Estates - are they now cool?
Discussion
My father had a 2 litre moondust Cortina mk3 estate 1974 first car I learnt to drive in
his last car was a Honda accord 2.3i Aerodeck which he sold to me for 1p when he had to give up his license
then a is 300 sportcross
100,000 miles then the missus killed the engine
just sold
Honda Accord 2.3i Executive
166,000 great barge for the dogs
in the market for a replacement was looking at
Jaguar XF 2014
Mercedes E class
Audi A6 avant
must have leather interior / sat nav/ reverse camera at least 50mpg
or any other ideas
cheers
his last car was a Honda accord 2.3i Aerodeck which he sold to me for 1p when he had to give up his license
then a is 300 sportcross
100,000 miles then the missus killed the engine
just sold
Honda Accord 2.3i Executive
166,000 great barge for the dogs
in the market for a replacement was looking at
Jaguar XF 2014
Mercedes E class
Audi A6 avant
must have leather interior / sat nav/ reverse camera at least 50mpg
or any other ideas
cheers
Edited by DBSV8 on Friday 24th February 03:15
Dapster said:
Someone converted an original Dayton to do this....
Interesting story - converted by Panther cars in Surrey for an American.
https://stage-www.hexagonclassics.com/cars/1972-fe...
I think they could be on to something there - if someone did a removable sunroof over the boot, it would mean that you could pack more or have easier access to your luggage! ( Insert the emo thing that is peering out the cardboard box).Interesting story - converted by Panther cars in Surrey for an American.
https://stage-www.hexagonclassics.com/cars/1972-fe...
Never understood the desire for saloons and wanting to look like you were given it with your job. Estates usually look better, have understatement built-in, and are more practical when required. Have room for a roof-rails and thus bike-racks too. Why the world went away to the crass 4x4 when clearly they're used as estate cars anyway just shouts of a shovel-full of delusion to me. Top-heavy pretentious cars for people that wear clothes with brand-names spattered about the place.
Nope, estate cars every time. Old W124 estates and P80 Volvo estates are good for 300,000+, were made of granite. I've 340K on my P80, and at 19 years old still has no rot anywhere. So fixable, and cheap to run and insure it's laughable. I hear W124s are the same but do rot.
Somehow an estate car says very little which I like. I'd never drive a BMW saloon, simpley because they look like a Middle management 'Widget' salesman's car, or worse as they drop down the foodchain, but whislt a long way form my first choice, a 5 series estate, I'd drive.
Nope, estate cars every time. Old W124 estates and P80 Volvo estates are good for 300,000+, were made of granite. I've 340K on my P80, and at 19 years old still has no rot anywhere. So fixable, and cheap to run and insure it's laughable. I hear W124s are the same but do rot.
Somehow an estate car says very little which I like. I'd never drive a BMW saloon, simpley because they look like a Middle management 'Widget' salesman's car, or worse as they drop down the foodchain, but whislt a long way form my first choice, a 5 series estate, I'd drive.
Edited by OldDuffer on Friday 24th February 13:16
Dapster said:
Someone converted an original Dayton to do this....
Interesting story - converted by Panther cars in Surrey for an American.
https://stage-www.hexagonclassics.com/cars/1972-fe...
To paraphrase Clint Eastwood in The RookieInteresting story - converted by Panther cars in Surrey for an American.
https://stage-www.hexagonclassics.com/cars/1972-fe...
"Whoever defaced that work of art by doing that to it ought to have his ass removed"
nobrakes said:
markymarkthree said:
ess said:
Extra Brownie points for the period rear window sticker.
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My dad used to have one just like that (apart from the wheels). I remember travelling in the boot.
Edited by nobrakes on Friday 24th February 03:34
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