What will they drive?
Author
Discussion

tuffer

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

297 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
It always seems to be that whenever I am stuck in a queue of slow moving traffic going across country that the CfuriousT at the front doing 40mph is in a Rover 200. Not only do they do 40mph along the NSL stretches but also continue at the same pace through 30mph villages (a pet hate of mine).
So, given that his POS will eventually go the same way as his prior Dolomite and Allegro what will all these doddery old fktards then turn too as their preferred mobile speed bump?
The monthly trip from Salisbury area to Grimsby using the A34/A43/A46 is a particular joy.

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

224 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Hyundai I20
Honda Jazz

Anything else which is as bland as fk.


300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
tuffer said:
It always seems to be that whenever I am stuck in a queue of slow moving traffic going across country that the CfuriousT at the front doing 40mph is in a Rover 200. Not only do they do 40mph along the NSL stretches but also continue at the same pace through 30mph villages (a pet hate of mine).
So, given that his POS will eventually go the same way as his prior Dolomite and Allegro what will all these doddery old fktards then turn too as their preferred mobile speed bump?
The monthly trip from Salisbury area to Grimsby using the A34/A43/A46 is a particular joy.
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.

As for the 200, no idea what you are on about to be honest. But maybe you just end up following the exact same vehicle time and time again confused

tuffer

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

297 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
300bhp/ton said:
tuffer said:
It always seems to be that whenever I am stuck in a queue of slow moving traffic going across country that the CfuriousT at the front doing 40mph is in a Rover 200. Not only do they do 40mph along the NSL stretches but also continue at the same pace through 30mph villages (a pet hate of mine).
So, given that his POS will eventually go the same way as his prior Dolomite and Allegro what will all these doddery old fktards then turn too as their preferred mobile speed bump?
The monthly trip from Salisbury area to Grimsby using the A34/A43/A46 is a particular joy.
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.

As for the 200, no idea what you are on about to be honest. But maybe you just end up following the exact same vehicle time and time again confused
You have never been stuck behind a Rover 200....

Maybe you should get out of your village more.
As for the old Dolomites and Allegros, yeah I see loads every day rolleyes

carmadgaz

3,204 posts

213 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Can't remember the last time I got stuck behind a 200!

All Merivas and Xsara Picassos around here frown

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
tuffer said:
300bhp/ton said:
tuffer said:
It always seems to be that whenever I am stuck in a queue of slow moving traffic going across country that the CfuriousT at the front doing 40mph is in a Rover 200. Not only do they do 40mph along the NSL stretches but also continue at the same pace through 30mph villages (a pet hate of mine).
So, given that his POS will eventually go the same way as his prior Dolomite and Allegro what will all these doddery old fktards then turn too as their preferred mobile speed bump?
The monthly trip from Salisbury area to Grimsby using the A34/A43/A46 is a particular joy.
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.

As for the 200, no idea what you are on about to be honest. But maybe you just end up following the exact same vehicle time and time again confused
You have never been stuck behind a Rover 200....

Maybe you should get out of your village more.
As for the old Dolomites and Allegros, yeah I see loads every day rolleyes
lol laugh very funny.

But considering I've just done 500 miles to Plymouth and back this weekend as well as commuting and average of 225 a day for the past 10 working days previous to that your comments are a little mute wink

As for the 200, well both my cousins have one an if they are being driven more sedately its like due to both of them having small children and not driving like a tt.

My brother also had a 200 BRM which was anything but slow and was a rather decent hot hatch.


As for the classics, well yes they are fairly common, in terms of classics. So compare, exactly how many 70's (or even early 80's) Jap and French cars do you see by comparison?

How many Gen 1, 2 and 3 Celica's do you see in the course of a week? Or how many Datson 120Y's?

tuffer

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

297 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Congratulations on the commute, didn't realise it was a pissing contest. Mine was only to Muscat and Dubai last week, Prague this week and Cairo next. rolleyes

Devil2575

13,400 posts

218 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Nissan Micras or a nasty Korean heap typically.

Yes, our roads are crowded with old BL cars.

Can't remember ever seeing a Dolomite on the road and i've seen maybe two Allegros. I remember seing a Morris Ital about 15 years ago...

adycav

7,615 posts

247 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
What will they drive?

Any car that is taller than it is wide, eg:





nsmith1180

3,941 posts

208 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Ladies and gentlefolk, I give you the Rover 200/Nissan Micra of the future:


300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
tuffer said:
Congratulations on the commute, didn't realise it was a pissing contest. Mine was only to Muscat and Dubai last week, Prague this week and Cairo next. rolleyes
Evidently all by car and stuck behind a Rover 200.... winkbiggrin

The Wookie

14,209 posts

258 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
300bhp/ton said:
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.
No, now I'm convinced you're trolling

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Devil2575 said:
Nissan Micras or a nasty Korean heap typically.

