I wish they still made.....

[Ghosty]

Kit cars based on old Fords. 

 

Love to see what someone could make out of a Mk3 Mondeo...

[Junkman]

Who exactly was the stupid git that had the daft idea to do away with tailfins?

I hope he has prematurely died a long and painful death caused by cancer.

 

And in total violation of forum rules, something non-automotive:

 

Aldi, please bring back that wonderful curry-cream soup.

[tinribs]

The original Mini.

[Eddie Honda]

Eldro dum dum, orig formulation Redex, orig form Hammerite.

[the judge]

Women less equal again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm kidding!!!!!! Promise!!!

[cros]

Sentinel S type steam lorry, its nice to have a decent heater in the cab. And while we're at it can we have proper big tits back instead of dollops of French window sealant? I'm thinking Norma Ann Sykes in her younger days here.

[MiniMort]

It missed out the Lada 110, still made in Ukraine unchanged from the original 1995 car.

I still wish they made 1/64 scale toy cars with opening features. My son has lots of Hotwheels and Matchbox cars and none have this. He loves looking at my old Corgi Juniors cars with opening doors and boots.

I'd like to see a return of Lada's in Britain. People made it look like they rusted but actually they could cope with punishing soviet roads and Russian snow. Also they were built like tanks

[Peter C]

I would love a brand new car that has the following:

 

Simple three box design.

No sunroof.

Solid colour.

High profile tyres.

Comfortable ride.

Simple electronics with no EML.

Naturally aspirated.

Timing chain.

Solid flywheel.

5 speed manual transmission.

RWD.

No driver aids (ABS is ok).

Mechanical handbrake.

Rugged industrial interior design and finish. No fucking tv screens!

Big boot but must have full sized spare wheel.

 

Until someone makes this car I will keep driving my W124 E220, which ticks all my boxes.

[Timewaster]

JPS air fresheners in the shape of a wheel and Feu Orange.

70s smells are our concern and those Jelly bean things can Fro.

[danthecapriman]

Cars with carb fed engines, no emission controls and metal, preferably chrome bumpers.

And cars that are actually styled by a skilled person with a pencil and paper not a load of wind tunnel results thrown through a computer and resulting in some bland, round blob that all look the same no matter the make or model.

[406V6]

Mid sized practical five door British diesel hatchbacks like the Maxi.

Nissan dealers have the Qashqai. The mid sized hatchback didn't die it just gained height.  Or for those who want to sit nearer the road there's the Vauxhall Astra, Honda Civicand Toyota Auris.

[Timewaster]

406v6 I think you missed Wtc's witticism there.

 

Remember Old Fart and his tales of things that never happened in cars that didn't exist?

[junkyarddog]

Mercedes 123 series.

[willswitchengage]

Rover Streetwise

[cros]

I miss old fart. He said that my sort were potato headed, but he was gone before I could establish what variety. Has that Renault twat gone too, I see he's turned yellow?

[steved40]

Austin Allegro

[chaseracer]

Love to see what someone could make out of a Mk3 Mondeo...

 

 

[John F]

cros, on 13 Dec 2015 - 11:53 AM, said:

I miss old fart. He said that my sort were potato headed, but he was gone before I could establish what variety. Has that Renault twat gone too, I see he's turned yellow?

 

Yes, thank fuck.

[chaseracer]

Another vote here for the 205, W124 and C15.  And the original Blingo, though that's probably still made in Paraguay or somewhere similar.  And Audi got it right in 1998 with the air-suspended A6, then went rapidly off-piste...

[Roostybroon]

Anything Rwd and reliable that isn't German.

Mk2 Cavaliers

[Sealtainn]

Mk1 Renault Twingo in RHD flavour.

Had a hire one in France and loved it - would

[Felly Magic]

Ford Fiesta Mk1/2, meat pie engineering for the masses, and a pissball to tune

[CHRIS1980]

The original Range Rover. And jumping the gun,but the Defender is due to stop being made in Febuary which is criminal.

[LC Torana]

Any car with:

 

The correct engine - a normally-aspirated straight 6.

Correct-wheel-drive.

Headlights NOT smeared back to the A-pillars.

The option of NO central locking or electric windows.

A foot-operated dipswitch (this should of course be mandatory for every car on the road)

Gauges that are directly connected to sensors and are direct-reading.  All of them, which must include Ammeter, Voltmeter, tacho, temperature gauge, oil-pressure gauge.

Proper cable-operated handbrake.

High-profile tyres, nothing less than 75-section is acceptable

Decent ride comfort.

Everything that contains fluid must be fully accessible to the owner-driver, with easy means of checking levels.

All metal surfaces, joints and creases to be finished off, so you can shove your hand in without getting cut.

[hennabm]

Original Petersen made mole grips. You can't beat them. All imposters are shite.

 

Also chrome bumpers cars - in my case the early E30 3 series.

[Lacquer Peel]

And jumping the gun,but the Defender is due to stop being made in Febuary which is criminal.

 

I like them, but they are shit, uncomfortable and not fit for purpose.

[richardthestag]

any car where the sound system was on the option list. and even then it was AM radio and a single dash mount speaker.

 

Cars with manual sliding front door windows Early minis eries landies etc

 

cars with one ecu or less and no fucking limp mode

 

a moggie minor, 105e anglia, a35, standard 10. in fact anything with a peaky 1litre engine, rwd and skinny tyres. driftin at legal and sensible speeds and never got stuck in the snow.

 

proper handbrakes

[chaseracer]

I like them, but they are shit, uncomfortable and not fit for purpose.

 

 

They are, just not often used FOR that porpoise.

[Ronnie L]

MG 1300 mk2 saloon

[dieselnutjob]

A large French saloon. The C6 and 607 weren't replaced and the Safrane replacement isn't a saloon.

 

Now you can only buy German saloons with rock hard suspension.

 

Surely there is a gap in the market for comfort and style rather than bling and aggression.