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I owned this car a number of years ago (around 2014-2015 I think). It is (or at least was) an incredibly solid ado16 with poor paint. The elephant in the room (which I was aware of when buying, and made clear when selling) was that it had had a front corner accident in the past, and the front of the inner wing on that side still bore the evidence. It had had a new front wing and front panel after the accident, which is presumably when the paintwork all went a bit pear shaped. Other than the accident repairs it hadn't had any welding to that point. Apart from the paintwork the arches look pretty good in the photos to me, and I doubt it has deteriorated much overall. If it's still around when (if) my house sale completes I'd be tempted to have it back!

I came on here to post this, so the least I can do is add a link... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/921606619420685 ...and highlight the wonderful giffer boot lock bodge! Also MOT to September which isn't mentioned in the ad.

I reckon a few of us care. And if you can get them mobile enough to move and have space then I say ignore external advice and keep them.

No! I'd say about half that; a friend sold a very comparable car (F reg 1.3L with full MOT but some rusty bits) for around £1100 last autumn, and he's not one to ever let anything go for a penny less than he can possibly get.

So they perused ACA's classic auction last weekend and decided this was the best choice for a quick flip... https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2625-27-Jan-2024/4647~3-1963-nsu-prinz-4 ...they may yet be proved right.

Yes, about 10 miles away again. I should probably toddle down and look at that armed with a battery, but I'm completing the purchase of a new house tomorrow (hopefully) so shouldn't really be buying more cars. Although not sure how that explains the Pixo I bought yesterday...

This one has to be one of the earliest (of the few) surviving, and is winking at me temptingly from 10 miles down the road! www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1707948523029610

If it feels/sounds like the clonk is through the toeboard under the front passenger's feet it will be the bush in the steering rack. Pretty much every ado16 (and Allegro, and Landcrab) I've had has done the same to some degree! NOS or refurbished rack is the solution, made harder on the ado16 by the need to drop the rear of the subframe slightly to remove it (no such need on Allegro, Landcrab or Maxi).

Uno with 11 months MOT at (what seems to me) a not unreasonable price... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1816728905443932

Unless I'm reading this wrong, they'll make almost as much as any other MOT garage/centre. I take my cars to my local garage, pay my fee and barring a few exceptions (car fails badly and gets scrapped, my tame welder isn't available to fix rot I missed before the test) if it fails I'll take it back within the free re-test period. One fee paid. With the above model if it failed I'd still take it away, fix it and return for a pass, at which time they'd be paid their fee. One fee paid. They will only lose in the case of a bad fail where the car is taken away and scrapped, or if the car keeps getting presented without all the fails being fixed, and as mentioned above they probably have a piss take limit!

Same for me using Firefox. mutter, mutter, ain't broke don't fix it, mutter, mutter.....

only ten months or so after the test drive!

Yes, it was and still is mine! Two potential sales in the offing from the ebay ad already though, so fingers crossed....

Correct; seats and door cards are from a mk3 (71 onwards). Plus, mk1 front panel but mk2/3 rear wings, mk2 Morris dash and mk3 rear bumper. Safe to say it's had an interesting life, but even as an ado16 apologist I'd say it may be time to put it out of its misery now!

Yes, it surprised me, especially as it's a Birmingham registration and I've had thought that they would have moved onto suffix registrations in 1963 (I know some more rural areas didn't move to suffixes until 64/65). It has the reg etched on every bit of glass (plus the rear light lenses!), but I guess that's no guarantee it's the original reg. Perhaps @LightBulbFun can suggest an explanation?

No, not from the 1100 website (I assume you mean the one in Cumbria?). This one was in South Wales (hence much closer to you!); initially on facebook a couple of months ago when I had a chat with the owner, then apparently 'sold' before turning up at a breakers yard and advertised on ebay.

For the second Friday morning in a row @worldofceribrought me a present... Off road since 1989, it's totally unmolested and although it does need some welding it's not a lot by ado16 standards. And the engine isn't seized which is a bonus!

Y prefix is March-Sept 2001. X prefix Sept 2000 - March 2001. It went from yearly to half-yearly in 1999 (S prefix Aug 98 - Mar 99)

If the condenser looks brand new it's even more likely to be the culprit! It would still be my first suspiscion, followed by the coil. Although checking/adjusting the points gap is a good idea either way.

I'm guessing you meant Foakes, but I agree that Woakes couldn't do any worse (although we may miss his bowling!).

That does look nice, but a shame it's had a mk2 front panel fitted (just like the one I sold to @Fabergé Greggs)

I've PM'd you a few photos of work to the white 1300 rather than clutter your thread up further.

That's the car I owned for three years until April. Anthony (the seller) is a good friend and bought it to re-visit ado16 ownership after 15 years without one. He's gone soft (although the fan belt breaking on his way home from Norfolk probably didn't endear it to him)! The engine wasn't smoky when I had it other than on choke when it is definitely running too rich, so I suspect the same is true now. The carburettor settings are a compromise as it's got a GT engine, 3 into 1 manifold (as per the lower spec twin carb variants, not GT) with a single HS4 carb. It would benefit from a rolling road set-up, either as is or after fitting a free-er flowing exhaust, but even as is it's a fair bit quicker than standard. We took this, the limeflower one I recently sold and a friends mk2 to collect Anthony when he came to pick it up... I'm sure he'd come down a bit on price; at £2500 it would be a better bet than the limeflower one. Feel free to PM if you want to know any more about it.

Yes, estates went right to the end of production.

Proof that cheap cars are still out there: Felicia with full MOT for £595... https://www.gumtree.com/p/skoda/skoda-felicia-fabia-/1458752433