What Car?

[fried onions]

There's one problem with that. It's a bloody Ovlov.

[mercrocker]

Start thinking bungalow ..raised flowerbeds...

Would be nice but I think we will have to stay planted, forgive the horticultural link to your two suggestions.....Mind you I rather thought one was issued a P6 and a blazer at some point which doesn't look like happening either. Not that I'd weather a fucking short jacket....

[mercrocker]

Honda Jizz.

She won't entertain that after all the things I've said about the stereotypical owner. And I still haven't fully explained to her the "jizz" thing either.....

[mercrocker]

Spend a hundred or two on the focus you have. It's a known quantity and technically you'll just be buying someone elses shit at that price. Plus mrs rocker knows the car. Why spend 4k when for a few hundred you'll be sorted.

You are indeed the sensible side of my head. It will have to stay a few more months anyway just on the basis that I need to get two years out of it and justify the purchase price. Spending money on cars I don't like sticks in my throat, though, even just fuelling it.....

[mercrocker]

Volvo 940? Old enough to be interesting, modern enough to just be a car.

Good shout. How are they on the unobtanium part frontage?

[fried onions]

Can you convince her to drive an estate car. Women seem reluctant about these vehicles at first but once you start planting the seeds in their mind about how much shopping and shit can be put inside they soon come round to the idea.

[AutoshiteBoy]

Honda Accord, every time. Mine is warming up for its 23rd birthday. I use it every day, in all weathers, and its brilliant.

[mercrocker]

Can you convince her to drive an estate car. Women seem reluctant about these vehicles at first but once you start planting the seeds in their mind about how much shopping and shit can be put inside they soon come round to the idea.

Yeah she'd drive an estate....She had a Pisshat and a Ratsun Runny in her previous lives. She would fill it with shit though.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

As your old 190e did do well, what about a C Class ? There’s one on Retrorides at the moment that I tried to buy a couple of months ago off Tetleysmooth on the Beige. Although it was £550 then not the £750 it is now.
To rollout the cliche’s , they’re almost built of granite substitute, last of the almost proper Mercs, etc.

[mercrocker]

Yeah, I did consider the W202 as a neighbour was flogging one for that kind of money last summer.....Technically they are a fair bit cheaper to maintain in many respects. We used to have them as courtesy cars when the 190E was in dock - she liked the drive but I was less keen. Loads better than the Focus, though....Still on short-list.