81 ascona

manta mad

well people i was down the other side of wicklow last week
& stumbled upon this





ascona s & belive it or not NO RUST

been laid up for the last seven years, & put in a new battrey & off it went :cool:

Max_Damage

Very nice.

I'd like to see that a few car shows next summer.

EDIT: The car came up as an Opel Omega on Cartell!

maidhc

Beautiful car.

It just crossed my mind how lovely these bread and butter family cars look these days. I was in tesco the other other night and I saw an old 82 Carina in the car park with a set of nice alloys. It looked fantastic.

richardsheil

maidhc wrote: »

Beautiful car.

It just crossed my mind how lovely these bread and butter family cars look these days. I was in tesco the other other night and I saw an old 82 Carina in the car park with a set of nice alloys. It looked fantastic.

You are joking aren't you.

They were very poor then and are even worse now.

Boards heads and their flippin' Carinas.

Max_Damage

richardsheil wrote: »

You are joking aren't you.

They were very poor then and are even worse now.

Boards heads and their flippin' Carinas.

So what do you drive then, a Ferrari? :rolleyes:

Tosser.

Volvoboy

richardsheil wrote: »

You are joking aren't you.

They were very poor then and are even worse now.

Boards heads and their flippin' Carinas.

Aye!! Your sort arent welcome here!!:mad::mad:

Anyone can appreciate any make or model of car as they please, its not our place (or yours) to put them down!!!!


Think about what your typing here son.

ds20prefecture

Volvoboy wrote: »

Aye!! Your sort arent welcome here!!:mad::mad:

Anyone can appreciate any make or model of car as they please, its not our place (or yours) to put them down!!!!

Think about what your typing here son.

While I disagree with Richardsheil about the Ascona A in the original post I couldn't agree more about the Carina

Can someone please explain the attraction beyond "It was reliable"

Volvoboy

Each to their own really,

A mate of mine his da had one and i always rememberd fond memories of all his family and me going down to Wexford every summer, just like them for some perverse reason.

Had 3 Carina II's And 2 Carina E's

I'm, on my 5th Carina:D

junkyard

That type Ascona was my favourite, I had an 1981 1.6 and fitted a 2.0 engine to it, it was a tank of a car and great for drifting too.:D

DaveCol

I know someone looking for a 2 door of that Ascona version if anyone knows of one for sale

ds20prefecture

Volvoboy wrote: »

Each to their own really,

A mate of mine his da had one and i always rememberd fond memories of all his family and me going down to Wexford every summer, just like them for some perverse reason.

So the car itself is not the attraction, more what it represents to the individual? Fair enough point of view I suppose, but by the same token it is also fair for those who don't have that family history connection or whatever to point out that the car is a bit of a dog.

Personally, I have fond memories of holidays in a 1.8 Morris Marina estate (purple, of course). Despite this I would struggle to describe the Marina in anything other than derogatory terms, with some added vitriol for sauce. Because it was a dreadful, dreadful car.

superboy

I believe i said something along these lines before but i feel i should reiterate. We, as classic car enthusiasts should be allowed to pursue our hobby with the help and respect of others in the hobby, not derision and intolerance. As i said before, it may be easier for me as i like almost everything, but really it isn't hard to just get on with it and let people have their own interests. (each to their own and all that) there is much snobbery in this country methinks.

maidhc

ds20prefecture wrote: »

So the car itself is not the attraction, more what it represents to the individual? Fair enough point of view I suppose, but by the same token it is also fair for those who don't have that family history connection or whatever to point out that the car is a bit of a dog.

I agree. I was merely pointing out that the Carina, in immaculate condition, with a nice set of alloys and I suspect lowered an inch or so, looked fantastic in a car park full of blandsmobiles. It is square, nicely proportioned, and just looked good.

That is not to say the Carina was not a blandsmoblies about 25 years ago, but, whatever else, it seems a sight more interesting than a 1.6 Avensis does now.

Personally I wouldn't knock anyones choice of classic car. I know plenty of Jag drivers would turn their nose up at my Capri, and good luck to them.

richardsheil

Max_Damage wrote: »

So what do you drive then, a Ferrari? :rolleyes:

Tosser.

Volvoboy wrote: »

Aye!! Your sort arent welcome here!!:mad::mad:

.

Thanks for providing me with some entertainment

And I didn't slag the Ascona just the poxy Carina.

superboy wrote: »

it may be easier for me as i like almost everything, but really it isn't hard to just get on with it and let people have their own interests. (each to their own and all that) there is much snobbery in this country methinks.

Not snobbery as anybody who knows me would know,

but come on!

Richard

ds20prefecture

I thought the idea of a discussion forum was to allow people with the same or different opinions about the same subject get together to discuss them.

So if you don't like a car that someone else likes you should keep your opinions and thoughts to yourself for fear of offending someone? I'm sure a lot of Alfa and Renault drivers will be delighted to hear of this new dawn in boards.ie

I'm very much in the "each to their own" camp, particularly when it comes to something like cars. But I'm always intrigued when I hear or see someone respond passionately about an object that is nothing more than an appliance to me. Hence my request

Can someone please explain the attraction beyond "It was reliable"

PS - sorry for the thread hijack, but the Ascona B is a case in point. Like the Carina, this is a plain old family workhorse. Unlike the Carina, this is a well engineered car with handsome (albeit conservative) styling and a serious rally pedigree, both works and amateur.

maidhc

ds20prefecture wrote: »

I thought the idea of a discussion forum was to allow people with the same or different opinions about the same subject get together to discuss them.

Indeed

ds20prefecture wrote: »

So if you don't like a car that someone else likes you should keep your opinions and thoughts to yourself for fear of offending someone? I'm sure a lot of Alfa and Renault drivers will be delighted to hear of this new dawn in boards.ie

Nothing wrong with saying you don't like X or Y. It is a different thing to say car X or Y has no redeeming features and isn't worth saving, and by correlation that the owner is in some way deficient.

ds20prefecture wrote: »

I'm very much in the "each to their own" camp, particularly when it comes to something like cars. But I'm always intrigued when I hear or see someone respond passionately about an object that is nothing more than an appliance to me. Hence my request

Can someone please explain the attraction beyond "It was reliable"

Every car is an appliance at the end of the day. The Carina moreso than others. However it is now an incredibly rare car to see on the road. In my view it doesn't look half bad compared to, lets say, an Avensis. A car being reliable isn't a bad attribute either!

ds20prefecture wrote: »

PS - sorry for the thread hijack, but the Ascona B is a case in point. Like the Carina, this is a plain old family workhorse. Unlike the Carina, this is a well engineered car with handsome (albeit conservative) styling and a serious rally pedigree, both works and amateur.

I agree. Given the choice I would take the Ascona. I merely pointed out that these bread and butter cars are much more alluring now than they were in the 90's when they were plain old fashioned. This goes for Asconas, Carinas, Cortinas, Sierras, old Pugs, and whaterver you are having yourself.