Dollywobbler's Dead Rover 600 - Replacement sorted

[RayMK]

Unless that Subaru is fitted with a sewer pipe exhaust and sounds as though it has a sick engine (as all Imprezas do), I'd be hard pressed to distinguish it amongst the nearly identical competition.

[taxi paul]

There was a fella on the regius forum who imported his own from them. He had to pay an agent £60.00 at Bristol to get it released, red tape or whatever. He couldn't recommend them enough. Sounds good into Bristol, fit a fog light ? Throw your trade plates on and away you go.

[Shep Shepherd]

The Honda Mobilio looks like a Fiat Multipla done properly 

 

[dollywobbler]

 

$1790 delivered. Curse Brexit and its effect on the paaaound. That's £1346, plus customs, import tax, first reg fee yadda yadda. I'm liking it though. It's definitely not silver.

[Cavcraft]

Might be cheaper to glue the front end of a Fiat Cinquecento onto a Matiz yourself.

[garethj]

I looked at the import route when a Honda Z Turbo made itself known to me.  Sadly the exchange rate plus all the import duty and tax on top of tax means that a £400 car comes out around £2000 which is a bit pricey for something I've never even seen, let alone sat in and tried.

 

If you want to get yourself a Fiat I'm sure you can still do the journalism thing by driving other cars off here.  My Suzuki Baleno GSR is odd and available to borrow, I'm sure there's others too.

[Honey Badger]

There is one in the same dayglow orange a bit closer to home on Autotrader 

 

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608026413793?search-target=usedcars&make=honda&model=s-mx&sort=default&quicksearch=true&radius=1500&postcode=nn84sa&page=1&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&logcode=p&adPos=1

 

There is also a black one on Ebay, interior looks luxurious...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-SMX-Lowndown-edition-rare-car-/112126965904?hash=item1a1b49b890:g:fRoAAOSwi0RX0XLu

 

 

 

 

The black one is now on my watch list.......

[dollywobbler]

Oooh, that orange one (brown it says? Brown?!) is nice, and in Welsh Wales already. Serious thinking time. Mrs DW interested in the bed aspect. Could it be comfier than a 205?

[RayMK]

Do they have sleeping policemen of the bump in the road variety in Japan?   The ones round here would modify that quite drastically  .

[andy18s]

You want orange?

I know of a Fiat coupe thats sat in a field thats a lovely tangerine colour.....

[dollywobbler]

You want orange?

I know of a Fiat coupe thats sat in a field thats a lovely tangerine colour.....

 

What colour was it before the rot set in?

[Landy Mann]

http://www.autorec.co.jp/car-detail.php?refno=19555T7N8&maker=NISSAN&model=AD&country=UK&port=BRISTOL The Nissan AD, black bumpers and cut & shut styling ftw!

 

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[Dave_Q]

The S-MX looks pretty HOT, I'm just concerned that it's a bit too similar to the LS400 you were on about wanting.

 

Probably need to get a Daewoo Matiz, or a Harley Davidson or something. 

 

If you set out to buy a Japanese car and actually buy one, people will get worried.

[dollywobbler]

I've already owned a Matiz. The only brand new car I've ever owned...

[320touring]

Mr Woollard seems quite the fan of the LS400..

[Eddie Honda]

Mobilio? It just a Jazz with a bigger box hammered over it.

[taxi paul]

Yes but its got a bed ! Bloody clever them Japanese.

[dollywobbler]

Having slept on it, the S-MX still seems very appealing this morning. I love the idea of an LS400, but I reckon the size of the thing would soon piss me off no end. The roads here are tiny, and the XM used to often feel too big. I know the S-MX doesn't really have enough cylinders, but it ticks many other boxes. It certainly isn't bland either, and that's what seems to be counting against the J-tin barges. They're magnolia on wheels.

[Sheefag]

I've lived with an LS430 and I imagine the LS400 to be the very similar.

The LS430 boot took the same amount of crates and tools as my Mk2 V70T5 but was much easier to park. The lock on the V70 was an embarrassment.

I ran that that car in the West End and City and size was never an issue. The reversing camera helped but the big surprise was a turning circle similar to a Black Cab.

Width might be another issue but none of us here would complain about a little extra width.

[beko1987]

The smx looks like it would be quite handy as a little Van if you removed the rear of the interior.

 

I asked amy if she fancied one, she said only if she could have another baby, so we won't be getting one

[taxi paul]

Another thing you could do , which I may do with my regius . Is get an awning for the tailgate and set up a camp kitchen in a layby.or use it at shitefest.

[oldcars]

Subaru Traviq. WTF?

Should the V not be a J?

[dollywobbler]

Drat. The orange S-MX in Wales has sold. There is still that black one on Ebay, but it's a hell of a long way away - though still closer than Japan!

[Felly Magic]

Why would someone want to import a shittyy Mk1 Zafira with a Subaru badge, unless it had a banzai turbot flat 4 in?

[320touring]

Drat. The orange S-MX in Wales has sold. There is still that black one on Ebay, but it's a hell of a long way away - though still closer than Japan!

can it be relayed?

[oldcars]

Drat. The orange S-MX in Wales has sold. There is still that black one on Ebay, but it's a hell of a long way away - though still closer than Japan!

Was it from an importer, ask them if they can get another one. 

[dollywobbler]

Was it from an importer, ask them if they can get another one. 

 

Nope. Private seller. Also said "no service history" in the advert, so maybe it was best avoided after all.

[beko1987]

Why would someone want to import a shittyy Mk1 Zafira with a Subaru badge, unless it had a banzai turbot flat 4 in?

Now I really want to buy some Subaru badges and convince people I have! Father Quicksilver could do it...

[Asimo]

Mazda Boingo Friendeeeeeeeee isn't very big, has bed and can come with V6.

 

A bit joyless though. Back to Passion Wagons?

 

Ride quality is not going to be much good on any of these though is it? I am obsessed with ride at the moment; the Insight is infuriating on bumpy roads, especially two-up when it can feel dangerous as well as painfull. The old Legacy is a magic carpet in comparison but it isn't in the Ambassador / BX / Renault 20 class.

[Honey Badger]

Drat. The orange S-MX in Wales has sold. There is still that black one on Ebay, but it's a hell of a long way away - though still closer than Japan!

 

3 more on Gumtree, though they are all above a grand.

 

https://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/rare-unique-super-practical-honda-smx-import-lowdown-hatchback-mini-camper-mpv-/1185958853