dome Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Haha for the fisting rooms, obvs. Not the fail! stonedagain and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Not too bad really , you should have offered the tester some rimming sugar before the test. stonedagain, Joey spud and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 That is a bit of a list, but very doable over a day with all the right tools and parts to hand. Looking forward to hearing it’s on the road. What’s it like on a motorway by the way? Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 So because the car was without mot, I stuck it into somewhere very local rather than my usual trusted 10 star amazing place. I can only assume that the place I took it saw that it was wanting in the areas of tax and mot by some months and they decided to pull down my jeans. 2 rear shocks, handbrake fix and the egr done in two days flat and only set me back two thirds of the cost of the car. Still, it's all done and officially on the road now. It's misery spec. No roof rails even. It has a cd player, front ew and Pas (with HORRIBLE city mode). That's about it. Cloth seats. Steels and trims. Partially boiled potatocam DERV shot. Dealer. On the upside it's getting 60 odd mpg round the doors and it's £2.38 a month to tax. The seats are uncomfortable but I like it. dome, Broadsword, Skizzer and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Broadsword said: That is a bit of a list, but very doable over a day with all the right tools and parts to hand. Looking forward to hearing it’s on the road. What’s it like on a motorway by the way? It's fine on the motorway. Unbelievably quiet for what it is. Even at illegal speeds the cabin fan is the loudest noise even on the lowest setting. It's sprightly and perky too. The 1.3 multijet seems like a bit of a peach to he fair. Aston Martin, UltraWomble and Broadsword 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 41 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: It's misery spec. No roof rails even. It has a cd player, front ew and Pas (with HORRIBLE city mode). That's about it. Cloth seats. Steels and trims. You say these things like they are in some way bad. Apart from the PAS which probably isnt really needed on a car that size its all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, UltraWomble said: You say these things like they are in some way bad. Apart from the PAS which probably isnt really needed on a car that size its all good. Quite the opposite man. Id far prefer it if it also had manual front windows too. Simpler the better pls. Less to go wrong! Shirley Knott and UltraWomble 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Hooray for getting the MOT so fast. I like this car lots for some reason. The Lupo is exceedingly loud at ideal and around town but on the motorway it is quite ok. It is remarkably sorted on the cruise though which is amazing for something so small. York to London, York to Wales no sweat. The London run many times in fact. These presumably have the electric power steering familiar to the Punto et al. I think excessive use of City mode hastens the demise of the system. Shirley Knott and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 What is this 60mpg plus you speak of? Tis magik and trickery I think. stonedagain and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 22 minutes ago, Broadsword said: Hooray for getting the MOT so fast. I like this car lots for some reason. The Lupo is exceedingly loud at ideal and around town but on the motorway it is quite ok. It is remarkably sorted on the cruise though which is amazing for something so small. York to London, York to Wales no sweat. The London run many times in fact. These presumably have the electric power steering familiar to the Punto et al. I think excessive use of City mode hastens the demise of the system. Yeah, I've no idea who uses city mode but it's massively overlight normally. Turning city mode on just makes the car seem Haunted. You loose all feel of anything at all. The electric steering firms up at motorway speeds, which is nice. It's a modern city car really but it does well enough on the big long roads too. The turbo helps, obv. Broadsword and Shirley Knott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 4 minutes ago, purplebargeken said: What is this 60mpg plus you speak of? Tis magik and trickery I think. 60-70! It's Xmas magic!!!! Broadsword and Shirley Knott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: Yeah, I've no idea who uses city mode but it's massively overlight normally. Turning city mode on just makes the car seem Haunted. You loose all feel of anything at all. The electric steering firms up at motorway speeds, which is nice. It's a modern city car really but it does well enough on the big long roads too. The turbo helps, obv. Wife had a 500 with city mode, only thing with weirder feeling was the first time I drove a 4WS Prelude and it felt like the axis of rotation was in the wrong place. Unlike City mode, once you’ve sussed it the Honda was amazeballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Setting handbrake on these - slacken the cable nut off a lot under the centre console, press the brake pedal down a few times, tighten cable up until it's tightish. There are auto adjusters in the drums, you can't even really adjust them from outside the drum using the bolt holes (you can wind it in close enough with the drum off like when you fit new ones). Mine has just passed it's MOT on two ARB links and handbrake crap on one side. My 1.2i gets about 50 mpg average. Broadsword and Jim Bell 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I do need to try one of these pandas at some point. There was one in Edinburgh on gumtree for £200 with the rear axle literally held together with muckle zip ties to stop the spring flying out from the now rotted out perch. I was ready to drive up there with a new axle (£150 ready to fit), Jack, stands and tools and change it in the street but it sold almost instantly. Broadsword and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 shit radio shit mirrors even the pez will do mid late 40s hammered everywhere ace car - shame it was a bit narrow for a fat fucker Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Jim Bell said: Yeah, I've no idea who uses city mode but it's massively overlight normally. Turning city mode on just makes the car seem Haunted. You loose all feel of anything at all. The electric steering firms up at motorway speeds, which is nice. It's a modern city car really but it does well enough on the big long roads too. The turbo helps, obv. I always use it! I admit it is weird but you get used to it and with big bubbly tyres it feels like you’re driving a cloud. