Unexpected New £190 Car! What now?
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- čas přidán 14. 11. 2020
- Miss HubNut showed me a car on Facebook Marketplace, and then I bought it. It's a Daihatsu kei car, albeit with the enormous 989cc three cylinder engine.
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Hubnut's garage: Leno's garage for the poor.
I do love the difference of what makes men happy! Jay Leno's collection is remarkable, but I do prefer the smaller version... 😃
@@martinneumann7783 true and I love his Corona style because it's more personal and Jay doesn't force himself to be funny. More subdued and he is very knowledgeable. The price of a car is irrelevant of how much joy you can have from it. A car can be very expensive but breaks down all the time and fixing it cost you a limb, no thanks. Everyone I know says about my car, I own a Suzuki Baleno estate 1.8 GTX it's boring, yes it is, but I love it because it's reliable. Yes it is thirsty as a Polak but who cares. Cheers!
@@Pfirtzer Suzuki Baleno? Cool! Very rare here in Germany... Thirsty? In an online database for car consumption I read 7 to 10 Liters per 100 km (40 to 28 miles per gallon). Is this correct?
And I'll advised....
@@Pfirtzer Is that the same engine as the Baleno GSR? I had one of those a couple of years ago (in fact, I think Ian drove it) and it was a cracking engine
This is all the car many people actually need. But the British population seems to want another 1000kg around them just to go to the shops. In Japan where this hails from this is a perfectly common size of car and it makes so much sense. Car parks can be smaller, driveways smaller, roads narrower. We all need to go on a car diet! so pleased you are championing the smaller car Hubnut (+Miss Hubnut)
Don't forget that small cars wear down the roads a *lot* less than large cars, too.
First glance I thought you had bought back the City Rover.
I thought Fiat for a split second in the intro. Punto maybe.
Seeing a blue car I thought it was one from Bad Obsession Motorsport after they have now finished that project.
Being Japanese, it will be like the CityRover but well-built.
@@jkk244 it's nothing like the garbage Rover foisted on the UK!
The badge says it's a McClaren.
A far more suitable car for rural roads than a big stupid soft-roader because it's narrow and you can actually pass stuff!
Apart from the roads with grassy mounds all down the middle of them -- need proper height clearance for those!
@@sawleyram7405 Fiat Panda to the rescue! Does me fine, at least...
I've got a big stupid soft-roader (Toyota RAV4 Hybrid), proper big 4x4 (Ssangyong Rexton), a '98 Vectra, '89 Citroen BX and a '17 BMW M140i and they're all fine down the rural roads where I live on the border of the Cotswolds. All are fine, although the Rexton's the widest i find it the best because I can drive up a grass verge fine if i need to and the wing mirrors are above most cars and even SUVs. Although it's smaller than the RAV4 the M140i is worst because of it's ground clearance and short travel suspension but still does fine. Moral of all this, most cars are fine on rural roads......
@@ghvtg I'd correct that to "most cars are fine on most rural roads"... coming from rural Derbyshire (where it's a bit bumpier than down in the chocolate box Cotswolds!) I've seen no end of cars give their sump a big whack on a rock or mound in the middle of a track. For me the only real issue on small modern cars like this is the ground clearance, in most other departments most (as you say) do okay!
@@sawleyram7405 we did have a '15 Alfa Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde we replaced last year which was a bugger for bottoming out on the rural lanes, you couldn't drive it too fast on a lot for fear of scraping the underside!! But my M140i is fine, and hugely quicker too. Weird!!
Hopefully teaching Miss Hubnut won't be too much of a .........wait for it..........Charade.........I'll get my coat (again)
Miss Hubnut (does not drive) picks a car on Facebook. Ian goes to collect it, loves it, and discovers it has fewer faults than any of the eight other cars he owns. This is why Hubnut is such a consolation to all of us who think we know a bit about cars, and have repeatedly ended up with horrible lumps of crap.
Ian hasn't sorted the oil burning yet, though - have a little faith!
I love that Miss Hubnut checks Facebook marketplace for cheap cars too. This does seem outrageously cheap so hopefully it turns out to be a bargain rather than a banger.
That's two cars with a newer style numberplate on the fleet. How very unHubnut
A woman that clearly shares the same passion of automotive bangernomics. A rarity indeed you LUCKY LUCKY man Ian.
I convinced my former girlfriend to buy a used Saab 900 SE convertible with leather seats and all available luxury stuff at 2.900 Euro 3 years ago. I told her it would be worth 4.500 Euro pretty soon.
