Launched March 26th 1975.

The 1100 Deluxe 2 door was the only ADO16 to have the Mini centre speedo. 1300 2 doors all had the offset strip speedo or three dials (MG) and iirc the only SuperDeluxe 1100 was the four door. There were quite a few around and the centre speedo carried on into the Mark III.

The colour is almost ...

The 1100 looks very good.

And yes, they are vastly better than a Mini.

Tow or nurse the pile of shit to a garage with knowledge and wherewithall to fix it. Guessing and throwin g bits at is is pissing into the wind.

Limited horizons m8.

SiC wrote: Fri Dec 27, 2019 2:54 pm You what mate? The Golf GTi is the defacto car for those with no imagination on what fast(ish) hatchback to buy. Devoid of any character or originality. A perfect car for those with limited horizons...

This hasn’t aged well.

The OHV 1300 was the Endura E, a single point injection version of the Valencia. A great engine in the Ka.

I worked on a couple of these and a Herald back in the day and found them a pain in the arse.

They’re not easy to work on - a contemporary Ford is easy.

SiC wrote: Thu Jan 30, 2025 1:35 pm I don't really like BMWs mostly because of their image and fragility.

Both of yours are 20 years old though.

They haven't done badly.

No doubt I'll see it again and be on my driveway. An old, low mileage BMW is bound to break and he'll want help fixing it... 🙃

Difference is that, unlike his previous 2010 Fabia MK2 diesel (pile of shit that kept breaking), this is both worth fixing and he'll want to fix it.


My local Skoda ...