Nissan Micra K10
Discussion
I have to admit since one of my mates got me into Micra's (why i hear you ask) these are the only cars i seem to like to buy and work on. Maybe its because I know the car layout quite well or maybe because they kind of remind me of a Nova in a weird way, which ive had 3 of.
This is my 4th K10 so here it begins.
Travelled a fair way to go and get it 200 mile trip
Tidy on 50k on the standard 1 litre 4 speed
Only rust is on the drivers door otherwise its spotless
This is my 4th K10 so here it begins.
Travelled a fair way to go and get it 200 mile trip
Tidy on 50k on the standard 1 litre 4 speed
Only rust is on the drivers door otherwise its spotless
Edited by Jamieccc on Sunday 7th February 19:19
Jamieccc said:
You say 200 mile trip but I think Australia is a bit further than that.I had one as my first car.
Weirdly fun, you have to really wring it out to get into the "power" band and they do lift off oversteer a bit, on them skinny tyres.
The dual charged "March Super Turbo" would be interesting to have a play with.
scarble said:
You say 200 mile trip but I think Australia is a bit further than that.
The dual charged "March Super Turbo" would be interesting to have a play with.
I dont understand why sideways pictures are coming up upsidedown. Hopefully ill be doing a cg13de turbo conversion on this, so might be slightly like a march turboThe dual charged "March Super Turbo" would be interesting to have a play with.
Good man, I inherited a 1988 K10 GSX for free as my first car with the 5 speed box. 'Wow!' I hear you say
Great little car really, I ended up driving it pretty much into the ground. With only 50 horses or so it teaches you how to keep momentum because it's like a hamster pushing a filing cabinet trying to accelerate at any sort of speed. Surprisingly nippy off the line but terrible on drawn out motorway hills. Only problems I ever had were misfiring due to poor quality points burning out, and a clutch exploding at 80mph on the A14 on my way to college one Sunday night. Getting towed back 60 miles behind my dad's Mondeo in what is basically tin foil with an engine was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life!
It failed its MOT after sitting for a year or so on silly things, I ended up selling it on to something of a K10 enthusiast who then ruined it. Probably in a scrapyard by now!
Great little car really, I ended up driving it pretty much into the ground. With only 50 horses or so it teaches you how to keep momentum because it's like a hamster pushing a filing cabinet trying to accelerate at any sort of speed. Surprisingly nippy off the line but terrible on drawn out motorway hills. Only problems I ever had were misfiring due to poor quality points burning out, and a clutch exploding at 80mph on the A14 on my way to college one Sunday night. Getting towed back 60 miles behind my dad's Mondeo in what is basically tin foil with an engine was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life!
It failed its MOT after sitting for a year or so on silly things, I ended up selling it on to something of a K10 enthusiast who then ruined it. Probably in a scrapyard by now!
LewG said:
Good man, I inherited a 1988 K10 GSX for free as my first car with the 5 speed box. 'Wow!' I hear you say
Great little car really, I ended up driving it pretty much into the ground. With only 50 horses or so it teaches you how to keep momentum because it's like a hamster pushing a filing cabinet trying to accelerate at any sort of speed. Surprisingly nippy off the line but terrible on drawn out motorway hills. Only problems I ever had were misfiring due to poor quality points burning out, and a clutch exploding at 80mph on the A14 on my way to college one Sunday night. Getting towed back 60 miles behind my dad's Mondeo in what is basically tin foil with an engine was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life!
It failed its MOT after sitting for a year or so on silly things, I ended up selling it on to something of a K10 enthusiast who then ruined it. Probably in a scrapyard by now!
Thats a shame, looks in good condition. I am guessing that was a 1.2 then if it came with a 5 speedGreat little car really, I ended up driving it pretty much into the ground. With only 50 horses or so it teaches you how to keep momentum because it's like a hamster pushing a filing cabinet trying to accelerate at any sort of speed. Surprisingly nippy off the line but terrible on drawn out motorway hills. Only problems I ever had were misfiring due to poor quality points burning out, and a clutch exploding at 80mph on the A14 on my way to college one Sunday night. Getting towed back 60 miles behind my dad's Mondeo in what is basically tin foil with an engine was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life!
It failed its MOT after sitting for a year or so on silly things, I ended up selling it on to something of a K10 enthusiast who then ruined it. Probably in a scrapyard by now!
I passed my test in 1 of these. Lessons were in a metro, and I turned up for my test and the instructor had a new car. It was much easier to drive than the metro luckily, but it did add a little extra pressure to the test! Not seen one around for ages
Edited by bertiedee on Wednesday 10th February 09:50
bertiedee said:
I passed my test in 1 of these. Lessons were in a metro, and I turned up for my test and the instructor had a new car. It was much easier to drive than the metro luckily, but it did add a little extra pressure to the test! Not seen one around for ages
Showing your age there bertiedee. Edited by bertiedee on Wednesday 10th February 09:50
Theres a few knocking about but getting rarer by the day
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