It is right now. And most of the parts come from Opel Vectra which are easy and cheap to buy...
In case of investing money that should really bring some profit, buy youngtimers now.
I check Autotrader and sometimes it brings up some great results especially if you go from oldest car first.
Daihatsu is a brand with top notch quality Toyota parts mostly and it's fool proof.Very very reliable and 190 pounds ia laugh, if I would go out to by shoes and suit I would be well over that amount.
I won’t lie, I was rather hoping it was the Volvo! Nevertheless, an absolute bargain considering the condition and low VED. You can tell the Daihatsu has been cherished. Well done!
Me too!
Maybe at least a road test.
Ved is?!?
@@hugodeckers3880 Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax in the UK).
As a Triumph owner, I can confirm 3 Cylinder engines are the best in the world.
Oil burning is very common on these, the oil control rings get gummed up and stuck (therefore no ring tension) and the small holes in the oil control ring grooves in the piston get blocked up (nowhere for the scraped oil to return). There is no magic sauce that will fix this, the pistons need to come out, get cleaned up and oil holes drilled out and new rings fitted. Ideally glaze bust the cylinders as well. Head will need to come off but the engine can stay in the car, it's not a particularly onerous job.
... but a time-consuming which requires a set of appropriate tools, skills, some spares and a lift or ramps at least. Nothing I would recommend to try out on a boring weekend.
💯 agree with you. Been there done that
@@wacholder5690 It's got to be done if the oil burning is to be stopped. It could be done in a lazy weekend but you would need ramps to work underneath and new head gasket set and head bolts (pretty cheap for these) and you'd need a suitable torque wrench for reassembly.
Are you sure it can be done in car with this model? The sirion I had with this motor needed the flywheel removed to gain access to two bolts behind it holding the sump on. Not a job I would do again!
@@wicks7581 That's why there's a cutout at the bottom of the gearbox. It aligns with a cutout in the flywheel when you rotate the engine.😀
I can foresee a T shirt with Not My Volvo on it...
Needs to happen 😇
More like "Not My Volvo......yet"
That's what HubNut needs, a Volvo, preferably one of the 300 series.
@@Radfordperson That's not a real Volvo, it's more a Daf and one of the least attractive at that. In the Netherlands Daf 300 series was used by the police.www.google.com/search?q=a+340+bij+politie&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk019AqPt8KiY70hQQG3BkyFP7_z2tA:1605524882622&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=iFIpHRyoUl7uuM%252CZ7hAKrHlM0qkPM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSjaI-YnglUI7kvML7X24Sy1csn4w&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ2bmi9obtAhXOzaQKHduzB18Q9QF6BAgDECI#imgrc=-VIHKDf58wk7iM
Or one with My Other Car Is A Volvo on it...
Love the Volvo though! Its gorgeous. Matt at Furious Driving would be proud
Richie as a volvo owner myself you can't beat any volvo I. M. O. My everyday is a mazda 2 sport also very good
@@chucky2316 mu old 740 est was excellent. And quite rare, it seemed (2.4TD). Have a Saab 95 EST 2.2TiD these days. Once you've gone Swedish, there's no return!
@@southendparaquest I do love my volvos unless I can get another older one next car will be a mazda 6 estate I think. But luckily my 57 s60 d5 has plenty of life left😁. Only 120 thousand miles it's not even run in 😂.
@@chucky2316 My daily, and only, driver is the 1990 Volvo 240 Estate Ma bought new as her 60th birthday present to herself. Coming up on 400,000 miles, and drives like new. I do believe Arthur is FINALLY run in properly. Another million to go before a major overhaul.
My wife's car is a 3.2L XC70, which followed from her previous 2.5T XC70, which followed her S70, which followed my 740T (privately imported into Canada from Italy by a previous owner), which itself followed a 740GLE. We like Volvos.
Register hubnut as a company and get a ' dealer policy " for insurance.
It needs an 'italian service'! Preferably using a motorway?
Looking at the MOT history the car hasn't been used recently as a shopping trolley. '17'-'18, 18k miles and and another 13k after that. Bit worried about "visible smoke" and emissions for the next one in March.
No motorways anywhere near the land of Hubnut...
Congratulations! If oil burning can be dealt with, this seem like a wonderful addition to the fleet. I love the small Daihatsus. I have such fond memories of the G11 and G100 Charades from back in the day. Am still keeping an eye on especially the cute G11.
I had a Daihatsu for eight years and all it ever needed was routine servicing. No breakdowns or unexpected expenses. Probably the cheapest car pound - or even pence - per mile that I have ever owned.
