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Title: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 03, 2005, 17:00:31: What does your car say about your personality, is this enough proof Lottie, that I really am mad!!
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(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a348/Dibberxxx/Car1.png)people, what cars do you drive?, post away if you have pics!!
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: redimp on November 03, 2005, 17:26:24: My cars a Rover which says that I support British Industry and jobs. I don't know what else it says - smug git probably ;D

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Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Heldi on November 03, 2005, 17:36:49: Haha your car is mad Dibber I love it!

I haven't passed my test...and probs never will... cos I aint got the will. But if money was no problem and I had passed my test I'd have a Dodge Viper. If I could drive now, I would sell our Nissan Tarrano and have a Beetle and yes I would have a flower in the vase.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on November 03, 2005, 17:38:20: Ours is a sensible family based diesel engine Ford Mondeo estate. Big enough to pack all of our clobber in, big enough for 2.5 children, mum, pets, etc, and cheap-ish to run.

Our non sensible is a way to fast Yamaha Thundercat motorbike (which I am hoping my darling will upgrade after Christmas to something equally as fast and roaring!) ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: terrace max on November 03, 2005, 17:43:56: We sold our car last spring and bought a big bench instead to put on the street outside our house, where the car used to be. I reckon we're £30 a week up, all our neighbours come and sit outside with us (when it's not raining) and I don't worry about our kids being in a car smash.

Also the bench seats 8 in comfort - the old car only managed 5 in agony! Although I must concede 0-60 mph the bench is rubbish!!

Seriously, I despise cars and I've found out that buses and trains are actually pretty good these days...
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 03, 2005, 17:58:08: Dibs!! What can I say!! It's beautiful, bet you love it and squeeze it and hug it......and is so you......I drive a boring old Zaphira so can get all kids and tools in the back. I did have the most beautiful Triumph Thunderbird though, in another life, loved it to bits, few weeks later, fell pregnant with number 4.......sigh! But your car is certainly individual, just like you, matey!! ;D
Lottie
PS not going too.....LOL!
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 03, 2005, 18:24:04: well thanks for your comments, i can tell you i get some strange looks, :o :o :o :o but it makes most peeps laugh which i love to see peeps happy ,have 3 teenager girls and they just love buying and adding pink things to it we call it the happy car ;D ;D ;D we also have a family car too which is a lot more sensible but i keep telling the oh when i run out of room on my car for any more stickers i will be taking his down the shop to put stickers on , he was not impressed lol lottie i am glad it made you laugh,terrance i fink that is a lovely thing you have done ,Ej bikes are very nice but not for we would beto scared,Heidi glad you finks it mad , and redclanger my old car was a rover and i loved it
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Carol on November 03, 2005, 19:43:34: :D :D :D :D

I have a Mini and it is wonderful :D :D :D :D :D :D I am certainly going to get another. We had one years ago and they were super then but the latest version of Mini is great.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D not saying what the other car is.....
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Post by: lorna on November 03, 2005, 20:39:17: Mine is a boring Chrysler Neon (auto) . Previously we had a Trooper (had to have a vehicle that enabled Charlie to get in to) I should have kept it. After seeing yours Dibber methinks I might get son John to liven mine up with some graphics..Well why not? He thinks his Mum is mad already ;D :o
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 03, 2005, 21:15:26: Ooooo yes Lorna!! Go for it!! He'll do d**n fine job! Dibs, where did you get a huge purple, velvet car park from??? ???
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: katynewbie on November 04, 2005, 01:29:23: ;D ;D ;D ;D
No pics of it....but have an old red T reg punto.....at the moment it is "the shed" cos all my lottie tools are in the boot! The back seat has a collapsible square crate in it for bin liners/plastic bottles/gloves/flask and other essentials. All my friends think I am mad, "why dont you just buy a shed?" they say........????????? Wouldnt I do that if I could?!! ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: GREENWIZARD on November 04, 2005, 09:18:14: GROOVY DIBBER
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Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: moonbells on November 04, 2005, 09:46:04: Dibberxxx - you seem to have bandwidthed yourself! I am much intrigued to see the car!

