Recent content by WombatsKhan

Jen, sorry for not replying,, been tied up with work. Yep i think you are right i will have to try a specialist.

With the 3 door the cross bars are very close together. Has anyone come up with a way to have the cross bars further apart? I was thinking maybe to have a third cross bar at the rear, just resting on the rubber roof gutter, and this bar being attached in some way to the middle cross bar...

I'm taking my 2008 Micra on the London to Mongolia Rally this July, and will be carrying quite a bit of gear, and driving on unmade roads, so want to replace the original springs with some that are heavier duty. I'm also fitting Avon Avanza tyres to help deal with the rough roads. Is there...

I'm now the proud owner of a '58' plate Micra 1.2. Its bronze metallic which works out well with our team logo. I probably paid a little much for it, but its FSH / one owner with 50k miles on it - paid 3250 pounds....

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hey Amal i'm interested in the factory service manual if you are able to share.

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Frank, by the rally rules yes, but we are going with the 1.2, and paying a small fine for the pleasure of breaking one of the rules... McMicra, maybe not..suspect supercharger would be worth more than the car when we make the finish line..

Hi Stani, 2013 is the tenth Mongolia Rally, and the Adventurist are saying they will change the rally format for next year. You still have time to join up.....you only live once (apparently)...

Many thanks for the feedback James. Yes, a lot of YouTube videos on the rally show the Micra in action. I'm not supprised to see other threads on the rally - thanks. I'll hang fire now until our car is purchased (we have a friend in Plymouth on the look out) i will then decide on mods...

I'm in the process of buying a Micra (2006-8) in the UK in preperation for undertaking the London to Mongolia Adventurist rally in July. I would very much welcome advice from members of the club on how best to prepare the car for 10,000 miles of what basically is abuse. I chose the Micra for...