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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 20 November 2016, 12:17:05
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Can't be long now.
Another Daewoo perhaps, in a fetching shade of green?
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https://youtu.be/QjttDRn6R8k
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https://youtu.be/QjttDRn6R8k
2 litre rather than an anaemic 1.4. :y :y :y :y :y
Lorry fuel..... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :-\
Colour......... :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
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https://youtu.be/QjttDRn6R8k
2 litre rather than an anaemic 1.4. :y :y :y :y :y
Lorry fuel..... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :-\
Colour......... :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
I'm not thinking of buying that, I am perfectly happy with my sports tourer. Merely showing you nice the colour is. :)
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https://youtu.be/QjttDRn6R8k
2 litre rather than an anaemic 1.4. :y :y :y :y :y
Lorry fuel..... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :-\
Colour......... :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X
I'm not thinking of buying that, I am perfectly happy with my sports tourer. Merely showing you nice the colour is. :)
Astra 1.4 sports tourer. You make it sound like a 1930 Henry Birkin Bentley. ;)
Time is moving on. Pretty soon you'll have trouble remembering your own name. It's time to be decadent and irresponsible. :)
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
I believe it's compulsory to own a racing whippet in Barnsleywakefield. It's the law
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
I believe it's compulsory to own a racing whippet in Barnsleywakefield. It's the law
Talking of whippets, I saw some one taking their ferret for a walk earlier, well I think it was the other way around really....ferret went were it wanted, owner followed it......bizarre sight ;D
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
I believe it's compulsory to own a racing whippet in Barnsleywakefield. It's the law
Talking of whippets, I saw some one taking their ferret for a walk earlier, well I think it was the other way around really....ferret went were it wanted, owner followed it......bizarre sight ;D
Talking of cauliflowers, there are a lot of cabbages on here. ;D
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
I believe it's compulsory to own a racing whippet in Barnsleywakefield. It's the law
Talking of whippets, I saw some one taking their ferret for a walk earlier, well I think it was the other way around really....ferret went were it wanted, owner followed it......bizarre sight ;D
I have a stoat living in my back garden and I've seen it a couple of times now. Should keep the rats at bay! :y
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I think he has fond memories of an Austin Maxi he once owned.
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I think he has fond memories of an Austin Maxi he once owned.
The phlegmy green astra is probably the modern equivalent. :y
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Both my maxi and my princess were in a very nice shade of maroon, quite trendy back then ;D
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I think he has fond memories of an Austin Maxi he once owned.
I use to have a soft spot for one of those , and the land crab :-[ :-[
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-AUSTIN-MORRIS-MAXI-1-7-1750-5D-AUTO-90-BHP-/381679990783?hash=item58dde677ff:g:2fAAAOSwc1FXayff
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-AUSTIN-MORRIS-MAXI-1-7-1750-5D-AUTO-90-BHP-/381679990783?hash=item58dde677ff:g:2fAAAOSwc1FXayff
Fashion is a fickle mistress.
Twenty years ago we would have said that the Maxi was a prime example of poorly engineered, poorly executed shite, put (thrown) together by a bunch of slovenly hairy-arsed midlanders who had no interest or pride in their work.
Today it is £3295 worth of 'Britain at it's best'. :)
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Whatever next?......the £20000 Marina. ::)
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-AUSTIN-MORRIS-MAXI-1-7-1750-5D-AUTO-90-BHP-/381679990783?hash=item58dde677ff:g:2fAAAOSwc1FXayff
Fashion is a fickle mistress.
Twenty years ago we would have said that the Maxi was a prime example of poorly engineered, poorly executed shite, put (thrown) together by a bunch of slovenly hairy-arsed midlanders who had no interest or pride in their work.
Today it is £3295 worth of 'Britain at it's best'. :)
I think today we would all still agree that it is a prime example of poorly engineered, poorly executed shite, put (thrown) together by a bunch of slovenly hairy-arsed midlanders who had no interest or pride in their work...........consequently there are few left and a fool and his money.....
We should just be very thankful that only four remain
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-AUSTIN-MORRIS-MAXI-1-7-1750-5D-AUTO-90-BHP-/381679990783?hash=item58dde677ff:g:2fAAAOSwc1FXayff
Fashion is a fickle mistress.
Twenty years ago we would have said that the Maxi was a prime example of poorly engineered, poorly executed shite, put (thrown) together by a bunch of slovenly hairy-arsed midlanders who had no interest or pride in their work.
Today it is £3295 worth of 'Britain at it's best'. :)
I think today we would all still agree that it is a prime example of poorly engineered, poorly executed shite, put (thrown) together by a bunch of slovenly hairy-arsed midlanders who had no interest or pride in their work...........consequently there are few left and a fool and his money.....
We should just be very thankful that only four remain
Not tempted then. Mark. ::)
This particular example is presented in a fetching shade of 'Red Robbo red'.... :D
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I think my sanity is still (just) intact enough to resist........now a nice old rotten Monza.....
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Whatever next?......the £20000 Marina. ::)
Almost.....
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611149743708?postcode=bs32ab&make=MORRIS&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&page=2
No pictures though. :( Such a shame! ;D
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Whatever next?......the £20000 Marina. ::)
Almost.....
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201611149743708?postcode=bs32ab&make=MORRIS&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&sort=price-asc&page=2
No pictures though. :( Such a shame! ;D
You know what they say about small mercies. ;)
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Presumably they are trying to sell it, in which case, pictures really won't help...
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Just as well that Maxi is an auto, as the manual box was absolute shite. ;D
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Crikey, didn't think the Maxi was still made that late. What a crock it must have been by then :o.
