Pensioner Chic

[anonymous-user]

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.

[lexusboy]

I would say beaded seat cover is more asian, I would go for one of those back support things for the drivers seat, also umbrellas and hats on the parcel shelf

[dvs_dave]

A steering wheel knob.
A clip-on super wide angle rear view mirror.
Tinted side window wind deflectors
An ichthus fish bumper sticker
A boot tidy
A fan attached to the windscreen

Should get you going!

[HD Adam]

You wear a Trilby & smoke a pipe whilst driving

[Hasbeen]

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]

Antique radiator grille badges from the AA, RAC and Caravan Club.

[MBZ 6]

The extra convex plastic mirror that you stick on the existing door mirrors.

[Escort3500]

Scratches on the corners of each bumper, laced plastic or fur steering wheel cover, St Christopher badge on a badge bar along with other badges referred to on earlier post. Park at garden centres regularly.

[sjabrown]

Stains on the seats from previous episodes of incontinence?

[philmots]

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...

[HTP99]

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.

[belleair302]

National Trust window sticker or RNIB / RSPCA, Countryside Alliance or help the aged badges. I would also suggest something linking you to the caravanning association

[CanAm]

Impasse said:

Antique radiator grille badges from the AA, RAC and Caravan Club.

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

[New POD]

I dispute that this is a pensioners car.

It's not a JAZz

[897sma]

It definitely needs a trilby on the parcel shelf. You also need to drive everywhere at a constant 40mph regardless of the actual speed limit or road conditions

[Roadru77er]

CanAm said:

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

Now called GEM (Guild of Experienced Motorists)

String back driving gloves?

[Garvin]

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 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

[MajorProblem]

[Benj1984]

Rev the car to the limiter whilst riding the clutch when pulling away or entering any car parking space

[auto1]