Morris Minor Owners Club

BG: there is always the chance of me not being funny as the forum's language is not my first one

teenoes wrote: The germans had a man on the moon during WW2

perhaps wrong ;-)

teenoes wrote: and I actually hate Top Gear

definitely wrong !!!

teenoes wrote: I did not laugh during the boat race, not during the van challenge and not while the ... was on telly.

see above !!!

teenoes wrote: And I want to make clear here once and for all times that the Marina is the worst car ever

guess what ;-)

teenoes wrote: and I never will own one...

anyone out there who wants to sell her or his March 1978 to March 1979 1.8 estate with automatic transmission and towbar with full years MOT in about 12 to 18 moons? preferred colours are orange, brown and blue!!! also all on one car

should have sorted out the next 30 years of my life until then and will need a decent car then - already have two - 4-doors of course lol

We really should start a thread on peoples top 10 worst cars - bet most of them are eastern block

best car I've ever had is eastern block. (best value, best mpg, least rot, most street cred etc...)

Ray, you need to get out more

Pete

Ray, you need to get out more

Thanks to the Trabi I can always get out! It's the other cars that keep breaking down.

You'll notice a trabi wasn't on my list

Pete

Andrew SDI (as in Roman numerials!) Rover 200 not big enough for my tribe!

Only pointing it out (note the ;) ) 'cos it's a pet irritant of mine. I'll get my coat - and leave you to your Roman numbers

Noted Dont get your coat - it's too cold outside!!

bigginger wrote:Only pointing it out (note the ;) ) 'cos it's a pet irritant of mine. I'll get my coat - and leave you to your Roman numbers

How can you irritate your pets like that? The RSPCA will be on to you!

Top Gear Australia racked up $200 000 in damage repairs in their first season. The general consensus is that they are going to find alot of closed doors when it comes to getting vehicles from dealers in the second season (God help us) if there is one. NB $200 000 AUD = GBP 4.33 or thereabouts.

Well I think in all it's all down to experiences! someone complained about the Metro, have 2 of these and they're absolutley brilliant, low mpg and highly reliable, only complaints is hydragas units not good for Maltese roads and steering and suspension parts availability, as far as Mini goes have no idea why they break Metros to mod Minis as I also have a Mini which is bloody awful to drive and highly unreliable! and with every drop of rain we get it stops so I think in all it's all down to different experiences, my final point is it's always a shame to break a good car whatever the car is!

No doubt the best car I've had and still have is the Morris Minor, if you guys know what it is

I also hail the Marina as one of the best cars due to the numbers surviving up till las year over here

Japanese highly reliable but very poor quality body finish!

Oh I also have a Skoda Felicia, which is also very good!! beleive it or not!! 143 000km and still going strong!! but since not being British it doesn't get the respect the Minor, Mini and the Metro get!

most street cred etc...)

Not sure about the street cred but the etc sounds interesting

Actually, one of the perverse things for me watching the top gear is that I quite fancied some of the Russian cars. I have to admit I'm a bit strange in that way. The awfulness of the Yugo's gearbox gave me much amusement

But then I've wanted both a Moskvich (401) and a Tatra (603) (and an East German Trabant) for years...

Im a massive fan of top gear, I love the fact that they do what ever they want and trash what they want. It shows we can still have a laugh, and shove two fingers in the direction of political correctness and health and safety, whilst annoying a few people as we do so. If you dont like it, DONT WATCH IT and then write in and complain about a programme your not obliged to watch! Of course, freedom of speech and all that...but for gods sake get a life, go and do something useful!
The Marina was an "unpleasant log laid by British leyland" and the Lada was a sack of crap, the more off the roads the better, and lets face it some nutter will always have one kept aside for posterity's sake. Some cars deserve a place in history (Mk1 Cortina, Moggy, Fiat 500, Datsun 120Y) others dont. I was happy to see they trashed another Marina tonight on top gear just because the Owners club wrote in and complained, fantastic bit of "we'll do whatever the hell we want"! Long live top gear and the entertainment it provides!

YG

Hmmmmm. I wonder if you'll still think that in a few years... ;)

bigginger wrote:Hmmmmm. I wonder if you'll still think that in a few years... ;)

You suggesting Im going to suddenly develop a desire to own a shameful piece of British history and spend my days complaining about everything I watch on TV?
What else will I do when Im 70?

YG

youngun you mind me asking what's wrong with the Marina?

youngun do you mind me asking what's wrong with the Marina?

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