Mazda 323 for me

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:46, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

a beetle still has more street cred
other beetle drivers flash and bip you, for a start.

of course, it breaks down all the time, and the seatbelts don't work, and it won't do above 60mph, but you know. you look amazing standing helplessly by the side of the road.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:50, Reply)

You could exchange 'beetle' for 'mini' in this sentence
and every word would still be true...
(berk, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:51, Reply)

yes. and i also LOVE the old mgbgt
but a ragtop beetle has to be the best of all.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:52, Reply)

Ha! TB has an MGB GT
a yellow one. I can say with complete confidence he loves the car more than he loves me.
(berk, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:54, Reply)

my mother went on her first date with my father because he had one of those
otherwise she would have told the bloke with the dodgy moustache and the corduroy shoes to bugger off.

at least, that was her story.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:58, Reply)

I could be tempted by one of those, but the engine's too damned small.
Triumph Stag, please. Or a Reliant Scimitar.
( Kroney, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:12, Reply)

I have always wanted a Jag and I think I am old enough now.
Or a 3 litre Capri.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:15, Reply)

Stags have a stupid engine.
TR6 is where it's at.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:29, Reply)

They do not. The cooling problems were a manufacturing defect
and have been entirely fixed now, or simply bypassed with the Rover V8 transplant. They're magnificent cars.

I do like the TR6, but it's just not Seventies enough for my tastes.
( Kroney, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:30, Reply)

Fixing the cooling problems
doesn't change the fact they had access to every single fucking V8 in the BL range, and also one of the chevy small block jobs, and STILL they decided to build one simply by welding two straight 4s together. Stupid, retarded engine whether it works or not.

But, yeah, rover V8. but a TR6 is still quicker and better looking and cheaper.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:33, Reply)

We are clearly not going to agree on the Stag *glower*
I did see a TR6 for sale in one of the classics classified that had been track-day prepped. Lowered suspension, roll bar, wider arches and tyres, it looked nails.
( Kroney, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:36, Reply)

I had some corduroy converse once
They were fucking cool.
True story.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:13, Reply)

I had an MGB roadster until last year.
Sad times.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 11:28, Reply)

Mine was a Mitsuwankeroonie G32734zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
It did 0-100000000 in 0.2 nanoseconds. I used to go to 'the game' in it all the time.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:51, Reply)

No, Mr Wankerooney is what they used to call you in Winchester

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:53, Reply)

It was, following the 'Gremlins II incident'

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:55, Reply)

Everybody knows you don't have a driving license.
Spaz.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 10:56, Reply)