Collection thread. Reliable* new car. If I make it there

[brownnova]

Reliable*

Is it a Hyundai Pony X2 with a squealing drive belt and 2 perished tyres? 

[nigel bickle]

I’ve got one of those sitting in the barn! Lucknfella. 

 

[DoctorRetro]

Don't worry, this is the Rover being naughty. 

Second impromtu stop, M11 Junction of M25. 

Temp gauge creeping up, pulled over, released air, topped up water. Wait for it to cool, then off again. 

28 miles down, 63 to go. 

 

[NorthernMonkey]

Is it a LDV beaver tail with a 1.8 k series upgrade so you can use it to transport the Rover back home?

[DoctorRetro]

Stop 3. Birchanger services. 

No issues, just seemed like a good place for a break. 

 

[Kerr]

My guess is a poverty spec maroon Mazda Xedos 6

Good luck with the collection!

[Ohdearme]

5 minutes ago, Kerr said:

My guess is a poverty spec maroon Mazda Xedos 6

Good luck with the collection!

There’s no such thing as a povvo spec xedos 6, they’re all luxuriant V6 aren’t they?

[Kerr]

5 minutes ago, Ohdearme said:

There’s no such thing as a povvo spec xedos 6, they’re all luxuriant V6 aren’t they?

Wasn't there a shite 1.8 option that didn't even come with alloys? I could be wrong!

[skattrd]

17 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Stop 3. Birchanger services. 

No issues, just seemed like a good place for a break. 

 

I hope you've refilled your water containers, just in case

[Spurious]

Wasn't there a shite 1.8 option that didn't even come with alloys? I could be wrong!

Wasn't it a 1.6? Though that might have been a paddy spec Irish one...
We always loved hub caps and keep fit windows

[Jim Bell]

It's all going grand. Lovely day for it too. 

[Rovorsche]

25 minutes running time.............

 

[Wingz123]

Primera

[Rovorsche]

An Polo,

7 owner's,

partially intentional ratlook.

[Jim Bell]

I'm gonna say a Laguna 2. Or a Clio 1.5 dci

[DoctorRetro]

Must have found the happy medium between tank cap loose and pissing out water as we made it the last 60+ miles in one hit. 

Will add pics later, but here is a teaser... 

[Spurious]

Must have found the happy medium between tank cap loose and pissing out water as we made it the last 60+ miles in one hit. 
Will add pics later, but here is a teaser... 

A Mitsu Colt? Looks like a Japanese Speedo... Not Jeager clocks here.

[Spurious]

No maybe Malaysian or Korean? Perodua Kelisa? Proton of some sort? It's not a quick car with a Speedo topping off at 100

[Wingz123]

I reckon that is 274k km not miles so I would say an import of some kind....I could be wrong....with a speedo only reaching up to 100mph would say it's a small engined car and then to have done 274k MILES in something small engined like that I would take pity on the driver....so yeh still reckon it's an import of some sort.

Appealing to doc because probably not many about.

Also top left looks like the left direction arrow from a Mitsubishi....

[GrumpyCat]

14 minutes ago, Wingz123 said:

I reckon that is 274k km not miles so I would say an import of some kind....I could be wrong....with a speedo only reaching up to 100mph would say it's a small engined car and then to have done 274k MILES in something small engined like that I would take pity on the driver....so yeh still reckon it's an import of some sort.

Appealing to doc because probably not many about.

Also top left looks like the left direction arrow from a Mitsubishi....

If it was an import the outer dial would be in km/h too, unless changed of course. Either way it's done moon mileage and should* be reliable.

 

Anyway, it's definitely a Perodua Kelisa speedo.

 

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

It's not a direction arrow but a first aid cross perhaps?

[Wingz123]

I have NEVER seen a Perodua kelisa with 274k on before unless that top odometer reads tenths of a mile too so is in actual fact only 27k but that would be boring.... 27,445 and 8 tenths of a mile....

But many Peroduas have Daihatsu engines fitted (Daihatsu being of the Toyota family) so in theory could be quite reliable after all.....

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

 

Oh, it's not...

[DoctorRetro]

Woollard you ask? 

Pez shot you want? 

How about both? 

[Wingz123]

Rev happy little things....same as a Daihatsu Cuore innit?

Dont ditch the hubcaps!

What is the mileage then?

[DoctorRetro]

8 minutes ago, Wingz123 said:

Rev happy little things....same as a Daihatsu Cuore innit?

Dont ditch the hubcaps!

What is the mileage then?

Hubcaps are getting binned ASAP. 

Mileage is 74k, but something went wrong with the clocks

[Garythesnail]

72k at the last MOT

 

EDIT: because 2 slooooow

[Spurious]

Rev happy little things....same as a Daihatsu Cuore innit?
Dont ditch the hubcaps!
What is the mileage then?

Yea I think so, so should be fuss free motoring for a while.

[Spurious]

Hubcaps are getting binned ASAP. 
Mileage is 74k, but something went wrong with the clocks

Hubcaps are part of the ultra low spec charm

[GrumpyCat]

10 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

Hubcaps are getting binned ASAP. 

Mileage is 74k, but something went wrong with the clocks

Must be a common issue...

 

 

Anyway, well bought. Hopefully will provide reliable, cheap motoring.

Ideal fodder for a Hubnut review too.