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[richardmorris]

non.

[wuvvum]

Is that a clue?  Is it French?

[anonymous user]

A Maybach Involuntary Explosion

[Aston Martin]

My job was to carelessly throw the packages around the warehouse in Hull so can't comment on the drivers.

 

It did make me aware of this road though.

 

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Oddly, even google maps thinks he's a knob.

 

What the fuck? I had no idea.

[anonymous user]

It's a Mournful-Expression

 

Which was later remarketed as the Ivanna Gettoutan-Walk

[Jim Bell]

Is it an Uphill Gardner-Braun Velocacar?

[Jim Bell]

Is it Frod Escoat?

[richardmorris]

I'm waiting for the forum to close to prolong the agony!

[Jim Bell]

Is it a Mardy Clifhanger?

[barefoot]

Chitty fucking Bang Bang?

[Sigmund Fraud]

It's in French racing blue, so it can't be British.

 

I reckon it's a Grognon-Salopard 20CV, with the fairly rare decapotable bodywork.

[richardmorris]

Give that man a beignet. One part of the answer correct.

 

Personally I like the gun holsters on the spare wheel.

[richardmorris]

Clue.

 

[richardmorris]

Also spotted yesterday,

 

[brownnova]

The 2CV now has a fresh advisory free MoT!!

To celebrate I’m going to drive it to work today! 

[Aston Martin]

I was in London yesterday and I don't go supercar spotting, I go shitter spotting.  

I'll upload in the lazy shitters thread later,, the Indian diplomats drove something fantastic.......

[stuboy]

Im sure im cursed 1 good led numberplate light, other one goosed, says qc control checked that its fubared....grrr awaiting ebay sellers reply

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

If that's your definition of cursed - you're a lucky guy fella! Don't tempt fate!

[davehedgehog31]

Anyone in the South West (Yeovil) in need of a free drive anywhere in a Northward direction this weekend, only catch being you need to drive a 1.7 SDI Seat Arosa?

[dollywobbler]

I've just signed up for a unit! Should be space for eight cars, or certainly four of my tiddlers and all of my junk. Quite exciting! £200+vat a month.

So, in other words, the cars now have a future and somewhere to live when I move out in October. I don't. I just have a one-way ticket to New Zealand and no plans...

[Lord Sterling]

Now driving this;

Love it, really nice car despite being a bit leggy and generally a bit worn but its perfect for what I need it for.  Gonna see if I can make a deal on this....

[dome]

Been outYanked in the office car park this morning...

 

[Stanky]

Did the A-Team have to remove the red stripe after the lucrative 3M sponsorship deal ended? Let us know when the shooting starts, my money is on some kind of homemade tank emerging from the furthest roller shutter door and crushing the landcruiser, before proving covering fire for BA Barakas to do a burnout in the van while shooting the bad guys with an Uzi.

 

No-one will die though.

[Jim Bell]

7 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Clue.

 

 

Is it a Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew-Pew Gammon Thrones?

[Shirley Knott]

1 hour ago, davehedgehog31 said:

Anyone in the South West (Yeovil) in need of a free drive anywhere in a Northward direction this weekend, only catch being you need to drive a 1.7 SDI Seat Arosa?

Deep joy to see another one of these on joining the fold! Is it a post March 2001 car?  I've missed ours ever since Bradsword took over the reigns, they're cracking little things.

Infortunately I can't help with moving it.

[davehedgehog31]

6 minutes ago, JoeyEunos said:

Deep joy to see another one of these on joining the fold! Is it a post March 2001 car?  I've missed ours ever since Bradsword took over the reigns, they're cracking little things.

Infortunately I can't help with moving it.

Nah, it's pre 2001 sadly, so lands in the horrible tax bracket. 

It's £300, with decent test, but it's looking a wee bit uneconomical to get down for it.

[Shirley Knott]

Meh, they're still good cars regardless but the £30 tax makes them much more attractive.

[davehedgehog31]

1 minute ago, JoeyEunos said:

Meh, they're still good cars regardless but the £30 tax makes them much more attractive.

How did you find yours to be on fuel in the real world? If I get one it will be an eco commuting special, so would probably be getting most of the weight stripped out it too!

You gave a really good write up on them at the time, will need to dig it out.

[Shirley Knott]

In my experience they're almost impossible to get below 50mpg even on short runs, over 70mpg is very much achievable on longer trips with a little effort.

In terms of economy the one we had put the C1 we replaced it with to shame in terms of economy.

[davehedgehog31]

Nice one, well a conservative 60mpg on Veg would soon have it paying for itself. 

I'm sure* it would be refined with all the trimmings removed.