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tyred

Squire
Location
Ireland
Perhaps we should get Accy to critique the parking.
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
Rather lovely very early VW camper van. These old ones with double side doors and split screen are so appealing

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Lovely cars

especially loved the 2CV - but I am biased
my Mum had one - at my persuasion - when I learned to drive

I loved that car

my Dad ended up insisting on selling it and he didn;t think it was safe

I didn;t agree

I mean - it stopped pretty much every time you put your foot on the brake - probably over 90% of the time
and it always stopped the second time if it didn;t the first time

except once and I don;t think I mentioned that one - and it did stop the third time

anyway - best off road car I have ever had - I was a teenager and probably took it a few olaces I shouldn;t have
but it never failed
 

gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
I nearly brought one years ago but it smoked when i gave it beans on a test drive so I passed it up.

While its got cheap wheel trims on, the trim and look suggests a more than budget model, i may be wrong.
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Always kinda liked these 405s
 

tyred

Squire
Location
Ireland
I nearly brought one years ago but it smoked when i gave it beans on a test drive so I passed it up.

While its got cheap wheel trims on, the trim and look suggests a more than budget model, i may be wrong.
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Always kinda liked these 405s

Peugeot made some great cars in the '80s and '90s. They started to lose the plot after that IMO.

People love to criticise French build quality but they were capable of massive mileage with a little care.
 

biggs682

Itching to get back on my bike's
Location
Northamptonshire
Lexus who's model code I can't remember.

Also spotted an Austin Allegro estate but couldn't get my phone out quick enough it's the second time I have spotted it in same village

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Jameshow

Veteran
Lexus who's model code I can't remember.

Also spotted an Austin Allegro estate but couldn't get my phone out quick enough it's the second time I have spotted it in same village

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Ls400/430
 
Yeaes ago the MD of a supplier of ours had one. It was getting long in the tooth but still in vgc. He said he'd had it since new, it had cost him very little over its life and was very very reliable....and a lovely car to be in

At the time I heard they were very nice to own and very reliable so cost very little over the years
 
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Profpointy

Legendary Member
Yeaes ago the MD of a supplier of ours had one. It was getting long in the tooth but still in vgc. He said he'd had it since new, it had cost him very little over its life and was very very reliable....and a lovely car to be in

My boss had a Lexus as a company car, albeit a lesser model than the one in the picture. He loved it, to the extent that when the time came to hand it back he kept on delaying picking something as he couldn't have the same again. They were almost at the point of sending the repo man out !
 
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Ian H

Ancient randonneur
The MD of one of my suppliers got himself a Lotus. His engineers laughed that they were always having to rescue him after some major or minor breakdown. Eventually he got rid of it and bought a Lexus, saying "I'm not interested in cars, I just want something quiet and reliable."
 
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