Great stuff, mate! Power to the smaller car and the every day car.
Loving your new purchase, what a bargain !
These are wicked little cars!
More three cylinder goodness 🤘
Three are enough; add lightness...
@@martinneumann7783 add?!?
@@hugodeckers3880 Yes! »Simplify, then add lightness« is a quote by Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus... (or William Bushnell Stout, the inventor of the Stout Scarab)
@@martinneumann7783 these days cars are obese.. Like their owners/users.. Suv's.., yes they are economical... Nope... Use lots of earth resources. Your old car with a modern engine.. That would be best! All the cars safety features makes the driver tghink he's invulnerable. And the cars HEAVY..
Nice to see a Daihatsu on your channel. I once owned a 1999 Daihatsu Charade GTI which I owned for 12 years. I still miss it.
you did great here in the states 200 pounds would not even buy something that runs anymore. It looks like a fun little car and I wish you great success with it.
Wow Congratulations Ian
I love those cars, I had one
What a blast they are
Another 3 Cylinder
Take it for a trip around the triangle
I bought one of these (5 door SL in silver as an ex-demo) in 2005 and kept it for 6 years. Had to have the driveshafts done under warranty (a common fault apparently) and original factory tyres wore quickly. The exhaust also came off on the A1 when driving from York to Norfolk. However, other than that totally reliable. Always started first time even if left standing for a few weeks. Economical and characterful (loved the ‘Hello happy’ and ‘See you good-bye’ greeting). Lots of parts seemed to be interchangeable with Toyota. A great, fun car that few people got to enjoy. They were even available in metallic pink!
Love how you got a bonus half tank of petrol for your £190.
Fun times it should make an ideal learner car providing Ian doesn't break it first.
Excellent, have owned one from new, 54 plate, a great fun car, easy to work on, cheap to run and indestructible. Brilliant news, looking forward to your adventures and findings!
I worked for Daihatsu for years, these were a hoot to drive, try a good engine flush or redex down the bores for oil issues
Ahh, I thought it was only me who remembers adding Redex. My late Dad left us a big Redex dispenser in the garage. I'll have 3 gallons of Esso Extra and two squirts of Redex, please!
Amazing video as always. Thanks for sharing your trips and life and has kept us entertained throughout this awful year. Take care Hubnut family 😊
I miss my old Corsa 3 cylinder. Every bit of metal had been welded by Stevie Wonder at some point, but it was cheap and loved the revs
I drove a hire car one many years ago you had to rev the day nights out of it compared to the 1.2 4 cylinder version to make it go
My son had a corsa 12v on rental years ago. It was so slow and didn't like hills much. I now have a fiesta 1 litre Ecoboost remapped to 165 bhp, loads of torque from 1400 revs, no character but can't deny technology.
@@pauldavies6037 And that my friend, is the great thing about small capacity 3 cylinder engines.
@@MrSlaphead1960 wow thats a lot of power from a tiny engine hope it doesnt blow up end of any warranties?
@@pauldavies6037 Well they're not nicknamed Ecoboom for nothing.
I used to sell them '03 to '05, worked for a Daihatsu/Kia dealership. You've got an SL spec wise by the looks of it. At one point we couldn't get enough of them, they were cheap, built well, did 50 mpg all day long, went well for a lil city car, and handled erm...a bit top heavy! Makes me think of taking YRVs and Copens home as demos.....
Off-roading. Reminds me of when we were on holiday, end of the day, set the Sat-Nag for the cottage and set off. The roads got steadily narrower and rougher until we were faced with a goat track. Only then noticed that with only 5 miles to go it would take 6 hours! Yes we'd got the Sat-Nag set to walking.
Going the wrong way was perfectly possible in the old days too though. I remember a trip through Hungary on a winter evening in the mid-90s that suddenly left us in a dead end with the only remarkable site being a manure pile more than twice the size of the car (and especially height-wise a Mitsubishi L300 isn't that small, that pile was massive!). We turned around and eventually did find our way. The route required turning onto an A road for just a few hundred metres and then back to a county lane and we'd missed that turn.
My spookiest memory of not really being sure where we were going is from 1990 Eastern Germany though, driving through endless streets of derelict and entirely dark houses. I was only a kid at that time and it felt really exciting!
awesome little car ian,excellent bargain mate,well done miss hubnut for finding a nice little gem.look forward to your next video.
Wow, cool! Congrats and welcome to the club. I was looking for a Daihatsu and found my (non posh) Citroën C1 (I do really love)...
