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Micra 1.0l; Anyone had/Driven one??
Topic Started: Mar 2 2008, 07:00 PM (173 Views)
rob99
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Looking at cheap cars.

Micra seems a bargain regarding year/price you can get them for.

Anyone got any experience??
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Jimbob
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go well for wot they are, 16v, sounf mental with a induction kit, very good mpg, but they handle shite, plenty of body roll, suffer with rust a bit but all in all a cheap nippy town car,
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rob99
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Cool. sounds good.

Insurance for me and the missus would be £130!! BARGAIN!! :lol:
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Jimbob
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i take it u mean the k11 bubble shape?
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Mar 2 2008, 06:04 PM
i take it u mean the k11 bubble shape?

Yeah. :)
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Jimbob
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runaround 4 urself or sarah?
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Car for Sarah and a cheap training vehicle for me :)
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training? for wot?
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Jimbob
Mar 2 2008, 06:08 PM
training? for wot?

Driving Instructor. :) (been keeping it quiet. ;) )
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cool, good money, had enuf of I.T?
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Mate theyre great fun and good for 105mph :drive:
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Mar 2 2008, 06:15 PM
cool, good money, had enuf of I.T?

Yup.

Coming from a Stonemasonry/management background sitting in a office all day (or night depending what shift I'm on!) is pretty dull.

I get no satisfaction from my job right now and we've been informed that our jobs will be goingt to Budapest in a year or so so I need to do something :)
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cool, have you started your training yet then? i take it yourl have to go to the "instructor college"?
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hello-- sister had a k11 for 4 years and i borrowed it-- and her bf got one. now theres a few things worth mentioning-- first of all, the handling and bodyroll. now my friend rolled hers. and we have always agreed that theyre pretty dangerous in the bends, if you go over 20mph in a roundabout. only the super s models had ABS and they tend to be a little easy to lock up on the wet roads.. so all in all, pretty easy going-- fuel economy is alright, although they have a fuel cut off switch which sometimes flickers.. all in all sister didnt lift the bonnet more than 1ce in 4 years.. and it was still running after it rusted beyond MOT without too many problems, and 110k on the clock-- not good for long drives or motorways, or fast corners-- but a runaround im not joking, i actually had a lot of fun in it really ncie to drive :)
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I seriously cannot recommend a 1.0 K10 Auto enough, that’s the one to own. I had so much fun in my old runabout K10. Amazing handbrake equals even better drifting than a RWD car with an open diff.

Being auto you could do all the tricks you see on TV e.g perfect reverse 180’s and such the like.

I know it almost sounds like a chavy thing to say, but I had more fun pissing around in my old K10 auto than I have ever had in any car with 4 or 5 times the power.
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I absolutely loved my micra when I had it. It was my first car and I really really loved it!!! Cheaper petrol, insurance, tax and maintenance. Think mine cost £30 for a new battery in the two years I had it and that was all.

My sister has one at the moment, and recently discovered it was a cut and shut jobby but it still runs perfectly!!!!

If I needed a cheap run around I would defo get one, and so would rick!
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dizzyshelly
Mar 3 2008, 04:09 PM

If I needed a cheap run around I would defo get one, and so would rick!

Rick shoe horned into a micra...now thats one thing id love to see... :lol:
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My first car was an old F reg micra, my mum had a micra, my sister had a micra and my Nan has a micra. I never rolled mine or shellys and we know how bad my driving is at times.
I think they are a great car for a cheap run around, very easy to drive and reliable.
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They are a good little car and fast to BUT dont hit one because you will not walk away.... ;)
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I had a mate who rolled a micra doing 30mph down a country lane - luckily it had a sunroof for him to climb out of!

Other than that I think they :rock: for run-o-bouts
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