What do people think of your car? - Page 8

cheriton · #**106** 3rd Apr 08, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Trinity

Blimey... this is turning into a show and tell

Thanks styliko... I love her, she's called Saffi and she goes topless

As for previous cars.. my first car was a brown Vauxhall Viva, which I drove into the ground, well, I kind of didn't check the oil for a while...and being an old car it needed quite a lot... and the engine kind of crumpled up all by itself... quite spectacular as I recall

I then went to Mini's, and had a 1969 classic car Mini... I spent bundles on it getting it restored to concourse condition. I even belonged to the Mini Owners Club!

I've had lots of other cars, and a motorbike, but the most comfortable car I had (before Saffi of course) was a Renault Fuego... gorgeous car, so good to drive. Unfortunately it was written off by a daft old bint in a Volvo tank.. gutted I was

Hmm Iwonder what a daft old bint was doing driving a tank on the highway?

Trinity · #**107** 3rd Apr 08, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cheriton

Hmm Iwonder what a daft old bint was doing driving a tank on the highway?

That was one of the things I wondered at the time too

twinkle toes · #**108** 3rd Apr 08, 09:24 PM

My first car was bright blue mini clubman, which I pimped up the best I could ha ha, so sorry to let her go especially as I then went on to buy 2 ford fiestas one after the other, not nearly as fun.

But like you trin there is nothing like going topless is there?

Trinity · #**109** 3rd Apr 08, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by twinkle toes

But like you trin there is nothing like going topless is there?

Absolutely

LEECE · #**110** 4th Apr 08, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

It's not a classic mini, it's a mini... how they get away with using such an iconic name for a small-med sized FWD BMW Hatchback I don't know!

No he had a classic mini Cooper s small one not a new shape BMW one.

**richardsimkiss** · #**111** 4th Apr 08, 09:48 AM

stop

'ing at me Miss

I meant you shouldn't refer to it as a classic mini... it should just be referred to as a Mini, as in my eyes the only REAL Mini was made by Austin/Rover (& BL??)...

I admit that the BMW fwd car titled the "MINI" is a great car in every respect - but it certainly isn't mini in size, and is by no means ground breaking like the real Alec Issoginis' design!

LEECE · #**112** 4th Apr 08, 09:53 AM

It was a Austin

You should of seen the abuse i used to get from REAL mini classic lovers, shouting and sticking fingers up at me

least i did not have to get my MINI jump started

**richardsimkiss** · #**113** 4th Apr 08, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by LEECE

least i did not have to get my MINI jump started

And where's the fun in that?

Winter was always an adventure, a journey in the rain would be likened to a trek across the Antartic

LEECE · #**114** 4th Apr 08, 10:37 AM

I did have fun with my Austin Maestro in the rain, darent go near a puddle

Trinity · #**115** 4th Apr 08, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

And where's the fun in that?

Winter was always an adventure, a journey in the rain would be likened to a trek across the Antartic

I remember the days....

little puddles in the foot well, engine spluttering... and then stopping altogether when pulling up a traffic lights... pushing it to the side of the road, getting soaking wet with head under bonnet... the sweet aroma of WD40

I became quite good at fixing my little minis engine problems in wet weather... even used selotape once... and it worked

twinkle toes · #**116** 4th Apr 08, 03:30 PM

my mini's lights would go out when they felt like it most times when I might have gone over a bump in the road, the wipers would sometimes stop working, or the choke would stay out and flood the engine, oh the halcyon days of mini driving

Steve · #**117** 4th Apr 08, 04:01 PM

Cars for me just go from a to b!!

twinkle toes · #**118** 4th Apr 08, 04:05 PM

how modern........

Steve · #**119** 4th Apr 08, 05:39 PM

....of course when I say from a to b I mean via x, y and z!!

Squint · #**120** 14th Apr 08, 10:53 PM

I passed my test 10 years ago when I was 18 and was handed the keys to a company car and a fuel card, used to do between 70,000 and 80,000 miles a year had a different car on average every 6 months. I got a different job and had to leave behind the car and fuel card. Boy did that hurt the wallet. A couple of years passed and Mr Squint and I shared a car, bad move and big mistake. I then got my first even own car that was mine and only mine, it's a Green car too a great big green Land Rover. Thinking of changing the wifes Mondeo soon for something else with the Green Oval on the front.

Squint