Station Posted October 8, 2014 Posted October 8, 2014 I take these shots of nearly every car I've owned, inspired purely by the ones they used to do in Autocar magazine (or one of the others, I can't remember): Mitsubishi Starion: Nissan Micra K10 facelift Honda CRX VT Subaru Justy mk1 Nissan Micra K10 pre-facelift: Perodua Nippa / Daihatsu Mira Will dig out more when I find them! Rules are you fold the front seats half way, open the boot, turn the lights on for the clock illumination and shoot away! (ps don't post 'em up if they're going to be dead links in 2 weeks!) skattrd, theorganist, cobblers and 14 others 17
AlabamaShrimp Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 The micra and justy have the same dash bottom. I always wanted to know why all Japanese cars had the same heater? dugong 1
carlo Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 They're very good, exactly what I'd want to see if I was buying a car too. In fact there's nothing more irritating than an ebay listing with no interior shots, that's where you spend all your time!! I've seen listings from traders with 12 exterior shots and no interior - madness.
mercrocker Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Brilliant! Wish I had done all mine, now! I agree about interiors, I am always eager to see what a car is like inside in sales listings. They say that women buy on colour but I have tended to buy on interiors at times. My 190E in beige is a lot nicer place to be than the 260E I had with grey insides, even though its smaller and less luxy. Modern interiors are another reason I cant stand new cars....Oh, and bonus points for the Pheeeuuw Orange in the Micra too!
Roverageous Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Can I join in? I took this of my previous Rover, although it had to be from the back seats because it isn't a hatch / estate. Magnificent Rustbucket, laser wheels, theorganist and 4 others 7
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Make sure those steering wheels are straight folks! Great idea though.
laser wheels Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That just reminds me that I need a 75 in my life. Roverageous 1
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I've already posted this elsewhere but why not: warninglight, Magnificent Rustbucket and danthecapriman 3
dugong Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 The micra and justy have the same dash bottom. I always wanted to know why all Japanese cars had the same heater? I imagine it was a collaborative agreement to save costs. If everyone buys from the same supplier economies of scale means the component costs go down. Why tool up and build your own heater when, at the end of the day, a heater's a heater and one's available off the shelf for sod-all. I suspect component logistics were one of the reasons the Japanese makers (even the smaller ones) could afford to revamp their cars so often. My Charade has the same air vents as the K10 and the same heater switch as my 1978 Celeste (and indeed lots of 'Seventies Mitsubishis). They'll have been one or two massive switchgear places dumping 'em out by the million on a bulk buy agreement between the likes of Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi, Fuji et al. Isuzu appear to be the only maker who went against this sort of part sharing - but that may explain why GM bought into it so quickly - it was always skint. Here's a G11 Charade. SambaS, They_all_do_that_sir, AlabamaShrimp and 4 others 7
mat_the_cat Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Here's mine, apart from the van (I can't recline the seats in that but will do my best to get a photo later). 1985 1993 1996 2006 danthecapriman, dugong, laser wheels and 2 others 5
Shep Shepherd Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 A quick photo of The Wentworth's dash, made to look like it's from a Brooklands Books road test reprint: laser wheels, saucedoctor, Magnificent Rustbucket and 2 others 5
mat_the_cat Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That's all the fleet done now! The interior's held up pretty well really, for a quarter of a million miles - especially considering it was used as a van for 200k of that. Shep Shepherd, danthecapriman, Magnificent Rustbucket and 3 others 6
dugong Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 A quick photo of The Wentworth's dash, made to look like it's from a Brooklands Books road test reprint: IMAG0261.jpg CONTINUED ON PAGE 651029 EFA Sigmund Fraud and Shep Shepherd 2
dollywobbler Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 2CV still has my excllent* steering wheel modification. Floor mats removed to allow it to dry out more quickly when it rains... Sorry it's a crap pic. 2CV is hiding in the garage at the moment due to OMG RAIN. danthecapriman, brickwall and Shep Shepherd 3
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 That's all the fleet done now! DSC_55531.jpg The interior's held up pretty well really, for a quarter of a million miles - especially considering it was used as a van for 200k of that.I REALLY like these - what are they like as an ownership prospect?
AlabamaShrimp Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I suppose the heater thing was just a cost saving, don't think ford or GM would do that then though. Isuzu used it at least once though in the Frontera mk11994 Low spec Fiesta mk21988 Was going to do the mk1 fiesta but all the crap in front of it would spoil it Magnificent Rustbucket, laser wheels and danthecapriman 3
Shep Shepherd Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 ^ I had forgotten how simple (in a good way) the 'low series' mark 2 Fiesta dashboard was. AlabamaShrimp 1
mat_the_cat Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I REALLY like these - what are they like as an ownership prospect? Aside from rust (mainly in the seams and floorpan around the rear wheel arches), not much to worry about. Not quick by any means - mine is geared to probably 75 mph maximum, and it really chews through the fuel sitting at 70 mph. But plodding along at 60 is pretty relaxing, and the engine sounds nice. I joke about it being my mid engined, 6 cylinder, turbocharged 2 seater! There's a local independent Volvo specialist who's pretty familiar with the TD engine with it being fitted to some 90s Volvos, and he reckons it's a lot more trouble free in the van than in a car. Higher state of tune and a slightly marginal cooling system are to blame it seems. I've certainly had no problems with overheating, even towing 2+ tons on Welsh mountain roads (albeit very slowly!) Some non-shared parts take a bit of finding, but nothing's beaten me yet! They_all_do_that_sir 1
Shep Shepherd Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 The Volvo's dash, complete with Blaupunkt head unit and one-of-a-kind dashboard mat: laser wheels, Magnificent Rustbucket and mat_the_cat 3
darkfour Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 I know I broke the rules but it's got a bench seat in the front that doesn't recline, no clock to illuminate (you can hardly see the dash at night anyway) and I took it off centre as I struggled to fit it all in otherwise Magnificent Rustbucket, theorganist, Shep Shepherd and 1 other 4
Six-cylinder Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 It's dark, the best I can manage is one I did earlier where the seats were not reclined but I am not sure how far they go back anyway. P.S. Can anybody sell me a sunroof handle for it? Magnificent Rustbucket 1
Jon Posted October 9, 2014 Posted October 9, 2014 Hmmm, seems that although I had the right idea back in the day, I didn't quite hit the mark. So apologies for a couple of substandard efforts. First is our SAAB 9000 we sold in 2010 with loads of T&T for £230 (before costs) on Ebay. Blame the angle because the electric driver's seat adjustment was buggered. Here's STUNO's old SD1. Slightly wonky, still but the rear passenger area in an SD1 is deceptively small. Getting better now, this effort for our 505GTi we sold last year is passable: But I reckon I nailed it way back in 2009 with this interior shot of my AX GT 5 door, which was roadworthy and sold for £175!!! Even has the AX party trick droopy snapped off door mirror adjuster on the passenger side. Shep Shepherd, DVee8, Coprolalia and 3 others 6
Station Posted February 17, 2015 Author Posted February 17, 2015 Two more for y'all: Citroen XM SX: Toyota Hilux: Magnificent Rustbucket and brickwall 2
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