Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Red Right Hand said: Mostly to blokes with beards who frequent pop-up organic breakfast cereal shops. And organic, ethnic headgear workshops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted March 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 3 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: Convertible = skip. Twin exhausts = wheelbarrow. I miss all the Skoda jokes, now they are quite good. Heated rear windscreen to keep your hands warm while pushing it... more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Maesknoll Red Posted March 18, 2016 Admin Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 Hillman Imp, horrible little car that blew head gaskets as often as it needed filling with fuel........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 14 hours ago, kevinmabbuttshair said: My old man had one of them as a company car back in the day, a proper heap of shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northsomersetred Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 14 hours ago, The Gasbuster said: The 0.6 litre () Shitroen 2CV6 ! Once very aptly described as "an upturned corrugated iron pram", by Jasper Carrot ! Who would want to be seen alive in this heap of shite ?! Better known as a 'CND squad car' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 1 hour ago, Maesknoll Red said: Hillman Imp, horrible little car that blew head gaskets as often as it needed filling with fuel........ My brother was a Hillman Imp enthusiast and regularly used to get the engine out on his own. Being alloy, they were very light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 19 hours ago, The Gasbuster said: The world HAS gone mad, then. Have you ever driven one or been in one ? They are really fun , not for long hauls admittedly but for driving across the fields to go and by your baguette they are excellent . The cars first went on sale in 1948 , yes, 1948 ! and were designed to help mobilise the population with à cheap and easy to maintain design . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 1 minute ago, Major Isewater said: Have you ever driven one or been in one ? They are really fun , not for long hauls admittedly but for driving across the fields to go and by your baguette they are excellent . The cars first went on sale in 1948 , yes, 1948 ! and were designed to help mobilise the population with à cheap and easy to maintain design . Yes, I nearly shat myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 11 hours ago, Maesknoll Red said: Hillman Imp, horrible little car that blew head gaskets as often as it needed filling with fuel........ Also the early models had the interesting habit of doing wheelies when at speed ! The combined engineering brilliance at Rootes combatted this by putting concrète blocks in the front end . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 On 17 mars 2016 at 18:46, Big Brother said: The Austin Allegro (aka the Allaggro) was imo very ugly Ah the Rustin Allegro with it's square steering wheel ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 14 hours ago, Slippin cider said: We had an Austin 1100 in my younger days and then went up in the world with a Vauxhall viva! ...both pretty horrendous motors .. I learnt to drive in an Austin 1800. It was like navigating a grain barge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 On 18 March 2016 at 07:39, The Gasbuster said: The 0.6 litre () Shitroen 2CV6 ! Once very aptly described as "an upturned corrugated iron pram", by Jasper Carrot ! Who would want to be seen alive in this heap of shite ?! I saw an article where one of these was fitted with a 2L straight six Triumph engine....did 115mph! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 33 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: Ah the Rustin Allegro with it's square steering wheel ! It was "quartic", you know, like 'Space 1999'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screech Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 On 3/17/2016 at 18:02, The Gasbuster said: Close the thread !! The Fiat Multipla. Without doubt, the ugliest car ever built. It looks like a moose with a very big forehead. My brother in law had one of those, it looked like there were two build teams working in the factory where one side had used inches while the other was using cm, got to final assembly and thought, ***** it just weld it to the top, the boss will never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, screech said: My brother in law had one of those, it looked like there were two build teams working in the factory where one side had used inches while the other was using cm, got to final assembly and thought, ***** it just weld it to the top, the boss will never know. Supposedly good cars, but looks that could curdle milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Anyone remember that 2CV stretch that used to be down by the Nova Scotia all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 17 hours ago, Northern Red said: My old man had one of them as a company car back in the day, a proper heap of shite. An example in ' Hearing Aid Beige ' ,a real knickerdropper ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I learnt to drive in an Austin 1800. It was like navigating a grain barge. But spacious and could cruise all day long at 100mph on the motorway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 6 hours ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I learnt to drive in an Austin 1800. It was like navigating a grain barge. 