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<blockquote data-quote="yoeddynz" data-source="post: 788469" data-attributes="member: 29813"><p>Well then- Micras seem to be breeding around here. There's now two in the yard.</p><p></p><p>Just after purchasing the silver/green car (which Hannah has named Millie) Sanfiddy on oldschool.co.nz (where I mainly hang about...) messaged me with a link to another 4 door manual for sale in Blenheim. I initially almost didn't even look at the advert because we had a car already and we don't need another 4 door. However something caught my eye in the photo. Is that a front spoiler I see? Hang on a minute. I looked at the other pics and it had a rear spoiler. Hmmmm. Then I spotted the sporty seats. Wow- could this be a Super S ?</p><p></p><p>I asked the seller if it was still for sale. Yes it was. Sweet! Could he send me a pic of the car id tag with the model details. He replied with this photo...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/McWXCM8w" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hGmx7TyX/120344770_727584154463779_7672341857370456695_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I looked up the numbers in the workshop manual and it was certainly different to Millie. I asked on a Facebook micra group and someone pointed out that it had the code for an LSD ! (the RS5F31V)</p><p></p><p>"Religious bovine non-gender specific batperson!" I shouted out. "Jump into the bat automobile and we shall race over to blenheim at a pace that does not exceed the legal speed limits and view this mighty thing"</p><p></p><p>Today was a good day for bargains. We drove over this morning, picking up a new air filter on for Millie on the way. The fella selling the potential Super S was a top dude- friendly as. It was his daughters car and she had lost her license. So the car is no good sitting there not being used - money in pocket = better.</p><p></p><p>I climbed under the back and checked out the rear axle. It has disc brakes! Yuss!!! Then the interior- wow - it has a full black dash! I didn't even know this was a thing on these cars. The interior is tidy as, has a factory leather rimmed steering wheel and gearknob and comes with a good stereo. We had to jump start it as its been sat a while. Took it for a spin - no dramas except not heating up very quick. Hmmmm. I'll watch that. Gave the man his $700 - I'd bargained a deal to take it away with no wof. Its only just ran out but saved him bother and us money. All happy.</p><p></p><p>We filled both cars up to the brim at the nearest petrol station...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/JH10m3MQ" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/nrmD4TWN/20201001-113043-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Then drove to Renwick for some of the 'world famous in Renwick' pies that I love so much (I used to get these when doing my apprenticeship at Cuddons engineering a few many moons ago)..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/R6mVQ16z" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/50YYJnfj/20201001-115241-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Visited my parents for lunch (pies of course). They approved of the old cars in a sort of 'here we go again' way.</p><p></p><p>I pulled out my 'about to buy a car that might have issues' emergency kit from Millie's boot...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/67J9tVhG" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/43nnvB7w/20201001-132042-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Started looking over what we had just bought. That big fat lip...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/zy9f3Yqv" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/SKKYTm56/20201001-121018-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Those sporty(er) seats... ( they are definitely more hugging)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/BPQSRqBY" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/6qC82q2X/20201001-121043-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>That black dash which I really do like! Just seems soooo much more racy?..</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/TyVTwykN" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/GpNtXGvR/20201001-134229-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>ABS is here...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/VJbYxZX8" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/0yVbJLQb/20201001-130602-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Factory mats (well.. on the drivers side at least)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/zbp5CsYn" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/qqHRTrmZ/20201001-132201-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The extra 300cc that we've come to enjoy...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/w7MxVjv3" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/hPbJKJR8/20201001-131136-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Factory rust? The other one has a repair in the same spot. It not bad so I'll sort it out properly before wof time...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/GT2RqXb6" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/mk3rZnJZ/20201001-133632-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I tried jacking the car up to check the diff but did not trust the factory scissor jack to take all the weight. So I had a look and it certainly does have the larger gearbox that houses the lsd. So I think its a thing. Cool!</p><p></p><p>Standard box on milly...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/VJS6YkQ2" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/dV6TjhWQ/20201001-130353-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Wider diff area on new car (yet to be named btw...)