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My girlfriend's car when we met was an X reg Peugeot 206 with a 2.0 diesel engine. Pretty quick, but I remember being appalled at how cheap the interior felt compared to the 51 reg Mondeo I had at the time. In fact the 1991 Sierra I had before the Mondeo had a far nicer interior than her 2000 Peugeot!

Two from the news 24 thread. @Yoss @brownnova

Looks like a Marina with a W123 front to me!

Yes, square headlights on L from late 1978 and the passenger door mirror was an option.

I believe Moskvich had the distinction of being the last car on the UK market for under £1000, a price point they managed until 1975, at the same time that a base Escort was £1300 and a Mini 850 over £1200. Glass's Guide

I think you'll need more than just that can of WD40 to get it going!

605. 1972 BMW 2002 Seen in Finchley, north London, on 23rd December 2023, full of junk. GNJ 319L ✓ Taxed -Tax due: 1 June 2024 Incorrect tax status? MOT Exempt Vehicle makeBMW Date of first registration 8 November 1972 Year of manufacture 1972 Cylinder capacity 1990 cc Fuel typePETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Current owner since Mar 2018 Mileage at last MOT (2018): 47,048

I don't think there was much overlap between Princess and Ambassador, doubtless there would have been some unsold Princesses still being sold in the first few months of the Ambassador, but certainly nothing like the 7 year overlap of Cambridge and Landcrab!

Quite possibly. 88 is a popular number among neo-Nazis, the eighth letter of the alphabet being H and HH standing for "Heil Hitler".

604. 1978 MG Midget 1500 Seen in Golders Green, north London on 19th December. It failed an MOT in 2010, mostly on corrosion, and hasn't been tested since. CLH 825T ✓ SORN MOT Expired 10 Aug 2010 Vehicle make MG Date of first registration 1 September 1978 Year of manufacture 1978 Cylinder capacity 1491 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour RED Current owner since Oct 2006 Mileage at last MOT: 64,737

603. 1984 Ford Transit 190 pick up Seen in Snowhill, West Sussex on 14th December. A212 GLR ✓ SORN MOT - No details held by DVLA Vehicle make FORD Date of first registration 9 January 1984 Year of manufacture 1984 Cylinder capacity 2400 cc Fuel typeDIESEL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BLUE No MOT history

602. 1982 VW Golf GL Seen in Eastbourne, East Sussex on 2nd December. RMC 18Y ✗ Untaxed - Tax due: 18 January 2024 ✓ MOT Vehicle Expires: 6 July 2024 Vehicle make VOLKSWAGEN Date of first registration 9 August 1982 Year of manufacture 1982 Cylinder capacity 1457 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Untaxed Vehicle colour BLACK Current owner since July 2023 Mileage at last MOT: 81,526 Mileage since previous MOT: 3,473

@rob88h in the Harrison's garage thread:

@Peter C in the Sierra Sapphire thread

You remember correctly.

No Granada 1.8 GL in 1987, but any Granada would be quite a leap from a Sierra L. Sierra trim levels were LX, GL, GLS, then a fair jump in price to a Ghia which was actually about the same money as a Granada GL. Sep 1987 brochure

601. 1966 Scimitar GT SE4 Seen in Horley, Surrey on 19th August 2023. One of the early Scimitars with the inline six-cylinder engine. JBF 407D ✓ Taxed - Tax due: 1 July 2024 MOT Exempt Vehicle make RELIANT Date of first registration 1 January 1966 Year of manufacture 1966 Cylinder capacity 2553 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status Taxed Vehicle colour GREEN Current owner since July 2009 Mileage at last MOT (2023): 105,215 (or 205,215 - five digit odometer)

600. 1997 Skoda Felicia L Seen in Nutfield, Surrey on 30th November 2023. A low spec Felicia that's been off the road for 8 years. R171 MPB ✓ SORN ✗ MOT Expired: 18 November 2015 Vehicle make SKODA Date of first registration 22 December 1997 Year of manufacture 1997 Cylinder capacity 1289 cc Fuel type PETROL Export marker No Vehicle status SORN Vehicle colour BLUE Current owner since Sep 2005 Mileage at last MOT: 78,073

Good news! A new home for AROnline Great British Car Journey are taking it on.

I think it's true that the Ambassador was seen partly as a Maxi replacement. Also have a look at AROnline's article on LM14/15, a large hatchback based on the Maestro/Montego platform that could have been a more direct replacement for the Ambassador but not due for launch until 1986, implying Ambassador production until then. Presumably once LM14/15 was dropped, it was decided to focus on the Montego and not have internal competition with the Ambassador.

Maxi production had finished before the Ambassador launched, but I agree that the extent of the changes made to the Princess seems excessive. A more extensive facelift of the Allegro, getting the headlights moved to the corners to get rid of the podgy "face" would seem a better use of cash. Discontinuing the six cylinder engine allowed for a lower bonnet line, although looking at a Princess a high bonnet doesn't really seem an issue! At around the same time as the Ambassador launch, the Rover SD1 range was being extended downwards with a four cylinder 2000 model for the first time. Perhaps the Ambassador had to be kept a bit downmarket to avoid overlap.

No,should be black all the way to the wheel arch. 1980 brochure

Surely you mean "burr walnut veneer to add the finishing touch of contemporary richness." Oct-Dec 1983 brochure

There's quite a lot of info on the rather mysterious 22CV on Citroenet