(Polo diesel, nice and economical and parks in tiny spaces that the Chelsea tractors won't fit in, yet is big enough for all my gardening clobber and a tall hubby!!!!)

moonbells
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 04, 2005, 11:36:22: lorna go for it , makes me smile everyday i look at mine , lottie had the purple car park propose build matches your slippers , son done it for me on pc he finks he bob the builder ;D ;D ;D ;D glad you like GW ,
Moonbells what is bandwidthed and how do i get the pic of my car back please
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 04, 2005, 12:06:37: i got my car back hurray , thanks Moonbells never even noticed it had gone lol
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 04, 2005, 13:01:13: Dibs, it's not like a needle or something now is it... ::) ::) ::) How did you manage to lose your car?!?! Am intrigued! ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: tim on November 04, 2005, 13:08:05: Without wishing to embark on another wave of 'smuggery', I can only say that we've been there! But dibber asked for it??

1. RAF pay? No car till I was 30!! - 1950. Before that, cycled 12 miles each way to work each day for 2 years. Try that!! In uniform!!
2. Oh, sorry - a Wolseley Hornet 1941 ( £37) for a month or so. Unmarried then.
3. Briefly, a Marendaz Special - 1950 - £100 - now worth £3500. Paid £5 to have it scrapped.
4. Then, bless Aunt Lydia - Rover 1955 - Jaguar 1957 - Rover 1960 - Mini Traveller after crashing that! - + Mk1 Landrover - £150 - never been forgiven for binning that! 6 teenagers to Greece & back - and, since retirement - 30 years with? - see below. Sorry about loyalty, but "aircraft association?" See pic. Surprised??
5. " Cheerful" - but YES - hopefully calms. But green plates, & a (mature) daughter, & you are overtaken in the local High Street!!!
6. No car? We have several times pointed people that way - taxis if you need them - cheaper in the long run. But, even though we only do 2500 miles a year, so much of it is 5-up, or sheets of glass etc.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Mrs Ava on November 04, 2005, 13:58:25: My most favourite car was my 3rd. At 20 I took out my first loan and bought a jet black Ford Escort XR3i. God I loved that car! Blinging before my time! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: moonbells on November 04, 2005, 14:31:40: MY goodness! They'll see you coming Dibber!

_;D^_;D ;D ^;D_;D^;D

Glad you got the photobucket bandwidth hiccup sorted out...

<Giggling still>

moonbells
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 04, 2005, 16:17:27: Ah Wardy, memories of the cars we have had. In the 70's and 80's we had two Jensen Intercepters (sp?) Daimler , Jaguar, Rolls Royce Shadow. (cost over £200 to have that one cleaned and leather work treated ). Although I loved the Jensen it was lethal in the snow. Was a real trouble to get Charlie to spend money on himself but he did like his cars. Oh and also an old Landrover to pull the horse box.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 05, 2005, 14:25:35: hay Lorna i thought you might of had a picture on here by now of your car with you nice new designs on lol
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 05, 2005, 16:26:15: Dibber. Haven't seen John yet, probably will tomorrow. I am just wondering what he will say, as I said he already thinks I am a bit mad.

Wardy. Yes it was a nice car, not very good ride round town but once you got on the open road she certainly could go. Not a family car, not much room in the back for kids. Soon solved that problem just didn't take the kids out LOL. ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 05, 2005, 21:06:15: And? You seen him yet??? Tapping foot here, Lorna!! LOL! I think you should have...erm....loads of different veg stickers, in full colour, all over the car!! ;D ;D ;D
Lottie
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Merry Tiller on November 05, 2005, 21:51:47: I only had fast bikes before I got married, cars were for old men ;) I've had quite a few since though, best was a Rover 600, smoother than a Roller, then I blew it up. Nowadays I have a Citroen C3 ( which my wife uses for work) and a Berlingo van, very useful for keeping rotavators etc. in the back 8) Hopefully I'll be back on 2 wheels next summer ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 05, 2005, 22:54:23: Lottie. Haven't seen him in person yet. Have only spoken on messenger to him. He may pop in tomorrow I want to extend my clem frame and have asked him to cut some metal and do some drilling. Well actually I didn't ask him just told him what I was thinking of doing. He said I will do it for you. Had better not mention car until after he has done jobs for me!!!!
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Yellow Petals on November 05, 2005, 23:58:01: Quote from: terrace max on November 03, 2005, 17:43:56
We sold our car last spring and bought a big bench instead to put on the street outside our house, where the car used to be. I reckon we're £30 a week up, all our neighbours come and sit outside with us (when it's not raining) and I don't worry about our kids being in a car smash.

