1.5L cars

[mnde]

Just out of interest, if I was looking for something shite/average/cheap with a petrol 1.5 litre engine - i.e. under 1549cc for lower tax, but larger than a 1.4, what would be on the list?(I'm guessing mainly a load of J-tin!)Cheers,Mark.

[dollywobbler]

Rover 214, boxy or bubble. They're very popular with amateur rally people with good reason - they go like stink! Later bubble ones had 103bhp I think.Looked after, head gaskets not the terrifying prospect they might be, plus you can get a better gasket now. Head gasket fear means that they're dirt cheap.

[M'coli]

Dollomite 1500, Allegro 1500.More recently, a Daewoo Nexia or equivalent, or a Honda Civic 1.5 VTEC, with 114bhp.

[trigger]

Honda Civic again, also Toyota Peso coupe.

[Minimad5]

 

PROTON Persona 1.5 GLSI

[M'coli]

OMG how could I forget? Lada Riva!

[Timewaster]

Maxi 1500 FTW!

 

[Spottedlaurel]

Mazda 323, I’d happily have a 1.5GLX. Slightly older, the Cherry/Sunny models which ran until 1986 maxed out at 1.5. Acclaim, or Rover 213, both of which have the Honda engine. Golf Mk1 GLS?

[Minimad5]

Rover 214 SEI Comes with alloys, half leather seats and a reliable Honda engine (Just check for the usual headgasket ..etc)

[dollywobbler]

  Minimad5 said:

Rover 214 SEI Comes with alloys, half leather seats and a reliable Honda engine (Just check for the usual headgasket ..etc)

Sorry that's wrong. The 214 has the K-Series engine which is a Rover engine. Boxy 216s had the Honda engine. Later 216s (bubble) had an enlarged K series.The 214SEi is indeed a fine car though.

[Timewaster]

  Minimad5 said:

Rover 214 SEI Comes with alloys, half leather seats and a reliable Honda engine (Just check for the usual headgasket ..etc)

*Pedant mode* Thats going to be a K series engine. Only particular 1.6 models had the Honda lump. *Pedant mode Off*

[Minimad5]

  dollywobbler said:

  Minimad5 said:

Rover 214 SEI Comes with alloys, half leather seats and a reliable Honda engine (Just check for the usual headgasket ..etc)

Sorry that's wrong. The 214 has the K-Series engine which is a Rover engine. Boxy 216s had the Honda engine. Later 216s (bubble) had an enlarged K series.The 214SEi is indeed a fine car though.

I stand corrected !Sorry guys was on ebay reading "Rover blah blah Honda Engine" I should pay more attention (Feels like a pratt) haha

[Albert Ross]

1999/2000 Mazda 323 Estatey hatch kinda subaru-esque thingy if you squint with one eye covered in the dark..............neighbour has one. It uses tyres and pads like any other heapp, and strangely anti-roll bar links......otherwise, oddly interesting....cheapish now too...........

[Dukestar25]

As seen on another thread...

http://autoshite.commlm/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5601

[Richard]

Surely you need a Chrysler Alpine at 1442cc?

[pandamonium]

Lada Riva / Samara both came with a 1.5

[AlsoMike]

  Spottedlaurel said:

Golf Mk1 GLS?

Yup, loads of Mk1 Golfs had the 1.5 (1457cc) engine (including mine), 70bhp as standard which isn't too bad. Is the Golf shite though?

[155V6]

Early Hyundai Coupe?,but I'd buy a Metro GTi MPI

[Dukestar25]

  mnde said:

Just out of interest, if I was looking for something shite/average/cheap with a petrol 1.5 litre engine - i.e. under 1549cc for lower tax, but larger than a 1.4, what would be on the list?

 

(I'm guessing mainly a load of J-tin!)

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

If it's dull/average/cheap you need, how about a Hyundai Accent 1.5?

it's cheap, has a Mitsubishi engine (as seen in Protons) and is dull as ditchwater, you know it makes sense...

(picture for illustration purposes only also available with 5-doors)

[retrogeezer]

Had one of those Accents on hols in Crete a few years back, I thought it was great!Only thing is, they don't seem to be very cheap.

[mouseflakes]

  Richard said:

Surely you need a Chrysler Alpine at 1442cc?

We all need one - I think I may be one of the several forum members who will actually burst next time one appears on ebay.

[AlsoMike]

I'd forgotten about the good old Hyundai Pony, 1.5 Mitsi engine like the Accent, but with the blandest styling EVAR.

 

Here is my old one, as you can see I tried to jazz it up by painting the wheels the lairyest colour I could find.

 

 

(If anyone ever sees this one about/on ebay I'd like to buy it back because I'm a glutton for punishment)

[Volksy]

How about

 

Alfa 33

 

Hyundai S-Coupe

 

Mitsubishi Colt

 

Mitsubishi Lancer

 

Subaru Impreza 1.5

[r.welfare]

Honda Civic (Rover 400/45 shape) with the 1493cc VTEC-E engine. Bloody economical and very, very well built. You can blag a later shape (R-Y reg) with a/c and a full history for under a grand.

[Cavcraft]

My experience of Daewoos (sp?) is that they're fugging rubbish. Under 1.5 you should have plenty of options and I'd suggest any of the following: Peugeot 205, Astra Mk3 8V, almost anything Japanese (especially a Honda Ballade 1.5) or a Hi-and-dry.I'd like to recommend a Mk5/6/7 Escort as they're so cheap at the moment you almost can't give them away. But they're bleeding crap so I can't.

[Justin Case]

Later Almera (w reg onwards), 1497cc. Or is that too new/too dear/too many toys for full shite points?

[HillmanImp]

Seat Malaga with system Porsche engine FTW.

 

[Milford Cubicle]

  alfisti said:

Later Almera (w reg onwards), 1497cc. Or is that too new/too dear/too many toys for full shite points?

They are a bit shit with their ever-slackening timing chains and self destructing gearboxes.

[mnde]

  mouseflakes said:

  Richard said:

Surely you need a Chrysler Alpine at 1442cc?

We all need one - I think I may be one of the several forum members who will actually burst next time one appears on ebay.

+1I watched Gregory's Girl a few days ago and almost creamed myself when I realised the car in one scene being driven on a driving lesson was a green Alpine...

[Mr Lobster]

VW Polo 1.4 16V?? I had a new one in '99 and it was ace! Fast, relaible and loved to rev Might not be old / cheap enough yet though...

 

Like this \/

 

Otherwise, what about a Twingo?