But what were other manufacturers chucking out around then?
BL - as well as the Maxi, all sorts of shite, from All Agro to the TR7
Vx/Opel - Shitvette. 'nuf said really.
Ford - Cortina, but redeem themselves with MkII Escort.
Citroen - GS
(just for Imber) Talbot - the forgettable Solara (I could see Lord Opti desiring one :P)
Datsun/Nissan - Sunny and Cherry
Fiat - Strada
What a shit time for cars!
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Just as well that Maxi is an auto, as the manual box was absolute shite. ;D
Did I hear it was cable operated?
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In 1980 the Vauxhall equivalent of the Maxi wouldn't have been the Chevette - a decent handling but very underpowered car - but the Cavalier sportshatch, which was a pretty good car all round, and light years away from the Maxi.
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I think my sanity is still (just) intact enough to resist........now a nice old rotten Monza.....
One of my uncles, tried to sell me his 3.0L Monza .... about 30yrs ago it was iirc about 4 years old then....back then he wanted, I think 8k for it....he owned a VX dealership....his son gave it him new for his retirement....it had a number plate of A65 LAD....I was told that his son who took over the dealership had to give the other dealer a freebie Caviller to get the plate :y
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Crikey, didn't think the Maxi was still made that late. What a crock it must have been by then :o.
But what were other manufacturers chucking out around then?
BL - as well as the Maxi, all sorts of shite, from All Agro to the TR7
Vx/Opel - Shitvette. 'nuf said really.
Ford - Cortina, but redeem themselves with MkII Escort.
Citroen - GS
(just for Imber) Talbot - the forgettable Solara (I could see Lord Opti desiring one :P)
Datsun/Nissan - Sunny and Cherry
Fiat - Strada
What a shit time for cars!
My late Dad had a Strada, great engine, body like a sieve. ;D
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Crikey, didn't think the Maxi was still made that late. What a crock it must have been by then :o .
But what were other manufacturers chucking out around then?
BL - as well as the Maxi, all sorts of shite, from All Agro to the TR7
Vx/Opel - Shitvette. 'nuf said really.
Ford - Cortina, but redeem themselves with MkII Escort.
Citroen - GS
(just for Imber) Talbot - the forgettable Solara (I could see Lord Opti desiring one :P )
Datsun/Nissan - Sunny and Cherry
Fiat - Strada
What a shit time for cars!
My late Dad had a Strada, great engine, body like a sieve. ;D
My mother had a Solara, in a tasteful brown and gold colour combination. Like most 70s and 80s cars, the main thing that strikes you when you see one now, is how are modern cars so big yet so cramped inside? Like all variants of the OHV Simca engine, it sounded like someone had dumped a big tin of mixed bolts into a cement mixer; but being an 1100 stretched to 1600 this one sounded like they'd recorded the racket and were playing it back at double the volume.
I can't imagine how a Cavalier sporthatch was the Maxi equivalent? The ordinary saloon certainly was.
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The Maxi ran from 1969 to 1981. Quite along production run.
Not quite sure which Vauxhall it would have been up against in 1969. Victor?
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I'm not sure if this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252644524066?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&clk_rvr_id=1127304841358&rmvSB=true) was Vauxhall's answer to the Maxi, but with a bit of a polish it would be ideal for Uncle STEMO's new car! :y
The number plate's ideal for the old boy and he could transfer it when he upgrades to a Marina! :P ;D
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Nasty! I'd rather have a Maxi any day. :o
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Built into the Astra phone system are some useful sms codes:
ATD - at the doctors
BTW - bring the wheelchair
WTL - where's the lubricant
ISMSA - I've shit myself again
WTFMT - where the f***'s my teeth.
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Built into the Astra phone system are some useful sms codes:
ATD - at the doctors
BTW - bring the wheelchair
WTL - where's the lubricant
ISMSA - I've shit myself again
WTFMT - where the f***'s my teeth.
No phone system in mine :P
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Well all poor old Uncle STEMO needs is something to put t'whippet in to trundle down t'park once a day, so I should think t'Sports Tourer' does t'job very well! :y
Even if it is a dodgy colour.... :-\ ;D
I remember that TV program: Wallace and Gromit and the Green Astra. ::) ::) ::)
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I remember that TV program: Wallace and Gromit and the Green Astra. ::) ::) ::)
programme ...... :-X
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Built into the Astra phone system are some useful sms codes:
ATD - at the doctors
BTW - bring the wheelchair
WTL - where's the lubricant
ISMSA - I've shit myself again
WTFMT - where the f***'s my teeth.
No phone system in mine :P
There is in mine and trust me I think it might have been removed from a maxi as it is quite honestly shockingly bad >:(
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Built into the Astra phone system are some useful sms codes:
ATD - at the doctors
BTW - bring the wheelchair
WTL - where's the lubricant
ISMSA - I've shit myself again
WTFMT - where the f***'s my teeth.
No phone system in mine :P
There is in mine and trust me I think it might have been removed from a maxi as it is quite honestly shockingly bad >:(
You're just pissed because your Astra is neither petrol fueled nor a lurid shade green :D
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Dear STMO.
May I suggest you buy another French built car as a matter of urgency, so we here at OOF may congratulate you on your wisdom and sound judgement. :y
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Dear STMO.
May I suggest you buy another French built car as a matter of urgency, so we here at OOF may congratulate you on your wisdom and sound judgement. :y
I'm OK with my sports tourer, thank you. :P
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Dear STMO.
May I suggest you buy another French built car as a matter of urgency, so we here at OOF may congratulate you on your wisdom and sound judgement. :y
I'm OK with my sports tourer, thank you. :P
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