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(Message started by: tintin on Feb 5^th, 2008, 1:41pm)

Title: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Feb 5^th, 2008, 1:41pm

Ok, so the old school mini is leaving me, i need a replacement. Will only do daily 11m work run through town (hoping to get my scorp through another year), so needs to be small, economical, reliable, with bags of character. Have up to £7k to spend. Dont like the new mini or beetle or fiat, definately not an MX-5.

Narrowed it down to Nissan Figaro (coolest and more room, but older and slower), Daihatsu Copen (lots of toys, newer, only 2 seats) or Smart Roadster (as per Copen). Anyone had any dealings with these?

Any opinions?

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by Matt on Feb 5^th, 2008, 6:00pm

diesel vw lupo? does 75miles to a gallon

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Feb 5^th, 2008, 6:25pm

"...with bags of character" disqualified !!!

;)

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by Baz on Feb 5^th, 2008, 10:53pm

on 02/05/08 at 13:41:10, tintin wrote:

Narrowed it down to Nissan Figaro (coolest and more room, but older and slower), Daihatsu Copen (lots of toys, newer, only 2 seats) or Smart Roadster (as per Copen).

on 02/05/08 at 18:25:10, tintin wrote:

"...with bags of character" disqualified !!!
;)

....and the Smart roadster has character?? :o

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Feb 5^th, 2008, 11:15pm

aprilia rsv mille 1000.........

with titanium aprilia factory race exhaust fitted, superb torque from the 1000cc v twin feels like the back wheel is punching the tarmac, gorgeous looking bike with typical italian styling and character, the shockwave from the exhaust makes your ears feel like they're bleed........

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Feb 6^th, 2008, 9:37am

yep, the smart roadster is the least characterful of the three, but most modern and nippy (or are you thinking of the smart car?). its better than a eurobox !

bike? in scotland? to work? do they come with umbrellas? ;D

so, nobody has owned a wee car like these, then?

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Feb 6^th, 2008, 9:51am

:)had a smart two seater it was real fun only had it for a week it was a loaner while the scorpio was at the body shop. hire one for a couple of days ;D

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by scorpio_man on Feb 6^th, 2008, 9:21pm

these (http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/SUZUKI+CAPPUCCINO/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-4294966075-4294967252/advert.action?R=200804302352358&distance=358&postcode=g420bt+&channel=CARS&make=SUZUKI&model=CAPPUCCINO&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=) are cool if you can find a good one.

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Feb 6^th, 2008, 11:18pm

those suzuki coffee things are awful, get a convertible smart car in lime green tiger stripes..... ;D

an ex girlfriend had a smart car, excellent little thing, plenty of leg room etc, bit of space behind the seats for shopping, i did think the dash etc looked a little bit 'early learning centre' and it was a bit noisy at speed.....

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Feb 6^th, 2008, 11:33pm

yep, i think the smart beats the copen and suzuki, i think. so its between the smart roadster for more modern driving, and the copen for retro cool. hmmm....

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by jonnycab on Feb 8^th, 2008, 2:36am

If you're thinking of a smart car....then don't {}

Sit-on lawn mowers are far more economical.... }{

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Feb 8^th, 2008, 9:32am

lol, so basically they are all rubbish? c'mon i need a replacement for the mini...... or should i just get another old school mini ;D

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by scruffygyt on Feb 8^th, 2008, 5:33pm

go for the mini, dont see many on the roads now.

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by sector-9 on Feb 8^th, 2008, 7:07pm

Daewoo Matiz? No character whatsoever but cheap to buy.

Darren

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Mar 8^th, 2008, 10:33am

ok, no laughing ....ta da...my purple nurple.

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/tintin74/Photo030.jpg

rover 100 knightsbridge, on a P, 30k miles, good inside and out.....£500 t&t. £100 for insurance and 40mpg round town. only issues are a pull to the right and engine only warming up to a 1/3 on the temp guage.

and £6k left in the bank ;D

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Mar 8^th, 2008, 3:32pm

pmsl i know you said no laffin, but......
the temp gauge will be the least of your worries and prolly aint a problem, the pull to the right is prolly normal too.
there is no such thing as a rover 100 knightsbridge, kennington, or whatever....its a...
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METRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as tested by maggie thatcher in the 1970's and with basically no design change since then.
does it have the old 'A' series engine as used by austin, morris etc in the late 60's?

you're a brave brave man tintin...... ;D

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by tintin on Mar 9^th, 2008, 7:06pm

lol, i know its a metro, i can work my way round the running gear no probs after the mini....

no it has the K-series, and 5 gears !! luxury !!

yep, im ignoring the temp at the moment, scanned it and no errors, so im thinking wrong thermostat in it (which is a pig to do on these). pull to the right is annoying though....

Title: Re: Opinions please
Post by - Mike - on Mar 9^th, 2008, 8:30pm

on 02/05/08 at 13:41:10, tintin wrote:

Narrowed it down to .......... Smart Roadster (as per Copen). Anyone had any dealings with these?

Any opinions?

Please bear in mind the this vehicle is mid engined and therefore not DIY servicing friendly.
The oil can only be changed by sucking back through the dipstick. The engine has been taken out to replace the sparkplugs and to even simply change the pollen filter requires stripping half the back end down. :-X