Perfick :)
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: tim on November 06, 2005, 07:26:46: OK. dibber - so what does that tell you about us all?
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: ACE on November 06, 2005, 15:09:37: Ford Focus, silvery green, mitshibishi pickup, silver and green, Harley davidson, maroon, but soon to be radically chopped and sprayed in ? yes you've guessed.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 06, 2005, 16:31:58: Not pink then..... ;D ;)
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 06, 2005, 18:50:15: Well Tim i fink my car says about me that i am , very bight colourful person happy , don't do things by half , slightly mad ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D, and very shy lol ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) see i like to put a smile on peeps face and my car certainly does that , when i am suck in rush hour traffic which in Bristol is from 8O'Clock on a morning to 6 O'Clock on an evening , everybody looks so fed up , when they catch site of my car they all have a laugh , does make me feel good :) :) :) just fink i am a bit of a joker and i love it
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 06, 2005, 19:49:36: Glad you like that too, Dibs!! Should be more cars like yours on road!! Put an end to road rage.... ;D ;)
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Post by: dibberxxx on November 07, 2005, 12:50:02: thing is lottie i can cut anyone up :o :o :o :o and they just laugh ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: undercarriage plan on November 07, 2005, 14:24:50: LOL! Well depends how you cutting them up, Dibs....aim is to end up in front? ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: dibberxxx on November 09, 2005, 18:05:20: still end up behind them all , more like they all cut me up ;D ;D ;D ;D dont wont to been seen behind the pink car ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: BAGGY on November 09, 2005, 18:46:46: I used to have a Fiat 126 that was called gio. It was 650cc as I remember (OHs motorbike was more powerful) and I once got overtaken by a milkfloat. :o Best fun ever and I drove to York in it, four up, which was about 350 miles away and used about £2 worth of petrol. Why didn't I keep it ?
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 09, 2005, 19:36:42: Oh Bags, the image in my head now!! LOL! You pootling along and milk float whizzing past! How long did trip take you?? Or are you still on it? ???
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: BAGGY on November 09, 2005, 19:38:10: About 7 hours I think. I put the clutch in down hill.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 09, 2005, 22:29:48: LOL!! Well, I just took car into garage, and keep this to self...Spanner light thingy glowing at me....whole day of tests and several squillion pounds later, was asked if knew how to open bonnet.....erm, no.....well apparently that explained lack of oil... ;D ;D ;D
Lottie
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Post by: Delilah on November 09, 2005, 22:54:37: Black Zaphira, practical for kids, tools and dog but would love an old VW Beetle (deffo not the new posh ones) in my other life or one of those old mini van type things with the wooden doors at the back, do you know what I mean?

OH always used to dream of a cruisin in a black capri, but in reality he was driving a bright yellow metro!
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: tim on November 10, 2005, 08:36:49: The old Rover 90, wardy - had a freewheel feature!
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 10, 2005, 09:54:51: Delilah. Had one of those mini van types. Had it for putting pigeons in (in baskets ;D) when we took them training. That was about 1980/1984 .
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: jaggythistle on November 10, 2005, 10:07:33: I don't drive ... ;D ;D ;D OH drives a Serena...I just sit in middle row seats
shouting "Drive on jeeves"...did get a rude awakening at its mot though
garage said a small job was required on brakes.....I told them go ahead
2 pounds short of £700 later...car came home and hand brake never
worked and niether did speedometer both working when they went in :'( :'(
all this took 5 weeks :o :o :o :o nedless to say THAT garage will not get
repeat buisness ;D ;D ;D ;D I said to other half at the time woulda been
better investing in running shoes....coulda stuck feet out n used em as brakes....lolol ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 10, 2005, 13:39:12: UC In the words of Meldrew "I don't believe it!" I suppose the fact that we had a garage and haulage business it was drummed in to me Check oil, water and tyre pressures regularly!!!! Now my grandson is a qualified mechanic he does all the necessary. He recently put on a new cambelt for me (saved me a fortune.)

