Cars of the seventies and eighties that you still like the look of

[Drago]

I think you’ll find in actual fact, Drago, you are talking about the MGB and MGB GT whose headlights were too low for the US market and their suspension was raised accordingly. The Imp range had no such problems Lord Rootes would never let a detail like that happen to his motor manufacturing empire.

You are correct about the MG, but the same fate had previously befallen the Imp. Indeed, it's probably where BL got the idea from, longer springs and increase camber to bring the wheels more diagaonally and raise the ride heaight a few more MM.

 

[Dadam]

I think you’ll find in actual fact, Drago, you are talking about the MGB and MGB GT whose headlights were too low for the US market and their suspension was raised accordingly. The Imp range had no such problems Lord Rootes would never let a detail like that happen to his motor manufacturing empire.

If Lord Rootes could do no wrong, where is his motor empire now?

 

[Drago]

Lord Rootes who ran such a successful business Chysler had to buy it for pittance, and even they couldn't save it so sold it to Peugeot?

 

[Sixmile]

Imagine pulling into Tesco's car park and opening the doors in this

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You probably find after parking well within your own space in the far end of the car park and returning with your shopping half an hour later that a massive Q7 or the like has decided to park over the line beside your drivers door and you can't get in!

 

[Dadam]

You probably find after parking well within your own space in the far end of the car park and returning with your shopping half an hour later that a massive Q7 or the like has decided to park over the line beside your drivers door and you can't get in!

Impossible! Q7 drivers need to park within 20m of the door, and are prepared to drive around for 5 minutes to achieve that. Meanwhile those of us who don't mind walking for 60 seconds extra are already in the store.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Manta Man, a special sort of German insult back in the day.

Did you wear white socks and a black leather jacket?

When I was working out in Germany in the 90s I was introduced to "Opel Manta Jokes". My German colleagues tried to explain them to me but I didn't quite get it.

An example was that two Opel Manta owners were talking and one says "I've just bought a dictionary" and the other says "Have you attached it to your Opel Manta yet?". I think the joke was that Manta owners attached all kinds of crap as accessories, a bit like furry dice.

 

[Sixmile]

Impossible! Q7 drivers need to park within 20m of the door, and are prepared to drive around for 5 minutes to achieve that. Meanwhile those of us who don't mind walking for 60 seconds extra are already in the store.

Often in the drop off bay, loading bay or on hatchings of some sort

 

[grldtnr]

Often in the drop off bay, loading bay or on hatchings of some sort

But mostly disabled bays, no blue badge,they get out in in gym wear,well muscled, and tattooed, evidentiary not disabled, or they are in knock off designer wear, still tattooed.!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

But mostly disabled bays, no blue badge,they get out in in gym wear,well muscled, and tattooed, evidentiary not disabled, or they are in knock off designer wear, still tattooed.!

remember disabilities are not always obvious

Blue Badges however are!!!

 

[grldtnr]

remember disabilities are not always obvious

Blue Badges however are!!!

What I am saying ,blue badge parking for blue badge holders, I am well aware of disabilities not being always visible.
So ,then Blue badges should be so also, I don't count being a muscle bound ape disabled, unless they also have a cute mental health problems.
Unless you count the display of conspicuous consumption of wealth as a mental aberration... But it isn't , or is it

 

[Drago]

But mostly disabled bays, no blue badge,they get out in in gym wear,well muscled, and tattooed, evidentiary not disabled, or they are in knock off designer wear, still tattooed.!

I'm 6'4" and muscular and tattooed and you may have have seen me park and go lumbering off after slipping the blue badge on the dash,

Yet if you arent around half an hour later you wouldn't see me return pushing Mrs D in her wheelchair.

 

[Sixmile]

remember disabilities are not always obvious

Blue Badges however are!!!

Correct, blue badges can be issued for anxiety or for alcohol dependency, which a friend of mine had one for.

 

[Jameshow]

The original T12 ones were. The later T72 models were British built and while they were plusher their rep was nowhere near so stellar.

Yeap t 12 was a nice cat as I remember it!
Much better than later primara + Almera

 

[stephec]

Correct, blue badges can be issued for anxiety or for alcohol dependency, which a friend of mine had one for.

That's a definite, 'every day's a school day,' moment.

Anxiety I can understand, but alcoholism, I don't see any reason for that one.

Unless we're being flippant and it's so they can get to the booze aisle quicker. 😂

 

[Chris S]

When I was working out in Germany in the 90s I was introduced to "Opel Manta Jokes".

The ones I heard were about Manta drivers having criminal tendencies, a bit like Scouser jokes in the UK.