Recent content by pollymog

I went on to a few valuation sites & the best price they could come up with was £1400(ish) - I couldn't be bothered about arguing the toss with the insurance company for £100, I just wanted the whole thing done with really. Not sure where you get £2000 from?!?! - I've seen a couple of Micra's...

They gave me a very good sum for the car - well over £1000 - I was expecting them to offer me a low price initially & then me having to fight them for a decent price. Their initial offer was much more than I was expecting to be honest. Apparently it's Admirals policy not to sell written off...

Hi all, I’ve always liked the K11 series of Micra’s. I owned a black 1.3 GX a couple of years ago & only sold it because it was getting a little rusty. I’d lightly modified it with wider 100NX alloys, a set of lowering springs & a strut brace – all of which transformed the ride & handling...

PM sent regarding the strut brace :)

PM sent regarding the boot spoiler :)

Has the boot spoiler sold? If not how much would you like for it? I'd like it for my wifes Micra :)

£675 for new throttle bodies/manifold + all the other bits & bobs seems a very good price to me - still can't afford it unfortunately :( I priced up some Jenvey throttle bodies for my Zetec engined Reliant SS1 project & the price came to a lot more than that - I then found out there wasn't...

It might be worth investing in the Haynes manual for the Micra - I find it useful & they've got the coil pack engine in there too. :)

Hi all - long time no post! I had a 1998 Micra (black 1.3 GX) about a year & a half ago but sold it & bought an '02 plate Astra SRI. No reason other than I just fancied a change & I thought a bigger car would be more useful. Well I have to say that the Astra's been great & it's actually my wifes...

Here you go - a few very quick & dirty pics of the car in it's current state. Sorry they're such crap photo's - I'll try & take some better ones later on! Details of all the mods to date: Spax lowering springs (35mm drop). OMP adjustable strut brace (resprayed black). Nissan spotlght kit...

Trouble is PJG is that while I like cars I don't like car meets at all - I mean no disrespect or offence to those who do likethem but I've had bad experiences at them in the past :(! Also I'm 44, have just moved & have far too much on my plate as it is!! I enjoy modifying cars (I don't think...

Just wanted to say how much of a change fitting lowering springs has made to my Micra - it's transformed!! The new springs - made by Spax & bought very cheaply (£21!!!) off eBay - were fitted by my local garage last week & I'm amazed by the change they've made. There's much less roll through...

Would also be inerested in one of the short shifters. Not a full member so I can't send a pm but I'll keep checking back here for more info. Failing that my email address is: pauluspaolo[at]hotmail[dot]com :)

I suppose my point in posting the original question is that, to me, it seems strange that no one makes use of what is a great little engine. It's a wasted opportunity. Most kit car manufacturers/builders seem to specify the Rover 'K' series engine when they want to use a small capacity DOHC...

Hi everyone, been a while since I posted - I've been happy with my ultra-reliable Micra you see so I've had no reason to post/ask anything. I've been looking for a GTM coupe recently - they're hard to find though & don't often come up for sale - I missed a great looking white one on eBay...