Yes, our roads are crowded with old BL cars.

Can't remember ever seeing a Dolomite on the road and i've seen maybe two Allegros. I remember seing a Morris Ital about 15 years ago...
Seen two Dolly's in the past fortnight. One a bright orange one moving at high speed Northbound on the A34.

I admit, when compared to MK1 Focuses and Corsa's then, no such cars are not common. But in terms of "classic cars" they are maybe not so rare.

tuffer

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

297 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
300bhp/ton said:
tuffer said:
Congratulations on the commute, didn't realise it was a pissing contest. Mine was only to Muscat and Dubai last week, Prague this week and Cairo next. rolleyes
Evidently all by car and stuck behind a Rover 200.... winkbiggrin
No, that was my commute, my original post quite clearly states that it tends to happen when driving across country. My trip to Heathrow is up the A303 and M3 where these tossers don't bother me. Being a BMW driver driver I am usually sat in the outside lane, fog lights on and 2 feet off the bumper of the car in front.








(That last bit was said with my tongue firmly in my cheek).

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

224 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
I haven't seen a pre - 80s BL car on the road for months.

Seen a few at shows, but not many.

Who the hell would want to preserve an Allegro anyway?


nsmith1180

3,941 posts

208 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Skylinecrazy said:
I haven't seen a pre - 80s BL car on the road for months.

Seen a few at shows, but not many.

Who the hell would want to preserve an Allegro anyway?
I thought they were all rusty in a corner some place.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
The Wookie said:
300bhp/ton said:
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.
No, now I'm convinced you're trolling
Nope, there was a big Rover debate a few months ago and someone posted a spreadsheet showing gov figures for cars presented for MoT's.

Sadly I don't have the spreadsheet any longer, but this snippet from it showed that modern Rover/MG's seem by MoT standard's reliable.



Although the overall score for Rover was very middle of the table. When you looked into the actual figures it was evident that there where a large number of 'classic' and older Rover's being presented for MoT's yearly, which evidently are more likely to fail an MoT which thusly dropped the Rover overall figure to mid table. But it did show that that many older Rover/BL cars are still present.

This would certainly back up my observations with 2 Morris Minors very local, an MG Midget, MGB, my TR7, my cousins TR7 a handful+ of classic Mini's and many others.

And I know at the shows I'll be attending this month and next that I'll see plenty and good variety of BMC/BL cars and the like represented.

smile

Skylinecrazy

13,986 posts

224 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
300bhp/ton said:
The Wookie said:
300bhp/ton said:
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.
No, now I'm convinced you're trolling
Nope, there was a big Rover debate a few months ago and someone posted a spreadsheet showing gov figures for cars presented for MoT's.

Sadly I don't have the spreadsheet any longer, but this snippet from it showed that modern Rover/MG's seem by MoT standard's reliable.

They're not classic BL cars though are they?

They're all less than 10 years old!


tuffer

Original Poster:

9,011 posts

297 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
I saw an MGF parked on the side of the M3 today, steam coming out of the boot area. Evidently it had decided to eat its head gasket.

You see a lot of old BL/Rover cars around because of the nostalgic value placed on them by flat cap, tweed shirt wearing fktards with nothing better to do all day than fawn over their mustard coloured st heap. The garage owner who lives next to me loves them, head gasket replacements alone keep him in business.

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

220 months

Wednesday 2nd June 2010
quotequote all
Skylinecrazy said:
300bhp/ton said:
The Wookie said:
300bhp/ton said:
As for old Dolly's and Allegro's. Well there are still quite a few on the roads, in fact as a brand there are still a lot of old Rover, Morris, MG, Austin, BMC and BL cars from decades gone by that are presented for MoT's each year.
No, now I'm convinced you're trolling
Nope, there was a big Rover debate a few months ago and someone posted a spreadsheet showing gov figures for cars presented for MoT's.

Sadly I don't have the spreadsheet any longer, but this snippet from it showed that modern Rover/MG's seem by MoT standard's reliable.

They're not classic BL cars though are they?

They're all less than 10 years old!
Yes I know, hence why I said I don't have the full spreadsheet any longer and this is just a snippet of modern ones. But the same spreadsheet contained the info I was referring to (so as to add a reference to what I was claiming and wasn't just making it up wink )