Pensioner Chic

[David87]

You need a flat cap inside the car at all times, as well as a tatty old cushion on the passenger seat (for the comfort of anyone luckily enough to travel in the vehicle). Something like this should do nicely:

[anonymous-user]

pobox205 said:

Wow a 16 year old that can type using sentences and paragraphs. I am impressed sir.

I'm sorry? If you're accusing me of being 16, that's very kind but flattery will get you nowhere. I will admit to having been 16, 20 years ago....

[anonymous-user]

MC Bodge said:

An ancient one of these:



A sickly (home) air freshener:



Cushions obscuring the view out of the rear window (why?)

A clip-on coin holder

Optional: A self-righteous, aggressive attitude, random hard braking and no awareness of the surroundings.

I like both of those! I can see an electronic-bay rampage coming up....

[MC Bodge]

[Pothole]

such a shame, I just chucked out a 2010 National Trust guide. I have a 2010 AA road atlas if you'd like it.

[Eski1991]

Pothole said:

such a shame, I just chucked out a 2010 National Trust guide. I have a 2010 AA road atlas if you'd like it.

I have an OS Map for the Peak District in the pocket behind my seat. Christ I'm getting old. Quite like those IAM grille badges as well.

[inman999]

Pothole said:

such a shame, I just chucked out a 2010 National Trust guide. I have a 2010 AA road atlas if you'd like it.

My 2002 AA road atlas is still in active service, bargain.

The enamel AA/rac badges are the best shout so far.

[MC Bodge]

Right wing extremist propaganda (Daily Mail or Express) on the back seat

Edited by MC Bodge on Saturday 22 June 21:21

[Blakewater]

MajorProblem said:

I haven't seen these in years. I have a current National Trust book and sticker, some M&S mint humbugs in the car and I had a tartan rug until I gave it to some guy who I found collapsed at the roadside who turned out to be a drunk.

You could try a steering wheel cover and keep your distance sticker at the back.

[gaz1234]

2 cushions. Done

[999gsi]

MajorProblem said:

crikey haven't seen those for years, weren't they supposed to supress travel sickness or something similar ???

[scarble]

Simonium said:

I'm sorry? If you're accusing me of being 16, that's very kind but flattery will get you nowhere. I will admit to having been 16, 20 years ago....

lol, I misunderstood, I thought you were trying to pretend to be old.
I had a one-owner pensioners escort not too long ago and it had a national trust sticker, AA sticker (the grill badge doesn't really work on anything 1992 or later) and one of those slidey sun shade things clipped on to the passenger side visor, I kept it there, enjoying the pensioner chic.
Maybe a big unfolding foil windscreen shade thing?
You realise it's mandatory to take sandwiches with you now? Especially if you're going to sit in the car at the sea front in pouring rain.
Oh it also came with a dymo label stuck on the dash with the tyre pressure which tbh I f**king loved.

I believe them bits were supposed to stop the car from building up static. Crazy I saw an astra estate in work car park with two of those a few months ago, complete with lightning zig-zags printed on them.

Edited by scarble on Saturday 22 June 23:58

[kilauea]

I am thoroughly sick of how ageism seems to be legit discrimination on this site. I've just spent the week with an old chap who will only drive and shop at night now because he's embarrassed by his lack of mobility and frequency of using the toilet due to a knackered prostate. And you prick's think its funny.

Roll on your old age. I hope you don't make it.

[ch108]

999gsi said:

MajorProblem said:

crikey haven't seen those for years, weren't they supposed to supress travel sickness or something similar ???

No it was to displace static which you could sometimes get a shock from getting out the car

[Blakewater]

Here we go, apparently you can still get them. They seemed to be all the rage around 20 years ago but hardly anyone bothers with them any more. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ground-Belt-Earth-Static-S...

[Rick 343]

[Rick 343]

[CanAm]

RichB said:

CanAm said:

And also a Veteran Drivers Club badge with at least 40 on it.

Hey stop it. I'll be 57 next week and have been driving 40 years - dosen't make me a veteran!

In the days that you saw cars with the famous V-badge on the front, they certainly had them with 25 on (maybe less?) so you could be a member at 42.

kilauea said:

I am thoroughly sick of how ageism seems to be legit discrimination on this site. I've just spent the week with an old chap who will only drive and shop at night now because he's embarrassed by his lack of mobility and frequency of using the toilet due to a knackered prostate. And you prick's think its funny.

Roll on your old age. I hope you don't make it.

I agree wholeheartedly, but in this case the target is a certain type of older driver, rather as the Barry Boys also come in for some stick. I've made a few contributions to this thread and wouldn't mind betting that I'm in the top percentile of PHers agewise.

[HTP99]

Rick 343 said:

Awesome, however there are better ones now that are complete glasses that you fit over your own ones, a bit like 3D cinema glasses but these things are massive.

[HTP99]

kilauea said:

I am thoroughly sick of how ageism seems to be legit discrimination on this site. I've just spent the week with an old chap who will only drive and shop at night now because he's embarrassed by his lack of mobility and frequency of using the toilet due to a knackered prostate. And you prick's think its funny.

Roll on your old age. I hope you don't make it.

Lighten up, this is just a bit of fun.