Nexia Idiocy: That'll be the Daewoo

[mintwth]

🎶 Why this car is automatic

It's systematic

It's hydromatic

Why it's grease lightning

 

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Old people and non-car people were the target market for these; the sales leant heavily on low price and a long warranty to compensate for selling warmed over GM designs from a maker no one in the UK had heard of in the 90s .

  On 12/01/2025 at 20:26, Dyslexic Viking said:

With the AA badge and that it is an auto, I guess it was owned for a long time by an older person?

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[stuboy]

very nice

[sdkrc]

the one and only TRUE MK3 Astra and in true giffer spec.

What a fucking superb purchase.

Some wobbly bits on the MOT history but nothing terrifying. Has it had some welding? 

[N Dentressangle]

That's truly awful.

Well done*

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 12/01/2025 at 21:13, sdkrc said:

the one and only TRUE MK3 Astra and in true giffer spec.

What a fucking superb purchase.

Some wobbly bits on the MOT history but nothing terrifying. Has it had some welding? 

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Oh aye. Welding is good but the paint finish is shite.

Sweet as a nut otherwise though.

@Dyslexic Viking it's proper giffer spec, same owner for most of its life. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

Returned home.

Vectra didn't miss a beat over the 450 or so miles covered today. That big car still impresses me.

Nexia has been parked up with my mate, just to keep an eye on it till it's stored somewhere out the way. Took it for a wee razz round about Largs, basically faultless.

We've got a screeching fan belt occasionally, but that seems to be the only issue with it, and the seller was upfront about anything he thought would be even of a slightest concern - which is nice...

Yous will have seen that it's got Corsa C alloy wheels on it, undecided whether we'll refit the original Daewoo steel wheels (they came with the car) and sell the Corsa alloys, or if we'll leave it as is.

Bodywork wise, there's a few wee imperfection here and there but for the most part it's pretty spot on.

[bezzabsa]

can't remember the last time I saw one of these!!!! well bought!

[jonathan_dyane]

Looks great!

I'd keep the alloys on until the tyres were nearly at the limit then ditch them.

[tooSavvy]

MOT = teh Fearz

Oooff 😉✔️

🚙💨

[sierraman]

A Daewoo Nexia! I thought these had all died? I remember my dad considering one when they first came out we went and picked up all the brochures and then remembered we didn’t have any money to buy one. 🤣

I’d love to find one of the saloons they did? The have got to be totally extinct now?

[mintwth]

  On 13/01/2025 at 00:47, AnnoyingPentium said:

 

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That wheel doesn't look like a sloth... 

[beko1987]

  On 13/01/2025 at 10:41, mintwth said:

That wheel doesn't look like a sloth... 

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Scrap it m8, buy one that does

[beko1987]

  On 13/01/2025 at 10:38, sierraman said:

A Daewoo Nexia! I thought these had all died? I remember my dad considering one when they first came out we went and picked up all the brochures and then remembered we didn’t have any money to buy one. 🤣

I’d love to find one of the saloons they did? The have got to be totally extinct now?

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Nubria wasnt it? Or was that a generation after this? 

I remember seeing quite a lot of daewoo/daewii around Peterborough in the late 90s, they must have had an agressive discount at whatever the dealer was 

[sierraman]

  On 13/01/2025 at 12:03, beko1987 said:

Nubria wasnt it? Or was that a generation after this? 

I remember seeing quite a lot of daewoo/daewii around Peterborough in the late 90s, they must have had an agressive discount at whatever the dealer was 

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No it was like a Belmont, I think the whole ethos of Daewoo was that there was no haggling, fixed price.

[Marshall2810]

What a rare thing and epic collection journey! What's your plans for it? 

[JMotor]

  On 13/01/2025 at 10:38, sierraman said:

I’d love to find one of the saloons they did? The have got to be totally extinct now?

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Still a few about. Wouldn't say they are in the triple digits in number.

A GLI three door is rare now. Well ANY three door Nexia is rare. Most were fodder for the MK2 Astra crowd to reshell or a panel donor for an Astra GTE. Mechanical parts are easy to find. Just watch for the more specific Daewoo gear. Like with my old Nexia the coolant expansion tank was a headache.

If you haven't already Ryan, get yersel on the FB Nexia and Espero page. Good info on there.

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 13/01/2025 at 12:53, JMotor said:

get yersel on the FB Nexia and Espero page. Good info on there.

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My visual of said page: 

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 13/01/2025 at 12:24, Marshall2810 said:

What a rare thing and epic collection journey! What's your plans for it? 

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Between just using as is, or chucking a little bit of money at it to properly make it tidy. It doesn't need much doing to it really. Giffer spec AA badge will likely come off as I fair fancy it for my Vectra. @PicantoJon has one for me that's the newer 1980s square ones, so I might chuck that on there.

