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Cheggers Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Just to add to my earlier post, one of my colleagues drives a new Bentley Continental while the MD has a 10 year old Golf...nobody cares.

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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How are they going to know what you drive? Until you start turning up day in day out in the same car no one will know what car you've got. As long as you're on time ( and the right week - we had one guy so keen he turned up that early!) no one will care.

Coprolalia Rank: Renault 16

Coprolalia

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I am in this position, as I think Autoshite may be the only demographic who enjoy when their doctor house calls in a car that needs a bump start.

"Sorry to hear about your dicky hip Mrs Jones, now put your back into it."

 

 

I know no Audis, but what about Skoda's? The taxi ranks favourite.

 

Pre-2001, proper auto or manual, no cowhide.

Auto 1.6:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Octavia-Auto-Loads-of-History-/291621050521

 

Auto 2.0:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Octavia-2-0-auto-Ambiente-/272023708492

 

Manual 1.8t 4x4:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Octavia-Hatchback-4x4-/321925827012

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anonymous user Rank: Isuzu Florian

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Parking off site and out of sight for an interview is always the best way if you don't want to be remembered as the bloke who turned up in that **** and parked in the boss's space.

 

Over the years I have turned up to interviews in things as varied as a Mk1 Mini Traveller, Ford Fiesta Mk1, Series 1 Lotus 7, Morgan 4/4, Series 3 Land Rover,  new Freelander, and to my last one, for the job I'm in now, in a Fiat Panda.

 

Once you have the job it shouldn't matter, only once have I bowed to pressure to change my car by my employer, who wouldn't accept that the Lotus was suitable for site visits. I reluctantly gave in and replaced it with my first Morgan.

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Slartibartfast Rank: Citroen Ami

Slartibartfast

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Wolfrecommedsterriblecarstoo

I don't know my yank cars very well at all but that thing *looks* the business
NorfolkNWeigh Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

NorfolkNWeigh

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Park around the corner

This is what Mrs N did for a month when she first started as a Social Worker a couple of years ago, the only car that was taxed and reliable was a Gangsta Black Merc CLS that I'd leased but couldn't use for work after the customer who paid for it went bust.

On her first day, her boss took her out in his Honda Logo with a copy of The Socialist Worker on the dashboard , she was too embarrassed to let anyone in the office see the Merc.

In the end the MD of the bankrupt firm drove it for 4 months, but had to park it round the corner in case the liquidator or any of his creditors saw it.

Because of that car I always think of CLS' as a car you can't be seen in.

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alf892 Rank: Renault 16

alf892

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Automotive Global Supply Chain Logistics.

Van driver for a factor? (Via reverse bullshit generator)

 

Go in a micra and make sure you struggle to park it

richardmorris Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

richardmorris

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Perhaps he doesn't want to be seen as the local drug dealer( the black merc).

 

Who cares what one drives- it's got nothing to do with your work. I have three cars and usually cycle to work. I also co-own the company. When interviewing I wouldn't go looking out of the window to see you arrive, I've far more pressing things to do.

FakeConcern Rank: Lancia Gamma

FakeConcern

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He actually wants to be able to get to the job interview, though.

Blimmin' cheek!

John F Rank: Lancia Gamma

John F

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Massive yank limo:

 

$_57.JPG

 

 

Very frugal: simply get in the back, walk to the front and you're at work. No fuel required.

MarvinsMom Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

MarvinsMom

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i went to the interview at my current job in the austin metro, when i started working there i had "upgraded" to my other halfs rover 820 coop, which wasn't getting much use at the time,

JohnK Rank: Renault 16

JohnK

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I've just secured £150k pa new business and had turned up in my 405 TD Estate. Which promptly failed to proceed as I tried to make a swift and graceful getaway.

 

I don't think it particularly matters really. As others have said, I don't check the car park to see what people drive when interviewing (our office is also the opposite side of the block to the car park so the window looks out onto the field at the back).

mercrocker Rank: Isuzu Florian

mercrocker

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I really cannot remember why (probably a FTP of some sort...) but I once hired a breadvan Polo (they were still current then) to go to an interview. It was for a rival company where I was working at the time and part of the reason was something to do with anonymity. As it happens, the MD did notice what I rocked up in and said, slightly disappointedly, "Oh - I thought you had a Zodiac." Got the job though and when I needed to visit customers he used to lend me his wife's E30.

Alexg Rank: Lancia Gamma

Alexg

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I know that feeling. So you managed to buy it in the end? What happened, did they magically unsell it?

 

Yeah, suddenly they messaged to say come and get it. Bizzare

Ben_O Rank: BL Wedge

Ben_O

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What the fuckety fuck?

 

Just scrap it winner of the year. Christ Hirst,what were you searching for to find that??

More like 'how would that tow a transit?'

ShiteRider Rank: Citroen Ami

ShiteRider

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How far off is your granada from seeing the road?

I think that would not only would it look good, but it's the kind of car everyone can either relate to or be interested in.

It doesn't really matter, my current boss is a multi millionaire and drives a berlingo panel van by choice. He don't give a fuck

Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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If I was a multi millionaire, I'd neither give a fuck, nor look for a job.

Sadly I'm forced to do both, due to enslavement, which rules out the Granada due to its overall condition.

Jim Bell Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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I've never had a job where it mattered at all what people thought about me. That must be weird. How about a Bentley?

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