Boards Cool Wall.

TomMc

Biro wrote: »

Really? You'd only pull a pompus old geezer who worked on the production line. Fair enough if you like that kind of thing. I prefer girls myself. No girl I ever met uttered the words "you know what's cool? A bristol!".

I think you will find that a Jag XJ or a S-Class Merc is an old geezers car.

The fact that most women and most men (even so called car enthusiasts) wouldn't know a Bristol if it ran them over makes them somewhat cool. Also the attention to detail that goes into the design and layout of the cars, also makes them interesting and cool. They do not court the limelight either unlike virtually all other (vain and pretentious) motor manufacturers, that also makes them cool.

A car doesn't have to be a babe magnet to be cool. In reality the person themselves has to be cool and the car merely complements same (and good taste), not tries to compensate for the lack of it. And anyway a classy lady would be far more impressed with a car that is wonderfully understated and reeks of old-money, than any of todays generic supercars driven by the nouveau-riche. Most modern Ferraris, Lambos et al would only impress chavs, ladettes, hairdressers and beauticians.

cianclarke

Dodge Charger is NOT cool.
Ford Fiesta is NOT cool.
NO SKODA is cool.
Dodge Viper is kinda cool...
Jag E Type is cool.
A-Team van is cool.
Seat Cupra not cool.
Old Auto Union car is cool.
Smart car (in that example) NOT cool.
A-Team VW van is cool. Because it's a VW van of that generation moreso than anything.
**** Lancia posted by SaabEd NOT cool.
Mercedes GL not cool, just obscene.
Ferrari (that an F50?) - eh ya got me, don't like ferrari but it's cool.
Jag XK8 - ~98-02 generation, don't know why but I guess it's cool. Last of the true british jaguar before Ford dug out the Vaseline...
BMW 507 cool.




Lancia Stratus, group B rally car. Fookin hardcore, seriously cool.

bogmanfan

Saab Ed wrote: »

Is that in Belgard?

Nope. On my road in Lucan

brandon_flowers

Cool..... Sub Zero

Biro

TomMc wrote: »

I think you will find that a Jag XJ or a S-Class Merc is an old geezers car.

The fact that most women and most men (even so called car enthusiasts) wouldn't know a Bristol if it ran them over makes them somewhat cool. Also the attention to detail that goes into the design and layout of the cars, also makes them interesting and cool. They do not court the limelight either unlike virtually all other (vain and pretentious) motor manufacturers, that also makes them cool.

A car doesn't have to be a babe magnet to be cool. In reality the person themselves has to be cool and the car merely complements same (and good taste), not tries to compensate for the lack of it. And anyway a classy lady would be far more impressed with a car that is wonderfully understated and reeks of old-money, than any of todays generic supercars driven by the nouveau-riche. Most modern Ferraris, Lambos et al would only impress chavs, ladettes, hairdressers and beauticians.

You see there's the thing. I agree with the principal on why there's appeal to the Bristol. But cool is shallow. Thats why we have to throw away our petrol-headedness when we quantify what's "cool".
The Bristol is interesting, and cool to a group of people who know what it is. But unfortunately those people are in a subset of a bigger group called "uncool". That's why the Bristol is uncool.

TomMc

So by your rationale been well informed or having discernment makes you uncool. Cool only applies to a small section who are somewhat unknowing and superficial.

Blue850

Biro

TomMc wrote: »

So by your rationale been well informed or having discernment makes you uncool. Cool only applies to a small section who are somewhat unknowing and superficial.

Let me put it another way. Neil Armstrong is cool. He walked on the moon. Mr. Joseph A. Bloggs who re-engineered some weird part of the Saturn rocket in order to make it actually work better so that Neil could go to the moon unfortunately isn't cool. He might be a genious, but cool he isn't.
James Webb isn't cool. He has a telescope in the making that'll be put into orbit that'll show us new and fantastic things, but that doesn't matter to poor old James's coolness. For some reason Bruce Willis is cool. I don't like Die Hard, I'm not much of a fan of his, but that doesn't make him any less cool.

unkel

Drummerboy, a Skoda Superb? A 5 door Fiesta?

