The most boring car on the forum...
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Topic: The most boring car on the forum...
Posted By: Rupert
Subject: The most boring car on the forum...
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 8:23pm
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... I own a Vauxhall Zafira diesel automatic. Excellent toolbox on wheels, has a tow bar, but very, very boring. Anyone do better? Or should that be worse? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 8:52pm
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I've done the race tuned Westfield 7 (Pre-Lit).....sold it to buy a boat, it was less likely to kill me. I've done big gas guzzling automatics. Currently got a Kia cheapaschipso and a VW T4 for sailing purposes. I think the Kia trumps a Zafira. When I first got the Kia home I noticed the reg number first 2 letters were the same as my initials. Total coincidence....so it does have a personalised number plate
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Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 9:29pm
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Mitsubishi L200 Barabarian - debadged, according to one of my mates I look like a big gay builder, which I guess won't be boring, but not really what I was going for. ------------- |
Posted By: Ruscoe
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 10:26pm
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My Qashqai+2 Tekna is a wonderfully spec'd and great for sleeping in at events but is the single most boring car to drive! Having said that its also great for the kids as there is loads of space. ------------- |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 10:38pm
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My old Audi A6 estate 2.7L Quattro was very, very boring- a grandad car that kills you on BIK every month, that's got to be worse than anything else posted so far. ------------- |
Posted By: Ian29937
Date Posted: 12 Jun 13 at 11:55pm
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VW Touran in Grey - Diesel
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Posted By: hollandsd
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 8:08am
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Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 petrol, no towbar :-(. Got slightly melted last week when the van parked next to it got torched..... Dan 
------------- Laser 184084 Tasar 3501 RS600 698 RS600 782 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 8:44am
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hah, new to me 3L Subaru Outback, awd, awesome. Not boring at all. Superb for sailing , ski holidays, slippery slopes, all sorts.
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 8:44am
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Dan, your car WAS boring - it now has a fascinating back story and scars to show for it!
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: RichTea
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 10:17am
I win.... 2007 Focus Estate, boring, towing machine, it does the job and you throw everything inside. Last weekend towed an Access 303 and Pico and had a Oppi on the roof and all the gubbins in the back. 
------------- RS200 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 10:40am
I don't think you look like a builder.. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 11:08am
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ah gee, thanks sweetie ------------- |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 12:10pm
| Is there really any practical difference in the boringness[sic] of most of these cars? I guess I'm not much interested in cars so its not for me to judge, but I should have though my Astravan was well up in the boredom stakes. Its dead handy having somewhere to keep the boat maintenance kit though. |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 12:20pm
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however (draws breath for long rant) what is it with these stupid roof rails? We used to have proper roof racks that we could fix to the gutters on our cars, now we have to have these poxy racks that fix to the roof rails.......but worse is to come! The 'new' sub doesn't even have proper roof rails it has these stupid things that sit on the car with no gap between them and the roof and are of no practical use whatsoever unless I fork out for yet another stupid bloody over priced set of roof bars!!!! gnash ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 12:31pm
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don't get me started on roof rails... I prefered the old ones that enabled you tie something onto them, now they are all low profile, crappy things that some junky thule thing hooks underneath... might as well not bother with them and hook underneath the door entry. And Jim... you're right. All cars are boring. Finding one that's economical, safe for my kids and practical are the personal parameters I look for now. I added up how much money I've spent on vehicle depreciation and benefit in kind tax in the last ten years of running my business.... I was disgusted with myself and if it wasn't for one forumite here, I wouldn't have been any the wiser.... cheers Graeme, you do have some merits.
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 1:42pm
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Yep, I had to go and buy new roof rails for the Zafira, as it has the sort with no gap. However, a firm on ebay sold ones to fit that have longer bars than the "proper" ones, so will carry a wider boat.Much cheaper too, though still more than they should be... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Ruscoe
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 4:35pm
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You think cars are boring! Try doing what i do for a living! All i see is cars! All i talk about is cars! Imagine what the lads want to talk about at the pub! ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 5:08pm
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What do you do for a living? I'm guessing sell cars?
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 6:04pm
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Second hand knackered ones... useful skills for pimping ex-demo D-Ones ;-) ------------- |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 6:55pm
It's a bloke thing wingers, just be thankful we let you drive them. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 6:56pm
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her indoors has a useless and dull car. mk2 mr2. can't tow, can't put anything on the roof, can barely get a kit bag in it, never mind a rudder, daggerboard, sail, tent, boom...
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 7:05pm
Do you think that might be deliberate policy? |
Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 7:51pm
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She's pulled the wool over your eyes. MR2 tow bars can be found. Chunky used to tow his 600 behind his.
As for boring cars, my current ride is as dull as they get. Sadly it's also as reliable as they get. 04 plate Ford Mondeo 1.8 LX. I've been hoping it would die for ages now but it just keeps going. |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 9:59pm
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Ubiquitous grey estate car which I park at work next to a bunch of other ubiquitous grey estate cars.
Passat, Audi, BMW, Astra, Focus..... all pretty similar.
Fun is putting your foot down and the turbo cuts in like a kick up the back.
And a white transit van (well, himself is a builder) but that is a gonna-be camper for sailing events.
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Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 13 Jun 13 at 10:27pm
| I'd like to add my Mondeo is grey! |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 14 Jun 13 at 10:01am
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Mazda 6 Estate (silver) - great work horse - great hotel - not a great bird puller. ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 14 Jun 13 at 10:53am
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Volvo V40. I win! |
Posted By: ifoxwell
Date Posted: 14 Jun 13 at 12:17pm
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Pea Green Fiat Multipla... Diesel Thats got to score some good points Ian ------------- RS300 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 14 Jun 13 at 1:24pm
I think you won when you said pea green...... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: ifoxwell
Date Posted: 14 Jun 13 at 6:51pm
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It does have a good size boot, a roof rack and a toe bar so theres not much wrong with it really it your a sailor
Ian ------------- RS300 |