Are Cars Getting Smaller?

[perplexed]

@tyred

I had one of these and I loved it...

 

[tfg71]

I loved my real mini, great wee car. If I was to buy another it would be slightly different and from zcars Would loose the back seats though

 

[Drago]

At risk of being controversial, I was never a Mini fan. They never made a profit, and had the seams on the outside.

On the plus side they weren't commissioned by Hitler or built by a company founded by the Nazi party.

 

[tyred]

The original Mini was fun to drive but only for a few miles at a time.

Nobody did cheap tin boxes like the French. Everyone will day 2CV but I'd like a Renault 4.

And for the people who like to bleat on about fuel efficiency of new cars - a 1990s Citreon AX diesel could do 75+ MPG. Just don't crash it into anything more substantial than a shoebox.

 

[tyred]

[QUOTE 4725952, member: 9609"]I'm impressed - what age is it ?[/QUOTE]

1996. Body bearing a few battle scars but it has never needed welding.

 

[screenman]

My most used tool on the 10 cars I worked on today,

You would be suprised how many sips there are on some doors, back in the old days it would have been a 10mm or wider tool.

 

[Drago]

A golf club?

 

[screenman]

It is called a whale tail and is about 2mm thick at the end, anything wider is not going behind the bar.

 

[Alex H]

My most used tool on the 10 cars I worked on today,

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You would be suprised how many sips there are on some doors, back in the old days it would have been a 10mm or wider tool.

sips?

 

[screenman]

sips?

Side impact protection system, older cars had very little unlike newer cars.

 

[mick1836]

When we moved to France in 2010, we brought with us a LHD Ford Focus Estate, 2006 version. It's been a good car for us and suits me well, even though I have to put the seat right back to drive (I'm 6'2" or 189cm )

Now we have made the decision to return to the UK, I thought we should perhaps get the updated version of the same car. (The Pino will actually fit inside the car without splitting). However, after a trip to the local dealer, I find I can't drive the new version as I don't fit. Despite putting the seat down and back, the steering wheel is about 1cm away from my legs, whereas in the old car it's about 5cm. I know there is a version where you can adjust the steering wheel as well, but I suspect this is not available or all models (unless someone knows different)

The roof line is also lower as we found out when parked next to a new one in the supermarket car park yesterday.

After the Ford experience we decided to try Toyota (I have had Avensiss / Avensi? in the past). The Avensis seems to be the same size, and the estate version is huge, but I can't get in an Auris. The Verso is fine, but it's a van with windows.

Anyone had similar experiences?

I would have said the opposite take for example the Fiat 500

and Mini?

 

[vickster]

and Mini? View attachment 342956

Did you miss page 1, post #7

 

[mick1836]

Did you miss page 1, post #7

Yea, to busy out riding my bike than reading and editing others postings

 

[mcshroom]

I would have said the opposite take for example the Fiat 500 View attachment 342955 and Mini? View attachment 342956

You can buy a new 500 with the old one painted on the side for scale.


There's one in the car park at my work

 

[Drago]

A crap car with a picture of another crap car on it. Genius.