What's the poster car for the recession??

[RDMcG]

In the endless amount of recession press coverage, I come across Porsche as the car most often mentioned as "no longer fashionable" or wrong for the times. Curious to know what others would nominate as the recession poster car.

[ultegra]

The 2009 Honda F1 car.

[Sciroccology]

[dougc]

BMW X6

[8Ace]

BMW 318i.

Can't afford it, at all, but need to say they drive a BM so go for the only one available.

[G'kar]

RR Sports.

Lined up on forecourts.

[911motorsport]

[sleep envy]

G'kar said:

RR Sports.

Lined up on forecourts.

or a Revere

[Hammerhead]

[emicen]

Polo Bluemotion. Seems to be no end to the number of pious cocksockets buying them and attempting to look at you hautily from them.

Its small, cheap and economical meaning they think they are beating the credit crunch and global warming in one.

Personally I'd rather slit my wrists and watch the blood dribble out my veins than go through an equally protracted death, slowly having the will to live sucked out of me driving such a POS.

["Torquemada"]

This has to be in with a shout. Two for the price of one and all that...

[Neil_H]

Toyota Prius. Total sham.

[A.J.M]

8Ace said:

BMW 318i.

Can't afford it, at all, but need to say they drive a BM so go for the only one available.

My vote. My boss bought a 57 plate one 4 months ago, she had a 05 116i before that. Not sure how she can afford them on 17k a year but hey, not my problem

[mrmr96]

Anything bought on finance which has since been repossessed.

I wonder what the most repossessed car has been in the last 12 months by volume...?

[grumbledoak]

Neil_H said:

Toyota Prius. Total sham.

That would be my nomination, too; a sham environmental vehicle to match Gordon's sham economic miracle.

[G'kar]

[sleep envy]

you can see hair gel leakage

[G'kar]

If you look closely, you can just make out where the tie knot hit the windscreen.

[V8mate]

G'kar said:

RR Sports.

Lined up on forecourts.

So why are buyers so keen on them at auction?

Maybe they're lined up on LR forecourts, because they're charging too much?

[nervous]

G'kar said:

If you look closely, you can just make out where the tie knot hit the windscreen.