 preferably in Gold. Don't forget to transfer as much of the 'Bling' from the 406, even though it won't fit, & add a mid 80's AA/RAC handbook some yellow lens night driving glasses & make sure they are on a string so you don't lose or drop them!!
And should be an automatic...Must be 1.8 preferably in Gold. Don't forget to transfer as much of the 'Bling' from the 406, even though it won't fit, & add a mid 80's AA/RAC handbook some yellow lens night driving glasses & make sure they are on a string so you don't lose or drop them!!
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