The Poverty Spec Enthusiasts' Thread

[W00DY]

chrisb92 said:

Taz1383 said:

So basically you're lazy?

Nope. Just miffed at getting that piece of crap. Even the staff were laughing at me

Probably not because you traded one anonymous hatchback for another smaller one though.

[chrisb92]

W00DY said:

Probably not because you traded one anonymous hatchback for another smaller one though.

I don't get what you mean? I haven't bought the up.. I have since returned it and have my own car back now. The auto box in it is so bad, the salesman even said I can't believe people actually buy it!!

[SuperHangOn]

Air con, leccy front windows and a vaguely decent stereo. Couldn't give a crap about anything else tbh.

Don't like built in sat navs.

[MarshPhantom]

Coolest car my Dad ever had was one just like this.

Renault 21RX - 2 litre injection engine with hardly any kit.

[GroundEffect]

You're all tight.

I love gadgets.

[DoctorX]

MarshPhantom said:

Coolest car my Dad ever had was one just like this.

Renault 21RX - 2 litre injection engine with hardly any kit.

At lot more than a TL though! Look - FOGLIGHTS!

[Toaster Pilot]

chrisb92 said:

Put my well specced Golf in for its first MOT today and have been given an Up! as a courtesy car. My God, it's tragic. It's a 15 plate and has the definition of a poverty spec auto gearbox! Other features it lacks are there isn't a single button on the steering wheel, can't even change the sound of the radio on it! Cloth interior, can only adjust the window of the drivers side, I have to lean over to press the button for the passenger. No arm rest. NO auto lights. NO auto windscreen wipers. I won't even go into how slow the thing is.

The only possible box I can imagine that may have been ticked was the one for alloys, although they are about 13", so nothing special!!!

Surely the lease company will need to worry about your Golf's first MOT, not you?

[Number 5]

chrisb92 said:

Put my well specced Golf in for its first MOT today and have been given an Up! as a courtesy car. My God, it's tragic. It's a 15 plate and has the definition of a poverty spec auto gearbox! Other features it lacks are there isn't a single button on the steering wheel, can't even change the sound of the radio on it! Cloth interior, can only adjust the window of the drivers side, I have to lean over to press the button for the passenger. No arm rest. NO auto lights. NO auto windscreen wipers. I won't even go into how slow the thing is.

The only possible box I can imagine that may have been ticked was the one for alloys, although they are about 13", so nothing special!!!

My Dad has got an UP! He has had a great legacy of cars over the years but he's now nearly 75 and just wants a small car. I've drove his car on a few occasions and I personally think it's a brilliant car. I think you may have made an unfair summary of it by comparing it to your well specced Golf. The idea of the UP! is just be a simple manoeuvrable car and not a motorway mile muncher.

[Mr2Mike]

chrisb92 said:

I don't get what you mean? I haven't bought the up.. I have since returned it and have my own car back now. The auto box in it is so bad, the salesman even said I can't believe people actually buy it!!

So it's not a "poverty spec auto box" but simply not a very good one (as they tend not to be in small engined cars)?

[PeterGadsby]

I fancy one of those base spec Dacia duster 4x4 cars the White ones with no options - that would be cool I think

- pete

[PeterGadsby]

I fancy one of those base spec Dacia duster 4x4 cars the White ones with no options - that would be cool I think

- pete

[DSLiverpool]

PeterGadsby said:

I fancy one of those base spec Dacia duster 4x4 cars the White ones with no options - that would be cool I think

- pete

Drive one and report back

[chrisb92]

Toaster Pilot said:

Surely the lease company will need to worry about your Golf's first MOT, not you?

It's not leased so I have to do it myself!

[chrisb92]

Number 5 said:

My Dad has got an UP! He has had a great legacy of cars over the years but he's now nearly 75 and just wants a small car. I've drove his car on a few occasions and I personally think it's a brilliant car. I think you may have made an unfair summary of it by comparing it to your well specced Golf. The idea of the UP! is just be a simple manoeuvrable car and not a motorway mile muncher.

Very fair point! I hd an UP! last time and it was fine, this one just seemed to be worse and to be honest my main beef was with the auto box!

[W00DY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-MERCEDES-200t-w124-...

A revival of the thread for this stunner.

Fuel Injection? No
Auto box? No
Electric Windows? None
Stereo? No
Metallic Paint? No


The list goes on (or perhaps doesn't)


I love it.

[harrykul]

That's pretty cool.

[E36Ross]

Erudite geezer said:

Still alive!!
Mot till June 2016.

https://mot-history.net/


I know it should be left standard, Part of me would love to fit a Cosworth engine though.

[IanCress]

Whilst not at all poverty spec, my Volvo reminds me that I haven't bought the top of the range version by presenting me with a load of blank buttons on the centre console:

[chris333]

W00DY said:

A revival of the thread for this stunner.

Fuel Injection? No
Auto box? No
Electric Windows? None
Stereo? No
Metallic Paint? No


The list goes on (or perhaps doesn't)


I love it.

none of those things, but a specific slab of wood to match the exact switches fitted rather than the horror of blank bits of plastic. The brilliance and madness of the old-school Mercedes.

[Palms]

Had a pov spec 106 with a clock for a rev counter, no pas, no alloys, and spanish windows.
Loved it