My wife has a 2013 edition in bright Champion Yellow. It's done almost 100,000 miles, and still completely oil-tight. Other than a few sets of tyres, a new battery and a pair of rear shocks, it needed nothing fixed. Just regular service every 10,000 miles.
Yes, all Kas start rotting there. My mum had one, 2004 ish, bought new on a dirt cheap deal. In less than 10 years it was rotten there and repaired, 2 years later it returned and the rest of it was starting to dissolve so it went. They do for quickly, I think that rustproofing must be poor.
That's because you have a Mk 2 Ka, and it has zero relationship to the original. The Mk 1 was already an old design when it launched (it’s based on the Mk 3 Fiesta, a model that debuted in 1989), and so lacked the level of rustproofing that you'd expect from a 1996 car. Against that, it was as light as a 1989 car too (about 900kg), so it was quick even with low output engines.
Try one of the Abarth 500s - it's the same fun to fling around, but with up to 180 bhp driving the wheels. That doesn’t sound like a lot, but in a car that small, it’s insane.
I bought a 2002 MR2 for mine because it has classic car status (apparently) and costs peanuts for new drivers compared to other stuff. You're looking at about 600 a year for an 18 year old wiht his /her own policy. Or it was for us.
Right, I think 3k gets you a really good 5 speed one, though. Mine was £900 last year with 42k on the clock, needing a resrpray due to lacquer peel. The more you dig, though, the more you want a 6 speeder. And I think 4k is more realistic there for a good one.
Get him a motorbike!If your firstborn is anything like I was as a callow youth Andy - I'd be buying him something with as many modern safety features as possible. And slow.
(Nice to be able to go to sleep when it's late and they're still not back..)
A schoolmate was bought a Steyr Puch Haflinger . Great choice. 650cc, 55mph top speed, cool as hell but dirt cheap insurance and slow enough for him not to be able to easily kill himself. In addition, his dad could use it for local runs, dragging garden and diy waste about, etc.If your firstborn is anything like I was as a callow youth Andy - I'd be buying him something with as many modern safety features as possible. And slow.
(Nice to be able to go to sleep when it's late and they're still not back..)
God, that would be hard work. Is the a Series 2/2a or were they into S3 by 1972/73? Either way, thirsty, slow, uncomfortable. F un, maybe, when they work, but ugh.Had to google that Haflinger. Cool as hell is right
I wanted to buy one of these for our lot when they were learning..but was roundly beaten down on all fronts:
