what sort of car was it?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:05, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Now bear in mind that this was the late '80s when this car was new and relatively sparkly,
and yet to be forever tainted by the indelible stain of chav "culture".

Vauxhall Nova
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:07, Reply)

ha ha ha ha
That car didn't do so well in Spain as nova means "won't go"
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:08, Reply)

Haha, that's genius!
When I passed my test in '96 it became the only car I've ever owned, to date. I drove it for 9 happy, carefree months, and then moved to Norwich where such contraptions are banned
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:11, Reply)

I had a Nova, fucking great little motor
until I locked the keys in it and tried to get in via the sunroof. While trying to prise one of the plastic bolt covers off with a screwdriver the sunroof shattered into a trillion tiny shards of pointy arse-puncturing glass. After searching breaker's yards high and low for a replacement I ended up fitting a marine-plywood replacement, which eventually curved up at the edges adding a noticeable proportion of downforce.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:10, Reply)

Pink convertible beetle

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:07, Reply)