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, DavidB said: I always use it! I admit it is weird but you get used to it and with big bubbly tyres it feels like you’re driving a cloud. That's answers that question then! DavidB uses city mode. Im not a fan of the disconnected feel, I must admit. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 2 hours ago, hairnet said: shit radio shit mirrors even the pez will do mid late 40s hammered everywhere ace car - shame it was a bit narrow for a fat fucker Have to agree on all counts. Shoulder Room is oddly limited. As is knee room. Fat fuckers like me do tend to feel a bit jammed in. Loads of headroom though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: Have to agree on all counts. Shoulder Room is oddly limited. As is knee room. Fat fuckers like me do tend to feel a bit jammed in. Loads of headroom though! It's a safety feature; we're wedged in so less likely to go flying round the cabin. Jim Bell and Supernaut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 31 minutes ago, Jim Bell said: Have to agree on all counts. Shoulder Room is oddly limited. As is knee room. Fat fuckers like me do tend to feel a bit jammed in. Loads of headroom though! I reckon eleven days Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 hes not the doctor loserone and The Moog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 25, 2019 Author Share Posted December 25, 2019 Thank god he's not the doctor. That's a harsh prognosis. The Moog and loserone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I'll have some tickets when the moment comes (half of which will be donated to Snagglepuss).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 I'll have some tickets when the moment comes (half of which will be donated to Snagglepuss).... Well let's hope he keeps it forever! Shirley Knott, Jim Bell and Broadsword 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 They've had a proper go at that test haven't they, at least you're on the go and enjoying the savings from here on in. I'd love to find an excuse to buy one of these for 'her indoors' but frankly I think her 9 mile each way commute would bork the turbo and the EGR in a matter of months so just a couple of tickets for me if/when you develop back problems from driving it! Broadsword and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Strangely, they’re quite resilient to the daily short distance commute but don't get the one with the dpf (red lettering on back instead of blue IIRC). As I’ve said, ours has been with us for 12 years and counting. The reason it hasn’t been replaced is that we can’t find a car that’s as practical and economical for the size. It’s been our wedding car, it’s done trips around the country and further afield and taken it with aplomb. It’s been the wife’s commuter car, a van when we needed to move house. All that it’s needed over this time is two rear shock absorbers, two front wishbones, a set of disks for the front and a few sets of front pads. The rear drums have never been apart and have no need to be. It works, it does work and it does it well. Don’t get me wrong. It’s not that fabled “ideal” car. It can do distance but others do it better. It can carry loads but my Saab can knock it into a cocked hat for that. But for what it is, it really can put up a good fight against the more sophisticated competition out there. Simplicity brings its benefits too. What has gone wrong has been fixed on the side of the road or on the drive. It is car distilled into it’s basic form. A practical, no nonsense machine that can move four people and their goods wherever they need to go. yeah, like ‘em. Broadsword, clayts450, Ohdearme and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 Rear end Boxing Day bonanza. Big enough for shopping. I don't think anyone has ever been in here. Power plant! Oil is good. PO said he changed it every 3000 miles, but I'm gonna do the oil and filters just for peace of mind. I've decided that I like it. Seats are uncomfortable for me but fucking hell, the SLK was uncomfortable for me and I managed nearly a year in that. I've even installed my giffer screen jet aligning tool. "Coz if you like then you should pop a pin in it, well if you like it you pop a ruddy pin in it." I think I'm gonna go for a 100hp remap too. Be interesting to see how the clutch copes with the extra beans. Verdict: It will car. I will car it. davehedgehog31, Broadsword, dome and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 You’re living exactly the life I want to live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 That all does look rather agreeable. You’re making me want to buy one. I had no idea you could easily remap to 100 bhp. Sounds a bit much, but hey ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 Issue with remapping them is that the gearboxes are made of cheese. They don’t seem to be able to consistently handle much more power than what the titchy-diesel originally puts out without spitting their gear trains out the side of the casing. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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