New runabout

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Thu Dec 06, 07 1:13 pm

Well, new home, new car, maybe new job ... seems like I've got a whole new life!

Helping to prove you don't have to spend more than £1500 on a car there's this, for the princely sum of £800. 1.6 16v SOHC Honda D16A6 engine, 7K redline with enough torque to pull up a 1/6 gradient in 5th at 1000rpm. Its nippy and on the drive to work I'm burning next to no fuel

Post by **TyreFryer** » Thu Dec 06, 07 1:15 pm

Result James!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 06, 07 2:15 pm

Tom Cat

Good Luck with the new life

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Dec 06, 07 2:29 pm

good plan

may as well get all the turmoil over and done with in a oner

we moved house 1 weekend got married the next had christams the next and went on honeymoon on boxing day

never again (well maybe the honeymoon)

dave

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Thu Dec 06, 07 3:48 pm

In case you're wondering, moving house and swapping car insurance at the same time ain't such a brilliant idea

But yes, its mostly working to have cleared the decks all in one go ... I'm also clearing a lot of my stuff out (will be putting some Yank stuff up for sale here soon!).

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Dec 06, 07 4:49 pm

Bargin price for what looks like a solid car though.

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Dec 06, 07 5:52 pm

Wahey! Done a similar thing with my Rav 4...great for picking up parts, doesn't matter if it gets a few scrapes and does loads to the gallon!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Dec 06, 07 6:21 pm

Good Luck James, you above most people deserve a break now and again.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 06, 07 6:53 pm

looks like a good 'un. a smart and economical car for the money.
Always best to do it in one go - I changed careers and moved house to a renovation project last year. Got it all out of the way.......
Good luck to you James,
Nick

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Thu Dec 06, 07 7:57 pm

T tops/7 spokes and the 2 litre bonet bulge too.

Top banana James..Was driving a similar Civic today and you can miss out 1 or 2 gears wherever you like and still not strain the motor. 1st to 4th/3rd to 5th etc no probs.....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Dec 06, 07 9:38 pm

Nice one

James I have been told thier rather quick !

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Fri Dec 07, 07 8:22 am

It's nippy, the twin-cam version of the same engine is q good bit quicker. It'll probably run somewhere in the 16s (more than enough for a daily

) ... I'll give it a bash at York in due course

There's a couple of bits to sort out, but they're trivial. Anywho, certainly feels like I'm on track life-wise now, the future's bright

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Dec 08, 07 6:55 pm

nice one james looks a cracker

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Sat Dec 08, 07 7:45 pm

James K wrote:It's nippy, the twin-cam version of the same engine is q good bit quicker. It'll probably run somewhere in the 16s (more than enough for a daily ) ... I'll give it a bash at York in due course

There's a couple of bits to sort out, but they're trivial. Anywho, certainly feels like I'm on track life-wise now, the future's bright

Glad things are working out for you James

Holly · Post by **Holly** » Sat Dec 08, 07 8:01 pm

Cheers Tony ... I know you know how it is ... ummm ... yeah, thats right