Can I have a Pea pls Bob? *08.11.13* fucked.

[Jim Bell]

My compulsive infatuation with purchasing sub £400 motor vehicles was being held at bay with regular visits to the psychiatrist and prescription medication.

 

But then I forgot to take one of my pills.

 

 

And my click finger suffered a Grimtree twitch.

 

Which then bore fruit. Or in this case, a vegetable.

 

 

Behold!

 

Barry (the) Shit Pea!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its a K11 Micra (obviously).

 

Of the slightly more racey 1.3 si facelift persuasion.

 

 

 

77 Thousand english miles have been traversed, and it has been brutally sodomised by a bigger boy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poorly arse + extra bits^

 

 

It came with a fully functioning spare wheel well, and a glove box for storing racsist nationalism.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It does have an engine where the engine should be, which seems to function as an engine should.

 

 

 

 

 

Though it does loose points for having the battery secured by the lace from a football boot, and a screen wash filler cap made from roller up toilet paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sills are have only just begun the transition from being covered in green, to being covered in brown and remain solid against even the most enthusiatic poke.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, the front crossmember seems to be past its best.

 

Fine from above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But sadly not from below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Looks worse in real life. I couldnt get decent pics as I didnt want to lie in a puddle very much.

 

Do any of the AS mot testers deem front crossmembers "testable" an K11s?

I'd be interested to know.

 

 

It also has a gaudy interior.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seems reasonable for the money paid.

 

 

Unless its been Cat D'd.

Can any AS member with free access to checking services be a kind soul and run the number?

I would reward you with massive kharma boosts.

 

 

Thats about it for now.

 

 

Mot looms on Friday.

 

 

Shall update if anyone is interested.

 

 

 

Back in the yard for now little veg-er-table car.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DVee8]

Wow green

I made part of that

 

It will be the rusty bits that i did..

[rml2345]

That looks cheery as fuck! I love the faintly ridiculous colour and the fact it resembles a metallic pea. 1.3 should go quite well I'd imagine?

[Micrashed]

Oooooh, alloys.

Fancy selling them?

[Jim Bell]

Oooooh, alloys.

Fancy selling them?

 

 

Yes, but the tyres are all new. And I dont think the sale value would enable me to purchase similar quality replacements.

[Voltastic]

always had a soft spot for the micra . talking to anyone that ran and owned one it done its job very well as a small city car .

The little green pea looks like a bargain 

[RedSparrow]

Not an expert on tests but I'd be surprised if they let that pass.

[Cavcraft]

These are a little bland but still very good little cars that can shift a bit. Certainly no worse than any of their rivals really.

[eddyramrod]

That looks like a bit of fun!  I love the colour.  1.3 should be more or less the engine I have in the Cherry, shouldn't it?  You won't be disappointed with it for short-distance work.

[Jim Bell]

That looks like a bit of fun!  I love the colour.  1.3 should be more or less the engine I have in the Cherry, shouldn't it?  You won't be disappointed with it for short-distance work.

 

Not sure. Wouldnt have thought so though. Isnt the CG13DE 16V?

I thought it debuted in the Micra. Could be wrong though.

[eddyramrod]

Youu could well be right, I have no idea.  FIL had a 1.4 which I drove quite a bit, so if it's anything like that, you'll have a laugh.  Hard to lose at these prices anyway, that's why we love our Shite isn't it!

[Jim Bell]

Agreed!

I think cheap shite makes the world go round. Probably literally.

[KruJoe]

Looks well perky does that Bazza.

I'd say your member is a fail (fnar) but not a great ball-ache to fix.

 

Is it just me, or does anyone elses computer freeze up when loading a page with loads of pics from Shitpeas?

Are the images MEGA high resolution or summert?

[Jim Bell]

 

Is it just me, or does anyone elses computer freeze up when loading a page with loads of pics from Shitpeas?

Are the images MEGA high resolution or summert?

 

Dont think theyre that MEGA dude. Just what ever the apple magical ipods OMG telephone camera is set to as standard.

[londonm]

These are ace really reliable well made cars that go on and on, my folks have had a couple of them. You will, however, be cut up by every sales rep knob end you see on your travels.

[vulgalour]

That's ace, I like that a lot.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That X-member is a fail but as joe says they are not a hideous repair, i think you can buy new cross members for a few quid

[cort16]

The guy I rent my garage off maintains pretty much the whole old giffer fleet of the town so he gets loads of these in and I recon I've seen 3-4 fail on the front cross member in the last couple of years. You can buy that panel, I think its about 70 quid. You can just cut the bit out, trim the repair panel and weld it in it didn't look too hard,

[Partridge]

I was shocked at how speedy they are as well. Worryingly so. Crossmember shouldn't be too much of a pain, it looked easy to sort on my car. I'll wait until you do yours first and use you as a Guinea Pig though

[HillmanImp]

Chicken balti with rice and a 1.5l bottle of coke for Eric at 29 Acacier Road please.

[trigger]

I'm a big fan of the K11, I was looking for one before the Acclaim but they seem to fetch silly money still, Mrs T used to have a P reg 1.3 GX and that was bloody fast, much quicker off the lights than my Escort 1.6i Zetec at the time.

[Wilko220]

Applejack green and BL-style rust too! Well bought!

[derskine]

Don't think that crossmember will pass, its more than likely within 30cm of a suspension mounting

[Jim Bell]

Cheers for all the advice fellas.

I've snagged a bottom crossmember pannel from eBay for £25 in lieu of the fail.

 

Hopefully everything else will be ticket-worthy.

[AndyW201]

Ooo! A 1.3 Si, superb. I had an R plate Si back in '98, it was mega with a set of 15" rimz and a set of 30mm Apex springs on.

 

Enjoy, they're good fun these little blighters.

[Jim Bell]

I have shown colleagues pics of the underside. The prevailing notion is that the sills are toast.

 

I disagree.

 

I say they have at least one mot in them without Fettling.

 

A wager has been made.

 

If it doesn't fail on sills, I win a free windscreen washer fluid Resevoir cap.

 

Bring on the test.

 

Hillarious update due Friday.

[Jim Bell]

Well. The battery is dead. Absolutely dead.

 

Nothing else for it but to bodge the Sunny battery in for the mottt tomorrow morning, even though its to large, and the clamp doesnt fit

 

 

I deem this to be SECURE!!!!

 

 

 

 

Nee failz pls, wa Brittish.

[Jim Bell]

Update!

 

This is well and truely fucked.

 

 

O/S Inner Sill heavilly corroded,

O/S and N/S Inner Wheel Arches Heavilly corroded.

Front Crossmember Heavilly corroded.

O/S/F Brake Flexi

Both front disks.

N/S/F and O/S/F track rods.

Some non functioning lights (one indicator and rear number plate light)

Screen wash motor non functioning.

O/S door not closing propperly (?!)

 

 

So its toast. Unless somebody REALLY fancies a winter weldathon and a bit of fucking around.

 

Available at super value fun price is anyone would like anything/all of it.

 

Tyres are great, wheels are good.

Interior is good but dirty.

Panels all look good.

1.3 Engine and box great (77k miles)

Front bumper is good, lights are all good.

[cort16]

Oh dear, that sounds a bit unfortunate. Just shows that what's shiny on the outside can be all brown and crumbly on the inside.

[Jim Bell]

Oh dear, that sounds a bit unfortunate. Just shows that what's shiny on the outside can be all brown and crumbly on the inside.

 

This is a lesson well learned.

 

Also, dont view a car at night, in the rain.