Morris Minor Owners Club

Haha I know a few girls who have those eyelashes on their cars... they don't last long.

My contender for worst accessory is really a garage tool, but nontheless is worthy of mention: those devices whereby you put a tube down the dipstick hole and operate a pump to suck the old oil out, instead of releasing the drain plug.

Vynil roofs?
Stick on flames on the wheel arches?(Ford Capris especially)
The recent penchant people have for hanging toy mice from the rear bumper?(usually small astras)
Wheel trims that spin even when the car comes to a halt? (compacts generally)
Car alarms that call out when you get close like the robot on Lost in space, you know..........."WARNING WARNING" !
Usually fitted to aged BMW'S with M stickers on.
The list gets longer as I get older.

Those oil-sucker devices do have some uses: removing excess oil from a sump that's over-full; and changing the oil on a Smart. I know you could always tip it up and shake it, but the suck-pump is easier. They don't have a sump drain plug.

Kevin

Oil-sucker devices are very well though of in some circles, I can't see what's wrong with the idea.
For modern rubbish, what about the things that get stuck on aerials to create drag and get filthy?
Pound shop flags have to be in with a shout too!

Iv Put a round clip on door mirror on Victor And find it a VERY Usefull Adition But found fitting instructions useless.
Tomas

bmcecosse wrote:After the Lead Pellets - I nominate the silly and dangerous headlight peaks ! I do agree about the door mirrors - hopeless field of view, and you have to switch your vision so much to glance in them. I had one many moons ago - and soon discarded it as being dangerous because of the massive blind spot. Wing mirrors are great! Mine even feather automatically at speed!

Hi How many Accidents have you heard off with these Dangerous headlight peaks to back your theary up???
Iv heard people say the Bonnet Pull handle is Dangerous too. Splitting Hairs i Think.
All due respect though.
Tomas

Bonnet Pull handle was factory fitted

faversham999 wrote:Bonnet Pull handle was factory fitted

Great Point! But Did the Factory get it Wrong Too?
Tomas

tomas.geoghegan wrote:

bmcecosse wrote:After the Lead Pellets - I nominate the silly and dangerous headlight peaks ! I do agree about the door mirrors - hopeless field of view, and you have to switch your vision so much to glance in them. I had one many moons ago - and soon discarded it as being dangerous because of the massive blind spot. Wing mirrors are great! Mine even feather automatically at speed!

Hi How many Accidents have you heard off with these Dangerous headlight peaks to back your theary up???
Iv heard people say the Bonnet Pull handle is Dangerous too. Splitting Hairs i Think.
All due respect though.
Tomas

i had a nasty accident earlier this year in my moggie, and the peaks took out the rear light of the car i hit and took a fair bit to crumple. I hate to think what they'd do to a child who's head is at that height, after all :/ surfice it to say i'm not putting them back on the rebuilt car

Don"t think the child would have servived anyway.
Tomas

Are children classed as accessories,inside the car

How can the bonnet pull handle be dangerous? I assume you mean the bonnet release pull, which is well under the dash, oval shaped with rounded edges and in no way can cause an injury?

If you try and release the bonnet, while driving, an accident is highly lightly, whether you succeed or not!

[quote="lambrettalad"]Are children classed as accessories,inside the car [/qu

Whats do you mean by that! .Of corse i don"nt think children are classed as accessries inside the car.
What very a stupid statement.I did not join this club to get slandered like that.
Not the point i was making.
Tomas

JOWETTJAVELIN wrote:How can the bonnet pull handle be dangerous? I assume you mean the bonnet release pull, which is well under the dash, oval shaped with rounded edges and in no way can cause an injury?

Iv heard some one eles comment on the bonnet handle being dangerous .
Thats all ?
Tomas

look at the rolling eyes !

I sometimes use children to operate the starting handle - is that classed as an accessory or child cruelty?

I sometimes use children to operate the starting handle - is that classed as an accessory or child cruelty?

It suggests that your engine has very low compression!

JOWETTJAVELIN wrote:I sometimes use children to operate the starting handle - is that classed as an accessory or child cruelty?

Child labour I reckon!
a very good thing in this instance - good education!
Now, has anyone got a spare child? My chimneys need sweeping......

i love my headlight peaks! maybey the little kiddie winks need to look where they are going - i believe in learning lessons the hard way.

worst accessory - sat nav, what happened to the good old fashioned map? you get to learn so much more about the area you are in. and you use your brain and dont become lazy.....