Pensioner Chic
Discussion
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.
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.
Edited by Hasbeen on Sunday 23 June 18:51
You have all forgotten the item which really pisses of the young guys. The envelope stuffed in the glove compartment full of bank statements showing 5 monthly pension payments totaling £ 4267.31p, building society book with £204000.92p on deposit. Household account statement showing monthly outgoings of £146.31p, Tough life being old eh.
duckwhistle said:
You have all forgotten the item which really pisses of the young guys. The envelope stuffed in the glove compartment full of bank statements showing 5 monthly pension payments totaling £ 4267.31p, building society book with £204000.92p on deposit. Household account statement showing monthly outgoings of £146.31p, Tough life being old eh.
Oh you'll fit in well here... 
How about a Wallace Arnold coach tours brochure on the back seat,an "I slow down for horses" sticker in the back window,make sure the car is permanently steamed up so you can't see where your going,and make sure you always wear a raincoat with a decent chunk of it trapped in the bottom of the door scraping on the road.
'Fraid I can only offer an out-of-date National Trust sticker (lapsed member) and slightly dated road atlas from The Works for my Grampymobile. There is a 'Pistonheads' sticker though........
I should probably have one of those stickers saying I'M STICKING TO THE LIMIT. But sometimes I forget what the limit is.
I should probably have one of those stickers saying I'M STICKING TO THE LIMIT. But sometimes I forget what the limit is.
deltashad said:
Maybe you need to move on with the times grandad. Take a leaf out of the ops book and roll with it.
Its old timers like you who keep residuals of exciting cars like S2000s at a premium. Let it go. How do you incorporate a zimmer frame into that boot?
When the kids can beat me around the go-cart track, [I've sold the open wheelers], I'll get rid of the S2000, & get some crummy hot hatch, mean while I'll stick with real cars. Its old timers like you who keep residuals of exciting cars like S2000s at a premium. Let it go. How do you incorporate a zimmer frame into that boot?
Clip-on aerofoils on the windscreen wipers. Steel wheels with chrome hubcaps and trim-rings. Small bumper-mounted spotlights and under-bumper fog-lights (broken and pointing towards the ground). Mudflaps with car-dealer's name on them. Wing-mirrors, preferably bullet-shaped. Driving gloves and, errmmm, driving shoes. Crossply tyres. Stick-on element for the rear-window, or, even better - one of those blurry anti-mist-up panels stuck on to the inside of the read window (might as well stick one inside the windscreen too). Reversing lights fixed below the rear bumper worked by a little switch (with extended toggle and red indicator-light) on the dash. A vinyl roof (brown). A small dog. A wife with a thermos flask. A clutch which only bites 1mm from the top of it's travel. A full tank of kangaroo-petrol. A 2-speed-gearbox (- reverse and 2nd). A delayed-response mechanism fitted to the steering and brakes.
All available for the bling OAP. Probably.
All available for the bling OAP. Probably.
Edited by quiraing on Monday 24th June 15:46
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