Lazy spotters thread

[green200b]

I have just spent a week in Istanbul, and amongst other things spotted a number of 'shite' cars:

This is a Turkish car called a Tofas. There's lots of them around, also available as a saloon.

 

I got excited when I saw this Renault as I thought it was a Seat Malaga...

 

Another Renault...

 

Lada, possibly?

 

Mitsubishi Triton. I've never seen one with factory hubcaps.

 

VW Beetle:

 

Mazda 323. A friend in Australia had one of these that would not die.

 

Ford Sierra Ghia:

 

There were no badges on this, so I couldn't tell you if it was a Renault or a Dacia (thanks Autoshite for teaching me that this was also sold as a Dacia):

 

Pontiac Parisienne:

 

Pontiac GTO:

 

Old Mercedes-Benz, although I don't know what type.

 

Hyundai Excel. I don't know whether these were sold in the UK, but they were everywhere in Australia when I was growing up.

 

Lastly, a Suzuki Swift, although I've never seen one with a rear garnish like that:

 

Also, in case anybody is interested, the numbers at the start of the number plate determine the region that the car was registered in. 34 is Istanbul.

[IronStar]

Lada Kalina in Herceg Novi, Montenegro

Parking spots are huge, it’s really an achievement to park it this badly 😄

[EyesWeldedShut]

2008 reg’d C220 - don’t see too many of these around here.

[motorpunk]

Mmmm. Tasty tank. Worth saving I wonder? 

[Volksy]

It's a 3.0 Six like mine.

Oddly it was last MOT'd in 2021 at 98k where it got a clean pass.

Maybe some mechanical issue has led to it being laid up. 

[Schaefft]

6 hours ago, motorpunk said:

Mmmm. Tasty tank. Worth saving I wonder? 

Always!

[Tenmil Socket]

On 04/01/2026 at 17:22, green200b said:

I have just spent a week in Istanbul, and amongst other things spotted a number of 'shite' cars:

This is a Turkish car called a Tofas. There's lots of them around, also available as a saloon.

 

I got excited when I saw this Renault as I thought it was a Seat Malaga...

 

Another Renault...

 

Lada, possibly?

 

Mitsubishi Triton. I've never seen one with factory hubcaps.

 

VW Beetle:

 

Mazda 323. A friend in Australia had one of these that would not die.

 

Ford Sierra Ghia:

 

There were no badges on this, so I couldn't tell you if it was a Renault or a Dacia (thanks Autoshite for teaching me that this was also sold as a Dacia):

 

Pontiac Parisienne:

 

Pontiac GTO:

 

Old Mercedes-Benz, although I don't know what type.

 

Hyundai Excel. I don't know whether these were sold in the UK, but they were everywhere in Australia when I was growing up.

 

Lastly, a Suzuki Swift, although I've never seen one with a rear garnish like that:

 

Also, in case anybody is interested, the numbers at the start of the number plate determine the region that the car was registered in. 34 is Istanbul.

That Sierra with those rear lights and no spoiler looks good. 

[Tenmil Socket]

On 02/01/2026 at 19:43, Yoss said:

Ooh, Pirelli P Slots on a Favorit. Like. 

Did VW have a finger in Skoda’s pie at this point or is it just coincidence the PCD is the same?

[Yoss]

3 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

Did VW have a finger in Skoda’s pie at this point or is it just coincidence the PCD is the same?

When VW took over and facelifted the Favorit it gained 4x100 hubs. Mk1s are 4x98 so can use Fiat or other Italian wheels. 

[egg]

Street parked Panda!

[roy8846]

[Zelandeth]

These would still look sharp if launched today I reckon.

[Remspoor]

On 11/01/2026 at 19:06, roy8846 said:

Sorry, what?

[Zelandeth]

Uuuhh...

 

[iainrcz]

Finally got a picture (a shit one I'll admit ) of one of the Mustangs that lives around the corner.

[Aston Martin]

Actually parked.

[Mr Livered]

"Right lads, time to load all these paving slabs and bags of cement into the trailer"

[Sportshatch]

[jim89]

4 hours ago, Aston Martin said:

Actually parked.

Now where's that crank handle.......

[Andrew353w]

Bit of an unusual spot this one! While shopping in Tesco's today I spotted this birthday card:

Quite frankly, I'm staggered that the card company chose a Skoda Octavia Felicia to use on the card's design; they're rarer than the proverbial rocking horse's faecal matter! 

 

[vtec-e]

Spotted today in a wet Knightsbridge, London amongst the Lambo's, Ferrari's, Range Rovers etc, a tiny early GT6  

[Marina door handles]

A properly lazy spot 3dr Freelander avec snorkel, papped from inside my Freelander whilst on a trip to the dentists (oh deep joy)...

[Aston Martin]

[egg]

Local scenes.

[TheIsleofShite]

Characterful 2CV today 

 

[willswitchengage]

Waitrose par cark.

[High Jetter]

54 minutes ago, willswitchengage said:

Waitrose par cark.

You sure? Looks like Mum's gone to Iceland! 😀

[willswitchengage]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

You sure? Looks like Mum's gone to Iceland! 😀

#busted me being a snob shopping at Waitrose... don't even notice Iceland next door!

[puddlethumper]

Drove to Morrisons in this. Just for the hello of it.😁

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, willswitchengage said:

#busted me being a snob shopping at Waitrose... don't even notice Iceland next door!

Yeah, right! 🤣