Sold The newest car I've ever had. MOT Nov. £50 to you, Sir.

[KruJoe]

I took this, perhaps foolishly, in payment from my mate Mike, in exchange for running him down to Brummyland for his shiny new* RAV4.

I could pull the batt'n'cat, and bridge the rest, but it's tested 'til autumn, so thought I'd give it a chance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apart from the obvious, it needs a clutch. Badly. It'll just creep up our hill gently in first and can be driven most places, but I know not for how much longer.

It clonks from the front but the are a pair of new lower arms available for an extra £10 or £20 donation to the new AS hosting fund.

The EML is on, I cleared it last year, and that lasted long enough to pass its test, then it came back.

There's no wireless in it, Mike wanted that back for his RAV.

It had a good battery, but I'm nabbing that to perk up my Mazda, it will come with an un-warrantied get-you-home job.

 

It probably hasn't been serviced for five years, but has been 100% reliable because Japanese.

It was SORN'd last night, but still shows this:

 

 

Location: BD23, which is close* to everywhere.

 

 

There's a third of a tank of pez in it, so what are you waiting for?

[Aston Martin]

Almost a £1 raffle!!!

[KruJoe]

I really CBA with administrating a roffle, part of offering it up is for a fuss-free sale to save me the time of carting it off to frag. Soz.

[richardthestag]

£1 roffle might be good if the clutch stood a chance of making it to the end of the road

 

[DodgyBastard]

£50 a ticket and only 1 ticket for sale. It could work...

[KruJoe]

FOAD's idea sounds good to me.

 

Incredibly I've had a PM'd expression of interest...

[Cavcraft]

Can someone just buy this, please?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I followed a new Ignis the other day. I came up behind it at some lights, clocked it and burst out laughing - the shape of the rear end just made me laugh, not as a piss take but in a 'that cheered me up' way. Supposed to be a very good car as well.

 

Suzuki are a strangely ignored breed in the UK, no idea why.

 

 

[HillmanImp]

There are loads round this way as there are several Suzuki dealers.

 

The back of the new Ignis reminded me of the Bond Bug.

 

Jury is out on that with me at the mo.

[KruJoe]

The back end just looks proper disjointed, it's laughable. They've obviously tried to do the retro thing and crow-bar a Whizzkid rear on it...

 

 

...which is rather pointless, as 99% of yer motoring public would have no idea what that was.

 

There is a 4x4 version, which sounds interesting though.

[KruJoe]

A sweet, eager little engine, with no bad noises etc, despite lack of oil changes.

 

 

Plenty of room around it in this engine bay.

 

 

Cable clutch.

 

 

Ideal alternator donor.

[Cavcraft]

Please don't make me ask you if you can deliver and if so how much it would be.

[KruJoe]

No need to ask Billy, I could trailer it down, but it'd more than double the price tbh.

 

However, I have a cunning plan, which might bring it down to a bargainous £30 P+P to Chester. I'll keep you posted.

[Cavcraft]

Do you have to?

[AlabamaShrimp]

These aren't bad cars as my mum and dad had one (till my dad smashed it up)

 

I'd love it but seeing as I already have loads of cars that don't work and I'd like to keep my balls....

[eddyramrod]

We had a brand new one in 2006.  We chose it partly because we'd already owned one of the jeep things.  As a consequence I have a big soft spot for little Suzukis.  How I haven't bought this one already is a bit of a mystery.

[Robson3022]

Might take this as a project for work (charity training provider with a motor vehicle department) will have to find out Monday so if it's still here I'll be in touch

[KruJoe]

It's a charming thing really, and not a bad choice for kids to learn to work on.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I like the new Ignis, looks interesting and only weighs 790kg or something, it's super light

[eddyramrod]

So light?  Goodness, that's almost the weight of an A-series Metro!  I've actually walked past a new Ignis in the street and thought nothing of it.  I might have to look again, especially if it's available as an auto.

[KruJoe]

Good news!

The battery which was sounding a bit slow to crank the 1.8 MX5 started the 1.3 Ignis like a good-un, even after being left to go flat for three weeks.

Also

Having the battery off the 'Zuki made it forget to put its EML on when it started.

This car wants to live on!

[The Moog]

if I hadnt bought the puma I would literally throwing money at you ... 

[KruJoe]

Do you have to?

 

Erm Billy... remember this?

 

 

I think it needs to be coming to Chester soon.

[eddyramrod]

Or possibly Barrow.  Hyacinth inertia is causing me to suffer some sort of withdrawal symptoms.  I may have to resort to a cheap Suzuki to drive them away.

[KruJoe]

Blimey Eddy, things must be bad if you're considering this!

 

I've PM'd Billy about cheap delivery to his, to tie in with a trailer collection I'm doing next Sunday... he's offline now, but let's see what he says. If it's a negatory, I'll do some numbers and let you know how cheaply I can wheel it to Barrow.

Cheers!

[The Moog]

It almost the opposite of your normal stuff Eddy! ..

[eddyramrod]

It's precisely the opposite of your normal stuff Eddy! ..

EFA

 

Yeah it is, but I just like Suzuki.  If I do have it I won't have it long anyway, you know me!