Have the opportunity to buy one of these, are they OK? Reliable? They have a Duratec 1.6 engine instead of the Endura-E used in other Kas.
The example I'm looking at is a 54 plate, 42k miles, some service history, clean and tidy, runs well, soft roof in VGC, aircon works.
Honest John's review is quite positive but thought I would ask here too.
Cheers.
Do you cut hair?
En el artículo , Mrcheerful escribió:
Thought someone would say that :-)
No, I don't, but I like the car. An MG-F would be more butch but it'd spend more time in the garage being fixed than actually on the road.
Hmmmmmm, really?????
If you get an MG-F that's had the head gasket sorted, then it should be reliable enough. A TF would be better as they moved to springs rather than hydralastic suspension.
I would have said MX-5 - but they suffer the same problems as the Ka - rampant rot, often in hidden places, even on relatively new cars. (Mk2.5 MX5s are probably the worst of all 3 generations).
Mechanically a Ka will be fine - but you need to keep a very close eye on the body and floor.
if you look early pre '95 or eunos imports can usually found with little or no rust and sometimes for little money...
I could never drive an MGF without constantly looking at the temp gauge...
My UK model 1.8iS is a 1996 and was totally rust free when I bought it just over 2 years ago.
It now has bubbling around the driver's rear arch...
A late TF 160 with the HG upgraded and stainless coolant pipes & rad would be orders of magnitude better than a street-ka...
Tim.
But an MX5 would be better still :>
I had an MX5 before I got the C70. I'd much prefer the MX5.
En el artículo , SteveH escribió:
That's the sort of info I was after, thank you.
But remember, they're designed by Ford, built by Italians (Pininfarina, I believe) - so all bets are off, really.
Only if the StreetKa was pink.
En el artículo , SteveH escribió:
Pininfarina strip on the door sills.
En el artículo , Chris Bartram escribió:
It's not, thankfully :-)
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