whats your motoring guilty secret?

whats your motoring guilty secret?

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dudleybloke

20,058 posts

188 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I had to drive a Montego for a week.

kiseca

9,339 posts

221 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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holy thread resurrection etc....

I didn't like the dull blue colour of the instrument faces on my Alfa so I painted them white, and then used black letrasets to get the numbers back on them.

Digby

8,252 posts

248 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I sing "Another one bites the dust" each time I see a broken down Vauxhall or French car. I sing it quite a lot.

Gecko1978

9,930 posts

159 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I used to lust after the Daihatsu Move RRXX when i was 17 etc, also at the same time after a few lessons from the AA I badically taught myself to drive.....I also at the time thought it might be cool to change my name by deed poll so I could tell people I had a private plate...C530XDH my first name does begin with a C and I thought Xavier, Diablo, Harliquin might sound cool.

sutts

906 posts

150 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I ran a Leyland Blue Austin Allegro 1500 as a daily for a year or so in the mid 90’s.

I’ve never told anyone that before. <hangs head>


denzilpc

153 posts

177 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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i once owned and learnt to drive in a BOND BUG !

monzaxjr

549 posts

148 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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denzilpc said:
i once owned and learnt to drive in a BOND BUG !
Jammy sod. I don't know why but I've always wanted a Bond Bug.

fredhead

84 posts

64 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Digby said:
I sing "Another one bites the dust" each time I see a broken down Vauxhall or French car. I sing it quite a lot.
I see way more Fords broken down than French carsbiggrin

geeks

9,270 posts

141 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I like the Vauxhall Vectra. There. I said it!

Blib

44,470 posts

199 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I recently traded in my Abarth 595 Tourismo for a 0.9 litre, 4x4 Panda Cross.

I much prefer driving the Panda.

StescoG66

2,143 posts

145 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Ok. One of my favourite cars was my 1990 Nissan Sunny 1.4LS 12 valve..........

PurpleTurtle

7,154 posts

146 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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Whenever I see an original Smart Car on the road I have the urge to dive online and buy one.

Would cover 95% of my motoring needs and save me a ton of cash.

Chubbyross

4,569 posts

87 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I once indicated in a BMW.

Gad-Westy

14,700 posts

215 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I currently have a massive want to buy a car that makes 13-17bhp in standard form. It's absolutely top of the pile of my wishlist.

carlove

7,594 posts

169 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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blearyeyedboy said:
I'm reviving this thread...

I test drove a current shape Astra. My wife didn't like it (it's to replace her current car), but I did.

No feel, but handled very well, light, and supple suspension on broken tarmac meant there was more fun to be had. The 1 litre, three-cylinder engine was a game little powerplant too.

A bit like a PH Katy Perry but more embarrassing: I drove a base spec Astra, and I liked it...

I've been pondering having a try in the 200bhp 1.6 to replace my daily driver and suggesting if if be a good balance between commuting and fun when the opportunity presents.

Yes, I'm pondering buying an Astra "for fun". I feel like I should have in my PH card this week. hehe
I actually have an Astra, which I keep thinking of replacing this year, but having sat in a few similar cars, there's nothing I prefer. I had a new model A180 hire car a few weeks back, it was very flashy and it certainly looked the part, but for driving experience it had nothing on the Astra, it was slow, not that comfortable, not that refined and despite being covered in screens wasn't actually better for equipment. The only real advantages were the LED headlights and the speakers were better.
I was glad to be back in the Astra. So my confession is not only do I drive an Astra, I also really like it

it's also a diesel, please don't ban me .

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

137 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I thought I was cool in my mum’s Burgundy Volvo 340.

RDMcG

19,280 posts

209 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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PurpleTurtle said:
Whenever I see an original Smart Car on the road I have the urge to dive online and buy one.

Would cover 95% of my motoring needs and save me a ton of cash.
I have a 2005 car from new. Love it.

Digby

8,252 posts

248 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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RDMcG said:
PurpleTurtle said:
Whenever I see an original Smart Car on the road I have the urge to dive online and buy one.

Would cover 95% of my motoring needs and save me a ton of cash.
I have a 2005 car from new. Love it.
We had a 453 Brabus with the dual clutch setup. Was like a comical mini F1 car hehe

Turning circle on it was side-splittingly funny.

OldGermanHeaps

3,899 posts

180 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I prefer driving a renault trafic to most cars.

Digby

8,252 posts

248 months

Thursday 16th January 2020
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I still like to speed up for humpback bridges and get that tingling feeling in my nuts.

That's what she said.