Tex de Piss Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 As you can probably gather from the signature, I'm a fan of the much-maligned Marina, and have been intending to get one for some time now. Why? Because I believe that the legendarily bad handling on these cars will teach me more about driving than any Advanced Driving course ever would ;D At a car club meeting last night I actually drove my first Marina ever - a 1978 4-door 1.8 Special in two-tone beige and rust. It's taxed & MOT'd and it's for sale, around the 200 quid mark. I'm now struggling with my conscience as to why I shouldn't buy it (I haven't got space for it, it's the expensive road tax bracket......) Anyone else able to help? Is there any known cure for this mania???? : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Probably..... They break exceptionally well for bits..... ;D Flog the engine to some bod with a knacked US spec MGB, break the axle for the gears (goes in 1500 Spitfire), break the gearbox for the layshaft and selectors which are forged variety and never wear out..... The tyres go great on a Spitfire, the car tax can be cashed in, and the scrap metal is now worth about £30. All in all a pretty useful £200 ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNotSoSideways Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 You're sick man. I suggest a trip to Bridgend, it maybe the only cure? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy66 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Tex!! turn it up Loud!! Enjoy! http://homepage.ntlworld.com/c.weedon/bbc-Marina.asf 70's tastic!! ;D ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordleonusa Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 rather than completely waste 200 quid, send it to me. Marinas are nasty L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian65 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Take your money and go to your local red light district instead. You'll still be 200 quid down but at least you'll have had a good time, which is more than you'll have if you buy a marina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex de Piss Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Love the way the speedo didn't work in the white car ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Classic ad... 'When British Leyland set out to produce a beautiful car... they only end up giving you 10 versions of the 'kin Morris Marina' : ;D Anyone else cringe when they drove them through all that salt water? Bet they didn't last long :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordleonusa Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Cringe, nope, that will just put the abomination off the road sooner, may even save a life or two. L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Take your money and go to your local red light district instead. You'll still be 200 quid down but at least you'll have had a good time, which is more than you'll have if you buy a marina! Have you not seen the pictures of his Lady - no need for the district! Roy - ace vid!! Marina's. If i ever win the lottery im gonna buy a beige one. Im then gonna wear a BAD jumper with track suit bottoms and fill a briefcase with cash and walk into the poshest Bentley dealership i can find and see how im treated. If they will not entertain me ill walk out with a smile on my face! Ash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jony Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 be even better if you did it with a reliant robin ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motov8id Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 wasn't the Marina the poor man's Hilman or Simca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knackerjack Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I have been married before and left the reception (1973) in a blue Marina 1300 Coupe. Quite the worst car ANY manufacturer has made and total garbage even a Trabant sounds a little better, well perhaps not. You must be young Text or are you just living up to your name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c20spit Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 i had a light blue marina TC with a white roof, it was great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex de Piss Posted April 14, 2008 Author Share Posted April 14, 2008 You must be young Text or are you just living up to your name Thank you for thinking that, but I have to say that I'm not that young any more And you do know me, from over the "other side", just by a different name And I'm taking the whatever - I do genuinely like the things; the fact that they are generally regarded as shite is irrelevant. I will have one. One day. Just not yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNotSoSideways Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I know a bloke with a concours MAXI he is looking to sell, its MINT, I mean the best there is surely, original really low miles, plastic still on the doortrims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elsieolly Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 My Dad had one as a company car (1800) followed by every ford that was going Cortina's Capris etc all the engines 1.3, 1.6, and 2.0 the marina ,he said, was the only car that could drive up out of bristol from the cumberlin basin to the suspension bridge in third. (hill is a good mile / mile and and half and 1.5 / 1.6 ) The fords were all better cars, but the marina had them beat on low down torque. I also had a mate that had the 1300 coupe with a side pipe and sprayed to look like the dukes of hazzazard car, the general lee, with the roof paint too! Had lots of fun trying to make it go fast to no avail Still i think you need help Tex the piss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian65 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I learnt to drive in a Maxi.....even worse than a Marina, if that's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Someone at work has advertised THIS. Nice :X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilnaz Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Do you work in an assylum and its one of the guests selling that errr........ thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ.Lintern Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Well it's a government run establishment, so you could call it a kind of asylum I suppose - a particle physics laboratory, so does attract some slightly unusual people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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