Daewoo Matiz Xtra Cool. MOT FAILED - Scrapped

[busmansholiday]

I was given a lift in an 04 example belonging to the woman up the road, she's had it from new. I experienced disappoint.

With the car or her ?

[Mrcento]

Awful.

 

Well done.

[stuboy]

there not bad, mate had one, not sportscar fast but was ok and reliable?

[Noel Tidybeard]

maybe it needs the matiz free power upgrade

[vaughant]

Horrific things and weaker than a wet poppadom, believe me, I've seen one after a 10mph crash striped down, ouch.

Having said that, I saw one yesterday outside my son's uni in black, 5 ups and making good progress.

They are what they are, cheap as chips nails to get from a-b.

In that respect and for price paid, you are winner.

[pandamonium]

Got to get it through an MOT yet...

 

I will be offering it for a bargain roffle if I can get it roadworthy.

[pandamonium]

This is one of the top-of-the-range models, the Xtra Cool. Meaning it has Air con.

[Jim Bell]

24 carrit shite.

 

Well done man. Gold.

[AMC Rebel]

I feel like I'm 'coming out' here, but I've never even been in one of these, let alone driven one, just how bad are they. It looks like it should be a good care to chuck about and presumably economical?

 

I have always hankered after one - do I need to seek help?

 

Also never driven or even sat in one.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I feel like I'm 'coming out' here, but I've never even been in one of these, let alone driven one, just how bad are they. It looks like it should be a good care to chuck about and presumably economical?

 

I once travelled in one, and my sister briefly had one as a courtesy car - she quickly upgraded to a Fiat Panda. As a passenger, it felt very vulnerable at 30mph, and I thought it really was "unsafe at any speed".

[Doctormop]

Got to get it through an MOT yet...

 

I will be offering it for a bargain roffle if I can get it roadworthy.

 

Have you got change for a pound??

Only joking I've always thought the Matiz was a proper example of a do what it's designed to do and nothing else motorised conveyance that doesn't pretend to be anything other.

A bit like an original 2cv/Minor/Beetle before they became desirable; Now there's a thought...……..

[pandamonium]

A picture of my 'fleet' this morning...

 

[spartacus]

That's not a bad line up, particularly if you're in need of a small 'city car'. Those Matiz'ses are quite friendly looking.

[tooSavvy]

kiltox

 

"..but the build quality is absolutely terrible of absolutely everything.."

 

I give you Daywoo but raise you Proton SAVVY

 

I robbed the little cog, out of a rear door window winder mech, to fix my Savv drivers window - going dunk..dunk..dunk - when trying to wind it up closed. Total monkey metal cog *$hite

 

Daywoo proper diestamped = 1000% better

[AMC Rebel]

 As a passenger, it felt very vulnerable at 30mph, and I thought it really was "unsafe at any speed".

 

Speaking as a bloke who enjoys driving a 50 year old convertible that redefines scuttle shake, that has a certain appeal.

[xtriple]

I always thought they were great little cars. Thoroughly enjoyed blasting around in my Mrs' various ones.

[dollywobbler]

I think the most alarming handling trait is if you hit bumps mid-bend. They do get very unsettled. Not helped by a seriously quick steering rack. The Rover feels like a bloody traction engine by comparison.

[pandamonium]

The handling is an issue due to the proportions too. It's too narrow for its length, if you scale it up it is like a lwb transit. 

[stephen01]

I like these, god help me, my old boss's wife had one, used it a couple of times to nip to the supplier and loved it, okay it's not going to set any records for speed or anything but you can have fun in it while only taking it to 30mph. 

I'll take a couple of randoms. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

…. it's not going to set any records for speed or anything but you can have fun in it while only taking it to 30mph. 

 

If it could be stripped down to its floorpan and rebodied as some sort of budget roadster (in the spirit of the Midget, or similar) then I could probably agree with the "fun" aspect. I've had more fun driving a Talbot Samba.

[Supernaut]

If it could be stripped down to its floorpan and rebodied as some sort of budget roadster

Matiz-based 3 wheeled roadster! In the spirit of those 2CV-based ones. I'd like to see that.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Matiz-based 3 wheeled roadster! In the spirit of those 2CV-based ones. I'd like to see that.

 

I'm not sure that eliminating a wheel would make it safer.....

[Supernaut]

Indeed, but safety is inversely proportional to fun.

Thus, by my highly scientific* logic* and reasoning* it should be more fun*.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Indeed, but safety is inversely proportional to fun.

Thus, by my highly scientific* logic* and reasoning* it should be more fun*.

 

I hope you have life insurance in place 

[outlaw118]

Nice one Sir, cuz had one of these and apart from filling the washer bottle up, didn't open the bonnet for 3 years and 45000 miles.

 

Bro and I gave it a service just before he chopped it in for a Hitler-nose Micra.

 

oil (what there was of it) was like treacle, coolant like the aftermath of a dodgy prawn curry and generally horrible.

 

Rang exactly the same afterwards too.

[outlaw118]

[Tadhg Tiogar]

 

That wasn't quite what I had in mind, but 8/10 for effort. 

[purplebargeken]

Matiz Miasma of Misery.

 

Sheer, utter woe.

 

Impressed.

[pandamonium]

Started with last MOT advisories  

 

Before:

 

After:

[oldcars]

If it fails the mot, hammer it over a Relaint three wheeler chassis and end up with this.