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On 9/19/2019 at 11:07 PM, xkjagnz said:

Seen on the way home yesterday

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My dad had two of them (well technically one zephyr and one zodiac)

As I've mentioned here many times, my dad had a dark blue Zephyr 4 from new in 1965, and six-year-old me thought it was enormous.

On 9/20/2019 at 1:11 AM, GeordieInExile said:

You don't even need to go that far back, something like a Granada looks lithe compared to today's family cars.

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My Cyprus Granada with my Pug 406, which I would always have considered a size below until I parked them together!  And a 406 isn't even all that modern now.  Family cars have grown somewhat since then!

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58 minutes ago, DaveDorson said:

The old man commented at the weekend that the Mondeo I'm using is bigger than the Granada's and Volvo's he used to blat around in.  It's meant to be a Cortina sized car.

 

Things have gotten silly.

Well not really, depending on which Mondeo. I'd say the MK4 is more where the Granada use to be, especially the snazzy Viginale editions. 

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34 minutes ago, Snipes said:

Well not really, depending on which Mondeo. I'd say the MK4 is more where the Granada use to be, especially the snazzy Viginale editions. 

Mk3 ST 2.2 TDCI Estate.

 

To my mind, Fiesta = Fiesta

Focus = Escort

Mondeo = Cortina

And there's not really anything that fills the Granada range.

 

But then I guess really I should be thinking,

KA= Fiesta

Fiesta = Escort

Focus = Cortina

Mondeo = Granada

Which looks wrong.. 

 

All the MPV stuff is basically a minibus, so can get right in the sea, and off the damn roads unless it's being used to move more than 5 people in a degree of comfort.

 

*grumbles*  I think there are too many types of car to chose from now, it's fucking stupid, it should be, small hatch, medium hatch, saloon, estate, truck/4x4.  *grumbles*

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Car parks are a joke these days, because bloatmobiles more than fill the allotted bays. You either have to risk squeezing up next to a SUV and pray your supermarket sweep is quicker than the owners of that car so you can get back before the inevitable door bumpage occurs. I always try to park in deserted bits of car parks to get away from them.

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I parked the Corolla next to a current shape one at the supermarket today and it looked tiny, despite mine being the bigger lift back compared to the current hatch, it just looked so low and narrow.

The big thing that got me was how exposed my cabin looked, thin pillars with plenty of clear glass compared to thick pillars with tiny heavily tinted windows.

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I'd play the ol' cars are bigger as they're safer card here but look at  Japanese kei cars. They're tiny and remain pretty safe - they'd really declutter the streets, certainly make them more interesting. Anyway, theres me rambling on about a modern solution to the problem. As a classic one lets all drive automotive Jerry cans (aka: Isettas and Meserschmitts)

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1 hour ago, clayts450 said:

Car parks are a joke these days, because bloatmobiles more than fill the allotted bays. You either have to risk squeezing up next to a SUV and pray your supermarket sweep is quicker than the owners of that car so you can get back before the inevitable door bumpage occurs. I always try to park in deserted bits of car parks to get away from them.

You can always tell who loves their car by where they park in a supermarket car park.

Sorry, thats another story really

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1 hour ago, MorrisItalSLX said:

I parked the Corolla next to a current shape one at the supermarket today and it looked tiny, despite mine being the bigger lift back compared to the current hatch, it just looked so low and narrow.

The big thing that got me was how exposed my cabin looked, thin pillars with plenty of clear glass compared to thick pillars with tiny heavily tinted windows.

My modern Corolla (2011) is about the same size as the Carina E!

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2 hours ago, Volksy said:

I had the misfortune of being given an Astra Mk32 or whatever as a company car..not quite powered by an NA 1.6.. 
the kerbweight is the same as a Senator IIRC

That's the real killer. The increased size is inconvenient when trying to park but it's the colossal weight increase that does all the damage.
A posh diseasel Peugeot 207 hatch was heavier than a mid 80s 5 series and plenty of the modern small-ish SUV things nowadays are closing in on two tons with a bit of fuel and two people on board.


 

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