Pensioner Chic
Discussion
I have just bought myself an immaculate Y reg Peugeot 406 GLX as a cheap runabout while I save some funds to buy something quick. A colleague of mine made a flippant remark about it being an old man's car (maroon with beige velour interior) which has got me started on the whole Pensioner Chic idea. I would welcome suggestions for any little additions that would transform this car into the uber-grandad vehicle. The sort of bizarre accessories that"improve" a car. So far I have sourced:
A beaded seat cover
A Tartan rug on the back seat
A box of tissues on the parcel shelf
A walking stick
Travel sweets
An obsolete atlas
An obsolete National Trust Handbook
Any suggestions would be very well received
The car has a service and bill history the likes of which even god has never seen and runs brilliantly. It's done 75000 and been garaged its whole life. Fully diamondbrite-d and no cosmetic issues whatsoever. Being a 2.0 HDi 110 it is as slow as christmas but it has a certain charm....
This is a very silly project which even the most stoic and po-faced of my friends seem to enjoy contributing to.
A beaded seat cover
A Tartan rug on the back seat
A box of tissues on the parcel shelf
A walking stick
Travel sweets
An obsolete atlas
An obsolete National Trust Handbook
Any suggestions would be very well received
The car has a service and bill history the likes of which even god has never seen and runs brilliantly. It's done 75000 and been garaged its whole life. Fully diamondbrite-d and no cosmetic issues whatsoever. Being a 2.0 HDi 110 it is as slow as christmas but it has a certain charm....
This is a very silly project which even the most stoic and po-faced of my friends seem to enjoy contributing to.
HD Adam said:
You wear a Trilby & smoke a pipe whilst driving
Don't ever do this. My father did, & once, driving home from the beach, he hit the pipe on something, & the fire fell out of it.
This was bad enough, but when the fire went up the leg of the shorts he was wearing, it got much worse.
I'm very lucky to be alive.
Wear a hand knitted cardigan would be better.
Impasse said:
Antique radiator grille badges from the AA, RAC and Caravan Club.
This was going to be my input.I'll add...
Tow bar
Mud flaps
Those chunky door protectors with orange reflectors built in.
http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=16...
Stick on bumper corner protectors, however they must be stuck on in completely the wrong place where they don't protect the bumper corner.
You also need a set of driving gloves, ones with cut outs where your knuckles are.
A manky pillow or cushion that has seen better days, to sit on.
You also need a set of driving gloves, ones with cut outs where your knuckles are.
A manky pillow or cushion that has seen better days, to sit on.
Simonium said:
I have just bought myself an immaculate Y reg Peugeot 406 GLX as a cheap runabout while I save some funds to buy something quick. A colleague of mine made a flippant remark about it being an old man's car (maroon with beige velour interior) which has got me started on the whole Pensioner Chic idea. I would welcome suggestions for any little additions that would transform this car into the uber-grandad vehicle. The sort of bizarre accessories that"improve" a car. So far I have sourced:
A beaded seat cover
A Tartan rug on the back seat
A box of tissues on the parcel shelf
A walking stick
Travel sweets
An obsolete atlas
An obsolete National Trust Handbook
Any suggestions would be very well received
The car has a service and bill history the likes of which even god has never seen and runs brilliantly. It's done 75000 and been garaged its whole life. Fully diamondbrite-d and no cosmetic issues whatsoever. Being a 2.0 HDi 110 it is as slow as christmas but it has a certain charm....
This is a very silly project which even the most stoic and po-faced of my friends seem to enjoy contributing to.
I read this post and depression started to set in as I read the list and realised that I qualified for quite a number of the items on it:A beaded seat cover
A Tartan rug on the back seat
A box of tissues on the parcel shelf
A walking stick
Travel sweets
An obsolete atlas
An obsolete National Trust Handbook
Any suggestions would be very well received
The car has a service and bill history the likes of which even god has never seen and runs brilliantly. It's done 75000 and been garaged its whole life. Fully diamondbrite-d and no cosmetic issues whatsoever. Being a 2.0 HDi 110 it is as slow as christmas but it has a certain charm....
This is a very silly project which even the most stoic and po-faced of my friends seem to enjoy contributing to.
A beaded seat cover No
A Tartan rug on the back seat Not quite, the tartan rug is in the boot
A box of tissues on the parcel shelf They're in the glove box
A walking stick Not yet, but do have two massive brolleys in the boot that could do the job
Travel sweets In the glove box
An obsolete atlas Yes
An obsolete National Trust Handbook Yes
Oh dear
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