grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 C124 E220 coupe wearing its wellies. £2650 Leicester Wind-strewn litter is optional. https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/mercedes-benz-e220-coupe-pillarless-full-10-months-mot/1419279051?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 VW Lupus 1.4, only 57k and £1350 Coventry... 😀 ...automatic 😕 https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/volkswagen-lupo-auto-2001-57k-miles-mot-till-june-2022-ideal-first-car/1422059116?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android HarmonicCheeseburger and Yoss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 My old Škoda brochures call the Favorit and Felicia estates a Combi. That's never seemed to catch on over here. We get lots of Americanisms but very few Europeanisms. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Yoss said: My old skoda brochures call the Favorit and Felicia estates a Combi. That's never seemed to catch on over here. We get lots of Americanisms but very few Europeanisms. The Mk1 Fabia (and I believe others too) were called the Combi in the 05 Brochure I have. The Fabia saloon (oh what a charming in an ugly sort of way thing that was) was referred to as the 'sedan'. The latter being something I'd associate as an 'Americanism'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 £550 Golf in disguise: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112200683143?price-to=1000&radius=1500&sort=datedesc&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&include-delivery-option=on&year-to=2004&advertising-location=at_cars&postcode=b289bs&page=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghog Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Rod/b said: Amen. When i’m President my first decree shall be that anyone (including marketing people at car companies) referring to a two-door saloon as a coupe will be placed on a register and forced to wear a metre tall, luminous yellow dunce cone on their stupid fucking head whenever they are in public. They will be barred from taking paid employment and / or receiving any form of state or charitable aid. Similar sanctions will be placed upon anyone referring to an estate car as a shooting brake or a longroof. In the latter case, they will also be required to shave their hair off and have the word CUNT tattooed on their stupid fucking head in case their dunce hat falls off. Can I add calling a Land Rover a 'Jeep' or a 'Truck' to the list. Just call it what it is and you will probably get more money for it. Fat_Pirate, Isopon, timolloyd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/644648693233377 Shite Ron, mitsisigma01, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 hours ago, grogee said: There's a similarly tacky C coupe near me - white bonnet stripe, window stickers, chrome piping etc. Got me wondering if there is a specific thread for 'polished turds' or whether we just stick them in 'Spotted' thread? Those white wall tyre things that get fitted into the tyre are the absolute worst. At least the Chrome arches can be used to cover wobbed up body work. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said: The Mk1 Fabia (and I believe others too) were called the Combi in the 05 Brochure I have. The Fabia saloon (oh what a charming in an ugly sort of way thing that was) was referred to as the 'sedan'. The latter being something I'd associate as an 'Americanism'. Combi I don't mind too much. Maybe it's because I appreciated the Skoda money-save of carrying over hatchback tailgate onto estate thereby saving tooling costs for a separate tailgate. Then they got all tied up in knots and produced the Superb MK2, which was a saloon and a hatchback at the same time. I still don't know what niche that was trying to fill, but it's certainly novel. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Where do you stand on 'sport brake' or 'sportbrake' @Rod/b? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, grogee said: Where do you stand on 'sport brake' or 'sportbrake' @Rod/b? My independent yet personally hand-picked judges shall be provided with similar sentencing instructions as previously noted. grogee and puddlethumper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteersWithThrottle Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/19/2021 at 3:36 PM, DVee8 said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1341154503005538 HFM?!? Hopefully rectifying the stupid lowering which is ruining the rear camber won't be too pricey On 12/19/2021 at 3:37 PM, DVee8 said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/556448535431661 How has this acquired an SVA with open wheels? I thought that was a big no-no On 12/19/2021 at 3:41 PM, DVee8 said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/641189233539088/ HFM?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? It's my favourite Type R, but geez... DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Rennow Gooner Coop. 2 litre dizzle. £1500 Gloucscxsxcsxc Such a pretty thing. "Just" 160k on the clock. Admire on the hard shoulder while waiting for the fourth emergency service. (I know, I know, they're not that bad) https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/renault-laguna-coupe-2009-manual-1995-cc-3-doors/1422001974?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android MisterH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, Rod/b said: My independent yet personally hand-picked judges shall be provided with similar sentencing instructions as previously noted. Fair*. I shan't be protesting, as it's now illegal. SportBack can get in the bin as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 5 hours ago, LT84 said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/469536977771434/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Af717c88f-e45e-463c-927e-d5ae3ca049a4 The best numberplates contain an appropriate verb for the car. somewhatfoolish and LT84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said: How has this acquired an SVA with open wheels? I thought that was a big no-no The same way people used to MoT hot rods. Clip on wings, attain certificate, remove wings. From my limited understanding of the process it seems that quite a lot of SVA/IVA tested vehicles have easily-removable mods to get through the test, which makes sense. KitKat and SteersWithThrottle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666jjp Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 over on the blue https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/220562/1985-talbot-solara-minx-norfolk Remspoor, wuvvum, timolloyd and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, grogee said: Then they got all tied up in knots and produced the Superb MK2, which was a saloon and a hatchback at the same time. I still don't know what niche that was trying to fill, but it's certainly novel. Two birds, one stone. I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/641490323653470 AnnoyingPentium and grogee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Only 30200 miles https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/437775618026310 Shite Ron, AnnoyingPentium, wesacosa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 31 minutes ago, DVee8 said: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/641490323653470 Is that the: "I'm gonna make you great again" one? Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Surely the defining feature of a coupé is that it has panels and bodywork that don't fit anything else in the range, with the exception being the Triumph Herald coupé? For example, the (I think) the BMW e30 3-series was never offered as a 2-door saloon, but no panels were i interchangeable with the 4-door saloon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Same goes for 3door & 5 door it's a fucking hatchback you fucknugget. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 2 hours ago, DVee8 said: Only 30200 miles https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/437775618026310 Cheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Excellent, do not paint. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133970062717?hash=item1f313ced7d:g:KXUAAOSwtadhwPSd adw1977, Remspoor, Amishtat and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 13 hours ago, D.E said: Ah, and what will we do with the people who come up with four-door suv "coupes"? They should be tortured then shot. There is no excuse for these! What moron thought an X6 was a good idea, possibly a similar one who thought ridiculously low profile tyres where the rims constantly crack on the roads would also be ideal for a 4x4! FFS And while I am on this rant why are there lowered 4x4’s?surely the whole point of a 4x4 is better off road capability. People carriers are bad enough but were possibly well intentioned. I would prefer 7 seater estates such as Mercedes, Peugeot’s, Volvo’s, Montego’s, CX’s etc. or Transit minibuses. Before the nanny state went out of control we just sat in the boot of estate car’s if you couldn’t fit everyone on seats. Wibble, MisterH, D.E and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 31 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said: Same goes for 3door & 5 door it's a fucking hatchback you fucknugget. Bit strong, old chap. What if you want to know how many doors it has? You might as well just remove all definitions and refer only to 'cars' and that's it. Body style? Car. Colour? Car. Engine size? Car. That'll make things easy, eh! grogee and BeEP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 hours ago, DVee8 said: Only 30200 miles https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/437775618026310 That was cheap. Povvo spec Project Drive car with the NA 1.8 kettle so about the least desirable 75 there is, but still well worth 800 quid with that mileage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 The madman had it MOT'd up until last year... Isopon, adw1977, Crackers and 20 others 7 12 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 21 minutes ago, GR8 PL8 M8 said: The madman had it MOT'd up until last year... Fucking hell that’s incredible! We need @Conrad D. Conelradto make some sort of new award for bodged arches. UltraWomble, Twisty, Shite Ron and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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