what is it about 480's...?

[aron]

...that makes you smile when you drive it?

for me, it's the whistling sunroof when on the motorway, the info centre flashing when the range drops <50 miles, knocking the electric mirror adjustment accidentally when opening the windows and having to click the filler cap switch several times to get it to open at the pumps... ahhh, so much charm

what about you lot?

[Captain Slow]

The knowledge that most of the no-critical electronics could stop at any point, any yet the rest of it is reliable

[Joolz]

Wondering which one of the dials will stop working when he's been sat in the midday sun for too long. (Park in the shade )

Getting longing looks from grandads who "always wanted one of those"
Getting funny looks from little boys thinking "whats that"?

and if I had a pound for everytime someone says to me "you dont see many of them around" I'd have.........quite a few pounds!

[mardell]

the fact i actually go 'yay' when the lights pop up.......

[joe480reed]

the hart warming creek from the steering!!!

[ted clutch]

rusty brake pipes that always go above the rear axle.

[avaconirl]

When the go faster boys ask what Honda is that.

[spree]

I like the 480 because it's officially a very cool car.... I say that because my cool sister in law says it is and she is very qualified in that department!....

Also, dont tell anybody but I think I enjoy the body roll.....but seriously there is something really fun about the way it drives.

Oh, and the way I can covertly burn up all the many VW Golf's in the area that assume that they can take me from the lights......suckers! Eat my Richmod!

Go on Tom the Stealth-Pterodactyl!

[volviz]

+1 to others

it's just different....when you don't drive them it's hard to understand, but when you sit at the wheel and start it smile just comes up on your face

[David]

I agree with all of the above statements, especially since I no longer own a 480.

I bought a Toyota MR2 a couple of months ago and it's great, I love it. It's great that feeling when you press a button and actually expecting it to work, or opening the door in the morning and NOT finding a swimming pool in the footwell.

But ...it doesnt have an 'info centre', it doesnt have bleeping cock-pit style noises and flashing lights to tell you when you don't have your seat belt on, it doesnt have rear lights that look like the terminators eyes, it doesnt have the wedge-shaped/slab-sided design that catches the eyes of 80's freaks and Marty McFly wannabes everywhere, it doesnt have the same handling or comfort or any of the things that make the 480 special.

Even with all the trouble, I still envy you guys.

Enjoy

[ned zeppelin]

unique? oddball? weird? strange? unusual?
yes all of the above, but just puts a smile on my face.
had 50 cars the only other car like it was an old honda accord areodeck which was almost as good but much faster
the 480 was on my cars to have before you dies list...glad I made it this far
I will be quite happy to stick with it as long as it remains in good health.

[Van]

it's a Dutch car...

[Joolz]

it's a Dutch car...

yes, made in Born in the south, I visited the factory a few years ago (how sad is that?) they were making the smart car then , what are they turning out now?

[Van]

Mitsubishi Colt and Outlander.

[Cyclone_27]

When the go faster boys ask what Honda is that.

i 2nd that quote!!
Its not like many other cars on the road so when you see one go past you your like YAY!! inside
Also its got a flight of the navigator look about it.

[aron]

my mates call it 'the time machine'

hahaha!! such a quirky car, love it!!

[ned zeppelin]

someone asked me the other day "is it made of wood?"
I'm still trying to understand what he said, but he drove of in a Ford Fiesta
so I suppose that explains it.