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Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1380.0. "Any info on NISSAN SYLVIA?" by PLAYER::MCGOWAN () Wed Mar 06 1991 12:20

   SORRY FOR ALL THE HASSLE BUT THERE ARE PAVN PROBLEMS HERE WHICH
    SEEM TO HAVE INSERTED THE TITLE BUT NO BASE NOTE DURING THE
     CREATION OF THIS NOTE TOPIC. THIS SHOULD BE THE BASE NOTE.
    
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   Hello world,

   I'm currently without a car - due to a long running Belgian
   court case after my Toyota MR2 was discovered to have been in
   a `write-off' accident (very crumpled in the crumple-zone
   and crudely hammered out - chassis is still crooked!); she
   looked great and engine is perfect, but one minor inconvenience
   is that the front wheels might fall off someday...

      YES, I have learned the hard way and it will NOT happen
   again, I'll dismantle any 2nd hand car in future before I buy;
   checking every nut, bolt, panel, etc.

      Anyway, one consolation is that the `protection juridique'
   clause on my insurance covers lawyer fees so I'm fighting back
   against the wallys that sold me this dud.  Right now though
   I am considering buying a very cheap NISSAN SYLVIA to keep me
   going temporarily (hopefully).   Its an old model on offer
   (1982) and before I go to look at it I'd like a little advice
   on what to check for in this car apart from the regular things.
   For example do the engines fall out after 9 years and 1 day,
   do they rust faster than the first Fiats, etc.

   Thanks in advance for any help.


      Hugh - who is learning French from lawyers and insurance letters.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1380.2	I thought a question was being asked...	CHEFS::CLEMENTSD	Public Sector and Telecomms	`Wed Mar 06 1991 12:18`	3
	FWIW, I thought that the noter was quite clever to ask the question in the header, thus avoiding repeating the question in the note and a lot of unecessary tryping......
1380.3		CHEFS::CLEMENTSD	Public Sector and Telecomms	`Wed Mar 06 1991 12:20`	5
	Anyway, to answer the question, wasn't the Sylvia a sort of fastback or hatchback, and available with a 1.8 turbo'd motor? I seem to recall a couple of guys in Newmarket having them 4 or 5 years ago. One of them managed to stuff his into the back of a stationary police car attending a RTA when he was WELL over the limit........
1380.4	and give my regards to Lesley McGuire!	NEWOA::KERRELL	Dave Kerrell NEW B1/2-2 774 6185	`Wed Mar 06 1991 13:05`	4
	Karel Koskuba at Newbury has one. 'B' reg, drop him a mail on VANISH::KOSKUBA, I'm sure he'd help. /Dave.
1380.5	Well, now we have Sylvia sorted out...	HEWIE::RUSSELL	IBM (I've been moved) to F11/2!	`Wed Mar 06 1991 13:42`	5
	tell us more why Jane is (in)famous in Brussells... Peter! (who doesn't think it will be for her lace making capabilities)
1380.6	Ice a speciality	CRATE::WATSON	As simple as possible, not simpler	`Wed Mar 06 1991 13:53`	4
	I think it's a combination of her personal name and the ::LIES notes conference ... Rik
1380.7	one happy owner	NEWOA::KOSKUBA	Karel_the_cotton_fist	`Wed Mar 06 1991 15:22`	23
	I have a 'B' reg. '84/85 model. Didn't think they made it before 1984. No rust anywhere (7 year anti-corrosion warranty). The only trouble I had was the following (171 000 miles) :- 1. a whining noise above 110mph from driver's door - disappeared after having the door re-seated (apparently was quite common). 2. misfiring when in heavy rain. This was apparently quite common, too, due to the coil's position where the water can get at it. A plastic bag over the coil nearly eliminated this problem. Since I had a new engine, it's been OK. 3. the turbo seized up after 110 000 miles. Just after the warranty expired :^(. I did use it quite a lot. I changed the engine after 130 000 miles. It started to use more oil and lose power. I think it lasted pretty well considering that the first 70 000 miles was done at 110 - 130 mph. Apart from that, everything has been perfect. Karel.
1380.8	Thank you for your help.	PLAYER::MCGOWAN		`Wed Mar 06 1991 15:49`	6
	Well, thank you all so much! I have a better idea of what to expect now. Receiving your replies in such short notice has been great. `Au revoir' & `Daag' from bilingual Belgium. Hugh.