Hello!
I've been in these forums for quite some time but I haven't really had any reason to post anything, I've had a black 1999 1.3 5dr in completely stock condition (one on my profile pic) in great condition, for about 20 months now, been very happy with it, until about a week ago, when I got hit in the back, badly, at a red light by a brand new Mercedes GLC 350, by a guy who said he had "put the car in some auto braking mode" but it didn't stop or something. So now while I'm waiting for the insurance to cover most of my car's price (cuz it's pretty much totaled, looks like the whole body is slightly bent, both right doors can't open), I went on to search for some other Micras, and I saw a really good listing for a RHD one (I live in a LHD country) and I thought I'd have a look at it at least because the price of it was very good.
So I went today and got a good look at the car, it's got a GB registration atm, it's imported from the UK, and it's in really great condition, 71k miles on it, red color, 2002 1.4 Sport+ stock, with its original wheels and everything. The clear-coat's been chipped a in some places on the roof, it's been sitting in the sun for a while it seems, but all else (apart from a few other small paint chips and slight paint discoloration) is great. Seats, wheel, handling, engine, everything is great, it was really worth the money, so I thought I'd be able to convert it to LHD somehow with parts from my old Micra (was gonna throw most parts away anyway, if they couldn't sell quick).
So that's basically what I'll be posting here in some days, maybe a week or so, as soon as the insurance writes my old car off, I think it'll be an interesting experience, I hope I'll be able to make the change difficult to notice after everything's done, got quite a lot to swap I think. The main deal is that the current dash is black(ish) as it's the Sport+ version, with the doors and the wheel, but I'll need to change the top of the doors (because of the window switches), as well as the whole dash, so I hope it'll still look OK.
I'll post some pictures of the car in the next days.
Just one more thing to add, drove it on the way home today, about 100km's and I am so impressed with the way it handles, it completely blew me away, didn't think the difference would be so great, it's got a different suspension I think, has red springs, as well as red front calipers and rear drums, suspension looks slightly raised and drives noticeably stiffer and more stable. Also the difference the CGA3DE makes is very noticeable (may also be because the TPS on my old micra doesn't work), engine is slightly louder and punchier as well.
I've been in these forums for quite some time but I haven't really had any reason to post anything, I've had a black 1999 1.3 5dr in completely stock condition (one on my profile pic) in great condition, for about 20 months now, been very happy with it, until about a week ago, when I got hit in the back, badly, at a red light by a brand new Mercedes GLC 350, by a guy who said he had "put the car in some auto braking mode" but it didn't stop or something. So now while I'm waiting for the insurance to cover most of my car's price (cuz it's pretty much totaled, looks like the whole body is slightly bent, both right doors can't open), I went on to search for some other Micras, and I saw a really good listing for a RHD one (I live in a LHD country) and I thought I'd have a look at it at least because the price of it was very good.
So I went today and got a good look at the car, it's got a GB registration atm, it's imported from the UK, and it's in really great condition, 71k miles on it, red color, 2002 1.4 Sport+ stock, with its original wheels and everything. The clear-coat's been chipped a in some places on the roof, it's been sitting in the sun for a while it seems, but all else (apart from a few other small paint chips and slight paint discoloration) is great. Seats, wheel, handling, engine, everything is great, it was really worth the money, so I thought I'd be able to convert it to LHD somehow with parts from my old Micra (was gonna throw most parts away anyway, if they couldn't sell quick).
So that's basically what I'll be posting here in some days, maybe a week or so, as soon as the insurance writes my old car off, I think it'll be an interesting experience, I hope I'll be able to make the change difficult to notice after everything's done, got quite a lot to swap I think. The main deal is that the current dash is black(ish) as it's the Sport+ version, with the doors and the wheel, but I'll need to change the top of the doors (because of the window switches), as well as the whole dash, so I hope it'll still look OK.
I'll post some pictures of the car in the next days.
Just one more thing to add, drove it on the way home today, about 100km's and I am so impressed with the way it handles, it completely blew me away, didn't think the difference would be so great, it's got a different suspension I think, has red springs, as well as red front calipers and rear drums, suspension looks slightly raised and drives noticeably stiffer and more stable. Also the difference the CGA3DE makes is very noticeable (may also be because the TPS on my old micra doesn't work), engine is slightly louder and punchier as well.
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