iainrcz Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I've had a few contenders including a Volvo 240 and a 2 door Astra, but this one was my favourite.IMG_1094.JPG That wee girl just got her first car last month.My dad had a w124 estate. 300 petrol auto, silver over dark grey with dark blue interior. Felt like a bomb shelter and was a bit rapid when you wanted it to be. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 If `best` means estate with bombproof mechanicals, I could mention my just run in 72k Bluey, with its reclining back seats, factory stack system & roof speakers.. Walter White, danthecapriman, Liggle and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2MB Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I never understood the Ssangyong Rodius - is it an MPV trying to be an estate or a large estate trying to be an MPV motoring-graphics-2_842468a.jpg 6ssangyongrodiuscarreview.jpgIt’s a BMW X6 with a dormer extension davocano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Did any of you ever have one of these? They were shit. 59Impala, Sudsprint and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liggle Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 That Bluebird is brilliant! anonymous user 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clanger Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Did any of you ever have one of these? They were shit. No, but I had one of these... It wasn't great but I'd have another. Skizzer, Junkman and danthecapriman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 How about the best estate shite NEVER made. I would have loved: Senator Estate (chip-cutter grille model)Peugeot 605 Estate.Lexus LS400 Estate.Rover SD1 Estate (I know, there are one or two about)Merc S-class W126/W140 estate.And I recon a Maserati cinqueporte would be an interesting addition to the range. Junkman, Uncle Jimmy, NorfolkNWeigh and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosfandango Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 How about the best estate shite NEVER made. I would have loved And I recon a Maserati cinqueporte would be an interesting addition to the range.*wibble Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 No, but I had one of these...town and country.jpg It wasn't great but I'd have another. Nah, man, those were alright.The 70s 'clamshell' GMs were fucking hopeless in Winter. The rear tyres would kick all kinds of shit up behind the rear bumper,where it would freeze to a solid block of ice. You were then unable to lower the tailgate unless you swang an axe for half an hour.The usual guess how I know applies. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clanger Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Nah, man, those were alright.The 70s 'clamshell' GMs were fucking hopeless in Winter. The rear tyres would kick all kinds of shit up behind the rear bumper,where it would freeze to a solid block of ice. You were then unable to lower the tailgate unless you swang an axe for half an hour.The usual guess how I know applies.I give up... How do you know? If I was on my computer I was going to post up pictures of a mint California Vista Cruiser that's local to me but, I'm not so you'll just have to trust me that they do exist... As for my Le Baron wagon... When I say it wasn't great what I mean was that it was fucking awesome... And while it was a strangled emissions friendly* version of the real deal wagons of the 60s and 70s it was still well up to the job. Even if it did try its hardest to kill me in San Francisco by getting the throttle stuck wide open... Uncle Jimmy and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 SPLOOOOGE. This has come about from the Biturbo Safrane linked into the group Faceache chat between myself, Supernaut and 17_Coffees. I Wiki'ed this to perve on the engine specs and followed a link to THE SAFRANE LONG COURS.....hnnnnnnggggg. davocano, Uncle Jimmy, Datsuncog and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25v6turbo Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 The Long cours is stunning,i have the original sales brochure and the catalogue from the auction when it was sold of,i WISH I went to France for the auction and saw it for real before it disappeared forever into a private collection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Even if it did try its hardest to kill me in San Francisco by getting the throttle stuck wide open... Ah, it was merely trying to blend in.Them San Franciscans don't have accelerator pedals, they have toggle switches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Lancia Gamma Olgiata. Uuuunnnnhhhhhhhh. Tamworthbay, djimbob, M'coli and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Jaguar Mk11 estate Skizzer, Carlosfandango, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That white Jag mk2 is photoshop sadly Uncle Jimmy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 That white Jag mk2 is photoshop sadlyAnd an S Type. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve28 Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Only made 1 M'coli, Uncle Jimmy, Carlosfandango and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Weird, isn't it? It's such a no brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Tell the Schmidts and the Reinhardts (or was it the Muellers?) to "GTF - we were here first and therefore we WILL be watching Kraftwerk on "Top Pop" on the hotel lobby TV" Skizzer and Sudsprint 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Tell the Schmidts and the Reinhardts (or was it the Muellers?) to "GTF - we were here first and therefore we WILL be watching Kraftwerk on "Top Pop" on the hotel lobby TV"It was the Schmidts (slow, noisy car) and the Muellers (big, thirsty car, probably still at a petrol station somewhere between Munich and Marbella). The Reinhardts had an Audi 100. How sad is it that we can still remember this stuff 30-odd years later? And is that a lost cultural phenomenon? I don’t remember the last time I saw a TV advertisement for anything other than online gambling. Tadhg Tiogar, Sudsprint and Parky 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 And useless info regarding the Audi advert, Geoffrey Palmer was given an Audi 200 by Audi after he did the voiceover for the adverts, it was going to be an Audi 100 but that got damaged so he had an upgrade Parky, Skizzer, Sudsprint and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 JeeExEll, Uncle Jimmy, Parky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Frequently labelled highly ugly, I don't think these beasts of burden were so bad. It's all in the eye, as with fine architecture and fine art. Besides, you don't have to cut a couple of inches of the legs of most tables as antique dealers with Volvos had to. I learned that from the horse's mouth. DSdriver, adw1977 and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I love CXs but I think the estate looks horrible. Sorry. I bet they're a brilliant car to live with, you'd just have to make sure to park it the right way round so you can only see the front. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk forddeliveryboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 I love CXs but I think the estate looks horrible. Sorry.I bet they're a brilliant car to live with, you'd just have to make sure to park it the right way round so you can only see the front...I've got no complaints. SierraMikeHotel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Poorly phrased... I meant I bet they *would* be a brilliant car to live with, ie spacious and useful! Just not pretty. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Oo, controversial! Personally I’ve always rather liked a CX Safari, though I’d call them handsome rather than pretty. Each to his own though. Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeeExEll Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 "Scimitar. Fast, practical.The high-speed holdall Move into the 1970s". Sudsprint, Asimo and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SierraMikeHotel Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 There was a Scimitar saloon parked up by the road side when I was walking to work this morning. Now that's less attractive than the estate, as well as being less useful! Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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