The £73 Suzuki Alto... Now sold.

[pandamonium]

It is dark when I go to work and dark when I go home.

Took some quick snaps in the failing light.

[dugong]

SIR THERE IS NO REASON FOR YOU TO BE HAVING THE SHOUTING. I WOULD LIKE TO GO HOME IN MY MARUTI CAR. 

[pandamonium]

I think you mean Mehran, the second gen Alto was never badged as a Maruti, that was 5th gen.

 

[pandamonium]

Maruti Alto

 

 

Mehran Alto

 

[wuvvum]

I think you mean Mehran, the second gen Alto was never badged as a Maruti, that was 5th gen.

 

 

I beg to differ - the Mk2 Alto was sold as a Maruti in Europeshire.

[skattrd]

panda - so does the little beast have an overdrive (or similar) on the gearbox or is it a genuine 2spd.

[Ratdat]

I assumed this would be something like the Hondamatic 2 speed in early Civics. They don't actually shift gear, they just have two ratios to choose from and a torque converter. The Honda ones are actually pretty nice to use but then they have a 1200 on the other end of them!

[barefoot]

Or is it like the old powerglide thing that used to change up just above tickover,

But had a viciously rapid kickdown?

[pandamonium]

No overdrive. No kick down. Just 1st to pull away and 2nd to drive with.

[pandamonium]

Finally some pictures in the daylight

[Skizzer]

That looks like a truly appalling means of transport.  Well done 

[Asimo]

Does the "aftermarket-style" rear fog lamp indicate that it is a grey import?

 

PS I think it should be chopped and jacked, with Vitara wheels and mirrored windows.

[londonm]

I don't think it's appalling at all. A little work and t cut and that'll look lovely, and can only go up in value.

[pandamonium]

Fixed the idle issue - just adjusted it!

[wuvvum]

I don't think it's appalling at all.  A little work and t cut and that'll look lovely, and can only go up in value.

 

On this forum, "appalling" is meant as a compliment.  I agree about it going up in value though - with a good T-cut and valet it'd be worth at least £75.

 

Seriously though Panda, that thing was a bucking fargain and I'm slightly envious.

[purplebargeken]

Utterly miserable.

 

A Most Excellent purchase Sir.

[pandamonium]

Purchased some seats to replace the frankly awful / filthy ones in there



80's Toyota MR2!

Another daytime snap

[Angrydicky]

Nice pair of cars you've got there. The Peugeot is one of the smartest I've seen in a long time, and should provide good reliable transport. The Suz is a bit different, economical, cheap and something you can steadily tinker with to improve. Excellent stuff. 

[eddyramrod]

^WHS

[vulgalour]

I want to give it the full Vulgalour Treatment Experience tm.  That is not a euphemism.

[pandamonium]

Just been cleaning / sorting.








 

[derskine]

Looks mightily better after that cleaning, good job!

[skattrd]

That looks quite good now, and also looks like it would benefit from a good t-cut (or similar) ... there's no way you'd catch me breaking a sweat t-cutting a £73 motor though.

[HMC]

Very smart!

 

Looks lost in a normal parking space, I like the dealer sticker in the back window which is just about the width of the car!

[Twiggy]

It looks positively posh !

[brickwall]

Nice. Looks like a trainee school teacher car...

[M'coli]

That does look good!  Odd question perhaps, but what's the boot and back seats like?

[pandamonium]

As in size wise or condition?

 

I have the back full of junk at the moment, will take some pics when I can. Very similar to a Daihatsu Cuore or a Perodua Nippa. Adequate for seating a couple of people, but you wouldn't want to spend hours in there. Boot adequate size too. Back seats fold down to create loads of room.

 

As for condition - minging is a word that pops to mind, but I'm working on that.

[pandamonium]

Tidied up the gearstick surround with a lick of paint too.

[vulgalour]

It's impressive how much better this is looking, I noticed you had it up for sale on Gumtree so perhaps it's not a keeper.