Sold Dollywobbler's Starlet - £SOLD

[twosmoke300]

Not a doubt in my mind, sorry. I'd forgotten how horribly firm Vauxhall seats are.

I find them really comfy on long runs tho

[purplebargeken]

1987 1.3.... Vauxhall....... Astra Merit misery spec........ towbar!!! Estate........ huuuuge load carrying potential.

 

[J-T]

When we were all at college and just passing our tests one of my mates had a Starlet in exactly that colour given to her by her nan. As me and her passed first, we were always taking turns driving each other's cars. Hers was a 5dr in pov spec but it did have power steering (which my corolla GT certainly did not have). It was honestly one of the nicest small cars I've driven to this day, lovely willing engine and dead nippy.

 

I ended up buying it off her about 5 years later when she was chopping it in for a brand new Ibiza. I parked it on the front with a sign in the window and it sold in an hour! Easiest car I've ever sold other than on here. Think I've some pics of it somewhere

[Tetleysmooth]

I have a lovely convertible c70 t-5 for sale

 

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They jolly well excite me, Mr Plom, as long as they are auto's

More details and, if poss, pics, but maybe in a fresh thread.

[blakey79]

Another vote for the starlet, I had mine for a year..... A sportif model if I remember correctly.

20000 miles in a year, no issues, and used to love traffic light Grand Prix as it certainly confused a few folk....

 

Winners wheels..

[dollywobbler]

Virtual handshake just done on the Starlet. Good times!

[J-T]

 

Found it

[purplebargeken]

^^ Neat.

[Angrydicky]

I like those Corollas. There used to be an H reg one knocking around Westcliff for years, rotten as a pear with plate upon plate on the sills, and pink paintwork, but it kept on going. I think it got too rusty in the end. Pretty rare now. Perhaps a trusted 'shiter could have a look at it for you?

[Fabergé Greggs]

Might shift the MX5 once I get the Daf running right..

[dome]

Bigger, you could've had my lovely* Auris!

[dollywobbler]

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Found it

 

Nope... close but no cigar. Too many doors.

[The Moog]

Woo starlet time.... I miss mine.

[Felly Magic]

This is the gen where Toyota went all Kajagoogoo with the seat trim isn't it? 

[dollywobbler]

It isn't that lively. A bit colourful, but not sunglasses time.

[dollywobbler]

Looks like a mighty progress to the North East is going to fill my weekend then. I hope it's nice up there.

[loserone]

This could turn out to be quite the adventure.

 

We do try to keep it nice up here. But we also like to keep that to ourselves!

[Felly Magic]

Crisps with your name on are common up north Ian, and aren't bad either LOL

[Carlosfandango]

Virtual handshake just done on the Starlet. Good times!

You won't regret that purchase. Absolutely fab cars. Had a 1.3 & it was a flyer!

Incredibly reliable too.

 

CFD

[Talbot]

Never mind all this waffle about small cars.... what's the story on the MK1 Datsun Bluebird just poking it's nose into the picture above? They are astonishingly rare now, and were a damn fine car.

[paulplom]

Sorry, can't say they excite me greatly. Probably my loss! Is it silver? 

Yes it's silver. Manual with blue and grey leather.

[Dan_ZTT]

I have a lovely convertible c70 t-5 for sale

 

 

I think this own needs its own post with a 'for sale' tag, unless I've missed it. I'd certainly be tempted, really miss my old C70, although may be restrained by boring practicality reasons.

[DodgyBastard]

Never mind all this waffle about small cars.... what's the story on the MK1 Datsun Bluebird just poking it's nose into the picture above? They are astonishingly rare now, and were a damn fine car.

It belongs to Nisfan who is on here but doesn't post regularly.

It spent 20 years stored in a lockup in Cambuslang and only came out when the lockups were due for demolition and the relatives of the deceased owner took it to a garage across the road and said "scrap this for us“

The garage owner put it on ebay and Nisfan bought it. I think it had 19k on the clock.

 

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[DodgyBastard]

It's now off the road awaiting some remedial work for its mot.

 

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[loserone]

That's beautiful.

[nisfan]

Not to takeover mr wobblers thread but the bluebird was on 25k and now on 33k

[dollywobbler]

Weather forecast for the weekend? Snow. Great.

[Datsuncog]

^^^ Snowlet, rather than Starlet?

 

Hey, it's not white death from the sky - it's compelling narrative, that's what it is.

 

Will be watching and waiting!

[Talbot]

Not to takeover mr wobblers thread but the bluebird was on 25k and now on 33k

Indeed.. don't want to derail the thread, but my father had one of these in the Netherlands from 85 to 88, and it was a particularly rare 2.0i version. Went really rather well and was superbly well equipped. First car I ever saw with power mirrors. I still have the 3rd number plate that was made up for trailer duties some 30+ years later.

[beko1987]

You should do the gumtree challenge...

 

Charge up your phone and bring AA card.

Drive Lexus to its new home

(maybe airbnb a night so you can get an early start)

Sit down in a Cafe with gumtree open and find the cheapest, least dodgy preferably Japanese car you can find, walk around newsagents/join those shit facebook car selling pages

Buy chod

Ring Hagerty

Drive home

Edit video

Write magazine article

???

Profit

 

Then when your back from Bulgaria with more exciting rammel, just bin the gumtree car/cheap roffle/fall in love and keep it for ever/3 months whilst debating getting rid of the Honda again before realizing you should never do that as applicable

 

Keep Honda as reliable backup car for boring work related stuff