New to this! - Little assistance?

[Jasonmayall]

Hi All,

I'll hopefully be joining the Micra scene soon and thought i'd introduce myself and try to get a couple of answers whilst im here.

At the moment i have a Saxo, which being French is an utter nail!
My mothers friend has a lovely little micra which i might take off her hands.

Its a P reg, in red with the black bumpers etc..
1.3 with 30K miles! (yes 30k!!!)
It looks in almost imaculate condition but obviously isnt driven very often, and i dont think it has ever done a long trip!

Just wondering what I should be looking out for?
I know the sills tend to go on these, so i'll be sure to check this and the rest of the car, but it does have a fresh MOT so i assume it will be fine.
I know theres also a small fault with the throttle body, which is just a little bit of soldering required, according to a friend of mine.

I've drive a 1.0 before, and to be honest i loved it. They drive brilliantly, dont handle too bad and are a lot of fun, even though they are a bit slower than what im used to.

The 1.3 has 75bhp, correct me if im wrong... What are these like to drive in comparrison?

Many reliability issues? Obviously being a Jap car i can only imagine them to be bullet proof!

Look forward to getting to know you all,

Jason

 

[mckenziecz]

hey jason. as you said it is the rust to look out for. if its rust free go for it. they arent really japanese as they were made in the uk. the engines usually outlive the shells.
there is a free quide on the internet how to resolder the throttle body. I cant compare the 1.0 to 1.3 as i always had the 1.3 engine in my cars.

http://micra.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=guides&action=display&thread=9

 

[SirChris]

Welcome I am sure there is a thread somewhere with some buying advice.

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[Jay101]

Yes rust is the main issue, check the cross member also. My first was a 1.0l, to be honest i thought it was quite nippy, but now having a 1.3 it pulls alot better and the usual commute home seen me in one gear higher ie 3rd instead of 2nd going up a hill for instance. I dont see fuel consumption being much different either. hope this helps

 

[Jasonmayall]

Cheers Guys.

Will be getting a progress thread up as soon as i get the car.
- Quite like the idea of a low red k11, with black bumpers. Not planning anything silly at the moment as i want something a bit more comfy than a saxo sitting on the floor.
Will hopefully be within the next couple of weeks once I've started selling parts of mine off.

I was expecting to be slated joining the site, as so far I've had experience with the Saxperience forum only, where everyone gets slated for everything!

Jay101- I drove a 1.0 a couple of years back as it was my mates first car, i actually really liked it and thought it was a bit of fun to drive! They are surprisingly nippy for a 1.0, but i found whenever you have anything more than a packet of crisps in the boot they began to struggle.
Its good to hear theres not much difference in the fuel economy, especially as this is one of the reasons I was planning on going for the Micra, and the fact i really like the simplicity of them!

SirChris- I'll have a root around the site today, familiarise myself with everything and have a look to see if i can find the guide - Thanks!

 

[SuluR]

Welcome bud! Everyone is friendly here

 

[SirChris]

Welcome bud! Everyone is friendly here

Apart from SuluR... he evil jokes.

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[Dougyledds]

Hiya mate, good to get a fresh person in the mix!

 

[SuluR]

Apart from SuluR... he evil jokes.

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Gah! Too soon SirChris, too soon!

 

[Harlen]

Cheers Guys.

Will be getting a progress thread up as soon as i get the car.
- Quite like the idea of a low red k11, with black bumpers. Not planning anything silly at the moment as i want something a bit more comfy than a saxo sitting on the floor.
Will hopefully be within the next couple of weeks once I've started selling parts of mine off.

I was expecting to be slated joining the site, as so far I've had experience with the Saxperience forum only, where everyone gets slated for everything!

Jay101- I drove a 1.0 a couple of years back as it was my mates first car, i actually really liked it and thought it was a bit of fun to drive! They are surprisingly nippy for a 1.0, but i found whenever you have anything more than a packet of crisps in the boot they began to struggle.
Its good to hear theres not much difference in the fuel economy, especially as this is one of the reasons I was planning on going for the Micra, and the fact i really like the simplicity of them!

SirChris- I'll have a root around the site today, familiarise myself with everything and have a look to see if i can find the guide - Thanks!

I relate so much to your comment about Saxperience. I've been on Pug106Forums, MX5 Nuts and the Fiesta Zetec S forums. Each one, no matter what you ask, you'd always get an ego jump in the thread just to slate people. I don't understand all the hostility, haha! On here though everyone is super helpful and there are quite a few people on here who have forgotten more about cars than I'll ever know.