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DervMan
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Yay! And no worries about carbon dioxide emissions.

Although Charlie is persuading me to switch to a pet--petr--- no I can't say it. She doesn't like the Scania.

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DervMan

Mine's a MK2.5 1.8 Sport. I'm enjoying it a lot. It makes me grin like I did when I was 17 the day I passed my test. I don't think I'm enough of a driver to challenge the chassis, but when it's dry sometimes I think I'd like more power. I could also do with the drivers seat going about 2 inches further back.

Peebles to Hawick. Near enough! I was on an MX-5 OC club run. I'm not actually a member of the club, I was just seeing what runs are all about and remembered I knew it was somewhere down that way you lived. (c:

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Douglas Payne

Unlike mine that would get the mirrors down (outside one) and had the scratches to prove it.

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Elder

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When my dad had his "wouldn't go faster than 40" pajero, I had a browse=20 of the Paj/Delica OC and apparently they like quite a large ammount of=20 rape seed oil and can get much better emission results come MOT time.=20

Liking it I think the L300 had the floor shifter didn't it.

All sounds good. =20

It'll be better than the 19-23 I can get on a commute, and 28 on a good=20 steady run I can coax out of the Celsior. And have you ever priced up suspension parts for a Toyota. The GT4 club=20 used to call it "Getting the fist, dry".=20

I have seen a photo of the incline meter on one a guy I know owns,over=20 at 45 degrees. And a video of him passing a struggling disco in the=20 loose.

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Elder

There was a few in between, Skoda Estelle and Favorit Saab900 Turbo slope nose Celica GT4 Saab 900 facelift T16 convertible. Skoda Octavia 2.0 GLXi Range Rover Classic 3.5 V8 LPG and Now the Toyota Celsior.

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Elder

Nope, this was while parked - ripped apart by milk float...

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Tim S Kemp

They work! It's a perfectly logical choice of car :D

Is it now the only 75 left on the road? I've actually gone 2 years without seeing a 75 now. Or indeed, a 155. That's quite scary.

I'd use some bricks to bring them nearer to the stumps, but someone seems to have lifted them...

But it has a good chippy, so presumably is alright?

(Hawick is the middle of nowhere! How could it be more remote than this?!)

RichardK

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Richard Kilpatrick

I haven't seen another 75 for ages.

I do see a few 155s kicking around.

Trouble is, they don't rust, and they tend not to break, unless you forget to change the cambelt, but they're worth so little (as are most cars in that class) that they get scrapped instead of sold on. Especially as everyone can get finance on nearly new stuff these days.

Think about stuff like the MkI Mondeo - a few years ago, they were everywhere. These days, you're lucky if you see one a week.

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SteveH

Maybe where you are, but there are lots of Mondeos - all generations - in North, South and West Yorkshire.

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DervMan

Mmmhmm, the Delica club has much the same advice. However, my approach is to fix what is actually wrong with it ;) And the rape seed oil gets a tad clarty at this time of year, so you get a summer of people going "Whoohoo, 70%, love it!" then being a bit upset at the car suddenly stopping midwinter :D

Pump seals, reconditioned injectors, THEN set the TPS on the pump; also check wastegate actuator, pressure valve (can stick open) and EGR valve (or blank it, but again - making it work right seems to be the best policy). Then, assuming your autobox isn't broken and the timing is alright, you will have a good, torquey, powerful car. The rape seed trick mostly swells the pump seals and temporarily cleans up the injectors, but it apparently leaves it's own unpleasant crap behind after a while.

If you drive sensibly, it'll do 35 - by which I mean 35mpg if you're doing a lot of careful 40mph urban stuff and not hoofing it. However, as my mate Aidan said yesterday "Dude, way to emasculate" after I demonstrated (Corky the Shortbus, or Konekobasu for less offensive times) the Delica's ability to haul ass at some lights in Glasgow, leaving behind a young lad who I suspect was trying to impress his passenger.

This behaviour does tend to hit the economy, but it's worth it. Likewise, it has a middle-lane clearing effect on the M6, whereby the MLOC get the hell out of the way when they realise that it isn't an HGV, it it IS doing 85, and it looks like it might not stop in time.

I used to own a Sera; I'll defend Toyota's prices happily - the Delica's expansion bottle costs £110 from the dealer, vs. £40 for a similar equivalent part for the Sera. MR2 suspension is £70 for a shocker, about what I'd expect and FAR less than the 850's £140 or so.

The only thing that worries me with the Delica is the "fragility" of the body panels - large, flat, steel sides. Proper offroading tends to leave a mark - but the club members do seem to keep the cars intact whilst doing some fairly extreme stuff in them.

And you just know they're sitting in quiet, airconditioned comfort whilst showing their 7 passengers the landcape - through the roof glass ;)

RichardK

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Richard Kilpatrick

Ugh. Rant about "new cars being too cheap, environmental damage of wasting perfectly good cars, blah blah". You'd think the 155 would have a bit of a cult following, though, especially as the 156 and 159 do seem to be attracting a few customers. I even considered a 159 estate instead of the planned C6, until I realised it would probably fall apart even faster.

That's a very odd definition of luck. However, I know what you mean, I saw a Mk 1 Mondeo saloon, a very early one, and was struck by how relatively minimalist and well proportioned the design was in hindsight, and how long it had been since I'd last seen one of the yellow-eyed bangers. The very similar Mk II has definitely taken the banger crown.

I have noticed a lot of Scorpios around lately though, which makes me wonder where they were hiding before...

RichardK

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Richard Kilpatrick

There is a red one, a white one and black one I saw regularly when I drove from warrington to salford.

Reply to
Elder

That's because you're all poor up there and can't afford anything better....

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SteveH

Can't remember the last time I saw a Mk1. Mind you, since when has anyone actually noticed a Mk1 Mondeo - they're the epitamy of bland.

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Iridium

The 155 is a bit toss though isn;t it?

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Iridium

Mine are £600.

Reply to
Iridium

Well, yes, but so are Corsas, and people seem to like them...

RichardK

Reply to
Richard Kilpatrick

Pah! Nothig wrong with a widebody 155.

Even the narrowbody 155s are worthy bangers - 'cos of the chain driven engine, which means they never break and are low maintenance.

Reply to
SteveH

Move somewhere less pikey!

RichardK (Sutton Coldfield is NOT Birmingham).

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Richard Kilpatrick

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