RENOMAD Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Not sure if anybody has done this before, so here goes When I got my forst old Renault(15 GTL) the very first show I went to gave me the very first comment------"Jasus your brave". Not what you want to hear on your first outing. Fuego----"I got my first shag in one of them"! 18 Turbo------"She got you hear ok then",, by the same wanker who said it again and another show. I've yet to see him bring his 900 Turbo that he keeps raving about. And then there is the guy who keeps popping up at every show---""-I used to have one of them"!,to every car he sees. I brought the 505 to work on Saturday and the receptionist said to me--"Would you not feel like a tool driving around in that"?---and that comes from a 20 something who wouldnt be exactly shy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Rover Sterling(s) - Nice car mayte! Oi used to droive one of them when oi worked at Rovah, they were loike proper noice. They were managers cars and that etc........ Again - My mate/cousin/brother in law/boss/line manager used to have one of them with a 2.0 engine, it didnt have shift when I drove it! I only get negative comments when people hear about what I drove rather than actually see it, and even then I get the old Rovers are crap, my Dads dog aunts cousins gerbil used to have one them and he said etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Most people who make comments about The Volvo remark on how clean and tidy it is or say that they or their parents used to own one years and years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Czechs don't have a clue what the Mk2 is, so to them it's just an old car some mad English bloke is throwing money at. The 604 is still at the welders, but according to them it gets far more attention and admiring comments than anything else they've had there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 100E and Anglia were usually just the old 'I learned to drive in one of them' from middle aged blokes or 'my dad/uncle/etc used to have one of them' from the younger guys. These days they don't seem to say much, but that might be because the Anglia sits in the garage broken all the time. The little old lady in our block came and had a sniff around my Pop when I was working on it and announced she'd fornicated in the back of one with her boyfriend at the time. She must have been well in her 80's when she told me that. I promised her a spin in the Anglia when I finished it because she loved that one too, but alas she passed away before I got the chance. All other comments were based on a surprised 'oh, it made it then' despite the fact that I drove it to work every day. Oh wait, ohohoho I get it now, that's really comedy... The hotrod, well, I rarely get a nice comment made. There's the polite way of putting it. The neighbours want it moved, despite it being the only one of mine that has had continuous tax and MOT since I've lived there and the only one that has (almost) always worked. I mistook them for reasonable people for a bit. How foolish that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheggers Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Triumph 2000 usually gets "My Dad/ Mum/ Uncle/ Aunt/ Cousin/ Parole Officer/ Carer/ Sugar Daddy/ Pimp/ Therapist had one of those" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The Triumph 2000 usually gets "The rapist had one of those" :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 While passing my patchy, rattlecan black Herald I heard a little girl ask her mother "is that a wedding car?". That'd be one low budget wedding. The Triumph 2000 usually gets "The rapist had one of those" :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 "Why do you want to drive about in a piece of shit like that, what about a nice Mini or Beetle if you want a old car?..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Cavalier: ooh, my uncle/step dad/grandad/cat's first owner had one of those. Vectra: Nice car innit. Mondeo: I thought you hated them? Most of the other cars usually get a 'f*ck me, what on earth made you buy that/why don't you get a new car' type comments. I like the latter because I see it as a challenge to get something even shitter looking just to annoy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The latest comment about the Cavalier, exclaimed by a 60-something female advanced driver who owns a convertible BINI, and ignorant of the difference between a Mini and a MINI:"Where's your self respect?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Scimitar (now departed) - "Princess Anne used to own one of those you know." "At least it won't rust." (yeah, we'll just ignore the structural lumps of steel and chassis then eh? 2CV - Mostly rude things, though people are much more pleasant these days, and you get more of "I used to own one" or "I knew someone who owned one. Scared me shitless going around bends!" Mini - mainly nostalgia. Have also had some people who obviously can't read number plates ask if it's an early one. Range Rover - "Cor, hope it hasn't got the shit Italian boat anchor diesel!" It has and I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The latest comment about the Cavalier, exclaimed by a 60-something female advanced driver who owns a convertible BINI, and ignorant of the difference between a Mini and a MINI:"Where's your self respect?!" You must have given her some sort of reply surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The latest comment about the Cavalier, exclaimed by a 60-something female advanced driver who owns a convertible BINI, and ignorant of the difference between a Mini and a MINI:"Where's your self respect?!" You must have given her some sort of reply surely? I was gob-smacked to say the least at such a violent response! I hadn't even told her what type of car it was, just how little it cost me. It shows the disdain with which motoring on the cheap is held - I could have won a brand new Range Rover Vogue (ok, highly unlikely) in a raffle and she would have given the same response because she could only see the initial outlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselnutjob Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 The 604 completely stumps most people.Even car nuts have no idea what it is.Police cars follow you until they have looked on their computer thing to figure out what it is and then disappear.I've never heard anyone say "{I/random relative} used to have one of those"I did get a fellow of I would guess of African descent get very very excited when he saw me on the M25 once. He was jumping on his seat, waving and had a huge grin on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Quizzical stares by the Cognoscenti -& ''whats that'' by the more enquiring. My fav was an elderly ex Leyand spanner money (retired) who wanted to know why I'd put Datsun badges on my Austin Cambridge (tis a 65 Datsun U320 pickup). Didnt bother to explain as he told me forcefuly that Datsun didnt exist till 69. My mistake -silly boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R9UKE Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Does the Avantime qualify as a Classic yet? "What the hell is that?" "What the f*ck is that?" "Why doesn't it have windows?" "Is that the new Mégane?" "What the hell is the point in it?" "Is that the Top Gear car?" "Does it fly?