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    A child's life, ruined

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    • Borsuq
      Borsuq last edited by Borsuq

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      It's such a sad photograph.

      By peering inside this grotesque 125p estate this little boy has sealed his fate. Once you get enticed by the siren's call of an FSO there's no going back. Over the years this fascination is going to take permanent hold in his mind and once he's an adult he's going to want an FSO of his own. From then his life will be truly over. He'll be branded as an FSO owner for life, stuck driving these horrific abominations. He'll likely join a forum too, post photos of his car, further spreading this horrible plague.

      Also, this is not my photo, in case you were wondering. I don't take creepshots of random kids. 😛

      I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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      • svend
        svend last edited by

        It could be worse.
        Could be peering into the blue Fiat Seicento.
        From there they could go onto the Cinquecento, then a Multipla and then maybe, I'd dread to think, the poor poor child a Fiat 500L or 500X.
        There only real pleasure would be going back in Fiat history, not forward, taking in the elegant Tipo, Uno and Tempra.

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        • Stef Schrader
          Stef Schrader last edited by

          Mmmmm...FSO.

          The Drive's Resident Zündapp Janus Stan

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          • Borsuq
            Borsuq @svend last edited by

            @svend said in A child's life, ruined:

            It could be worse.
            Could be peering into the blue Fiat Seicento.
            From there they could go onto the Cinquecento, then a Multipla and then maybe, I'd dread to think, the poor poor child a Fiat 500L or 500X.
            There only real pleasure would be going back in Fiat history, not forward, taking in the elegant Tipo, Uno and Tempra.

            Fiats are a gateway drug to FSOs. Don't do Fiats, kids.

            I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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            • Borsuq
              Borsuq @Stef Schrader last edited by

              @stef-schrader said in A child's life, ruined:

              Mmmmm...FSO.

              Run, while you still can! You don't want this life! The Puffalumps don't want this life!

              I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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              • Stef Schrader
                Stef Schrader last edited by

                I WANT THIS LIFE

                The Drive's Resident Zündapp Janus Stan

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                • Borsuq
                  Borsuq @Stef Schrader last edited by

                  @stef-schrader I mean, look at the photo. You think everything's so ugly and grey because it's November? Nope! It's the FSO that's sucking out all the colours from its surroundings.

                  I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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                  • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi
                    іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi @Borsuq last edited by

                    @borsuq said in A child's life, ruined:

                    Fiats are a gateway drug to FSOs.

                    A 125P’s just a Fiat 125 with half the bits pre-fallen-off, right? I could see how that could look pretty attractive after a few years of owning a real Fiat and watching them fall off one by one.

                    Jagroen fan & custodian of camellids. GT86, Octavia VRS, Pajero, Leaf

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                    • Stef Schrader
                      Stef Schrader @Borsuq last edited by

                      @borsuq said in A child's life, ruined:

                      @stef-schrader I mean, look at the photo. You think everything's so ugly and grey because it's November? Nope! It's the FSO that's sucking out all the colours from its surroundings.

                      I own a VW 411. I am scared by no car.

                      The Drive's Resident Zündapp Janus Stan

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                      • Borsuq
                        Borsuq @іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi last edited by Borsuq

                        @distraxi It kinda is but not really. While the 125p inherited the 125 body (albeit with slightly different trimmings and headlights), the mechanicals are a mix of Fiat 125 and older Fiat 1300/1500 bits. The "p" also didn't get Fiats great twincams (well, some special editions got them, but not cars you could actually buy) and had to settle with the older Lampredi designed OHV. Bits falling off however is something the 2 versions have in common. 😉

                        I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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                        • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi
                          іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi @Stef Schrader last edited by

                          @stef-schrader you have obviously never encountered the finest efforts of British Leyland then. Twenty years after Mrs Distraxi owned one as her first car, I still quake in fear at the sight of an Austin 1100. And I speak as someone who’s owned more than one old Jag.

                          Jagroen fan & custodian of camellids. GT86, Octavia VRS, Pajero, Leaf

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                          • Stef Schrader
                            Stef Schrader @іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi last edited by

                            @distraxi said in A child's life, ruined:

                            @stef-schrader you have obviously never encountered the finest efforts of British Leyland then. Twenty years after Mrs Distraxi owned one as her first car, I still quake in fear at the sight of an Austin 1100. And I speak as someone who’s owned more than one old Jag.

                            Haha. I've had friends with BL convertibles and such. Still ain't scared.

                            The Drive's Resident Zündapp Janus Stan

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                            • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                              SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @Borsuq last edited by

                              @borsuq Especially when they are a rebadged Dodge Journey.