Daihatsu make solid cars, I had a Sirion until the beginning of this year and owned it for 11 years, that's the longest I have ever owned a car.
They are very very reliable.
Being in Wales you should have a Bonnie Tyler Sat Nav, it does keep telling you to turn around and every now and then it falls apart!
I dont think anyone has ever used words like "its a bit posh" to describe this car..:D
Also, a bit quiet and refined for my liking 😁
It is a bit posh compared with my Lada
It's a bit posh compared to the Yugo and the Oltcit...
A great buy! 5 seconds faster 0-60 than Mertle and another 12 mpg.
The short 6,000 mile service interval might give a clue to the blue smoke.
Well done, and good luck Ms Hubnut
Daihatsu was sold in the US for short while also. They had two versions of the Charade, one had a turbo/ The other was called Rocky which was a mini SUV. Toyota owns Daihatsu now.
Excellent buy there Ian, that’ll be a great car for Miss HubNut 👍
I have to admit, dear Ian, I used to thoroughly dislike boxy little Japanese cars, and now thanks to you, I can't get enough of them. I see one on the street, I want to pick it up and put it in my pocket and take it home with me, give it a little corner in my house and cover it with a cosy blanket at night. Marvellous.
Ian this is why we all love the channel. What a guy 🙏🏻
I'm really impressed, sounds nice, very cheap price for the car, it's only £30 for tax and the insurance must be really cheap as it should be a low insurance group. Sounds like a perfect first car.
Nice little motor... and will be reliable I love a 3 cylinder. Sounds like a mini v6!
Well, HALF a V6 - maybe.........?!
It does, but why doesn't a four sound like a V8?
@@jamesfrench7299 ...interestingly, I find that the "flat-plane" V-8s (Ferrari 308s and even the C8 Corvette) have a distinctly 4-cylinder harmonic to them; there is a cross-plane four motorcycle (Aprilia?) which does have more of a "V-8 bark" to it)...Re-edit: One example is the Yamaha YZF-R1/M1. Rather high-pitched, but w/ a V-8 component to the sound.
Sounds more like half of a Porsche flat-six, I reckon.
In any case, far more interesting than a four.
Looks like a fairly decent car and could hear the excitement in your voice. Hope you can sort out the oil burning easily enough.
Amazing new car on the channel! Glad to see another Daihatsu! I'll share my experience with Daihatsu YRV 1.3 that I had.
It was burning oil just like your Mira. When I stepped hard on the gas, it would make blue smoke. I have tried multiple oil changes, driving it on long trips, engine flush, soaking pistons in ATF overnight but nothing helped. The only way to solve the oil consumption problem was to take the engine apart, clean everything thoroughly and replace the piston rings (those are the major problem) and valve stem seals. No problem with burning oil afterwards. If I was you, I wouldn't waste time and money changing the oil and taking it on long trips.
One thing that is even more important with Daihatsus is rust. I would properly check the chassis rails for rust. I was recently looking at a L250 and the chassis was falling apart in the rear wheel wells just by pulling on it with a minimal force. I would recommend putting endoscope in the chassis holes. It tends to rust as hell.
On 3 out of 3 Daihatsus that I have seen, the chassis was bin when the cars had small bits of rust on the fenders or sills.
Looks like you got a nice little bargain, Ian! She's a nippy little thing and the bodywork looks tidy, only on rust spot on a 14 year old car isn't at all bad!
Classic Hubnutquote "....It has the overdrive gearbox, the overdrive doesn't work but it's the thought that counts"
Wow ..what a sweet car for £190 .. you did well there. Ian .. here hoping Mrs Hubnut takes to it- I 'm sure she will - great cars to hoon around in
Had one of these , same colour . The ride quality was sublime . Incredibly comfortable for its modest size.
Didn’t handle though .
Love the channel , good work mate.
Someone is a bit excited Lol. I think The Blue Haze would be a great name for this car, because that's all people will see as you go screaming by.😁
I have a feeling Miss Hubnut will be taking this one over in due course. Looks like a nice addition too, a splendid little car, happy motoring Miss H!
Had to hire a car one day, and it was one of these. Thought it was going to be just your typical eco box, but it revealled itself to be such a sporty little car. If you love driving, you'd love this car.
Looks like a great little car. If it was me I'd live with it smoking, as long as it gets through the MOT putting more oil in than usual will be cheaper and less hassle than fixing it.