Man, you've completely lost the plot

TomMc

Saab Ed

Fiat 850 Spyder :cool::cool::cool:



Fiat Dino spyder :cool::cool::cool:

Blue850

I used to own an 850 spyder, same lights as a Miura, mega bucks:rolleyes:



proper small Fiat Abarth

TomMc

Saab Ed

TomMc wrote: »

Oh yes :cool:

smokingman

Always thought the Karmen Ghais were one of the coolest ones ever made. That's a sweet one above too!

Saab Ed

smokingman wrote: »

Always thought the Karmen Ghais were one of the coolest ones ever made. That's a sweet one above too!

Thats not a karmen Ghia its a renault Alpine

TomMc

Yes, the KG were nice too although the Alpine would leave even a highly tuned one for dead on a back road.

smokingman

Saab Ed wrote: »

Thats not a karmen Ghia its a renault Alpine

Always thought the Alpines were one of the coolest ones ever made. That's a sweet one above too!

unkel

The Hyena is indeed very cool :cool:

cianclarke

TomMc wrote: »

So by your rationale been well informed or having discernment makes you uncool. Cool only applies to a small section who are somewhat unknowing and superficial.

Yes, actually. That's the whole point behind the cool wall as I see it!
Case study - the BMW 850ci is an overpowered monster which hasn't a hope in hell of putting the power down properly, even for it's day it was a bit disappointing - but it's still seriously cool.

Howitzer

Cool:



Not Cool at all: (bring back Corrado instead!)

Drummerboy08

unkel wrote: »

Drummerboy, a Skoda Superb? A 5 door Fiesta?

Man, you've completely lost the plot

Hey, i think the Skoda is cool, in an organised, economical way.......:o

The Fiesta? Well, it wasnt one of my finest moments.....

TomMc

h3000

steve06 wrote: »

corvette stingray

^^^^^^^^^
Really cool car :cool::cool::cool:

PHOTO CREDIT= steve06 - HWIST thread
Hope you don't mind me posting it steve06.

Seth Brundle

Saab Ed wrote: »

:rolleyes: Only the previous generation A8 makes the cool wall and thats thanks to its staring role in Ronan ..I dont think the current one cuts it to be cool

Any proper petrol head should know the correct name for that film!

Limerick man wrote: »

eoin wrote: »

Well, that probably assumes that Jeremy Clarkson is cool himself, which I definitely don't!

Jeremy Clarkson is an absolute legend! :cool:

Of course he is - I'd sleep with him!

HashSlinging wrote: »

You pull up to Kirstins house - then you remember that she won't fit in! So you have to go on the date on your own and then back to your bedsit and go it alone!
Fail!

Eric Cartman

i think we can all agree on a few things , the following cars can never be cool no matter what

smart cars
Merc a-series
Toyota Yaris
Renault anything

Saab Ed

Eric Cartman wrote: »

i think we can all agree on a few things , the following cars can never be cool no matter what

smart cars
Merc a-series
Toyota Yaris
Renault anything

Eh!!!!!!



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but admitedly this is not very cool at all

Mr.David

Eric Cartman wrote: »

i think we can all agree on a few things , the following cars can never be cool no matter what

smart cars
Merc a-series
Toyota Yaris
Renault anything

No, I dont think we can agree!

smart, yaris, a class yes ok.

Renault?! No way! Yes they make some awful ****e, but I think the renaultsport meganes and clios are awesome.

I LOVE the megane R26R and the fact that it isnt really a looker makes it cool too. Its ALL about the driving. How can a carbon fibre bonnet, ultra lightweight philosophy, plastic windows, semi slicks and a half roll cage NOT be cool?

Its a focus RS with all the chav dialled out.

Blue850

They're Renaults, they're cool :cool:

Biro

kbannon wrote: »

Any proper petrol head should know the correct name for that film!

And know that it was an S8, not an A8!