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 My fav was an elderly ex Leyand spanner money (retired) who wanted to know why I'd put Datsun badges on my Austin Cambridge (tis a 65 Datsun U320 pickup). Didnt bother to explain as he told me forcefuly that Datsun didnt exist till 69. My mistake -silly boy! Silly old sod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXrescuer Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 My neighbours don't like my classics according to notes put through my letter box. Fuck em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Ross Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 "Why don't you buy a nice little car?" Is normally met with this,"Why don't you fuck off and mind your own frigging business." It is apparently abusive... News to me....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CIH Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Lots of people recognise my car when they see it but have no clue when I referece it by name. My Manta GTEs were almost always greeted with a positive comment. Funny little story Jay Leno wrote in some high brow mag recently. Driving a classic Morgan three wheeler one day, he kept getting the old "you've lost a wheel" gag which obviously got old after a while. He got home to find the rear bodywork had fallen off, taking the spare wheel with it lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Rover:- And you say you're only 30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 With the American motors, the first question was usually "how many gallons to the mile?" When I said I could get 18mpg out of a 7-litre Cadillac without even trying, most people were gobsmacked. My Capri over here attracted a vast load of "I/my dad/my brother/etc had one of those." Not gettting so much now with the Granada. My inlaws were forever giving me "why don't you get a nice little car?" First thing they saw me with was a 20-year-old Volvo 240, rapidly succeeded by the first Cadillac. They completely failed to realise that I paid next to nothing, in cash, for these pleasures and was happily using even the Cadillac for normal life, commuting included. Nice? Little? Do these words ever apply to the same car?* *Actually they do (says the X1/9 owner), but not nearly as often as Nice and Huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxobarges_Are_Us Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I've had some positive comments on the various, mostly unexciting, cars I've owned over the years, but a recent one by a mate of a mate is probably the best. Me: ...and, because of the funny parking rules, you get to save a bit of money if you have an LPG car.Him: But you're driving a diesel?Me: No, it's LPG.Him: But it sounds like a diesel.Me: Not really- the noise comes from the alternator bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew353w Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I usually receive positive comments when driving my Autoshite collection! The FSO 125p once caused a bus driver (whom, I later found out, WAS Polish!) to stop his 234 bus, jump from his cab, photograph my car with his phone, cheer & jump back in his bus! What passengers on the bus thought is anyone's guess! The Wartburg often has a few people standing around it in garages, particularly when I'm putting the oil in the fuel tank.... The Daf 33 if usually waved at, mostly by small children, who expect Noddy and Big Ears to be driving it! And as to the latest member of the fleet.... My Lada 1500 has yet to venture out on the open road, but I expect some "interesting" comments when I do...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 The Fiat 500 gets smiles and waves all round - I genuinely think it is a feel good car that maks folk happy. (until it breaks down or you have to drive it more than 50 miles with a v loud sports exhaust ) People tend to get out of the way of the Fronterror - not that it's been out for ages. And the Citroens CX & GS just caused people to gawp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Can't really class the Bluebird as a classic, but I have had a few "haven't seen one of those in a while" comments. The 120Y got loads of attention, all of it positive as people would come over and tell you how they used to own one/learned to drive/got knocked up in one. I did once have 2 different people tell me how much they like my Escort within the same journey though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 when i was driving a de-badged scimitar: "is that a customised capri?""if you dont move that shitheap i will set fire to it" (my neighbour Mr. Cheal, i recorded this 'shirt-off' conversation on my phone, and used to ruin his companies credit rating, and prevent him becoming a parent/governer of the local school). he loves me really. "i didnt know lotus used a v6 engine""that used to be my car, it was painted all different colours when i owned it" (this guy is a liar called John) when driving a cortina:the usual comments; "my dad used to own one of those", "i banger raced loads of them", "my grandad had one of those, he sold it and bought a new mondeo" last week i gave somone my phone number (not car related) and rather than write my name next to the number, he wrote "cortina" once, when driving scary's sierra: "thats better" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldofceri Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 "Why don't you get shut of them old bangers? You'll never have the time/money to do anything with them." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 last week i gave somone my phone number (not car related) and rather than write my name next to the number, he wrote "cortina" UR DOIN IT RONG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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