Beast From The East
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Just bought this runaround while the Aeros off the road and I decide what to do with it.
Im not seriously showing this off, Im bored and thought it would show others that things could be worse.
Bought off a workmate who probably couldn't wait to get rid of it for £500 and I was stuck, Milton keynes is not a place to be if you don't have a car.
Most interesting thing about it was the drive home from picking it up. If anyone knows MK you'll also know the A5D thats runs the length - approx 10 mile dual carriageway with a central reservation, hardly any lighting and the potential for some seriously high speeds. Im sitting in the near side lane cruising at 60, its night and no street lamps, and ahead something doesn't seem right. Few seconds later a pair of headlights is coming towards me at high speed on my side of the road. I barely have time to move the wheel
and he's virtually skimmed me at id guess around 90 mph. Not a good start.
Ive become the laughing stock at work with this as Ive always had big, fast cars but needs must, for now, and as a bonus (the only one) its very good on petrol. Admittedly I should have kept it to myself that I'd found a curry hook on the side of the centre console, an admission that now has it named by my "workmates" as the Tandoori Love Bus. t
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Ive bought a cheap Sony head unit that plays my iPod and a pair of Michelin Energy Saver part worns which were almost new for £50
Its not a car that you enjoy driving obviously but everything works, apart, from AC, but it does have surprisingly sharp brakes and steering- odd.
(Found out how to annoy my petrol head youngest son - who really hates this car- - told him it had two thirds of a Skyline engine in it. Didn't realise someone so small could get so angry
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If you've managed to get past the first sentence without hitting the back button heres the photos you've been dying to see.
Im not seriously showing this off, Im bored and thought it would show others that things could be worse.
Bought off a workmate who probably couldn't wait to get rid of it for £500 and I was stuck, Milton keynes is not a place to be if you don't have a car.
Most interesting thing about it was the drive home from picking it up. If anyone knows MK you'll also know the A5D thats runs the length - approx 10 mile dual carriageway with a central reservation, hardly any lighting and the potential for some seriously high speeds. Im sitting in the near side lane cruising at 60, its night and no street lamps, and ahead something doesn't seem right. Few seconds later a pair of headlights is coming towards me at high speed on my side of the road. I barely have time to move the wheel
and he's virtually skimmed me at id guess around 90 mph. Not a good start.
Ive become the laughing stock at work with this as Ive always had big, fast cars but needs must, for now, and as a bonus (the only one) its very good on petrol. Admittedly I should have kept it to myself that I'd found a curry hook on the side of the centre console, an admission that now has it named by my "workmates" as the Tandoori Love Bus. t
ts.Ive bought a cheap Sony head unit that plays my iPod and a pair of Michelin Energy Saver part worns which were almost new for £50
Its not a car that you enjoy driving obviously but everything works, apart, from AC, but it does have surprisingly sharp brakes and steering- odd.
(Found out how to annoy my petrol head youngest son - who really hates this car- - told him it had two thirds of a Skyline engine in it. Didn't realise someone so small could get so angry
)If you've managed to get past the first sentence without hitting the back button heres the photos you've been dying to see.
Looks like a bit of a minter. Great thing about shedding is some of the stuff you end up with, you might not choose to own such a vehicle if you were able or willing to put a bit more financial clout behind it. But this has cleaned up pretty well.
My mum had one of these as a courtesy car years ago, I don't think it had had an easy life. Opened the glovebox and it disintegrated in front of me.
My mum had one of these as a courtesy car years ago, I don't think it had had an easy life. Opened the glovebox and it disintegrated in front of me.
Also suggested to my older son that it would do him for his first year on the road when Ive finished with it. No chance , not cool enough.
I'd have jumped at the chance to drive anything at that age, got room for his mates, decent stereo leccy windows etc
I'll just look to get what I paid for it when I'm done with it.
I'd have jumped at the chance to drive anything at that age, got room for his mates, decent stereo leccy windows etc
I'll just look to get what I paid for it when I'm done with it.
Quite possibly the most ordinary jap car out of the many millions of very ordinary jap cars ever made
which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
One question - what's the point in putting the remote for the stereo further away from the driver than the actual stereo?.....
which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
One question - what's the point in putting the remote for the stereo further away from the driver than the actual stereo?.....
Nigel_O said:
Quite possibly the most ordinary jap car out of the many millions of very ordinary jap cars ever made
which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
This. My mother in law has one, and it just won't die. You'll probably end up keeping it out of admiration of it's durability!which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
TBH I didn't even know it came with a remote, it was only a cheapie stereo. It doesn't get used, its quicker to use the stereo controls.
Gave it a little check over - air filter looks nearly new and the plugs look good. Still can't over how little fuel it uses.
[quote=Nigel_O]Quite possibly the most ordinary jap car out of the many millions of very ordinary jap cars ever made
which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
question - what's the point in putting the remote for the stereo further away from the driver than the actual stereo?...../quote]
Gave it a little check over - air filter looks nearly new and the plugs look good. Still can't over how little fuel it uses.
[quote=Nigel_O]Quite possibly the most ordinary jap car out of the many millions of very ordinary jap cars ever made
which in turn means it'll never break down, cost a couple of groats to service every five years and you'll sell it for fifty quid more than you bought it for
question - what's the point in putting the remote for the stereo further away from the driver than the actual stereo?.....
/quote]Great shed! I just sold my mother in laws for her to a guy on here after 7 years of great service. It failed badly on emissions 2 years running and she was the victim of a dodgy garage so lost all confidence the second year.
The only thing I will say for these things, is drop the oil REGULARLY, and use only a good quality oil of the right grade. Don't be tempted to skimp on this. The reason being they have a propensity to stretch their (Renault sourced!) timing chain
At first this manifests as sensor errors on the cam and crank sensors, as they see a timing glitch. Then you get rough running and eventually it'll randomly cut out on you and be tough to start.
My mother in laws went at 45k miles and with trade parts from a friend in the business and a very cheap mechanic friend it still cost £400 to sort. The chain kit retails at £200-ish.
Google it and you will see, poor service history brings this about sooner. Lots of cars with this issue.
The only thing I will say for these things, is drop the oil REGULARLY, and use only a good quality oil of the right grade. Don't be tempted to skimp on this. The reason being they have a propensity to stretch their (Renault sourced!) timing chain
At first this manifests as sensor errors on the cam and crank sensors, as they see a timing glitch. Then you get rough running and eventually it'll randomly cut out on you and be tough to start.
My mother in laws went at 45k miles and with trade parts from a friend in the business and a very cheap mechanic friend it still cost £400 to sort. The chain kit retails at £200-ish.
Google it and you will see, poor service history brings this about sooner. Lots of cars with this issue.
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