I've just bought a K11 Micra
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My Saab is temporarily FUBAR 
and as I need a car for work a quick trawl of EBAY Motors and Autotrader revealed a P reg 1.0 Micra about 20 mins from my house.
For £350 I've got steelies, black bumpers, windy windows, manual locking and mirrors and un-assisted power steering. However, it has pretty much full service history, a years MOT, 4 nearly new tyres and is a mechanically sound car which starts on the button and is quiet on tick-over. The guy even threw in some spare parts and a jerry can.
The engine is quite revvy and is pretty nippy up to 50 mph. On the way back home it even managed to cope with a 70+ blast down the motorway.- I'm now deaf, though.
I know it's perhaps not the most PH of cars, but it's actually quite liberating having a car you don't give a st about and it's quite a laugh extracting all 54 bhp from that 998cc engine.
I'm genuinely surprised at how capable it is.
and as I need a car for work a quick trawl of EBAY Motors and Autotrader revealed a P reg 1.0 Micra about 20 mins from my house.For £350 I've got steelies, black bumpers, windy windows, manual locking and mirrors and un-assisted power steering. However, it has pretty much full service history, a years MOT, 4 nearly new tyres and is a mechanically sound car which starts on the button and is quiet on tick-over. The guy even threw in some spare parts and a jerry can.
The engine is quite revvy and is pretty nippy up to 50 mph. On the way back home it even managed to cope with a 70+ blast down the motorway.- I'm now deaf, though.
I know it's perhaps not the most PH of cars, but it's actually quite liberating having a car you don't give a st about and it's quite a laugh extracting all 54 bhp from that 998cc engine.
I'm genuinely surprised at how capable it is.
Edited by jogger1976 on Friday 27th November 21:00
2 cars I miss the most and, since it's the season, they also happened to be the best winter cars I ever owned.
K11 Micra - blue limited edition called Ally, so very manly. Mine was proper posh, had power steering and a sunroof but that was about it.
It replaced my Ford KA. The KA handled a lot better but the Micra had a far better engine and was much more refined. Reliability of the Micra was on a different level completely, you just couldn't kill it. Went everywhere in that Micra and actually went hunting for the worst snow I could find and it went through all of it with ease, long before I was even aware of winter tyres.
K11 Micra - blue limited edition called Ally, so very manly. Mine was proper posh, had power steering and a sunroof but that was about it.
It replaced my Ford KA. The KA handled a lot better but the Micra had a far better engine and was much more refined. Reliability of the Micra was on a different level completely, you just couldn't kill it. Went everywhere in that Micra and actually went hunting for the worst snow I could find and it went through all of it with ease, long before I was even aware of winter tyres.
I know someone with an M reg K11 with close on 450K miles on the clock. He also has a 52 plate he bought as they were about to be discontinued and he wanted a new one for when the old one packed up. But as the old one never packed up, the new one is just given a bit of a run every couple of weeks.
Brilliant cars.
Brilliant cars.
I had one as a courtesy car once.
It was quite fun to throw around, although it under steered at the hint of a sharp turn.
I achieved an indicated 100mph on a private road and drove it as hard as possible for a couple of 100mile journeys across the country -I was knackered afterwards.
It was quite fun to throw around, although it under steered at the hint of a sharp turn.
I achieved an indicated 100mph on a private road and drove it as hard as possible for a couple of 100mile journeys across the country -I was knackered afterwards.
Sheepshanks said:
£350 seems really expensive - we just threw away a 52 reg one!
Yep - the OP was 'done', this is obvious - but he's happy so who cares.I'm currently 'driving like I stole it' a 2001 1.25L Ford Fiesta Ghia (lots of goodies usually found on bigger cars such as heated front screen, A/C, leccy windows, R/C locking, alloys etc) all for £100 with 13 months MOT. I absolutely love driving it - great little car.
Edited by DrDoofenshmirtz on Friday 27th November 22:40
Mephistofleas said:
Damnit this thread makes me want my 1.7 Puma back
What is it about these revvy, nippy little cars?!?!?
Are we even real petrolheads
Mine was tidy as well - no arch rust!What is it about these revvy, nippy little cars?!?!?
Are we even real petrolheads
http://i.imgur.com/pzNcOXI.jpg
DrDoofenshmirtz said:
Sheepshanks said:
£350 seems really expensive - we just threw away a 52 reg one!
Yep - the OP was 'done', this is obvious - but he's happy so who cares.I'm currently 'driving like I stole it' a 2001 1.25L Ford Fiesta Ghia (lots of goodies usually found on bigger cars such as heated front screen, A/C, leccy windows, R/C locking, alloys etc) all for £100 with 13 months MOT. I absolutely love driving it - great little car.
Edited by DrDoofenshmirtz on Friday 27th November 22:40
But time was short and needs must, and as you say, I'm happy with my little cockroach.
I had a couple of K11s when younger, a 1.0 poverty spec model and a 1.4 "Sport+". The latter was a silly title for it, but it was a fair bit quicker than the 1.0 but it didn't feel quite as indestructable as the 1.0. I drove that to the limiter every day and it just kept saying "is that all you have". The handling was pretty s
te though, as were the brakes, but it was ridiculously reliable and tough.
I also had the 1.7 Puma. The handling was great. I remember following my mate in his 328Ci that I would subsequently own and he would do me on the straights but I'd be right up his chuff again in the corners. Great little karts, glad I owned one. Mind I never felt the engine was quite as brilliant as some make out, I preferred the 1.8 in the Corsa SRI, it just had a nicer sound and felt a bit punchier. Though the throttle response was better on the Puma.
te though, as were the brakes, but it was ridiculously reliable and tough.I also had the 1.7 Puma. The handling was great. I remember following my mate in his 328Ci that I would subsequently own and he would do me on the straights but I'd be right up his chuff again in the corners. Great little karts, glad I owned one. Mind I never felt the engine was quite as brilliant as some make out, I preferred the 1.8 in the Corsa SRI, it just had a nicer sound and felt a bit punchier. Though the throttle response was better on the Puma.
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