do people really buy cars and not have a clue what they are?

[geeteeaye]

Ian974 said:

RB Will said:

How about this guy?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQHP1Qn7CdE

That man is a hero to PHers around the world! I can only hope I'll be driving anything at 100 years old!

If he really is 101 then he's a real 'one-off' - to see him you might think he was 75 or so.

[rich85uk]

frosted said:

has your mum never driven your car ?

LOL

yes she has, sadly my e46 330ci is no honday nsx

[wolves_wanderer]

2 Wycked said:

rich85uk said:

why would anybody smoke in a car like that

Um. Because they fancy a smoke? The only time I don't smoke in a car is when it's not mine.

I remember the top gear where Jay Kay was thrashing his Miura with a fag on. Good lad.

[wolves_wanderer]

Double post, stupid phone

Edited by wolves_wanderer on Friday 14th January 20:12

[SonicHedgeHog]

I think a different way of looking at it is some people just buy the car they like the look of. Just like buying a new sofa. They think 'oh that looks nice, do you have it in pink?' and then sign on the dotted line. Buying a car is only as complicated as you want to make it.

[mgroadster]

Many folk by the time they reach their 50s/60s often inherit from deceased parents, be it money, property or both and go out and buy a rockin good car.............because they can.

[rich85uk]

2 Wycked said:

rich85uk said:

why would anybody smoke in a car like that

Um. Because they fancy a smoke? The only time I don't smoke in a car is when it's not mine.

fair enough, they can do what they want its their car etc but its like me buying a signed football by bobby charlton then using it for a kick around with mates down the local park

on a side note: how many RHD gold NSX's were there or more importantly still are around?

its a colour i have never seen one in before

[Escort2dr]

Once saw an elderly couple a few years back in a series 1 Escort RS Turbo - looked odd. And an old chap in York in a Belmont covered in 'Revs' stickers and lowered with big alloys.

[Pigeon]

2 Wycked said:

rich85uk said:

why would anybody smoke in a car like that

Um. Because they fancy a smoke? The only time I don't smoke in a car is when it's not mine.

Just what I was about to post...

[Jw Vw]

HellDiver said:

There's an old bird (and I do mean old, blue rinse and all) near here that drives a Supra. At 25mph.

classic!

[CrashTD]

My Grandad bought a flip-paint green Jag because my nan liked the colour.

If you don't have to worry about running costs, purchase price, speed etc then its no big deal to buy a car based on looks.

[Ari]

k-ink said:

A male mate of mine bought a mini. He had no idea it was FWD. Just wanted to be part of the camp fashion show.

Doesn't know? Or simply doesn't care?

I suspect the majority of "normal" people never give it a second's thought, any more than you do about what gas is in your fridge.

[al1991]

wolves_wanderer said:

2 Wycked said:

rich85uk said:

why would anybody smoke in a car like that

Um. Because they fancy a smoke? The only time I don't smoke in a car is when it's not mine.

I remember the top gear where Jay Kay was thrashing his Miura with a fag on. Good lad.

He certainly doesn't mind:

[littlebasher]

My Mum, and a V6 Clio from (what was) Mann Egerton in Southampton...She thought it looked 'pretty'

[iain_thornton]

there's an old lady round here who I've seen a few times in a red NSX. plate is E3 NSX I think. we've been coming up with theories for ages about it

<3 NSX

[RB26DETT]

iain_thornton said:

there's an old lady round here who I've seen a few times in a red NSX. plate is E3 NSX I think. we've been coming up with theories for ages about it

<3 NSX

<3 NSX is what i read the plate is too

[Diabolik]

Saw an elderly lady ridin' low in a vdub mk2 golf once.

[LuS1fer]

Good to see rampant ageism coupled with a tub of assumption sired by prejudice. That Stirling Moss guy - bet he knows nothing because he looks old.

[maniac0796]

Haighermeister said:

Old people buy what they think/ are told is best. Sad but true.

This.

They go for the highest spec model, and that generally turns out to be the sports model.

I remember seeing an old boy, must of been 90, driving a brand new focus RS when the latest ones came out in yeovil once.

[Mastodon2]

One of my friends bought nearly brand new 2010 Astra VXR (ex-demo car, 900 miles on it) and didn't know it was turbocharged until I told him when we were out for a drive in it. You would assume that someone buying a sort of specialised vehicle (one of the hottest, lairiest FWD hatches of the current gen) would be interested and knowledgeable enough to know whether it had natural or forced induction, as it's quite important to the driving experience. To him, it was just a fast car.

There is an old fart near where I live that trundles about in a bright green Focus RS MK2.