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Feb 27, 2022 17:53:40 GMT
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Well, I thought I'd share this here as a bit of a progress thread. I've wanted one of these espaces for a long time, and now I have six of them. It's very odd but somehow pleasing although I'm sort of drowning in fibreglass now. I'll certainly be selling the bright red g reg one in the near future (not the one in the barn) but for now, here's my drug addiction. Two are mot'd, the red/black g reg and the maroon one. The other four are projects, the silver one is most likely just good for parts though.            Observations: Odd driving position I'm in a greenhouse People stare What is it like to own one? Comfy. 10/10 Lumbar support. 1/10 Parts availability. 2/10 Handling. surprisinglygood/10 Speed. 7/10 quick enough to surprise and be almost comical Economy. 4/10 30-35 mpg max Ease of repair. 2/10 The French in their infinite wisdom put the PAS belt behind the cambelt. Genius. The clutch is also an engine out job realistically. Although no rust to fight with which is a welcome change. No idea when I'll update next. Probably when I sell the nice red and black one. If anyone knows of a quadra for sale either prefacelift mk1, facelift mk1 or mk2, I have money waiting immediately. |
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Feb 27, 2022 17:56:57 GMT
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Feb 27, 2022 18:01:00 GMT
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And this is the shelf for the smaller parts. I have several spare front bumpers, sets of headlights, panels, rear beam, all front suspension components and hubs glass and loads more. Absolutely out of control.  |
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Laters
Club Retro Rides Member
Head Droid Builder and Bottle Washer
Posts: 125 
Club RR Member Number: 115
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Feb 27, 2022 18:50:46 GMT
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Always had a soft spot for these.
They were just quirky enough and for some reason flew below the radar with a lot of people till the later models came out.
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thebaron
Europe
Over the river, heading out of town
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Feb 27, 2022 20:25:50 GMT
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Fantastic. I’m particularly enjoying the maroon one. Marvellous
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7 seats, completely overlooked and unassuming, completely unnecessary amounts of them, you sir are a man of fine taste! Kudos!
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Sometimes it's fun to do the impossible
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tofufi
South West
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I've always had a soft spot for these too.
Would love one, but utterly cannot justify it.
Looking forward to more!
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SIX!? Robin guys like you are the reason I can never find the cars I like, guys like you are hoarding them all! I'll certainly be selling the bright red g reg one in the near future Don't faff about, call me! it's about time we had a bit of a catch up and chat anyway. Besides, maybe we can do a deal with one of my half a dozen Carltons!  |
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The first underside picture, which colour car is that, it looks immaculate, is it really low mileage to be so tidy?
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I cannot fault your choices.
Remote envy for sure.
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misteralz
Posted a lot
I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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That's very cool. One of the mags here had a feature on a boy that had a mk1 with I think half a million kms on it. He had it as a company car when he worked for Michelin but lived in the Netherlands, so it got ragged all over western Europe. IIRC one of his 'tricks' to keeping it going so long was never changing the oil, but regularly topping it up with the cheap stuff from Action - I guess our equivalent of Poundstretcher. I wouldn't recommend that, though.
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75swb
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That's unbelievable! What % or remaining mk1 espace's in the UK do you reckon you own? I think I prefer the red and black to the maroon though. Either way bonkers and brilliant in equal measure.
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The first underside picture, which colour car is that, it looks immaculate, is it really low mileage to be so tidy? 90k! She's beautiful and very fresh |
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That's unbelievable! What % or remaining mk1 espace's in the UK do you reckon you own? I think I prefer the red and black to the maroon though. Either way bonkers and brilliant in equal measure. I would love to know but I have absolutely no idea to be honest. Although I'm pretty certain that I own the most mk1s in the UK, there might be another headcase in France somewhere. |
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Can I just ask how long did it take you to get 6 of these or was it a job lot purchase, just curious
will you be adding more Mk 2's to your collection ?
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Mk1 fan here.
Bookmarked.
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Still learning...still spending...still breaking things!
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I’ve a phase 1 mk1. Would love a replacement headlamp & indicator unit - if you have a spare ( early) one? Mine are kinda glued/ taped together!
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Can I just ask how long did it take you to get 6 of these or was it a job lot purchase, just curious will you be adding more Mk 2's to your collection ? I picked up my first one on the 4th of December 2021. I knew about the car for 5 years though! 2/3/4 joblot, 5/6 joblot too! |
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I’ve a phase 1 mk1. Would love a replacement headlamp & indicator unit - if you have a spare ( early) one? Mine are kinda glued/ taped together! Unfortunately I don't have any early headlights unfortunately  For anyone with eyes, I'm always looking for more, ESPECIALLY a quadra... |
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