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Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:21 pm
by LynehamHerc
It's a bit like magazines, my Practical Classics for November arrived a few days ago,
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:24 pm
by mercrocker
Ford shouldn't bother their arse - they still have about 40,000 unsold 2022 MY F150s apparently still waiting for microchips.
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:08 pm
by LynehamHerc
I wonder if they'll end up being scrapped?
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:53 pm
by mercrocker
Or "sold" to the Government?
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:12 am
by DodgeRover
mercrocker wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:24 pm
Ford shouldn't bother their arse - they still have about 40,000 unsold 2022 MY F150s apparently still waiting for microchips.
Be ok with a proper carb fed V8 or a Detroit diesel fitted in them
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 4:42 pm
by Split_Pin
Any Saab
Any Rover
The most classless cars I ever saw were a Talbot Alpine with the plate WG1 a Citroen AX with HKA 86 and a Rover 214 with SKS 223 (replaced with a Yaris). This was back when they were mid-life cars. All driven by old ladies.
I completely agree, anything like a Jazz, Civic, Nissan Pulsar, Volvo V40 with a pre 1963 number plate that has less than 5 or 6 digits is properly classless. The owners will almost certainly have sacrificed all their bonuses during their working life into pension contributions.
Having to drive a 15 year old Audi or BMW would definitely finish me off with depression. Utterly grim. Life is too short.
Most cars now are aspirational, even current Fords and Vauxhalls. As Oscar Wilde may have said were he to be asked the question, they're nearly all driven by folk from the gutter who are looking at the stars.
A Skoda is quite middle class now, by that I mean, people with children who are encouraged to be 'creative ' and read books.
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 10:48 pm
by NorfolkNWeigh
Golfs.
A tidy condition Golf of any age or type makes it impossible to plgeonhole the driver. I know and do work for a lot of well off people, they’ve invariably got a Golf around the place. I also see a lot parked around both respectable middle income neighbourhoods and being driven by dodgy Scallies.
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:27 pm
by Bangernomics
In summary then I should go buy a golf, a 5 series or an a4 estate (why they’re call avant ive no idea)
Gzongenflatch
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:28 pm
by captain_cal
Yep, I reckon any Mk5-onwards Golf GTI fits the bill. Of course any sign of a window tint or lowered spring marks them out as a scrote-mobile, like every! fucking! one! I've tried to buy recently.
Re: Classless cars that say nothing about you? Is there any? Were there ever any?
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 4:13 pm
by SiC
captain_cal wrote: ↑Sun Oct 02, 2022 2:28 pm
Yep, I reckon any Mk5-onwards Golf GTI fits the bill. Of course any sign of a window tint or lowered spring marks them out as a scrote-mobile, like every! fucking! one! I've tried to buy recently.
They are a perfect A CAR. If you have little interest in cars that wants a comfortable, smart and easy to drive vehicle, they fit the bill perfectly. With all those needs met, there is no need to sell that car until its terminally dead (or 10-20yrs old).
Thus the nice ones that are looked after won't be for sale as their owners still are getting use out of them.