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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:08 pm
Beamers only got their awful reputation in the '80s really.
Same with Porches (although they developed a bad rep in the '70s).
Old BMWs are lovely.
Some of the teeny little ones from the '60s are positively Fiat 500-cute.
The BMW 2002
The BMW 1500
And their grumpy-looking older sibling...
The BMW 2000CS
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cosmictanya
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:14 pm
Hmm. Whenever it kicked in, it's most definitely there now. Drug dealers and middle aged men in middle management, both equally likely to tailgate aggressively.
cosmictanya
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:17 pm
Parking related tip for all - drop it off at a conveniently chosen garage for a 'check', forget to leave the keys, return after a leisurely time, say you've changed your mind about the once over if anyone comes out to ask, and drive off.
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:23 pm
The BMW 2800 GTS Frua
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cosmictanya
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:36 pm
The distinctive mint green roof of a Portuguese taxi, invariably a Mercedes - a vehicle, in a special shade, that occupies an almost mystical place of contented happiness in my mind. I can almost feel the heat of the seats, and anticipate what sort of dinner I'm in the mood for.
Coincidentally, the make and model of my own car.
cosmictanya
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Thu May 21, 2020 2:39 pm
I'm not sold on it - that BMW is the colour of pea soup.
I'm not buying one if it doesn't come in Village colours
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:48 pm
The least intimidating police car ever, in an episode of Public Eye from 1971.
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:57 pm
When I was a child the police panda cars in my area were equally intimidating Allegros and then Maestros, I guess the successors to the lovely Morris Minor. I think the Allegros were that same pale blue colour.
A friend of my mum's had a Morris Minor in a similar duck egg blue and I remember going for a ride in it. But to un-patriotic me, I always thought the Morris Minor was inferior to the VW Beetle.
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:05 am
My grandad had a Morris Minor with semaphore indicators right up till the 90s, I rode in it many times.
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Nightjar
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:59 pm
Fangirl Three wrote:
The least intimidating police car ever, in an episode of Public Eye from 1971.
There's a bit on "Bangers & Cash" on on Yesterday - Freeview channel 25 with one of these right now!
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Frustratingly though, the pub putatively in the picture doesn't seem to have been built yet when Google visited the site with their surveillance vehicle
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Some of my ancestors were from around that way - though when it was a humble rural mining area and not Alderley Edge sh*tball overspill.
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Subject: Re: Cars of distinction Sun May 22, 2022 2:25 pm
The new ORA Ballet Cat - ie. a Chinese rip off a VW Beetle.
It boasts some thoughtful, if rather sexist, technology:
* The “Warm Man Mode” is specifically designed for women to use during menstruation.....The automaker says that during a period, women can feel cold and then “panic”. So with a single touch, the driver can put the car in Warm Man Mode. That feature basically turns up the climate control to “warm the body and mind.”
* A ‘secret space’ for women. Open the magic space, and there is an exclusive makeup box inside.”
“When you look up, the intimate LED super-sized makeup mirror is in front of you, and the light source gear specially designed for oriental women illuminates the skin, and the makeup effect is more perfect.”
* ORA has fitted the Ballet Cat with a selfie camera that can directly upload your pictures and videos on social media sites.
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But to un-patriotic me, I always thought the Morris Minor was inferior to the VW Beetle. 
