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3 minutes ago, Spiny Norman said:

That looks smart, I'd forgotten they did the saloon in 340 flavour. Is that the 1.7 Renault engine?

It is the 1.7 Renault engine. I think it's pretty much poverty spec, has a grim looking grey interior, no rev counter etc. Mileage is around 30k but I think the speedometer and odometer has been out of action for a year so will actually be a bit higher. 

 

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It's been for sale for a while with a salty asking price of £1500 but looking for swaps/PX. I've not had anything to swap for it until now.

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7 minutes ago, loserone said:

Any luck?

I didn't have a lot of time but there was plenty of minis to choose from, I got a couple of interior trim bits including a gear knob gaiter, mirror switch, door tweeter surround, A-pillar trims and a boot carpet.

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I'm going to go back for the headlining and carpet next week, the scrapyard think it'll be around £20 plus vat for it so it's worthwhile getting and fitting it. I've decided to hold onto the car for now and get it into a bit more of a usable condition before deciding what to do with it. It drives really well but I feel like a bit of a fanny when out in it. 

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I felt a bit like that in @Jim BellBell's last one.  In fact it was so quick and unpleasant that I didn't like it until my ma had a feint / fall and I needed to do 7 miles quickly to help.  Good job it was too early for the coppers to be awake, I got there a full 10 minutes before the paramedic who was closer..

I could see the point then, but they're still licence losing fast and very silly looking.

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4 minutes ago, DodgyBastard said:

I think I'll have a better chance of selling it in its original colour with a full interior. 

True i suppose.  

If I had owt to swap you I would as it's a raffle i would have loved to enter, really fancy trying one after the standard cooper.

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Mini gone!

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Slightly disappointed the gti alloys were removed but I imagine it'll be nicer to drive on 14" wheels with balloon tyres.

 

Some more pics of the Subaru...

 

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That 190 behind the Subaru looks familiar...

 

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I've not seen one of those Subarus in years...yet you keep finding them.

These had the same engine in as the 1.6/1.8 estate they did around the same time didn't they?  So pre-dated the addition of balancer shafts or nonsense like that, and sound absolutely gorgeous as a result.

Remember feeling really let down the first time I took an Impreza out...was expecting the same raw mechanical growl to be transmitted through the car as in the 1.8DL estate a friend had...yet it sounded just like any other car aside from a bit of a burbly exhaust.

I'd find it really hard to turn down one of any of the applicable vehicles purely on aural terms if they turned up locally...

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Today I drove to Wick to swap my 205 

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For a ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

205!

 

 

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Left at 7 this morning, got up to Wick after lunch then took a leisurely drive back home.

It's a 205 D turbo with 12 months mot and on 66k miles. It drives really well and is a much nicer place to be than the auto 205.

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Today I drove to Wick to swap my 205 
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For a ....
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
205!
 
 
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Left at 7 this morning, got up to Wick after lunch then took a leisurely drive back home.
It's a 205 D turbo with 12 months mot and on 66k miles. It drives really well and is a much nicer place to be than the auto 205.
Love that!

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