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1 hour ago, AndaBoss said:

I see its sold but this makes an ideal easy/first project car.

Japanese cars are reliable and I've heard stories of cars needing minimum recommissioning to get back on the road, also supposedly does over 50mpg 

I'm not sure where you're based, but on these shores most Whizzkids were rotten three decades ago. I'd imagine parts availability is challenging to say the least.

Whilst they're intriguing little things, I think one of these little rarities would be far removed from the definition of easy first project...

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53 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

One for @St.Jude...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144442847980

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Aye that's passes the AnnoyingPentium test. 😆

I've never seen one of them with that trim level.

It's well posh, with it's electric windows and air con!

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3 minutes ago, St.Jude said:

I've never seen one of them with that trim level.

It's well posh, with it's electric windows and air con!

I do quite like it actually, especially since I can say I've got a Toyota with air conditioning. Which is better than a Skoda with a light that merely suggests air con and electric windows that crash the CAN-BUS system. 😆

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Oooh, hello there. 

MK1 MG ZS with a few interesting* modifications

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1080330259192517/

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Looks fairly good, until...

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Hang on, what the FUCK is going on under there? 

Is that a KFC chicken bucket or boiler flue for an air intake!?

Exhuast manifold wrapped in exhaust johnnies (definitely wasn't leaking and bodged m9)

How dare the iconic K-Series filler cap be changed to BLUE 🤢

Why is the Alternator gold?

Green cam sprockets and cambelt cover 'delete' - no, it's not a Cosworth. Don't try and make it look like one.

A fairly nice car ruined ☹️

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18 hours ago, AndaBoss said:

I see its sold but this makes an ideal easy/first project car.

Japanese cars are reliable and I've heard stories of cars needing minimum recommissioning to get back on the road, also supposedly does over 50mpg 

Having owned one once, we had to replace coolant hoses with random parts found in a motor factors, some copper tubing and jubilee clips. 

The rust on the rear screen surround was amazingly bad, and the oil consumption was similar to a 2 stroke. 

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£150 yellow motorized misery. Honestly the list of fails and advisories doesn't look too bad:

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MOT LIST / 09.11.2021
Do not drive until repaired (dangerous defects)
• Tyre has ply or cords exposed Offside Front [5.2.3 (d) (¡¡)]
Repair immediately (major defects)
• Headlamp not working on dipped beam Nearside Front [4.1.1 (a) (li)]
• Horn not working [7.7 (a)]
• Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Nearside Front [4.1.2 (c)]
• Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Offside Front [4.1.2 (c)]
• Wheel bearing rough when rotated Nearside Rear [5.1.3 (b) (i)]
• Wheel bearing rough when rotated Offside Rear [5.1.3 (b) (i)]
• Battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier [4 13 (a) (li)]
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories)
• (Both N/S and O/S Headlights securely fixed with slight movement at lower fixing area)
• Suspension arm ball joint has slight play Offside Front [5.3.4 (a) (i)]
• Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Offside Front [1.1.11 (c)]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/hyundai/hyundai-amica-good-runner-low-milage-no-mot/1427774038

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17 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I'm not sure where you're based, but on these shores most Whizzkids were rotten three decades ago. I'd imagine parts availability is challenging to say the least.

Whilst they're intriguing little things, I think one of these little rarities would be far removed from the definition of easy first project...

I was thinking, just that. I seem to remember one of the classic mags had one as an “ Our cars” type project and it took years to get back on the road.

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1 hour ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

I was thinking, just that. I seem to remember one of the classic mags had one as an “ Our cars” type project and it took years to get back on the road.

HK put his up for sale a few years ago - I've got a feeling it now lives with another member on here? It looked like a huge potential money pit despite looking tidy at a glance.

A lad I used to work with in the early 90s owned a black Whizzkid. It's the first and only time I've ever stood next to one in the metal. I guess only a few were imported to the UK? Understandably, our climate hasn't been particularly favourable to the few survivors. 

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