Jaggy. That is disgusting. No wonder some garages get a bad name, grandson now he is self employed had made up his mind to be fair. He cannot carry out actual MOT's but he prepares vehicles. He then gives customer list of things that need doing and gives them a QUOTE (not an estimate). That way the customer knows what they have got to pay.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Yellow Petals on November 10, 2005, 13:59:49: My husband likes Renault cars, he says they are the best (I'm clueless!) We had a Renault Fuego for thirteen years! Now we have a lovely silver Renault Laguna.
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: undercarriage plan on November 10, 2005, 14:53:58: Well, in my defense, Lorna, I assumed OH was checking it!! What on earth possessed him to think it would even occur to me....is quite beyond me!! I mean, he has met me!! ::) ;D
Lottie
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Moggle on November 10, 2005, 16:10:41: Our 'boring' vehicle is an N reg 1.2 Metro, which is easy to park, and gets us from a to b. Our fun vehicle is an N reg BMW 1200cc touring motorbike which is worth 6 times what the car is worth ;D The car and the motorbike have the same size engine ::)
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: tim on November 10, 2005, 20:13:10: I knew you wouldn't be far behind with the BMW!

What's the insurance like??
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: Moggle on November 10, 2005, 21:15:03: Horriffic Tim, as OH is still young as far as the insurers are concerned ::) It's fun though, so worth every penny ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: EmmaLou on November 10, 2005, 22:06:21: Very interesting finding out what people drive!

I have a K reg Toyota Celica. It looked beautiful when I first got it. Unfortunately a boy racer couldn't see out of his blacked out windows and couldn't hear my horn blaring as he had his music so loud - and he subsequently reversed into the front of my car! I couldn't get out of his way as I had people behind my car. Anyway he drove off after realising what he'd done! I expect he didn't have insurance etc. I gave the police his reg, but they couldn't trace it so I expect it was fake! As it is I now have a really scruffy looking bumper with bits falling off!

Before that I had a Eunos Roadster. Wow I loved that car :-*! But a 2 seater wasn't practical and had to go after 3 years of enjoying it! :'(

My first car was an E reg Nissan Micra. Probably the most practical of the lot. I actually wish I still had it as it was such a good little runner - very economical. I think I would have painted it with flowers if I'd had the chance! :D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: lorna on November 10, 2005, 23:04:46: Emma Lou. How I envy you WOW 2 seater. I have always wanted a sports car, husband was going to buy me one at an auction years ago but he always had a figure set in his mind and he wouldn't budge, so no car!!!! I still hanker after one but son reckons I am too old now to get in one ???
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Post by: undercarriage plan on November 11, 2005, 13:51:10: Oh Lorna! Think you could be 106 (which I know you're not, before you slap...!!) and if you want a Sports car and can afford it, and have all your faculties, why on earth not? Am perplexed ???, but that is not an unusual occurence......
Lottie ;D
Title: Re: My Car!!!
Post by: EmmaLou on November 11, 2005, 17:11:29: You're never too old! I intend to get another one when the kids have grown up and left home (long wait I know!).

MX5's/Eunos Roadsters are so cheap these days so keep your eye out for one. They are so lovely to drive and look cool (even though most blokes I spoke to called them 'hairdresser cars')! I never had any problems with mine so it was really cheap to run.

I found the imported Eunos Roadsters had better additions. Mine had alloy low profile wheels, tan leather interior, lowered suspension, racing Green colour and a black vinyl roof. I really miss it! :'(
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Post by: lorna on November 11, 2005, 21:11:33: Well who knows ;D Problem I really do have is that I have a spoilt animal (Elsa) that goes everwhere with me. When I bought the Neon I thought I could just have her on the back seat (with dog harness) but she fly's at the windows every time people come near the car so I have her dog cage on the back seat,otherwise she would ruin the side panels of the car. Never had a crazy dog like her but can't be helped so I am stuck with her.(she's lovely really). I can still dream though!!!! Lorna.