Been doing this to wife's zetec focus petrol for years, passes mot, doesn't smoke, oil always clear, just add 1 cup every 2 weeks, running oil change as they say 😜
Woohoo! I came very close to purchasing one of these last year (although it was a lowly EL model and wasn't in tip-top condition). "Hello Happy"!!
Quick oil change and the Evo Triangle, then?
Great little cars, my wife has one in an unfortunate shade of pink!! They are the L250 and yes I would recommend very frequent oil changes. Looking forward to watching more vids on this lovely little car 👍
Well done for once. We are from Tassie, I really miss our 850cc Move, and we had an earlier Charade two door and years earlier had f25 four wheel drive truck, based on the 1000cc truck but with a 2500cc diesel. The little Move would do 135kl/h in fourth with city to go..... A late night drive after an really long days digging and not watching the speedo, how I miss that little beast. Daihatsu are well missed here in Tassie too.
Well yet another interesting video. I can't wait to see Miss Hubnut to get behind the wheel. What good little car to find for such a small amount of money. Good luck 🤞🤞 to you all.
Got a lot more respect for small Japanese cars since watching videos of life in Japan. Everyone seems to drive these little boxy cars and they are very practical in a country with narrow roads and small parking spaces...I.e. UK!
Looks amazing for £190!! You look so pleased with yourself! ;-) I had a 1994 Charade 1.3LX 5-dr. Was great little thing. Not the most exciting to look at but was peppy engine and certainly did the job.
There is a product sold here in the USA called "Restore" that fills in the wear marks in the cylinder walls of your engine and stops oil burning and increases compression of the engine.
I've been using it in my very high mileage cars and trucks and it works very well.
The product will not hurt the engine in any way. It does however, take 100 miles of driving to take effect. Once it has filled in the wear marks you will feel the difference and it will last until the next oil change, where you add another bottle again.
If you valve guide seals are leaking and causing burning that is another all together problem
That is actually a really jolly little car. Well done!
I was obsessed with these when I first saw them at a motor show (remember them?) I test drove one (same colour) and loved it but my long legs wouldn't allow me to find a comfortable driving position, I was so gutted. We only got the 3 door in Aus with no tacho but it had aircon. A decent one with a current Victorian Roadworthy Certificate would cost up to $3000.00 here. I hope it is a success for you and Miss Hubnut. All the best.
It is called "running oil change" you just have to top up. Cheers
Smashing buy!... Had a YRV for a few years another great little car that's deceptively roomy and also went like stink! . The wife cried when it had to go to that great parking lot in the sky.
Most glorious Mr Ian. I'm looking for something similar to bimble around in during the winter currently whilst Festa slumbers. Meanwhile, I feel a test drive of generous neighbours Volvo coming along shortly. Excellent purchase. Have you thought about getting trade insurance and trade plates btw? Not too well up on such matters, but just a thought. Keep these great vids rolling along. Good times as you would say.
Yes I like this one hope you keep it! well done. Bet its fun to drive.
You did very well getting this for £190. They are most often around the £700-£995 Mark, which can seem steep when newer model Matiz, Hyundai i10, Picanto and even the bigger Daihatsu Sirion are also that sort of price.
I would say this is hubnuts best sensible purchase by far. But the Mrs spotted it!
Got a Daihatsu Cuore (that's what it is called in Germany) from 1988. That's so fantastic basic. Bought it accidently on eBay but now I'm loving it.
I love the concept of accidentally buying a car! :o)
Really like the more angular design of this Ian - Great choice!!
At last, you have bought a decent little car!
Certainly looks excellent for the money, I am sure miss hubnut will love learning to drive in it.
We have 3.... A family owned car since new, a auto for my wife and another which is our spares car , we love 'em! Just one thing..... Check your chassis rails from under the car just in front of the rear wheels all three of ours have had to had some welding repairs....... Enjoy sir!!!
Now thats a much better idea than recent purchases...well spotted Miss Hubnut!
Hello Ian i had one of these in the early 2000,cos it was cheap to buy and run. Great little car and i went all over the UK in it. If memory serves me right frequent oil changes are key. the Narbeth Diahatsu garbage always used an engine flush when changing the oil to keep it in tip top condition too
Wow what a bargain! Love the sound of 3 cylinders engines..👍👍
Crackin little car Ian. And you sure you didn't end up in Devon...those lanes look very Devon-esque.
Btw...those flocking starlings are called murmurations...they're spectacular, aren't they.
Nice one! I had an 81 or 82 automatic Charade in 89. Great going little car, until it threw a leg out of bed.... I seem to remember that the window winders were great, they brought the glass up really fast!
