One owner 1.2L Nova for a bag

[AlLondon]

Identical to my first car, that rotted away in around 2001.

[Rollcage]

Somebody needs to buy that Carlton - they were awesome things. Had a few myself, back in the day. Rare in that sort of condition now.

[Prof Prolapse]

Does anybody remember the Vauxhall Senator with the digital dash?

Blew my fking mind.

[CampDavid]

Rollcage said:

Somebody needs to buy that Carlton - they were awesome things. Had a few myself, back in the day. Rare in that sort of condition now.

Appeared in another thread and apparently it's been flogged. Garlick was interested, wonder if he bought it over the phone?

[Rollcage]

Prof Prolapse said:

Does anybody remember the Vauxhall Senator with the digital dash?

Blew my fking mind.

Monza GSE was before even that! Awesome stuff.

[RemyMartin]

I've always had a massive soft spot for Novas.

Please buy it.

[Rollcage]

CampDavid said:

Appeared in another thread and apparently it's been flogged. Garlick was interested, wonder if he bought it over the phone?

Got a linky? Cant search too well on my phone. Cheers

[jezzaaa]

I learned to drive in my Mum's 1988 5 door Nova Merit 1.2, and then proceeded to take out my 17 year old angst on it for the following year or so until she changed it in for the new shape 1.4 Luxe...and that had electric windows :-) Seeing those interior pics brings back some memories!!

[crofty1984]

Garlick said:

this must not be bought for modification

Love it! Buy it immediately. I really love Old "bread-and-butter" cars in good condition.
You've shamed me into cleaning up the 205 and taking it for a wash and wax!

[courtg9000]

SoTW a day early perhaps?

[Garlick]

Rollcage said:

CampDavid said:

Appeared in another thread and apparently it's been flogged. Garlick was interested, wonder if he bought it over the phone?

Got a linky? Cant search too well on my phone. Cheers

Sadly not, got a call back from the seller to tell me it had already been sold.

[Rollcage]

Garlick said:

Sadly not, got a call back from the seller to tell me it had already been sold.

Im not surprised, it was very under valued. I reckon they could have sold it for at least twice the asking price without too much bother.

Ah well!

[hman]

Oh dear - its neither collectable nor particularly great as a daily driver.

The rattling plastic noise of the incorrectly adjusted glovebox lid is already haunting me nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

I had 4 novas in the 90's - WTF!?? I suppose an ever increasing amount of spares in the garage- the ease of maintenance- and the fact the GTE's were a fun if relatively slow car to hoon around in kept me coming back for more.

I have seen the light now.

[Steve_W]

Chrisw666 said:

I've looked at that Nova advert a few times now, I always hated Novas too but it now appeals.

This trumps it though.

3000 miles, 1 owner, 1990 1.0 Nissan Micra

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

The north east is a hotbed of formerly rubbish cars.

My God, either the photographer fancies himself as "arty", or someone got their preschool child to take them!

Good find though, in the spirit of this thread

[crofty1984]

Garlick said:

Timberwolf said:

Garlick said:

I'd rather a 1.0 4-speed Merit to be honest.

Quoth possibly the only person ever to have been disappointed that Lexus didn't make an LS400 Popular Plus.

Wheel trims and cloth. Superb.

Wheel trims! Wheel trims! You were lucky, back in t'day...
Took the trims off mine. Far too ostentatious.

[nagsheadwarrior]

Gatefold said:

In B4 blind love proclamations for box arches.

Oh.

There is no love for this, I mean, a 1.2L? Cloth and foam headrests and a radio? Decadent frivolities. Give me a Merit with plastic frame headrests and enough plastic blanking plates to make me appreciate being aspirational, yet being too poor tight to embrace it.



5 door as well, how practical.

I might be wrong, but was the Nova not considerably more expensive than the Chevette which it shortly was sold alongside before replacing?

Headrests! You posh bd!
My 81 MK1 Cavalier 1600l would of looked like a hooker wearing a tiara with these oppulent headrests you speak of, it did have reclining seats (half vinyl) for a touch of luxury but didnt have a cigar lighter you had to get a GL for that level of comfort!

[Adz The Rat]

I had a 1.4 SRI when I was 20, absolutely loved it.
I would happily have another tidy 1.4 SRI or a 1.3 SR for a runabout.

[richb77]

BorkFactor said:

Garlick said:

this must not be bought for modification

Exactly this! There can't be many of these left at all, let alone one as nice as that. No modifications for this one please

If you really think that best you buy it and store it then!

[OllieC]

Adz The Rat said:

I had a 1.4 SRI when I was 20, absolutely loved it.
I would happily have another tidy 1.4 SRI or a 1.3 SR for a runabout.

I always liked the Sr / Sri with the two tone paint.

i'd love a pre facelift 1.3sr in the mango sort of yellow, with the twin carb setup from the sport. Yes please

[CampDavid]

Rollcage said:

Got a linky? Cant search too well on my phone. Cheers

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1163740&mid=100043&i=720&nmt=Best+Smoker+Barges+1%2D5+large+%5BVol+4%5D&mid=100043

Here you go. Superb thread BTW