We do love our cars… even when they’re absolute bangers.
If TG4’s new dating program, Pioc do Ride, has proved anything, it’s that Irish men and women will take pride in their cars even when their ride is a piece of sh*t.
To celebrate this completely irrational love of atrocious vehicles, we have decided to put together a list of all the different types of cars Irish people have as their first motor.
The hand me down
This was your mothers car and your dad rode the ar*e out of it as well. It’s probably some garish colour which you would never choose yourself, but it runs and that’s the important thing.
Actually, it’s free and that’s probably the important thing.
The banger
You’ve scrounged enough money together to get your first car and this is the result. It’s not quite the motor you’ve always dreamed of but this glorified chicken chaser is yours and you’re happy.
The daddy bought it
We all know a few people who ended up with a snazzy new Golf or Mini courtesy of their papa. They’ve no real income or any way of getting a loan, yet they’re still driving a brand new motor and we’re not jealous… much.
The too advanced
When you’re buying your first car, you should buy a motor that’s easy to handle.
There’s not much point on buying a car with a V8 engine when you barely know how to drive the thing.
The ‘I share it with my mammy’
There is no shame in being just a ‘named driver’… no shame until your mam has to take the car back because she is getting her hair done that day. Shared cars also throw up the horrible quandary of what radio stations will be tuned into the pre-sets.
Pioc Do Ride airs on TG4 every Thursday at 10pm. Catch up on last week’s episode here.
Does your car affect your sex appeal? Prove it with a pic via Twitter @JOEdotie or @Herdotie with #piocdoride and you could see your picture live on Pioc Do Ride. The best will be shown every week, with a prize for the overall winner.
Entries received for competitions may be used in promotion for TG4’s programme, Pioc do Ride. Promotional activities may include but not exclusively – show idents on TG4, online show indents, online promotion, social promotion, TV promotion and print promotion.
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