I am a bad person for laughing at this

[Welsh wheels]

But....I saw a guy open a car door as a Robin Reliant was driving past. The driver had to swerve suddenly and the car nearly toppled over sideways. The driver was less than impressed. Something about a funny-looking orange car with three wheel swerving suddenly and never toppling over cracked me up. And before you ask, no Robin Reliant drivers were harmed.

 

[StuAff]

[pedantic] Reliant Robin....[pedantic]

 

[Levo-Lon]

funny cars ,the top gear Reliant Robin episode was a scream

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8

 

[ColinJ]

[pedantic] Reliant Robin....[pedantic]

[REALLY pedantic]Stuff...[/REALLY pedantic]!

 

[Seevio]

[pedantic] Reliant Robin....[pedantic]

No, no no. Robin Reliant is in regular usage in English and thus becomes part of the language. This may make it one of the few (or unique?) irregular nouns.

This may be due to to the fact that most people associate Reliant with the Robin and struggle, without a good think or a google search, to name another model that Reliant made. (Yeah I looked them up and the other models are obvious after the fact)

 

[Drago]

It may even have been a Regal, and not a Robin at all.

 

[AndyRM]

Back in the day a friend of mine had a Robin, and she'd bolted these ski things onto the side. We lived in a block of flats near several roundabouts so late night driving was a lot of totally illegal and hazardous fun.

 

[Saluki]

I had a Robin. A blue one, it was called Christopher. I rolled it on a bend once. Bit worrying. Very easy to roll.

 

[Venod]

No, no no. Robin Reliant is in regular usage in English

I have been in one when one of the rear wheels lifted, it was a terrifying moment, but I have never heard them called Robin Reliants before.

 

[screenman]

I had a friend who owned one, I got him to pick me up from Swansea Docks once when I was dropping a car off, the round trip was 365 miles, the 182 I did in the passenger seat stayed with me for years.

 

[Dirk]

It may even have been a Regal, and not a Robin at all.

If it was orange, as stated, it may even have been a Bond Bug.

 

[Globalti]

A pal of mine who had a Robin was in a cave rescue team. Many meets and exercises needed him to drive up farm tracks for access, which was sometimes interesting if the wheel ruts were deep.

Recently I was entertaining a Nigerian visitor and we spotted a Robin parked by the road. He made me stop and he rushed back to take photos, the owner came out and got all suspicious and British when he saw a black man taking photos of his car.

 

[Dirk]

....... got all suspicious and British .......

Eh?

 

[Welsh wheels]

[pedantic] Reliant Robin....[pedantic]

Right you are

 

[Drago]

If it was orange, as stated, it may even have been a Bond Bug.

Although half a dozen or so Bond Bugs were sold in a lime green or bright yellow.