Wheel trims are rocking horse shit, I'll either get a set of later Kalos or similar 13" ones, or just a set of 90s universals (not modern ones, ideally).

  On 13/01/2025 at 12:53, JMotor said:

Still a few about. Wouldn't say they are in the triple digits in number.

A GLI three door is rare now. Well ANY three door Nexia is rare. Most were fodder for the MK2 Astra crowd to reshell or a panel donor for an Astra GTE. Mechanical parts are easy to find. Just watch for the more specific Daewoo gear. Like with my old Nexia the coolant expansion tank was a headache.

If you haven't already Ryan, get yersel on the FB Nexia and Espero page. Good info on there.

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Aye, in terms of Nexias, according to the ever so accurate HowManyLeft there's about 20 ish. However, in terms of GLI Autos...?

Apparently 1 of 1. I've requested to join that Facebook group, might ask about there for wheel trims even. From new, it would have come with these or similar.

[beko1987]

  On 13/01/2025 at 13:04, RoverFolkUs said:

My visual of said page: 

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That's a photo from a past shitefest 😂

[brownnova]

  On 12/01/2025 at 14:22, AnnoyingPentium said:

Its a fuckin Daewoo Nexia!

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Aha! So it was you!!! 
 

I was highest bidder on this when I last checked when all of a sudden my bids were cancelled with no explanation and the auction disappeared!

An excellent purchase, and one which should bring joy and misery in equal measure…. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 13/01/2025 at 17:26, brownnova said:

Aha! So it was you!!! 
 

I was highest bidder on this when I last checked when all of a sudden my bids were cancelled with no explanation and the auction disappeared!

An excellent purchase, and one which should bring joy and misery in equal measure…. 

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I'll let you know should it be needing to be sold again.

It's nice, but I don't think it's a long-term car.

[yes oui si]

  On 12/01/2025 at 19:38, AnnoyingPentium said:

Apparently 1 of 1...

31mpg...

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ENHANCE

[brownnova]

  On 13/01/2025 at 17:33, AnnoyingPentium said:

I'll let you know should it be needing to be sold again.

It's nice, but I don't think it's a long-term car.

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Aye but it was only on the Wirral before now it’s fucking miles away! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Enjoy it! I’m sure it’ll be a good laugh. 

[Angrydicky]

Superb. Well done.

[AnnoyingPentium]

  On 13/01/2025 at 17:45, brownnova said:

Aye but it was only on the Wirral before now it’s fucking miles away! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Enjoy it! I’m sure it’ll be a good laugh. 

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Straight up the M6!

Thank you though, it was absolutely an impulse buy. Conversation between Ian and I sort of went like this...

Ian: "Hey do you want to go halfers on-"

Me: "Fuck aye"

And that's why the known number of Nexias in Scotland now stands at three (including the Astra GTE rep).

[big_al_granvia]

well fuck me up the arse with a 12inch rampant rabbit on full vibrate !! ok that might be preferable ... I am guessing you got fired from the job flogging windows 95 machines to call centres and are now selling double glazing and plastic roofline.. keep your chin up mate, windows nt is coming and the top boys are getting yellow ford pumas with yellow leather interiors

[Markeh]

  On 13/01/2025 at 20:44, big_al_granvia said:

well fuck me up the arse with a 12inch rampant rabbit on full vibrate !! ok that might be preferable ... I am guessing you got fired from the job flogging windows 95 machines to call centres and are now selling double glazing and plastic roofline.. keep your chin up mate, windows nt is coming and the top boys are getting yellow ford pumas with yellow leather interiors

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If anything it's him BUYING the Win95 machines normally

[grogee]

Flippin eck Ryan, you must be fighting off the chicks with a shitty stick. 

My Dispero was that colour. 'Success Green' was exclusively reserved for playas and life winners. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

Was out with the Sloth of Magnificence yesterday. Just a wee jaunt from where it's stored down to Irvine and back again. 44 miles round trip. That was my first proper drive of it also, and I've had some thoughts on it. Here's the problems, thus far:

• PWR Light on: indicates a gearbox fault - looking like the selector switch is goosed. It shuffles through the gears fine but sometimes it's clunky as fook.
• Wobbly at speed: wheel balancing, probably. Those Corsa alloys are a bit rough anyway. Original steels going back on soon if I can get some part-worns for it.

And you know, the good:

• Fuck me, it shifts if you nail it. Really rev happy in the same way the Vectra is.
• It's pretty cool, in a shite sort of way.
• It somehow goes round corners.

Winning. Hoping to have it out again on Friday.

Was in Tesco, and saw one of those wee waving chinese cat thingies, so money was parted with, for a cat, and blu-tack...

Listened to some giffer tunes (Manhattan Transfer, do they count as giffer?), and plodding along at slightly less than the speed limit has been pretty fun.