AX 1,0?

[stormee]

I almost fell in love with an AX a few days ago, should I do it? It's a AX 1,0 TOP in green metallic. 125.000km, new headlights, a bit shabby in and outside but nothing serious. Hail damage on roof and hood but no rust. Shelf and tailgate opener missing. Would be 300€ incl. new tires.

[garethj]

We had one in the family when it was new in about 1989.  It was incredibly economical and quite good fun to drive.  A bit cramped inside but I'm quite tall and it didn't seem worse than most other cars.  If it runs and you can afford it, why not?

[Fabergé Greggs]

If it is discouragement you seek, thou shall not find it here.

[PiperCub]

I like 'em personally, not exactly brick shithouse build quality but do the job and easy to fix.

[dollywobbler]

Mrs DW owned one when I met her. I was simply staggered at the abuse that poor car lapped up.

[Cavcraft]

Ace little things, but inner wings can rot very quickly.

[stripped fred]

I remember reading about these when they were first made. They were designed to weigh as little as possible resulting in good performance and economy. I would check for rust as the steel would have been thin but they were good little cars. Even a 1.0 should be quite nippy and fun to drive.

[HillmanImp]

My mum had one which I was insured on when I first learnt to drive. It was an ace little thing. Would recommend.

[dollywobbler]

Just remember that they're impossible to drive if you have feet larger than a size 5.

[phil_lihp]

I had a 1.0i Debut as my first car, loved it and hated it in equal measure.  They handle brilliantly and will do absurd MPG, it was pretty unreliable but then again it had been abused and neglected by previous owners and it never really recovered from that, plus it had 120k on it when I sold it which is quite lot for a little, stressed french engine that appeared to have gone years between oil changes before I got it.  On the other hand, as with most cars that age, dead simple to work on and most spare parts were plentiful and cheap back then - not so many in the scrapyards now.  Bags more character than a Fiesta or Nova, too.  Do it.

[Noel Tidybeard]

getting the tracking done can be a bit uphill as its a PITA

[Craig the Princess]

Buy it, AXes are brilliant. 50+ petrol mpg, decent drive, good ride and pennies to keep going.

 

 

CV joints are made of soft cheese however.

[fordperv]

You should definitely buy it

[castros_bro]

Get it bought, had several and still got one but mainily oil engined.. Changed the axle on one in a public carpark over Christmas hoilday. Bonnet and tailgate never seem to rust, front brakes can sometime feel ineffecive if car full of 4 fat blokes whilst crossing Dartmoor.

[Negative Creep]

Had one as my second car. Even with the lack of weight they are underpowered

[wuvvum]

I disagree with the above - I found both my 954cc AXs to be surprisingly capable, even on the motorway.  They don't suffer too much from having a 4-speed 'box as the ratios are wide enough that motorway cruising is quite civilised.  Certainly a much better bet than a 1-litre Fiesta or Corsa.

[Junkman]

Do it!

[Cavcraft]

Just remember that they're impossible to drive if you have feet larger than a size 5.

 

 

Definitely tricky, but I could manage in my size twelves.

[raggerminder]

Not a bad little car. Didn't like the off-set pedals for my big feet (see above comments) and can be prone to OMGHGF. Certainly nippy enough.

[Vince70]

We've had two in the family now and both have been amazing little cars one was a very early car and the other was a last of the line one in metallic green which had some name rather than a model designation.

 

I could of murdered my brother as the early one was a very low mileage 1.4 and and it was in fantastic condition with lots of extras such as sunroof and electric windows and he scrapped it without me knowing because he was too lazy to fit a new handbrake cable for its next mot.

 

My other brother had the late one for about 4 years and in that time all it needed was a new dash cluster which was bought for £20 and the only reason he got rid was when his wife passed her test she didn't want to be seen driving it so it was exchanged for new Pouxhall Corsa.

He's not known for looking after his cars and wouldn't know where a bonnet catch is located and if a car can be driven by him for 4 years without maintenance then it's got to be a good car..

[stormee]

You really wouldn't talk me out of this...

No test present, must check what has to be done to it to make it a daily driver. Tailgate cannot rust but there's that typical fault of not holding its button and lock anymore, there's something breaking out of the plastic surrounding. The tailgate can only be opened from the inside, must find a fix for this.

Will take it for a short ride and report then.

[Negative Creep]

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[Stanky]

If we're talking about piss-on heads, wasn't there a chap who took a 1.5d round the nurburgring in <8mins with the only mod being a front strut brace as it had done about a billionty miles and was more saggy than Kate Moss's flange?