38 minutes ago, Major Isewater said: But spacious and could cruise all day long at 100mph on the motorway. Had an old one for a few years only payed a hundred quid for it (with new mot a couple months tax) .... Loved it, all that space and 'proper seats' .. Liked the twin headlights too, no matter what time of night it was -it was always day-time! Rusty seals done for it in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted March 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ah, the 2CV. Friend had one of those. Driving along the M5 at Avonmouth, lorry overtakes and the windblast stripped the fabric roof off and scattered the metal bars over the road. Instant convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 3 hours ago, WhistleHappy said: Had an old one for a few years only payed a hundred quid for it (with new mot a couple months tax) .... Loved it, all that space and 'proper seats' .. Liked the twin headlights too, no matter what time of night it was -it was always day-time! Rusty seals done for it in the end. I learnt in my dad's. Hydrolastic suspension went tits up. He managed to palm it off to some sucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 36 minutes ago, Mike Hunt-Hertz said: I learnt in my dad's. Hydrolastic suspension went tits up. He managed to palm it off to some sucker. ....not for a one'er with a dodgy mot I hope? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Vauxhall victor fb..What was i thinking about,i bought one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 On 17 March 2016 at 18:02, The Gasbuster said: Close the thread !! The Fiat Multipla. Without doubt, the ugliest car ever built. It looks like a moose with a very big forehead. I clicked on this thread just to nominate this, glad lots of others feel the same. I actually look and see who is driving when I see one of these, I can't believe out of all the cars out there people choose this! Another car I hate is the Fiat 500 cars, tons of the stupid things about at the moment, hideous small fugly things, disgusting colours, mint green, bridge, yuck. And regarding the Citroen 2CV pram, in my first job I was classroom assistant to a teacher who had one of these. I didn't drive at the time and she would often offer me a lift, I made every excuse not to have a lift as I didn't want to be seen that car, yup I'd stand on a bus stop in mid-winter freezing my arse off waiting for 2 buses rather than have a ride in that! One day after a course she did drop me home, took me right to outside my door which was good of her but I was mortified and hoped nobody would see me!!! The car had a very odd gearbox which she seemed to stir until one hap-hazardly selected itself, and the windows you didn't wind up and down, you pushed them open like a flap!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 Chrysler Alpine anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 10 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: Chrysler Alpine anyone? Jeez. I worked with a woman who had one. The engine sounded like gravel shaken in a bean can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 22 hours ago, The Joker said: Vauxhall victor fb..What was i thinking about,i bought one. I've had worse.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasbuster Posted March 21, 2016 Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 12 hours ago, RedM said: I clicked on this thread just to nominate this, glad lots of others feel the same. I actually look and see who is driving when I see one of these, I can't believe out of all the cars out there people choose this! Another car I hate is the Fiat 500 cars, tons of the stupid things about at the moment, hideous small fugly things, disgusting colours, mint green, bridge, yuck. And regarding the Citroen 2CV pram, in my first job I was classroom assistant to a teacher who had one of these. I didn't drive at the time and she would often offer me a lift, I made every excuse not to have a lift as I didn't want to be seen that car, yup I'd stand on a bus stop in mid-winter freezing my arse off waiting for 2 buses rather than have a ride in that! One day after a course she did drop me home, took me right to outside my door which was good of her but I was mortified and hoped nobody would see me!!! The car had a very odd gearbox which she seemed to stir until one hap-hazardly selected itself, and the windows you didn't wind up and down, you pushed them open like a flap!!! Be careful, I think the Major is a big fan, or possibly an owner of one of these things ! (see above). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRock Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 Decent set of suggestions, though still think the Suzuki takes the trophy. If only I could post a picture of it. Not only is it obscenely ugly in form, but in function it is a total joke as well. A normal length car, but just a 'pod' added in the middle for 2 people. Truly shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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