What boring cars did you really desire once upon a time?

[LHD]

Always fancied a Cavalier V6...

[Baz Tench]

Matt Harper said:

Toyota Corolla Twincam-16 - the hype far outweighed the experience.

O/T, but a mate had an 85/86 C reg version and it was a bit of a revelation at the time (1988, and it was to me anyway). That beautifully balanced 1.6 16v twin cam being worked hard.

Not massively quick, but characterful.

[DoctorX]

CampDavid said:

Indeed, just for the button on the bottom of the seat



I fancy buying one for the sheer hell of it.

Electric recline in the back too on the Scorpio. Most comfortable seats ever.

[HTP99]

I had a thing for saloons, I remember a Ford Orion being at the top of my "first car" list and I even went to see one, it didn't start and the front passenger door was rusty at the bottom, I bought an Escort in the end, we are talking 86 vintage.

A few years down the line I still had a saloon fetish and had a soft spot for the Mk1 Seat Cordoba, I haven't seen one for years, anyone remember the SX, the 2 door saloon version?

[MarkRSi]

Raize said:

I wanted a Vauxhall Senator.

Same! (while at secondary school)





While at University I lusted after one of these bad boys






Once I graduated I saw the light and bought a 8000rpm Civic Type-R and 14000rpm sportbike

[B'stard Child]

Raize said:

I wanted a Vauxhall Senator.

I've had a dozen so far and I don't feel greedy - they aren't boring

[Kolbenkopp]

And failed to read the OP of course. Still want one / any of these boring things from time to time .

[DouggyMc]

I remember about 1994/1995 the chav across the road from me had a e reg vauxhall Belmont with a redtop engine from a Astra gte in it. I really liked that. Saw it about 10 years later and realised how st it was.

[CampDavid]

DoctorX said:

CampDavid said:

Indeed, just for the button on the bottom of the seat



I fancy buying one for the sheer hell of it.

Electric recline in the back too on the Scorpio. Most comfortable seats ever.

When I bought my 7er it was mainly for the seats. Electric seats are, inexplicably, the most luxurious thing in the world to me. All they do is add weight, break and never get used as mostly it's me that drives my car but, still...

[stedale]

In vx format of course, not only boring but crap

[HereBeMonsters]

I still really want a Nissan 100NX.

[vrsmxtb]

I haven't been counting, but it seems the Ford Orion might be the most desired boring car!?

Are you lot all joyriders from the 80s?

[Leins]

DoctorX said:

Electric recline in the back too on the Scorpio. Most comfortable seats ever.

Friend of mine's dad had one in the early 90s and that's about the only thing I can remember from it!

[FezzaDude]

When I was 11yrs old I loved the vauxhall Calibra because my school headmaster drove one and it was the most interesting car in the car park!

[DoctorX]

vrsmxtb said:

I haven't been counting, but it seems the Ford Orion might be the most desired boring car!?

Are you lot all joyriders from the 80s?

A very very classy car that. Pre-facelift 1.6i Ghia only though for me. The Cavalier CD with the detachable handbags on the doors was also on the want-list, as was a Solara SX with the 'Ordinateur de Bord' computer. What a sad bd.

[Zuckerman]

Green montego countryman, ohh Yeah.

[Leins]

Zuckerman said:

Green montego countryman, ohh Yeah.

I had an ear operation the day the Montego was launched. The surgeon's son was one of the designers


Sorry, just thought I'd throw that out there as a Friday night inanity

[Pints]

I very nearly took out a loan for one of these. In white.

[MH82]

Have to admit, it was the Ford Orion for me too, although I wanted the mk2 I actually got a mk1 1.6GL as my first car!



and then a mk2 1.4 Equipe as my second car:



and then this to use as a daily as I was putting on some mileage:

Edited by MH82 on Friday 12th October 23:06

[Waugh-terfall]

I really wanted a Mégane II Dynamique as my first car when they came out, shakin' that ass and all. Ottoman Blue or Oporto Red. I got one. It was a bit st.