Excellent day in the NEC yesterday, managed to see almost all the cars I've ever owned or driven regularly, apart from an S8! (and my modern Volvo obviously).
Found everything from a Triumph Herald very like the one I learned to drive on, through various mainstream British cars (I had way more Rover 800s than anyone on their stand) up to our old Mk1 Focus. Only one really missing was the Mk1 Fiesta, though on the Cortina front there were only Mk5s on show, not the MkIV we had though they're very similar.
Even found a proper "Austin Seven" Mini from the early sixties very like (though slightly newer) than the first car I owned - used to drive it to school sometimes.
And a Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with overdrive, the only car I've ever specified, ordered and bought new with my own money.
One intriguing stand I saw might have a product of use to those of us with narrow garages: https://www.myparker.co.uk/
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions, ski hatch retrofit; extended leather. Aftermarket DVB-T, reversing camera and full XCarlink (Bluetooth etc.).
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (A much rarer model than a D2 S8 by the way!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. AgateGrey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon, Auto-dim mirror, Leather, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 9th November 2019 at 02:02 PM.
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