http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2367806.htm

 

It just caught my eye, any thoughts on these cars?

nippy little buggers iirc.

That looks way over priced and is a bit minging..

Ive been in one. Was ok for what it was. A 17 year olds dream. No beast tho...

chav wagon lol!!!

Hi Jane,

 

I haven't had any experience with them; although I hear they are not bad cars but I reckon you could buy something better for the money.

 

Plus IIRC the turbo model was only available as an import. In my humble opinion I would prefer not to buy any import if it's a car that was never marketed here in domestic form.

 

Richard:cool2:

Thanks all, still struggling to find something that fits my fun/fast/not too thirsty criteria within my fairly limited budget.

I must confess the 0-60 time of 6.9 seconds in a Glanza caught my interest lol!

Hi Janus ,seen a couple at santa pod they seem suprisingly quick.

Have you gone off zeds now

Have you gone off zeds now

 

Hell no! But I'm about to go back to uni to do my nurse training so hence I solf Zedward to Marty, put some money aside and now need a cheap but fun daily driver to get me to placements etc. I did have a Toyota Corolla for about 6 weeks which was hateful so I sold it last week. Now I am carless and on the look out!

These are fun!..I had one afew years ago, this is how she looked before i sold it..

 

Just afew pics..

 

 

I think for the money, and something small/nippy with a cheeky turbo on then you cant go wrong with them..Had mine running at 1.2bar and it really was a pocket rocket.

 

 

Rob

You must of really hated it 6 weeks is not long,hope you find the right car ,i bought a volvo estate once boy oh boy was that a boring car.

These are fun!..I had one afew years ago, this is how she looked before i sold it..

 

Just afew pics..

 

 

I think for the money, and something small/nippy with a cheeky turbo on then you cant go wrong with them..Had mine running at 1.2bar and it really was a pocket rocket.

 

 

Rob

 

Cheers Rob, its almost the same reg no as the one I posted above! Anything in particular to look out for on these? To my mind, this is cheap for a Glanza so already I am suspicious. Its not too far from me tho so I might go to see it this week. Out of interest, who were you insured with? I know a lot of people insure them as a 1.3 Starlet, as the insurance companies don't recognize them

Cheers

Jane

You must of really hated it 6 weeks is not long,hope you find the right car ,i bought a volvo estate once boy oh boy was that a boring car.

 

It was 4 weeks longer than we had our Micra! That was just pure dog sh1t!!

 

I hope I find the right car too, filling the Zedward sized hole is proving nigh on impossible

 

Lol at your Volvo, they just remind me of Margot and Jerry from The Good Life lol

maybe a civic: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2452287.htm

maybe a civic: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2452287.htm

 

Out of budget and opposite end of the country unfortunately

Touch wood, I had no problems with mine in the 2 years i owned it, and I was the first UK owner but a common thing to look out for on these is the manifolds cracking,usually on the '3rd runner' as they say. Also they tend to 'overboost' a fair bit as these have a high and low boost setting as standard and the only way really to get around this is to install an EBC and actuator and then set the boost using the EBC. Apart from that they are pretty bullet proof.

 

As for the price, it does seem very cheap, but maybe he just wants a quick sale for the genuine reason that he says in his for sale advert. Go and take it for a spin and see what you think,i wouldnt expect to be blown away though as it looks pretty much stock apart from the exterior mods he's listed.

 

IIRC i was insured with Adrian flux and i wasnt paying big bucks either, but yes you are right, not many companies do recognise them hense why most will insure them as a 1.3 starlet.

 

There is a couple of forums for these with loads of FAQ's etc:

 

Toyotagtturbo.com

UKstarletclub.com

 

 

HTH

Touch wood, I had no problems with mine in the 2 years i owned it, and I was the first UK owner but a common thing to look out for on these is the manifolds cracking,usually on the '3rd runner' as they say. Also they tend to 'overboost' a fair bit as these have a high and low boost setting as standard and the only way really to get around this is to install an EBC and actuator and then set the boost using the EBC. Apart from that they are pretty bullet proof.

 

As for the price, it does seem very cheap, but maybe he just wants a quick sale for the genuine reason that he says in his for sale advert. Go and take it for a spin and see what you think,i wouldnt expect to be blown away though as it looks pretty much stock apart from the exterior mods he's listed.

 

IIRC i was insured with Adrian flux and i wasnt paying big bucks either, but yes you are right, not many companies do recognise them hense why most will insure them as a 1.3 starlet.

 

There is a couple of forums for these with loads of FAQ's etc:

 

Toyotagtturbo.com

UKstarletclub.com

 

 

HTH

 

Thanks, thats really helpful. Its an auto which I've never driven before, never really understood automatics but I guess I could try. Spoke to the seller, he seemed genuine, but he's only had the car 4 months, selling due to getting a Civic he says. Will just see

cheers

if you want something chav try this....

 

http://www.repairablevehicles.co.uk/salvage_item.php?count=0&makemodel=&trimlevel=&fueltype=&pics=pics&orderby=makemodel&value=55139

if you want something chav try this....

 

http://www.repairablevehicles.co.uk/salvage_item.php?count=0&makemodel=&trimlevel=&fueltype=&pics=pics&orderby=makemodel&value=55139

 

Where do they get off charging that much for that heap of steaming sh1te??

Thanks, thats really helpful. Its an auto which I've never driven before, never really understood automatics but I guess I could try. Spoke to the seller, he seemed genuine, but he's only had the car 4 months, selling due to getting a Civic he says. Will just see

cheers

 

Ive never been keen on Auto's either, mine was a manual so cant really comment on what the auto gearboxes are like.

 

Shame there is no engine bay pic of the car,would be interested to see if he has removed the heatshield from the manifold so if you do view the car you could see IF there is any crack,or any signs of it starting to.

 

Let us know how you get on.

if you want something chav try this....

 

http://www.repairablevehicles.co.uk/salvage_item.php?count=0&makemodel=&trimlevel=&fueltype=&pics=pics&orderby=makemodel&value=55139

 

Holy mother thats minging!!! Lol! FIAT stands for Fix It Again Tomorrow anyway

Ive never been keen on Auto's either, mine was a manual so cant really comment on what the auto gearboxes are like.

 

Shame there is no engine bay pic of the car,would be interested to see if he has removed the heatshield from the manifold so if you do view the car you could see IF there is any crack,or any signs of it starting to.

 

Let us know how you get on.

 

The bloke emailed me some pics

 

 

How does that look?

Looks pretty tidy tbh..the heat sheild has been removed on that,but i forgot how much the stock intercooler piping covers up the mani lol. You should still be able to get a good look at it though and be able to see if there is any cracks/hairline cracks in it.

 

It all looks in good nick so at a guess,fingers crossed,it might be alright. Worth checking though if you can as it just causes annoying problems.

 

Just behind the IC piping:

 

Brill, cheers Rob. The seller is on nights this week, not sure when I'll get to see the car but hopefully this week.

Looks small :lol::lol::lol: