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Since: 11/5/2005
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It's a sad day when cars become chav.
I'll give you an example, i went to Auto-integrale recently and was given a lift to the station in a customer car that was being road tested. Always a pleasure to be driven or to drive a model with the history of being 6 times WRC champion as the Lancia Delta HF integrale has. But I should have known something was up when Keith told me before i got in...."there is no accounting for taste!" 
From the back i think two baked bean cans had been stuck through the rear bumper, I looked at the front hunting for the simple effective brick like lines of the Lancia to be greeted by custom bonnet vents in the shape of "HF"
Further evidence greeted me as i got in and was surrounded by an intersting shade of red leather and at least 3 speakers in the passenger door card alone. As my teeth were almost knocked out by the suspension - which i can only assume was devoid of springs - i got to thinking.....
It's a sad state of affairs when cars become cheap enough that anyone can buy them and turn them into something to be laughed at or worse something to pity or be ashamed of.
This is a problem that started to occur with my Corrado too. I saw some shockers, and mostly as the car became cheap enough to buy (not to run, there is a big difference) that they fall into the wrong hands.
Bi-turbo's and even some fairly poor Ghibli's are starting to go for very little money on the likes of ebay and the danger of this starting to happen with Maserati is very real. The only hope is that the running costs will get people running away.
But this was not the issue with this car, the owner had spent a lot of money on it and it was a quick car too, however his taste was questionable to say the least.
Having said that, nothing and i mean nothing, singles out a car has become chavtastic as much as one thing in particular. I believe when this happens all hope is lost and the marque must be disowned unless immediate action can be taken.
Ladies and Gentlemen and am talking about the England Flag!
All Maserati owners must pray the day an England flag appears will never come, be it on one window or two, on an ariel mast or hanging from the rear view mirror!
We should all pray that the white van man's ultimate weapon of Chav terror does not strike us down - I've seen too many greats already fall to become another statistic 
Good night, but don't have nightmares....
< Message edited by chad5k1 -- 10/6/2006 10:51:55 >
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Rich
Mercedes-Benz C55 AMG Estate
BMW 335d MSport Touring
Maserati Ghibli "Taylor/Hawksworth Trofeo edition"
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