How to buy a car in the lockdown.Take two. Bentley Turbo R
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Picassos are reliable, practical cars. They handle well too, in a French way. Not pretty I admit, but they do their job well. Acceptable transport, unless you have a micropenis and want to try to make up for it somehow.
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
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ah fuckit, that looks gorgeous
The Bentley that is
I have a softspot for the old xsara picasso, only this and a hateful e class merc were wide enough for 2 rock a tots and one full sized car seat. My twins were born when my oldest was 2 years old you see. Chaotic 2 decades but still
ah fuckit, that looks gorgeous
The Bentley that is
I have a softspot for the old xsara picasso, only this and a hateful e class merc were wide enough for 2 rock a tots and one full sized car seat. My twins were born when my oldest was 2 years old you see. Chaotic 2 decades but still
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
I've got a soft spot for the Picasso too.
The sea bed.
The sea bed.
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Picasso owners have a soft spot for them, between their ears.
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
That's just it though, isn't it?
This is (allegedly) a forum for car enthusiasts. And the only positive things people can say about Pickarseholes is that they're cheap, they do their job in a largely unremarkable way & you can cram lots of kids into them.
Never mind the fact that they just scream "Given up on life" or "The missus made me buy it" to the world at large, those things are REALLY ugly. And they've got those nasty spacky happy-clappy wipers, which really anger me for some reason whenever I see them.
Although I do like this one... even with the spacky wipers:
This is (allegedly) a forum for car enthusiasts. And the only positive things people can say about Pickarseholes is that they're cheap, they do their job in a largely unremarkable way & you can cram lots of kids into them.
Never mind the fact that they just scream "Given up on life" or "The missus made me buy it" to the world at large, those things are REALLY ugly. And they've got those nasty spacky happy-clappy wipers, which really anger me for some reason whenever I see them.
Although I do like this one... even with the spacky wipers:
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Yeah but they mean that you can have a totally impractical, expensive car like a Jag as the pickaxe can deal with the family duties and you get less grief as a result.
Not everyone on here is a playboy with a Jag or a Maser.
Not everyone on here is a playboy with a Jag or a Maser.
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Hah, my Maser hasn't turned a wheel in anger for ages
But cars don't have to be posh to be good - I'd choose my Calibra or an early Disco over my Maserati every time, they're much better all-round cars.
On the road:
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
1998 Disco 4.0 V8 (manual)
1994 Vauxhall Calibra 3.0 V6
Running but need fettling:
1986 Honda CBX750F
1991 Maserati 222 SE
1990 Yamaha XJ900F
Tax & MOT-exempt, woohoo!
1982 Suzuki GSX1100SZ Katana
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Picassos are not only a very useful car (isn't that what cars are supposed to be?) They are also honest. Not trying to be anything they are not. Like a Cavalier pretending to be a sports car for instance.
I had a mk1 Scenic turbo diesel for ages, great car for what it was intended. It went well and handled better than expected too. It enabled me to use it as a van and family transport and I really liked it. Obviously I also had various classic cars to play with too but what's the best car in the world? S Class Merc? Bugatti? Shite, the pair of them. They can't do half the things a Picasso will.
I had a mk1 Scenic turbo diesel for ages, great car for what it was intended. It went well and handled better than expected too. It enabled me to use it as a van and family transport and I really liked it. Obviously I also had various classic cars to play with too but what's the best car in the world? S Class Merc? Bugatti? Shite, the pair of them. They can't do half the things a Picasso will.
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Re: How to buy a car in the lockdown
Would take a Vauxhall Omega estate over a Picasso every day in the practically stakes, you can also fit 3 kids seats in the back of those too.
I image Vauxhall electrical reliability is on par with French...
I image Vauxhall electrical reliability is on par with French...