What car is this?

"davedave1111" (davedave1111) 07/20/2015 at 14:58 • Filed to: None

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No-one hurt too badly this time, so we can play the game. I’m going with Vauxhall Astra because a) door mirrors and b) stupidity. Apparently the driver went straight across a t-junction where they didn’t have priority because their sat-nav told them to keep going straight on.

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 15:01

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Five people were hurt in a car crash when a motorist apparently ignored road signs to give way at a junction - because their sat-nav said to drive straight on.

Ugh, cars are too safe. We can’t evolve as long as we keep the dumbs alive.

jkm7680 > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 15:05

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A broken one.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 15:15

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Did the Astra ever have the mirrors on the door like that though?

Edit: Just noticed the side indicators.. on the “foot” of the Mirror.. that is a Citroën.. a C4 or a C3 perhaps..

Edit 2: Look at the front of the door, the angle where the door should meet the a-pillar.. it’s a C4 I’d say.

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > jkm7680 07/20/2015 at 15:18

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Pff that shit is mint. Minor cosmetic damage, it'll buff out.

jkm7680 > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 07/20/2015 at 15:20

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I agree totally.

AntisocialCarpetbagger > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 15:23

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Spherical coolant reservoir makes me thing VW/Seat/Skoda, etc.

On a side note, I’ve never seen a hood skin completely remove itself like that. Curious as to where that ended up...

davedave1111 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/20/2015 at 15:43

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To be fair, four were in the car which was hit - and the stupid driver was the one who ended up in hospital.

davedave1111 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 07/20/2015 at 15:49

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Yes, modern Vauxhalls have the door-mounted mirrors, it was the thing I was going with. The Citroens also have door-mounted mirrors, but the puddle light’s in a different place.

Could be a 5-door Corsa:

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 15:53

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But on the Corsa the door ends where that small black “pillar” is on the window, the small triangular window (is that called a quarterlight?) is connected to the A pillar.. on the C4 it’s not.

davedave1111 > AntisocialCarpetbagger 07/20/2015 at 16:13

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Yeah, I noticed the missing bonnet as well. You can sort of see how it might have been squeezed off and up in the air.

Declan Hackett > davedave1111 07/20/2015 at 17:08

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Yorkshire, hmmm…

Was the driver too busy shouting “MORE SPEEEEEEEED!” to notice the signs?

davedave1111 > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 07/21/2015 at 05:09

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Could be an Astra - but now I look more, you’re clearly right about it being a C4.

pip bip - choose Corrour > davedave1111 07/21/2015 at 05:31

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PUG 207?

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > davedave1111 07/21/2015 at 16:10

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The door trim isn't right for a C4. I'm pretty sure it's a Peugeot 308 (1st gen). The mirror shape is correct, as is the door trim and the sculpting in the upper part of the door.

Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 07/21/2015 at 16:10

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The door trim isn’t right for a C4. I’m pretty sure it’s a Peugeot 308 (1st gen). The mirror shape is correct, as is the door trim and the sculpting in the upper part of the door.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > Have car, will drive (now has a motorcycle too) 07/22/2015 at 08:58

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Well, looks like you’re right. Oh well, I got the French part. You’ve got a better eye than me mate :)

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata 07/24/2015 at 13:31

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Ran when parked

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > davedave1111 09/26/2015 at 10:20

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These blinkers in the mirrors are funky, don’t think I’ve ever seen them before. Must be something that isn’t sold here in the US.

davedave1111 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 09/27/2015 at 10:33

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It’s odd, since I posted this I’ve been noticing them on loads of cars - some that have been around for a few years.