People who don't seem to match their cars?

[Yazza54]

Today while walking through Manchester a WRX Impreza stopped (and stopped hard!) at the lights, just as I was crossing. Looked up expecting a young lad with a backwards baseball cap In the drivers seat was a old lady, around the age of 70! I was quite shocked!

Anyone else seen any oddities like this one??

Edited by Yazza54 on Saturday 23 October 18:40

[GuinnessMK]

Driving up the A1 last week, I approached an immaculate Mk2 Astra GTE in bright red, original alloys, driving slowly in lane 1. As I overtook, I looked over and saw an old fella, must have been about 80, complete with flat cap.

Totally surprised me.

[PetrolHeadSeb]

I've seen some unexpected combinations in the past, but can't recall any particular cases now.

However, when I sold my last Clio 172 I was quite surprised for the buyer to be a middle aged man who wanted it to have some "fun" commuting to work. Good on him I thought!

[vit4]

Seen a fairly old (60+) lady driving a Focus ST. Not in orange though

Always remember seeing a very old bloke in a fairly heaving modified Metro GTI a few years ago Had a cage in it iirc, so was obviously the real deal.

[Hairspray]

My grandmother has a Subaru Impreza Turbo and my grandfather has a Boxster S. Another of my grandmothers had a Morgan and is about to buy a new Scirrocco. Old people like fast things, its makes them feel alive again

I did see a very pretty young girl driving an Austin Healey once, which I thought to be abit odd!

Edited by Hairspray on Saturday 23 October 18:55

[speedtwelve]

En route to the Festival of Speed last year we encountered an absolutely pristine UK300 Impreza being driven by an elderly (pension-tastic) couple at a speed in an NSL more appropriate to a traction engine. Well, I suppose they were having fun!

[Yazza54]

Hairspray said:

I did see a very pretty young girl driving an Austin Healey once, which I thought to be abit odd!

Edited by Hairspray on Saturday 23 October 18:55

My kinda girl!!

[redstu]

Fat people in sports cars! I used to like Audi tts until I saw a fat woman in one,

[lazyitus]

Spotted a trendy looking black lad going past me in Manchester with the bass banging. In a pink Vauxhall Corsa with an atrocious body kit. One of the most bizarre man/car combos I've ever seen.

[slipstream 1985]

a guy who iv been on a few runs with has a honda powered elise and he's a pensioner

[JulianHJ]

My parents are in their early sixties and have a Focus ST (not orange though), and before that they had an Escort Cosworth from new...

[jas xjr]

a pensioner who needed two walking sticks in a db9

[iva cosworth]

I am sometimes unsure if i match mine ,47 .....Escort RS cosworth

[PetrolHeadSeb]

iva cosworth said:

I am sometimes unsure if i match mine ,47 .....Escort RS cosworth

No that's definitely not the right car for you, better give it to me instead

[andyroo]

Every day at the station I see a posh fifty-something year old lady peering over the steering wheel of a bright red Civic Type R. It looks huge on her, and she can never seem to manage to drive in a straight line; she veers all over the place.

Edited by andyroo on Saturday 23 October 19:06

[filski666]

GuinnessMK said:

Driving up the A1 last week, I approached an immaculate Mk2 Astra GTE in bright red, original alloys, driving slowly in lane 1. As I overtook, I looked over and saw an old fella, must have been about 80, complete with flat cap.

Totally surprised me.

an un-modified Mk2 GTE?

16v?

I would have stopped him and tried to buy it off him!....a truly rare beast

(although it may not be as good as my memories.... )

[John D.]

I've seen a couple of middle aged blokes with Clio 197s when they first came out. Fair play to them.

Strangest one for me was a R33GTR Skyline with huge loud exhaust, aftermarket rear lights, gold alloys, driven by a perfectly respectable looking bloke in a sports jacket. If the car had been less Jap-style blingy it would not have struck me as odd.

[al1991]

Hairspray said:

My grandmother has a Subaru Impreza Turbo and my grandfather has a Boxster S. Another of my grandmothers had a Morgan and is about to buy a new Scirrocco. Old people like fast things, its makes them feel alive again

I did see a very pretty young girl driving an Austin Healey once, which I thought to be abit odd!

Edited by Hairspray on Saturday 23 October 18:55

You have cool grandparents

[iva cosworth]

PetrolHeadSeb said:

iva cosworth said:

I am sometimes unsure if i match mine ,47 .....Escort RS cosworth

No that's definitely not the right car for you, better give it to me instead

You sure ? i have easily the shoddiest car on Escortrscosworth.com

[slipstream 1985]

andyroo said:

Every day at the station I see a posh fifty-something year old lady peering over the steering wheel of a bright red Civic Type R. It looks huge on her, and she can never seem to manage to drive in a straight line; she veers all over the place.

Edited by andyroo on Saturday 23 October 19:06

vtec kicking in?