Car for 17 year old
#31
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Orginal shape: So long as its had all of the sills and rear arches replced. You will not find a rust-free example anymore unless already been sorted or its been garaged its entire life and never let out in winter.
Later shape: Just a Fiat 500. Not much wrong with them, bar the lower arms are an **** to replace...so don't go bouncing over curbs and potholes with it.
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So my first car was a classic mini!!! And as the money came out of me pocket it was most cherished by me I didnt race it, or try to brake it etc.
Which brings me to the point of why not get a classic mini they could be had for 1500-3000 notes and would be good examples as in with little rust.
They are great first cars, easy to service and has taught me everything i needed to know about engines.
Even now i still have one as an ongoing project!
#33
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+ on the above, i was not as lucky.
So my first car was a classic mini!!! And as the money came out of me pocket it was most cherished by me I didnt race it, or try to brake it etc.
Which brings me to the point of why not get a classic mini they could be had for 1500-3000 notes and would be good examples as in with little rust.
They are great first cars, easy to service and has taught me everything i needed to know about engines.
Even now i still have one as an ongoing project!
So my first car was a classic mini!!! And as the money came out of me pocket it was most cherished by me I didnt race it, or try to brake it etc.
Which brings me to the point of why not get a classic mini they could be had for 1500-3000 notes and would be good examples as in with little rust.
They are great first cars, easy to service and has taught me everything i needed to know about engines.
Even now i still have one as an ongoing project!
and I had to learn how to fix them because no one else was going to (from adjusting the points, and balancing twin 1"1/2 SU's to fully rebuilding the engine)
but I think the issue is one is safety tbh
modern cars are so much safer now, why risk it - dying in a car accident is a particularly pointless way to go
#35
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Kia Rio CRDi (2005) - my missus had one before trading in for her Mini. It was indestructible and very reliable. Tax was around the £90 mark and insurance wasn't all that expensive either.
#36
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the classic mini was my first car, 1969 Mini Cooper, followed by a 1965 Cooper S - that I still have and am (slowly) restoring
and I had to learn how to fix them because no one else was going to (from adjusting the points, and balancing twin 1"1/2 SU's to fully rebuilding the engine)
but I think the issue is one is safety tbh
modern cars are so much safer now, why risk it - dying in a car accident is a particularly pointless way to go
and I had to learn how to fix them because no one else was going to (from adjusting the points, and balancing twin 1"1/2 SU's to fully rebuilding the engine)
but I think the issue is one is safety tbh
modern cars are so much safer now, why risk it - dying in a car accident is a particularly pointless way to go
Realistically if u get a mini with 850cc motor or even 998 i find they are relatively safe, provided they are safely driven.
I still think they are cracking cars
#39
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We also had a 1.1 Peugeot 206 for another learner - the brakes failed completely. The design of the rear drum has an aluminum brake cylinder bolted to the steel backplate inside the rear drums. The different metals encourage corrosion and the cylinder piston is eventually forced out of alignment with the brake drum meaning the piston has nothing holding it in the cylinder and you lose all the brake fluid. I was stunned when I saw how easy it was for this to happen. We fixed this then it broke the timing belt and bent valves - wouldn't entertain another small French car.
Good on fuel though
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