Looking forward to further content with some driving tuition as another aspect of the channel. Perfect car for the job, Miss Hubnut has an eye for a bargain it would seem.
Smashing little car Ian! I love Daihatsu's...really miss my Terios, but unfortunately here in Rip Off Ireland our car tax is horrific (it was over 400 euros a year)...and here's the difference - your charade in UK you said is 30 pounds a year tax, in Ireland we would pay 199 euros a year for it. Even fully electric vehicles cost us 120 euro a year to tax ☹️ I think you should call her Cheryl by the way 😂
What a bargain! Reckon it's the best car you've bought for a while.
Apart from the burning oil aspect 😅
@@rhodrigruffyddevans7517 I have complete faith in Mr Hubnut to get it sorted on the cheap
@@sweyne6710 Of course, let's see in future vids
I had a NZ new one of these. It was the four speed auto. A brilliant little package of a car. I thought these were the best mini sized car invented up until the advent of the Skoda Citigo. I now own a Citigo.
Daihatsu other forgotten super mini was the Sirion. But you already know that.
Keep up the good work
Love the sound of a 3 cylinder.All the best.
What a bargain, spot on learner car too. Sounds lovely as per 3 cylinder of course. Liqui Moly engine treatment and a nice 5w40 Fuch oil will sort her out. Blast out all the pcv system in my opinion too, always overlooked and usually full of junk.
True, as HubNut will attest to.
I have actually tried several engine flushes on my Daihatsu YRV 1.3 that was burning oil the exactly same way as Ian's Daihatsu does and they didn't help at all. I took the engine apart and replaced the piston rings and valve stem seals. The crud in the ring grooves was baked in so much that I spent several hours cleaning the pistons. There was no way a flush could have cleaned it. Waste of time and money.
Great little cars! We used to have three of them - currently down to two. Can't believe you got it so cheap.... Dealers ask up to £1500 for a good one!
Nice I think that little Diahatsu will provide a great service to the Hubnut fleet and family
You do look exceedingly comfortable in that, I hope Myrtle doesn't get jealous !!
Oh excellent car ! Fond memories of my old '86 Daihatsu Charade. This modern one really is posh ! Those 3 cylinder engines like a good revving on an open road now and then ; does them good 😉👌
The Daihatsu looks a cracking car, a great first car for Miss Hubnut. Just needs a name now.
Diana the Daihatsu
Sue.
Drove a 3-Door L251 Cuore (so it is called in Austria) from new 2004 to 2019 without issues for 150000km and had masses of fun. It got Eibach springs and 15" Aluminiumwheels with 165/45 from the beginning. That little thing cornered like a Gokart. Surprisingly quick for the small engine. Here in Vienna it was fun to park everywhere the useless SUVs did not fit. it's a shame that Daihatsu doesn't sale in Europe anymore.
When I was in college back in the late 80s I drove a 1976 Pontiac Sunbird, which was an appalling car, but it did have a 3.8 liter V6. My dad offered to buy me a brand new Daihatsu, which had just been introduced to the States. I refused. Never regretted it.
I have own one and it was a great little car, Good luck with it 👍
On the Volvo - The overdrive doesn't work - but it the thought that counts. Oh hubnut.
Totally agree with the 1 litre 3 cylinder engine . I drive a 2012 ford focus with one and driving it always puts a smile on my face!
Around 25 yeRS ago we viewed a Charade at a dealers lot, I wanted to part exchange my Mercedes Benz 307 D van, the Charade went like a rocket on the test drive & I am sure it was a diesel model ! Sadly the deal failed when the dealer realized there was VAT on my van, I wanted a cashless swap. Success soon came, I swapped the van for a Nissan Bluebird 1.8 petrol. Wishing Miss Hubnut every success on her driving lessons, hope her feet reach the pedals !!!!! Memories flood back of my lessons in a Morris Minor with " clap hand " wipers around the roads of Aldershot in 1967 !!!
Not seen one of those for some time. Great little runabout and ideal for a learner.
Hello Miriam, welcome to the fleet.
Would be a good candidate for the test of oil flushes and fuel additives. And for you to feedback your results. Ps my hubnut calendar and hat just arrived! Keep it up Ian. Keep safe!!
The wipers sounded like an angry Yorkshire Terrier. 😉
Those little walking shit bags are always angry never saw one who wasn't.
What an excellent little car. Well done!
Fab cars and reliable too and nice and roarty exhaust note from the 3 pot engine, you done good mate.