"My Friend's Dad"
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BarbaricAvatar

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1,417 posts

177 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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It seems to be a popular comment in GG that one comes forward and proudly states that their pal's father has/had a particular car, and often it's hiding a sentiment that they believe the friend's dad is ultimately cooler than their own.

So what car did/does your friend's dad have?

My friend's dad had an Audi 90 Sport, which i always loved!




vtecyo

2,122 posts

158 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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A kid in my school went round telling everyone his dad had a 355 in his loft as an ornament.

He was a tool, and very insecure. Poor sod.

andy-xr

13,204 posts

233 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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A Strada



I'm sure it looked a lot better when I was younger though

roverspeed

700 posts

225 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My first boss had one of those, when I got my rover 216 it left it for dead. I think it might have been broken though, very unreactive auto.

My best mates dad always had the current shape 5 series. E34 to e39 to e60 and now probably an f10. I'm not sure because my mate lives in Bermuda now!

But they got a z m coupe in silver, which was pretty damn cool. They wanted a z1 but couldn't justify the cost, he even has the plate acz 1 on his 5 series in the hope of having a z1 someday

sideways man

1,669 posts

166 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My mate's dad had a audi 100 with the 2.2 5 cyl motor. First car that pushed me back into the seat on acceleration. Nice noise too.

Matt UK

18,084 posts

229 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Looking back they were mainly fords and vauxhall.

I do remember Adam's dad had a black 2.8i ghia x, which was cool.

RDB

334 posts

208 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My friend's dad had a brand new Merc 190E in dark metallic blue with cream leather in 1992. Compared to my dad's Volvo 245DL it was amazing!

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My friends dad back in the day was Anthony Bamdford and he had the James Bond DB5 so was way cooler than my Dads Brown Ford Cortina..


aka_kerrly

12,505 posts

239 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Mate of my mine's dad has a selection of Holden Maloos and a VXR8...all of them tuned by Walkinshaw for good measure. Their driveway is by far the coolest on the street!!!

Back when I was a primary school kid the mk2 Scirocco driven by my mates dad who always wore Avaitors and looked like an extra from Top Gun was rather cool.

smiffy180

6,029 posts

179 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My friends dad has a Ferrari 458 and I've been in it biggrin
I was suprised at how fast it was and stopped!
Only thing I had to compare it to was a lamborghini murcielago though.

calibrax

4,788 posts

240 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Back in 1982 my friend's dad had a BMW 528iSE in graphite. We had a Datsun Cherry 1.2GL...

Blayney

2,949 posts

215 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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One had a Celica GT 1.8(the 190bhp FWD ones). Had a TRD kit on it, looked nice.

There was a guy in school who's dad had a Monaro. Can't call him a friend though.

That's about it...

GTIR

24,741 posts

295 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My friend's dad had wondering hands.

FredericRobinson

5,036 posts

261 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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My friends dad had (has) a DB6. We had a VW Derby.

AlmostUseful

3,319 posts

229 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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When I was growing up my best mates dad had an all steel bodied ford pop with a (as far as I can remember) a 728CI Chevy engine that he ran in the supergas class of drag racing, my dad had a montego at the time.

Guess which I preferred?

Jasandjules

72,589 posts

258 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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GTIR said:
My friend's dad had wondering hands.
What do they wonder?

Looket

688 posts

150 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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One of my best mates used to be ferried around in one of these (or something similar):



Once the driver was so pissed he took it airborne and nearly killed my mate. Wasn't fired though, 'cos vodka happens. Standard.

TREMAiNE

4,164 posts

178 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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I never expereinced a "my friends dad" situation, as it was normally my dad with the nice cars, not the other kids.

Although, there was one kid who got dropped off to school in a Veyron in year 11, his dad was a multimillionaire, as you'd imagine.

For his 17th, the kid was bought a brand new Mk2 Focus ST (imagine the insurance on that), for his 18th a brand new top spec X5 and for his 19th his dad bought him a nightclub. The club was 'Mansion', in Southend IIRC.


I saw him recently in a 335 convertible and apparently he was offered a role in TOWIE - which I guess is karma for being so spoilt! hehe

LeoZwalf

2,802 posts

259 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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doogz said:
My friend's Dad had a Senator. I can't remember how many lights it had inside, but we thought it was amazing as a result.

My other friend's Dad has a Scorpio. First person we knew with a car phone. A proper, corded, in the armrest old school car phone.
Weird - my Dad had a E-reg Scorpio in the 80's and had a very early carphone. Then in the 90's he had a 24v Senator.


wiliferus

4,214 posts

227 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Vauxhall Cavalier Sri130. Brilliant in its day, seemed rocket ship fast. Funny now how 130bhp is considered positively pedestrian for a hot hatch!