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<blockquote data-quote="yoeddynz" data-source="post: 789334" data-attributes="member: 29813"><p>Cheers Richard. For now we will just hoon the 1.3 until I have finished my Imp 911 project <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite13" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>So we now have 3 micra children....</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/k67GkYGt" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/d1yCZzKn/DSC_0206_(2)_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>It was a lovely sunny day to make a trip to the big smoke that is Nelson city. We took the Imp, partly because the Argentinian girl selling this latest march acquisition wanted to see the it but mainly because I knew it would look cool convoying home together, yellow and blue- like a swedish flag.</p><p></p><p>or like the jersey I wore to one of the oldschool nats- see if you can spot the blue...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimages.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/8PzwYzd6/981920-4929244631449-1298123031-o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Had lunch and arranged to go pick up the latest march (yet to be named by us but was called Tweety by its owner). A bit of chat, handed over a wad of cash and took a photo...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/VJ3bHFXj" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/s229x6X0/20201101_152016_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I got first drive heading home. Wow at all of the LOLs piloting a 1.0litre Micra with an auto box. Actually really neat about town- would be perfect for a city. But point it at a hill or into a good headwind and it has to put some real effort in. Not where near as peppy as a 1.3 manual but still neat enough. The car has a full set of lowering springs, I reckon maybe 30mm drop. They seem ok but it has not got the anti sway bars like our other two have and the subsequent rolling around corners is quite noticeable.</p><p></p><p>LH speaker doesnt work and the original tape deck fitted is ****e.</p><p></p><p>Mustn't grumble. This car just looks so neat and I love the colour.</p><p></p><p>Took some snaps on way home...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/sBdvJgRm" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/s217sM6k/20201101_161532_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/yWv3zKF6" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/L6MtL65P/20201101_161639_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Fuel time. Will be interesting to see if this little 1.0 uses less fuel because small engine or actually uses more because small engine working hard- especially when attached to a slush box. Oh - which I think is actually a normal 3 stage auto? I have only ever driven one cvt before - in a newer Tiida and it was distinctive in the way it worked. But the box in this little car (Mandy?) shifts up in stages, with a pronounced jolt, just like any other auto. I presumed that all K11 autos were CVT but maybe not?</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/Vrw0zLGv" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/bJDxHZ1x/20201101_180027_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/8FMr8rbx" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yNrhZm36/20201101_180114_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Hannah's smile (at the style/size/colour/correct amount of doors but not at the performance...)...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/kBHVBy1k" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/2Skn9c48/20201101_180314_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Note how much lower it sits.</p><p></p><p>We got home with Imp leading over the hill because I wanted to hoon it in the imp and this micra wont allow such fun. Took more pics. I'd have lined up the 2nd micra (megan?) but its battery was completely flat having sat unused for 2 weeks now. Whoops.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/4my7f056" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/wTchV8RG/20201101_185015_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So we pushed it into the shed and took these..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/jDJDNJBC" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/DwxL9rgQ/DSC_0201_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/xkvqpVf2" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/fbFXLM1J/DSC_0205_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Found these in the new micras glove box (Mary?), all in Japanese but interesting and neat to have nonetheless...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/N9x9FqS4" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/Kz6n9m5d/20201101_200137_(Large).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Hmmmmm. So three K11s in a row. We will just use Milly and the new one (Meredith?) for general trips out and about until after xmas since they are both road legal and then look to doing the big swap of parts. Will attempt to just do most in one hit and just enjoy a week of micra lego.</p><p></p><p>I wonder when the 4th one will pop up?......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yoeddynz, post: 789334, member: 29813"] Cheers Richard. For now we will just hoon the 1.3 until I have finished my Imp 911 project :-) So we now have 3 micra children.... [url=https://postimg.cc/k67GkYGt][img]https://i.postimg.cc/d1yCZzKn/DSC_0206_(2)_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] It was a lovely sunny day to make a trip to the big smoke that is Nelson city. We took the Imp, partly because the Argentinian girl selling this latest march acquisition wanted to see the it but mainly because I knew it would look cool convoying home together, yellow and blue- like a swedish flag. or like the jersey I wore to one of the oldschool nats- see if you can spot the blue... [url=https://postimages.org/][img]https://i.postimg.cc/8PzwYzd6/981920-4929244631449-1298123031-o.jpg[/img][/url] Had lunch and arranged to go pick up the latest march (yet to be named by us but was called Tweety by its owner). A bit of chat, handed over a wad of cash and took a photo... [url=https://postimg.cc/VJ3bHFXj][img]https://i.postimg.cc/s229x6X0/20201101_152016_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] I got first drive heading home. Wow at all of the LOLs piloting a 1.0litre Micra with an auto box. Actually really neat about town- would be perfect for a city. But point it at a hill or into a good headwind and it has to put some real effort in. Not where near as peppy as a 1.3 manual but still neat enough. The car has a full set of lowering springs, I reckon maybe 30mm drop. They seem ok but it has not got the anti sway bars like our other two have and the subsequent rolling around corners is quite noticeable. LH speaker doesnt work and the original tape deck fitted is ****e. Mustn't grumble. This car just looks so neat and I love the colour. Took some snaps on way home... [url=https://postimg.cc/sBdvJgRm][img]https://i.postimg.cc/s217sM6k/20201101_161532_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/yWv3zKF6][img]https://i.postimg.cc/L6MtL65P/20201101_161639_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] Fuel time. Will be interesting to see if this little 1.0 uses less fuel because small engine or actually uses more because small engine working hard- especially when attached to a slush box. Oh - which I think is actually a normal 3 stage auto? I have only ever driven one cvt before - in a newer Tiida and it was distinctive in the way it worked. But the box in this little car (Mandy?) shifts up in stages, with a pronounced jolt, just like any other auto. I presumed that all K11 autos were CVT but maybe not? [url=https://postimg.cc/Vrw0zLGv][img]https://i.postimg.cc/bJDxHZ1x/20201101_180027_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/8FMr8rbx][img]https://i.postimg.cc/yNrhZm36/20201101_180114_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] Hannah's smile (at the style/size/colour/correct amount of doors but not at the performance...)... [url=https://postimg.cc/kBHVBy1k][img]https://i.postimg.cc/2Skn9c48/20201101_180314_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] Note how much lower it sits. We got home with Imp leading over the hill because I wanted to hoon it in the imp and this micra wont allow such fun. Took more pics. I'd have lined up the 2nd micra (megan?) but its battery was completely flat having sat unused for 2 weeks now. Whoops. [url=https://postimg.cc/4my7f056][img]https://i.postimg.cc/wTchV8RG/20201101_185015_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] So we pushed it into the shed and took these.. [url=https://postimg.cc/jDJDNJBC][img]https://i.postimg.cc/DwxL9rgQ/DSC_0201_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/xkvqpVf2][img]https://i.postimg.cc/fbFXLM1J/DSC_0205_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] Found these in the new micras glove box (Mary?), all in Japanese but interesting and neat to have nonetheless... [url=https://postimg.cc/N9x9FqS4][img]https://i.postimg.cc/Kz6n9m5d/20201101_200137_(Large).jpg[/img][/url] Hmmmmm. So three K11s in a row. We will just use Milly and the new one (Meredith?) for general trips out and about until after xmas since they are both road legal and then look to doing the big swap of parts. Will attempt to just do most in one hit and just enjoy a week of micra lego. I wonder when the 4th one will pop up?...... [/QUOTE]
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