@dusteruk: And not surprisingly, this being the UK, someone pro-streeted one.....
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@Alpha-Leader: They did, it was called the Kitten...
@Alpha-Leader: That old tax-dodge and drive-it-on-a-motorcycle-license raison d'etre passed a long long time ago, although they did remain cheaper than a normal car to tax.
When I want yesterday's tomorrow on wheels I'm getting me one of these...
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When my own wit sub-routines fail me, I can always rely on The Simpsons to bail me out.
@Kerc 2.0 beta: It's probably the epitome of the VAG's Bauhaus/geometric era.
@Gimmi Mørgäikkönën: That works surprisingly well, a tribute I think to the rightness of the lines of the original.
@Gimmi Mørgäikkönën: Apparently, if you need to check the age of Lemmy from Motorhead, you cut one his warts off and count the rings.
The story goes, if everyone who said they saw the Sex Pistols live in London in 1976 was actually there, there is no way they would have all been able to fit in the venue.
@Gimmi Mørgäikkönën: That's a current generation boggo Carrera. You can tell by the rear lights.
Which goes to prove what Sir Jackie Stewart says: 80% of handling is tires.
@duurtlang: There was a pick-up version offered in the UK, the P100. There was even a race series for them at one point!
@Nick: Damn it, I hate it when you do that.
@Volvo4Life: Sadly pop-up headlights are now outlawed in the EU thanks to pedestrian safety regulations.
@owen-magnetic: "Close your legs dear, there's a draft"...
@Dirt Pirate: British driving schools and police instructors loved the Quartic, as it forced students to shuffle steer (crossing your forearms is an automatic fail in the UK driving test).
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