When 99 BHP is too much

[samoht]

buccal said:

Was thinking about an original Mini but ULEZ kills that idea and any other modern classic.

The majority of the original Mini's production run of 1959-2000 falls within the pre-1983 ULEZ cut-off, should be a pretty good drive around town.

[buccal]

samoht said:

The majority of the original Mini's production run of 1959-2000 falls within the pre-1983 ULEZ cut-off, should be a pretty good drive around town.

Didn't think of that!

[A500leroy]

Daihatsu yrv turbo,ignis sport or Mitsubishi colt ralliart.

Edited by A500leroy on Friday 21st April 16:36

[braddo]

buccal said:

samoht said:

The majority of the original Mini's production run of 1959-2000 falls within the pre-1983 ULEZ cut-off, should be a pretty good drive around town.

Didn't think of that!

If genuinely considering old stuff I think a hotted up Austin 1100/1300 would be great fun and more practical than a Mini. Until very recently they were excellent value but maybe no more...

this example is £10k and there are very few others.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1550959



Was thinking some Minilite wheels and a tuned engine for some rorty fun.

[scot_aln]

Was there not mention of "Panda's ride is obvious crap so the rest of the family hate it!".

A classic mini may handle well for it's time but I think by today or even a few decades ago standards the ride would never be something anyone would complement. I think many classics as occasional toys are great but using them frequently and it's easy to forget how much reliability has moved on and indeed safety. I recall you drive through a puddle and the distributor cap gets wet and you comes to a stop (I know you can update with electronics) but still. Getting the combo of the choke and how may prods of the accelerator are needed for it to start depending on the temp, humidity, some random factor

[wozpiston]

I sometimes borrow my sons 2015 3 door Citigo Monte Carlo, great fun for what it is.
Suspension a bit lower as standard with decent Continental tyres.
Well equipped, £20 ved, 45mpg, group 2 insurance, looks great in white.
Through the back lanes and the twistys its a hoot.

[georgeyboy12345]

Modern stuff - probably not quite as fun as a Panda 100HP though

Ford Fiesta 1.6 Zetec
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301273...


Alfa Romeo Mito 1.4 16V
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303315...


Renault Twingo 1.2 TCe GT
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304216...

Newer rear engined Twingo 0.9 TCe
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303205...


Suzuki Swift 1.3 GL
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202303225...

Newer SZ3 model
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304126...


Mazda 2 with the 1.5 Skyactiv engine from the MX-5
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202302013...

Lower compression version with only 75 bhp
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304106...

Might have a trawl of the classic ads, see if I can find you anything pre-'83 that could be interesting...

[rayny]

Skoda Roomster Automatic is a possibility - 1.2L turbocharged pushing out about 105bhp.