what was your parents most embarassing car?

[scoobykev15]

my old feller had a wartburg knight!he was always shall we say"economical" by nature(read tight as a fishes arse,and really only bought it cos it had a freewheel system on the gearbox.he never bought a bottle of proper two stroke oil in his life and used to have one of those old-fashioned milk bottle carriers in the boot with milk bottles full of the cheapest 20w50 money could buy!i will never forget being dropped off in chester le street to get the bus to durham for college when i was 16 years old and for anyone who knows the area,him lifting off the throttle at the top of newbridge bank and virtually taking the last bend on two wheels in the most evil handling shite that ever came out of east germany.it was weird to work on though,3 coils and 3 sets of points which were a delight to set.i'm proud to say that i killed it on the a1m through co.durham on the way back from croft autodrome as it was called all those years ago.thrashing(or trying to!)its arse off and seized the motor up.he was gutted when he couldnt get a new engine and went on to buy a datsun sunny (the one with the awful wheel trims)

[scoobykev15]

was he one of those guys who wore a hat when he was driving his 340? my old man had a penchant for wearing trilbys in the summer and bobble hats with a pompom in the winter.he could never understand why i would lie down on the back seat on every journey!

[scoobykev15]

boocks!thought i had the ace in the hole with the wartburg but the crown is on uk89camaros head at the moment!

[scoobykev15]

by the way uk89camaro,was it the same fetching shade of bathroom beige as in the photo?

[scoobykev15]

was he a member of the communist party mate?cos if he was spying for the russkies your driveway was a bit of a giveaway for special branch or mi5!