Nice cars go to the wrong people
14-March-2010
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Have you noticed how all the nice cars end up with the drivers who are least able to fully appreciate them?  For example, why on earth do old people insist on purchasing brand new stupidly expensive and over sized cars which they then drive around in at 15-20 miles an hour?

I personally would love to have the option of whether to buy the Volvo, BMW or Lexus, instead I am forced to drive round in a Rover, itself a stalwart of the old persons automotive industry (it even comes complete with faux walnut dash).  If you buy a car like the three mentioned above, there should be some guidelines applied at the showroom:

A lexus in a showroom

  • Will you be driving in the middle lane of a motorway at no more than fifty miles per hour, constantly, regardless of traffic flow or weather conditions?
  • Are you going to put some sort of AA, RAC or Caravan-club badge anywhere on the vehicle?
  • Do you intend on crashing into walls when attempting to reverse into a space in the Waitrose car park?
  • Will the stereo be constantly tuned to Classic FM or Radio 4?
  • Are the front seats going to be covered in either those bead things or the strange leather covers you see in the free "innovations" magazines that come with the Mail on Sunday?
  • Can you see over the steering wheel?

If the answer to one or more of the above is yes then please for goodness sake don't sell them the car!  It's just plain wrong and I for one think that anyone over the age of retirement should be given a Mark II Ford Fiesta.  This should preferably come with a booster seat and all nice new cars should go to those who will appreciate the driving experience!

By: BW


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I expect you would also like exclusive rights to the fast lane lol
*GM  14-Jan-2010 09:28

 
nyan - it is not "luck" at all.

That smacks of jealousy.

Hard work is all it takes. Try it sometime.
*Congo  22-Jul-2009 13:07

 
you should consider yourself lucky to be able to afford a car in the first place.
*nyan  22-Jul-2009 00:29

 
Woops; how embarassing! I was trying to say trying. (But at least I spotted it.)
*grumpyoldwoman  16-May-2009 14:38

 
johnboy, if you could write in English we might be able to understand what you are tring to say!
*grumpyoldwoman  16-May-2009 12:37

 
yeah but in the said 60 is the maximum speed permitted provided the weather conditions & traffic conditions allow safely
*johnboy  16-May-2009 09:19

 
enjoy the money they lose on their cars,trouble is they can afford to take the lose!
*phil  12-May-2009 20:58

 
Nikki

"I can see for miles".

What's yours, fellow Who soulmate?
*Manx Hound  08-May-2009 16:21

 
And incidentally BW, what's wrong with Classic FM and Radio 4? They are the two ONLY stations worth listening to on the radio. I am particularly fond of This Morning on Radio 4. But you have to have intelligence greater than your average Sun reader to fully appreciate and understand all the little nuances.
*Nikki  06-May-2009 15:53

 
Manxhound said :

"BW - "Will the stereo be constantly tuned to Classic FM or Radio 4? "
MH - Yes - apart from the times the CD player is belting out The Who."

Yay !! WELL SAID MH ! You are my male alter ego !!

Which is your fave Who track?
*Nikki  06-May-2009 15:51

 
BW asks:-

BW - "Will you be driving in the middle lane of a motorway at no more than fifty miles per hour, constantly, regardless of traffic flow or weather conditions? "
MH - No

BW - "Are you going to put some sort of AA, RAC or Caravan-club badge anywhere on the vehicle?"
MH - No

BW - "Do you intend on crashing into walls when attempting to reverse into a space in the Waitrose car park?"
MH - No

BW - "Will the stereo be constantly tuned to Classic FM or Radio 4? "
MH - Yes - apart from the times the CD player is belting out The Who.

BW - "Are the front seats going to be covered in either those bead things or the strange leather covers you see in the free "innovations" magazines that come with the Mail on Sunday?"
MH - Never heard of them.

BW - "Can you see over the steering wheel?"
MH - Yes

MH - Just because someone drives an expensive, exotic car (yes that includes me) will you ditch your preconceptions about older drivers?
BW - "Probably not"
*Manx Hound  06-May-2009 15:38

 
People who drive large and fast cars wrecklessly must all be born-again christians. How else would they not worry about the afterlife? I just hope that the Great Traffic Cop in the Sky sends them to the other place where they are made to drive a Citroen 2CV for all eternity.
*Drive like an Agnostic  01-Mar-2009 08:39


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