Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Mar 27, 2014 12:13:00 GMT
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Hey all! This is my 1988 C1 Colt! Bought with 18,000 miles on it in 2011, currently on 26,000. I'm the second owner from new and was garaged it's whole life so the rust is minimal. Hope you like it!   |
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Mar 27, 2014 13:29:53 GMT
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Looks familiar. Like the wheels. I have the saloon lancer version of this. Mines done about 30k from new, getting very rare now . Although did see a red one driving round Leeds 2 weeks ago.
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lukas
Part of things
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Mar 27, 2014 16:17:10 GMT
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Giving the bumpers some fresh silver, at least up to the crimp, would make it even hotter to look at. And a sporty exhaust...
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87 Mitsubishi Pajero 2,5 TD Wagon
89 Mitsubishi Pajero V6 3000 Metal Top
96 Daewoo Espero 1.5 16V
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Mar 27, 2014 17:24:36 GMT
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That is lovely... I have not seen one of these in absolutely ages! Just made me realise how good they look now...
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***GARAGE CURRENTLY EMPTY***
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Mar 27, 2014 20:23:07 GMT
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I like this!
Any plans besides enjoying it?
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Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Mar 27, 2014 20:26:14 GMT
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I like this! Any plans besides enjoying it? Yeah the wheels have been written off from a very nasty hit with a pothole so looking for another set of wheels that fit (Lotus Eclat/Elite Turbine wheels ideally). Other than that, just for me to enjoy. It's basically an interesting take on cheap motoring for me. Flown through every MOT without a hitch, only had a couple of things replaced since the car was built so yeah running well and I guess I'm not fixing anything that isn't broken (which would be the wheels and sadly a suspension arm!) Giving the bumpers some fresh silver, at least up to the crimp, would make it even hotter to look at. And a sporty exhaust... The top part of the bumpers are chrome. I'm definitely not one for colour coding bumpers so apart from keeping the chrome shiny I won't touch a thing! You can see the bumper better in this photo  Oh and here's one today as she was waiting to go in for an engineers report!  Not only did I get this lovely ding in the wheels but it actually pushed the suspension arm back too warping all the bushes.  |
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2014 20:29:41 GMT by Lex
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Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Looking a bit sorry for herself on a temp set of Volvo wheels. I'm shocked at how bad it's made the car look? It also handles even more like a boat now with these tires lol  |
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speedy88
Club Retro Rides Member
"Nice Cortina mate"
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Club RR Member Number: 118
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Lovely car that, nice to see another MCM fan too. TBH the wheel looks very repairable, I've had worse straightened before.
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Lex
South East
日本車 <3
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Thanks! Yeah I do love MCM.
I think even if they were repairable I'll use this as an excuse to just get a different set of wheels for a bit of a change.
My only issue is if they are even resellable as the work done on the centers to make them fit (wheels were 60.1, car is 67.1) isn't totally professional.
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