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From the eBay thread... Just love the way the rear pillars are on these. I remember hating them when they were new though! Seats look comfy, dash looks suitably Japanese 70s tastic. This one looks clean and tidy and so far is pretty cheap. so.... How dreadfully slow is a 998cc Datsun? Whats it worth? Why am I always drawn to cars advertised with starting problems? Any suggestions other than the obvious on the starting issue? I assume its a 4spd FWD transaxle. Should I? Just until I get the Chrysler working, obviously...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I think you should, if only to stop me from aquiring yet another car I don't need.... I'm feeling much love for one of those Several discussions at Chez Pog have recently revolved around diddy datsuns... [Mrs Pog] I like that one it's cute! [Pog] OK, lets watch and see what happens! [Mrs Pog] But do you NEED another car? [Pog] Oh, i was thinking of buying it for you, my sweet. Would you drive it? [Mrs Pog] NO! etc.
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Paint a white stripe on it like the one I broke last year?!
To answer your last question, yes, obviously you should. They’re not really quick as such, but they’re not embarrassingly slow either. They have a transfer gear or something which gives quite a distinctive whine.
I can’t imagine the starting problem would be that horrendous – not a lot on them to go wrong! I’ve got a complete 1-litre engine and ‘box with rebuilt head sitting on my driveway if you need anything, and Ratdat, Datman etc are all good sources of parts and advice.
Brake calipers have a silly design which means they bind on easily.
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That actually looks like a pretty nice example. I very much doubt the starting thing is an issue at all and I would expect to be able to fix it at zero cost. Performance from a 1.0 is adequate for driving in modern traffic but there's always the option of bolting in a 1.2 or up to a 1.5 if you want it fast.
The only know flaw with them really is, as SL noted, the calipers which can bind if neglected. The inner piston of the caliper is quite exposed and constant coating with road sh!te and salt can eventually cause problems. That's not to say it always happens but it is an issue on them. That said I've only had it happen twice in all the Datsun I have owned with that caliper design.
The seats in F10's seem to have mixed reviews. some find the comfortable but others don't. If the seats are a bit tired they definately become quite uncomfortable but at the milage that car has done i doubt that's be the case. The interiors on these are very hardwearing too.
They are one of the easier Datsuns to own as parts availability is generally good and they still have the typical Datsun reliability if looked after.
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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how much is it worth? Am I going to be able to bag this for a couple of hundred or have they become desirable now?
Erm, whats the PCD? 4x100mm or 4x4.5"?
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Cool, I was just checknig that there wasn't some famous achilies heel that I didn't knwo about, and then it'd be "oh, thats the cold start auto enrichment servo doodad. They are £500 each and theres 4 of them. They are fmaous for that, didn't you know" Mind you I knew Chryulser's Fifth Avenue is prone to expensive to fix computer carb & ignition faults and that didn't stop me buying one which patently had a fault with the carb and/or ignition...
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Values have certainly rocketed in the last few years so it could go for silly money but they don't always so it's worth watching. I've seen ones like this fetch £700-800 before but it's going to depend on who sees it. It only takes one person who really wants one and has the readies to make it pricey but if that someone doesn't see it then it may only make £200-300. At that sort of price it's be a good buy.
PCD is 4x114.3 so there's quite a lot of wheel choices for them.
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1962 Datsun Bluebird Estate - 1971 Datsun 510 SSS - 1976 Datsun 710 SSS - 1981 Dodge van - 1985 Nissan Cherry Europe GTi - 1988 Nissan Prairie - 1990 Hyundai Pony Pickup - 1992 Mazda MX5
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I was also tempted by Will's Laurel but can't be arzed to go pick it up... I like the idea of cheap to run and simple mechanics.
Time to broach the topic with MrsK and maybe take a looksie at the weekend
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I used to have one of these, but it had a 1171cc engine, and that was pretty nippy. Not much more to add to the facts, other than it is perfectly possible to squeeze in a 1397cc lump in there, without too many problems. Early ones had a slightly different grill - Which transforms the cars look.
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