Found this in my hedge...

[themanwithnoname]

Another vote for never clean.

Turn it into a trackday car in the spirit of the PPC999 challenge.

[cptsideways]

Perfect for the Mongol Rally, you will have a hoot

[Escort3500]

CarAbuser said:

Focus RS green

Nah, much better

[rehab71]

Why have you edited the picture?

[Woody3]

Right, after delving further, mainly on the dvla/gov website, it was last taxed in 2006. Where it seems to have been stood on the farm ever since. These things are £145 per year to tax btw.

I got the key from the previous owner of our house.

There is no V5, but can apply with a £25 fee. Might list it on eBay for the craic as a "hedge find" and see what happens, in which case I'll get the V5, I think, and SORN it.

All electrics seem to work. Got a puncture on one tyre, but have a brand new spare in the boot (sorry no dead cat in there - just a bit of rope, engine oil and a wheel brace). Oh and the exhaust is blowing.

One thing that did surprise me though was that the handbrake was on when I entered the car and I expected it to be seized, but it released fine and works a treat.

[GSE]

I'll shall bookmark this page. Don't clean it. Quentin Wilson would call the green slime patina. Put it in for an MOT and see what happens

[Mr Tidy]

Nice bonus - you never know what you will find if you trim your bush!
Car would make a great daily snotter, and if not scrap values are pretty good just now
And don't clean it please .................!

[Impasse]

Struggling to understand the excitement about this. Surely it belongs in a skip?

[archie456]

Get someone to give it a coat of clear 2k lacquer to preserve the look, and then you'll be able to wash it.

[Funkycoldribena]

Impasse said:

Struggling to understand the excitement about this. Surely it belongs in a skip?

Its like finding an old hyper-colour t-shirt at the back of the wardrobe.Certain things are just worth saving.

[Ilovejapcrap]

Impasse said:

Struggling to understand the excitement about this. Surely it belongs in a skip?

Sometimes things really really st are a more fun then something good.

[allergictocheese]

Ilovejapcrap said:

Sometimes things really really st are a more fun then something good.

Oh absolutely this.

The OP really needs to be taking this to a track day and driving it on its door handles.

[DrDoofenshmirtz]

By the way...what actually is it, a Daihatsu or something?

[Funkycoldribena]

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

By the way...what actually is it, a Daihatsu or something?

Perodua Nippa.

[Leptons]

archie456 said:

Get someone to give it a coat of clear 2k lacquer to preserve the look, and then you'll be able to wash it.

Do this. Rattle can laquer it. You can start a new trend, call it "dirted" or something st. Soon enought the VW boys will be frothing at the gash over it and this will be the car that started it all.

You can put it on a plinth, sell up for 1000's and next time your hedge needs trimming your gardener will do it for you.

[Funkycoldribena]

Can only find one nationwide on AT,rare beast op.

[Monkeylegend]

Why would so many of you not want to clean it?

Just wondering

[carreauchompeur]

Definitely DO NOT clean it but return it to perfect running spec. The ultimate city snotter.

[cobra kid]

Out of interest, how do you just claim a car as your own?

[Monkeylegend]

How about cleaning one side/half and leave the other side as is. Sort of 50/50, that would be cool.