                              However, I am a former Lada Niva owner so I'm guessing I'm well beyond the Threshold.

                              Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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                              • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi last edited by

                                @distraxi said in A child's life, ruined:

                                I still quake in fear at the sight of an Austin 1100. And I speak as someone who’s owned more than one old Jag.

                                I'm actually on a half hearted look out for a complete and potentially running example of the Morris iteration...

                                Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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                                • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi
                                  іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi @Stef Schrader last edited by іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi

                                  @stef-schrader Brave words.

                                  Ah well, one day when you find yourself changing the rear engine mount of anything built on an ur-Mini platform, I still have the cut down, ground thin and bent 60 degrees 1/2” spanner that you can slide down between engine and firewall and hit with a hammer while holding it on with your thumb to get the nut off 1/8 turn at a time. You’re welcome to borrow it: it’s marginally easier than dropping out a rusted-on subframe.

                                  Jagroen fan & custodian of camellids. GT86, Octavia VRS, Pajero, Leaf

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                                  • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi
                                    іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                    @silentbutnotreallydeadly but...but...why?

                                    Jagroen fan & custodian of camellids. GT86, Octavia VRS, Pajero, Leaf

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                                    • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                      SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi last edited by

                                      @distraxi said in A child's life, ruined:

                                      @silentbutnotreallydeadly but...but...why?

                                      Some people want an overpowered chilly bin loaded with beer and others want an underpowered lounge chair with dodgy lighting...I'm one of the latter.

                                      Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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                                      • іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi
                                        іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi @SilentbutnotreallyDeadly last edited by

                                        @silentbutnotreallydeadly I’m totally down with that preference - probably half the cars I’ve ever owned have been in the “0-60 eventually, but at least I’ll be comfy while I wait” class. I just like the ones that break all the time to be not-horrible to work on. The 1100’s got all the downsides of a Mini without the upside.

                                        Jagroen fan & custodian of camellids. GT86, Octavia VRS, Pajero, Leaf

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                                        • SilentbutnotreallyDeadly
                                          SilentbutnotreallyDeadly @іди на хуй Влад - formerly known as Distraxi last edited by

                                          @distraxi I'm just another king of wishful thinking...

                                          Ours is not to reason why...merely to point and giggle.

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                                          • RallyDarkstrike
                                            RallyDarkstrike @Borsuq last edited by

                                            @borsuq said in A child's life, ruined:

                                            @svend said in A child's life, ruined:

                                            It could be worse.
                                            Could be peering into the blue Fiat Seicento.
                                            From there they could go onto the Cinquecento, then a Multipla and then maybe, I'd dread to think, the poor poor child a Fiat 500L or 500X.
                                            There only real pleasure would be going back in Fiat history, not forward, taking in the elegant Tipo, Uno and Tempra.

                                            Fiats are a gateway drug to FSOs. Don't do Fiats, kids.

                                            But I've never even see a 126p or an FSO and yet I want both....am I broken?

                                            '09 Hyundai Accent | Loves 2-cyl FIATs, old Euro, Eastern Bloc & kei cars!

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                                            • C
                                              Cé hé sin @Borsuq last edited by

                                              @borsuq
                                              Ooooh, a Seicento!
                                              That reminds me. I saw a Cinquecento the other day That's a sight now rarely seen.

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                                              • Borsuq
                                                Borsuq @Cé hé sin last edited by

                                                @cé-hé-sin I bloody hope they're not all gone yet, I still need to get a CC Sporting at some point.

                                                I̸̟͛̽̈ ̴̞̼́w̴̥̣̓̅̈́a̴̡̳͋̏ñ̶̩̪̃t̸̩̃ ̸̐͐͜͝ǎ̵͍͊ ̷̤̪̟̔͊͘Ż̷̇̅́ͅu̸͔̪̹͑͋̾k̷̲̦̑̀̿

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                                                • C
                                                  Cé hé sin last edited by

                                                  I think it was a Sporting, too!

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                                                  • WhoIsTheLeader
                                                    WhoIsTheLeader @Borsuq last edited by

                                                    @borsuq But how else is it supposed to appear orange and cheerful? Reminds me of other orange things that suck the life out of everything for attention. Yeah, that pumpkin on my desk needs to go.

                                                    Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                                                    • WhoIsTheLeader
                                                      WhoIsTheLeader @RallyDarkstrike last edited by

                                                      @rallydarkstrike You've seen a 500. Once I saw my first 2CV it was all over for me even though I still haven't seen a DS. Same story.

                                                      Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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