A car that no one here has owned or driven?

[wuvvum]

  On 02/05/2023 at 11:54, Pieman said:

@wuvvum - that Commer van is amazing, does it still exist anywhere? ❤️ 

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No idea.  I sold it about 16 years ago.  Put it on eBay, chap from Cornwall won it, came up on the train, got in to Norwich at 12:45am, got to the garage at 1am and had to then fire up the ancient Perkins 4.236 from cold and do a 17-point turn to get the van out of the drive, much to the delight of all the neighbours.  He got in and drove off, no T&T on the van by then and a top speed of 45mph.  I assume it must have made it because it resurfaced in Cornwall a couple of years later, but I've not seen any sign of it since.

[quicksilver]

Vauxhall Albany? I bet nobody has owned one but I have a feeling @NorfolkNWeighsaid he'd driven one back in the day.

Or the Sintra? Anyone have any experience of them?

[dozeydustman]

I’ve seen Peugeot 204s mentioned but no actual proof of driving/owning one on the 5 years I’ve been here.

[dozeydustman]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:28, dozeydustman said:

I’ve seen Peugeot 204s mentioned but no actual proof of driving/owning one on the 5 years I’ve been here.

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Then of course I discover Nigel Bickle has/had one.

[Soundwave]

  On 02/05/2023 at 13:53, RobT said:

Hardly affordable these days, but NSU Ro80 anyone?  Preferably with a rotary engine.

Or a VW K70.

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I had a K70 for a while, a 1.8 LS. Only ever drove it once though. It had one day of MOT left on it, and when I began to dig into the questionable repairs... no hope of getting another! It's still around, eventually sold it to a friend of mine and it's currently awaiting restoration.

And when my mate finally took the damn thing away....

[Ghosty]

Horsey Horseless, D701SWL, blah blah. 

Mazda 323. My reasoning being, there are that many body styles that probably some aren't accounted for! 

Has anyone had a Volga?

 

[sdkrc]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:14, quicksilver said:

Vauxhall Albany? I bet nobody has owned one but I have a feeling @NorfolkNWeighsaid he'd driven one back in the day.

Or the Sintra? Anyone have any experience of them?

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Sintra may be a winner here. It's utterly shit, cheap and obscure. 

The Albany is just a rebadged Japanese something so I expect someone here has owned one

[eddyramrod]

1977 Peugeot 304 van?  Morris version of the Austin A55/60 van?  100/107E Ford Prefect?  Standard Atlas?

I did get to drive the 304, the others are too far back in my childhood but I definitely rode in every one of them.

[CreepingJesus]

Re forgettable nineties and noughties Fiats, I rented a Marea estate once and it was rather good. Only just remembered that now it's come up! 

Vauxhall Albany was a tarted up Midi, wasn't it? Never driven an Albany, but I've done mega miles in Midis.

[Zie]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:36, Ghosty said:

Has anyone had a Volga?

 

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I've driven a 24. 

[DSdriver]

Simca 1000 or 1100? I did borrow an 1100 van to pic up a sideboard from the Isle of Wight

[dozeydustman]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:49, DSdriver said:

Simca 1000 or 1100? I did borrow an 1100 van to pic up a sideboard from the Isle of Wight

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I owned an 1100 for 2-3 months while at uni. Bought at Hobbs & Parker in Ashford for £100, flogged to another student for 300. The colour was I believe ‘Sweetcorn’, a dark yellow. Sadly no photos.

[Asimo]

  On 02/05/2023 at 13:53, RobT said:

Hardly affordable these days, but NSU Ro80 anyone?  Preferably with a rotary engine.

Or a VW K70.

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I had an Ro80 for a bit, 8 years old / £350 . Proper rotor-motor.

[vulgalour]

Mazda 121

I've a suspicion at least one of our Australian correspondants has owned one in recent years.

[wuvvum]

  On 02/05/2023 at 15:12, vulgalour said:

Mazda 121

I've a suspicion at least one of our Australian correspondants has owned one in recent years.

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I had one, although it didn't have the canvas sunroof sadly.

[wuvvum]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:14, quicksilver said:

Or the Sintra? Anyone have any experience of them?

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I'm pretty sure @dollywobbler has driven a Sintra as I remember him moaning about how shit the wipers were.

[chaseracer]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:28, dozeydustman said:

I’ve seen Peugeot 204s mentioned but no actual proof of driving/owning one on the 5 years I’ve been here.

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  On 02/05/2023 at 14:30, dozeydustman said:

Then of course I discover Nigel Bickle has/had one.

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BNP204M, as owned from new by my mate Bron's dad.  

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:14, quicksilver said:

Vauxhall Albany? I bet nobody has owned one but I have a feeling @NorfolkNWeighsaid he'd driven one back in the day.

Or the Sintra? Anyone have any experience of them?

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What a memory! Only elephants and MrsN recalling anything I’ve ever done wrong could beat that.
Yes I’ve had the pleasure of driving a Vauxhall Albany, Ascot Ladies Day 1991 ( I think) borrowed from Vauxhall Fleet Sales as a demo. I was disappointed to discover it wasn’t column change . Although the vehicle was the least of my problems as a 27 year old ( almost) innocent trying to control, fend off 6 older Directors secretaries after they’d been at the free champagne all day. Luckily I was made of stern stuff in those days and volunteered the following year where I used a hired Transit Executive - an altogether better machine.

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 02/05/2023 at 14:39, CreepingJesus said:

Marea estate

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One still clinging on for dear life in Ayr.

And I think @RobT (?) had a Marea saloon up for sale not too long ago?

[wuvvum]

I had two Marea estates, a 1.6 petrol and a 2.4 JTD.

[ProgRocker]

  On 02/05/2023 at 09:56, vulgalour said:

Fiat Tempra, any shape.  Bonus points for estate ownership.

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I owned a red 1990 povvo spec 1. 4 saloon in 2000-01. It ran on 3 cylinders. 

[Dyslexic Viking]

1 gen Ssangyong Musso?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

  On 02/05/2023 at 17:23, Dyslexic Viking said:

1 gen Ssangyong Musso?

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Again, that man Bickle, a Merc 3.2 petrol one I think. Probably Wuvvum too.

[vulgalour]

'58 AMC Rambler feels like a good contender, first and only time I've seen one in person, but was it one of you lot?

[RoverFolkUs]

Ok, Daewoo Leganza?

A white MK1 Espace? 

A limited "swopz only" edition Accord?

.... 

Oh, nevermind .. 🤣🤣

[brandersnatch]

  On 02/05/2023 at 00:33, RoverFolkUs said:

I'll be impressed if someone tells me they've owned or driven one of these:

A Proton Persona, if you can't tell!

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My dad had one. Last car he bought before he died. Leukaemia, the car had nothing to do with it. 

[Markeh]

Have we had a Perodua Kelisa on here? I have vague recollections of a Kenari and possibly even a Nippa, but not a Kelisa.

[eddyramrod]

  On 02/05/2023 at 18:40, RoverFolkUs said:

Ok, Daewoo Leganza?

A white MK1 Espace? 

A limited "swopz only" edition Accord?

.... 

Oh, nevermind .. 🤣🤣

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I think @Mine's a Leganza! might be able to help you here.  I drove one when they were launched, but that was 25 years ago.  It seemed perfectly acceptable when it was new.

[quicksilver]

  On 02/05/2023 at 19:05, brandersnatch said:

My dad had one. Last car he bought before he died. Leukaemia, the car had nothing to do with it. 

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A friend at university had a Persona automatic. Not the sort of car you'd expect a pretty young cheerleader to drive, but she did.

[D.E]

Wartburg Lancastrian?