Pensioner Chic
Discussion
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.
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.
Excellent ideas. Some others that have been suggested include a dashboard mounted compass, nodding dog, reversing lens, parking indicator pole for attachment to the bumpers. I would ideally like to show the car at one of the many and extensive 406 OC meetings as an affectionate homage to our senior driving brethren....
Further details include badged "406" mudflaps, tow bar, matching beige velour carpet mats, "diesel fuel only" sticker on the fuel flap, tartan umbrella, trilby on the parcel shelf, along with the walking stick and tissues (Kleenex mansize). I have acquired a stick on blind spot mirror for the driver's wing mirror. Other suggestions raised so far have included chrome effect number plate surrounds, sun strip (green).
My personal favourite is a bastardise a "XLD" badge, remove the X, and place the LD between the 0 and 6 of the model designation to create a 40LD6.
My personal favourite is a bastardise a "XLD" badge, remove the X, and place the LD between the 0 and 6 of the model designation to create a 40LD6.
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....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.
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 would hope you'd realise this is a just a light mickey taking of what some elderly people keep in their cars, rather than a wholesale condemnation of elderly people in general? The best contributors I've spoken to have been "mature" people who have laughed along with it and joined in. If you want contempt for the old, try some of the other threads currently open.Roll on your old age. I hope you don't make it.
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 would hope you'd realise this is a just a light mickey taking of what some elderly people keep in their cars, rather than a wholesale condemnation of elderly people in general? The best contributors I've spoken to have been "mature" people who have laughed along with it and joined in. If you want contempt for the old, try some of the other threads currently open.Roll on your old age. I hope you don't make it.
scarble said:
looking good 
not sure the air freshner fits the theme though.
what's that in the boot? is it related? is it a pool cue?
Yes, not sure about the air freshened either. When I get the pipe holder the smell of Old Holborn will more than make do. It's a snooker cue in the boot, but might be better calling it a billiards cue. not sure the air freshner fits the theme though.
what's that in the boot? is it related? is it a pool cue?
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