I’ve got that lust feeling

Years ago my mechanic mate said he'd found a car for my Mum. Told me it was a allegro, I said no especially if it was hearing aid beige or brown.
It was a 1.5 in brown
Turned out to be one of the best cars she ever had (and no she didn't have many bad ones)

 

Dad had 2 Allegros, the 1.3 was pleasant enough but the 1750 SportD) that followed was by some margin the worst car I've ever had the misfortune to drive

 

That had the old Maxi engine in, didn’t it?

 

Compared with the styling of some estates, at least the design theme applies to the whole vehicle, not having a bit just wedged on the back of a standard 4-door saloon, and the boot lid left off.
I have sort of happy memories of keeping a friend's Allegro going while we were at university - he was sponsored and rich enough to run a car, but used to hypermile it in 5th gear at about 25mph..
I can remember just walking down the road to one of the many local scrap yards to unbolt braking system components from scrap vehicles in dodgy stacks. . (return spring in master cylinder .. )

 

A guy in classic car mag last year spent 20 grand on restoring a white marina van .
He is one of those bonkers guys that buys them all whenever the come up for sale ...including abroad .

 

My name is Nigel and I've had two .

There I've said it now,thats a big weight of my mind

 

Nobody has yet asked the big question..........

'Ow much?

 

So you've never driven a 1.8 Marina? Or an early 90s Kia Mentor? Or a first generation SsansYong Rodius? I reckon they are all far worse

 

I had a marina 7cwt van teal blue ,
It was originally owned by HCB Angus in Totton Southampton who made the fire engines
My very first vehicle

 

I have owned two aswell! Wish I hadn't sold the yellow one.

 

That's the one, it used more oil than petrol

 

I've driven a 1.3 Marina, it was my first car
Never had the pleasure of the other two

 

If we’re coming out then I had a V reg Vermilion orange Allegro 3 1300. It cost £50 and another £100 to get it painted. Regularly had to bump start it or hit the starter with a hammer that I kept in the n/s footwell

 

I always thought that the 1.3 Marina drove perfectly well for the era. But, 1.8 B series gave it enough power, combined with the weight on the front end and the rubbish brakes, to be a complete liability

 

And you thought a brown bay was bad here’s mine.


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Like diarrhoea of a shovel