Blake's Den Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I was doing some sorting out and found this old newspaper from 1990. It was only a few sheets but the car adverts have survived and there is some great listings in there. Here is a selection below for your viewing pleasure. Click the images to view them at higher resolution. Check out the APR on the 205/309 deals! When did you last see a Lancia dealer? I'll have the Delta Integrale please with £100 of 1990's petrol. Take your choice of Metro's Free bull bar and radio casette with the SJ Choose from a petrol of diesel Novavan Check out the price of a Seantor! The stunning new Polo - so stunning they have to take a picture of the back of it. Demo slae of a Volvo 440 bASe Small adds featuring an XJ6 swap for a mini, ex War Department Land Rover and a 2.2 Princess Shite Ron, Popsicle, warch and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 ill take a vx calibra at 15995 AnnoyingPentium and Blake's Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macscrooge Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Fine if you can pay cash. 15% APR on those Peugeots! Blake's Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Blake's Den said: Some things never change - "Volkswagon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rdian Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 There used to be a bombsite car dealer in Walsall called Brunswick motors in the late 80s/early 90s. Many a time as a kid, I saw MK1 and MK2 escorts on there for the princely price of £99-£150. I used to ask my dad If I could buy one with my birthday/pocket money. I wonder if anyone local remembers this place? Or has photos? Long shot I know. Blake's Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I see we missed one of the cars in the list, it having been turned into a Hotpoint washing machine already. I guess it had a short MoT horriblemercedes and Blake's Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake's Den Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 31 minutes ago, PhilA said: I see we missed one of the cars in the list, it having been turned into a Hotpoint washing machine already. I guess it had a short MoT The owner was getting rid of it because every time they took it out it ended up in a spin..... PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 9:06 PM, Blake's Den said: found this old newspaper from 1990 Some familiar garage names in that Chronicle. My uncle bought a 309 from Grocotts, probably would have been around that time too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 10:20 PM, bunglebus said: Some things never change - "Volkswagon" And "Braking for spares" - slowing down for spares Blake's Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I went on about this elsewhere but paying by the word certainly helped keep car adverts short and to the point. None of this screeds of ALL CAPS drivel cluttering up the internet like what we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 What is a Metro Millionaire then? It's not one I've heard of and the internet drew a blank other than a grainy photo of something that doesn't look very wealthy to me. MorrisItalSLX, warch and JeeExEll 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 30 minutes ago, JimH said: I went on about this elsewhere but paying by the word certainly helped keep car adverts short and to the point. None of this screeds of ALL CAPS drivel cluttering up the internet like what we have now. ‘Here we have’ wasted £1.50 already. warch and Blake's Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake's Den Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 This thread is proving quite popular so here are some more pics from the same rag but for car parts instead: Remoulds for £7.95 a corner! Oil and filter change for a fiver £22 for a heavy duty battery for your Mini. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £5 in 1990 would be worth around £12 now. How were they doing an oil and filter change for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I'll have a £350 Saab 99L, thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 38 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said: According to the Bank of England inflation calculator, £5 in 1990 would be worth around £12 now. How were they doing an oil and filter change for that? It was Kwikfit , you probably came out with new tyres / exhaust / battery / shocks or each and every combination of, that more than covered their loss leader. Blake's Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Senator GSi, in JRG and a velour interior pls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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