</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/14H4Bdr7" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/KvXLGSkb/20201001-130435-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The reason why the temp doesn't sit midway and drops low on downhills is because I suspect it either has the wrong thermostat or no thermostat. I'll check it out soon. Going from my experience with the Mazda V6 in the Viva the Tridon aftermarket brand thermstats never worked well and my V6 always ran cold/fluctuated. When I replaced it with a genuine Mazda item it ran hotter and stable. Tempted to get a decent Nissan one for this car too. Certainly something has been played with there- can you spot the signs?...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/nsBhDSLk" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yNrg2w4w/20201001-130707-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>So after throwing in roughly a half litre of oil (I hope that's not a thing... but the oil does look old so I suspect its not been looked at in a while) we took off back home. Me in the new Micra (Molly?) and Hannah following in Milly. The idea was to just cruise home with the flow of the traffic (roughly 90-100kph) and see who could get to our local dinosaur juice station using the least amount of dinos.</p><p></p><p>The new car (Mandy?) certainly seemed tighter and a bit less floaty. It does have 175/60s compared to Millie's 155/70s so that will help. Also- the gearing is exactly the same in 5th- so maybe its only the race spec cars that have the C/R box? Not complaining because we want the to run cheap!</p><p></p><p>Took some pics on the way in the evening sun...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/RNW9tpsH" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/c4mJVVfX/20201001-185110-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Hannah likes it that Millie has a genuine Nissan healing Crystal...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/2qDfPkzQ" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/zfLXHv6c/20201001-185126-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Cute bums. (that little rear spoiler- so neat! )...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/cg1GLFt6" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/50L4pGx5/20201001-184939-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>Got to our local and re-fuelled...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/RWfBs6zC" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/52K2tL7z/20201001-193013-Large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>I used 12.7 litres. Hannah used 10.7! What !!!!!? HTF did she do that? I blame my wider tyres, engine running cold so ecu thinks its cold and adds more fuel. I did 'play' a little bit more on some hilly bits but only barely. I want a re-match when the thermostat is replaced. Also- we can swap and she can use the new car (Melanie?)</p><p></p><p>Anyway. WOW at that economy! 56mpg (or 5L/100km in new money). Even allowing for the fact that both cars speedos read an optimistic 5% fast its still bloody good.</p><p></p><p>Really enjoying driving them too. Actually quite nice to sit on 100 at only 3000rpm and still have a conversation. I must add some sound deadening and carpet to my Imp because it'll cut so much noise.</p><p></p><p>So now we need to spend a while getting to know them both. See what issues the new micra (Maureen?) might have and then sort those out. New oil, plugs, filter. Wof.</p><p></p><p>One thing is for sure- I'm going to take on Hannah in another economy run battle and win this time!</p><p></p><p>Then just use them and form a plan along the way. Meanwhile - little Impy is not that IMPressed with the new IMPosters taking over his favourite parking spot...</p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/Snb5Kgwq" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/RZWzX8d3/20201001-195548.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yoeddynz, post: 788469, member: 29813"] Well then- Micras seem to be breeding around here. There's now two in the yard. Just after purchasing the silver/green car (which Hannah has named Millie) Sanfiddy on oldschool.co.nz (where I mainly hang about...) messaged me with a link to another 4 door manual for sale in Blenheim. I initially almost didn't even look at the advert because we had a car already and we don't need another 4 door. However something caught my eye in the photo. Is that a front spoiler I see? Hang on a minute. I looked at the other pics and it had a rear spoiler. Hmmmm. Then I spotted the sporty seats. Wow- could this be a Super S ? I asked the seller if it was still for sale. Yes it was. Sweet! Could he send me a pic of the car id tag with the model details. He replied with this photo... [url=https://postimg.cc/McWXCM8w][img]https://i.postimg.cc/hGmx7TyX/120344770_727584154463779_7672341857370456695_n.jpg[/img][/url] I looked up the numbers in the workshop manual and it was certainly different to Millie. I asked on a Facebook micra group and someone pointed out that it had the code for an LSD ! (the RS5F31V) "Religious bovine non-gender specific batperson!" I shouted out. "Jump into the bat automobile and we shall race over to blenheim at a pace that does not exceed the legal speed limits and view this mighty thing" Today was a good day for bargains. We drove over this morning, picking up a new air filter on for Millie on the way. The fella selling the potential Super S was a top dude- friendly as. It was his daughters car and she had lost her license. So the car is no good sitting there not being used - money in pocket = better. I climbed under the back and checked out the rear axle. It has disc brakes! Yuss!!! Then the interior- wow - it has a full black dash! I didn't even know this was a thing on these cars. The interior is tidy as, has a factory leather rimmed steering wheel and gearknob and comes with a good stereo. We had to jump start it as its been sat a while. Took it for a spin - no dramas except not heating up very quick. Hmmmm. I'll watch that. Gave the man his $700 - I'd bargained a deal to take it away with no wof. Its only just ran out but saved him bother and us money. All happy. We filled both cars up to the brim at the nearest petrol station... [url=https://postimg.cc/JH10m3MQ][img]https://i.postimg.cc/nrmD4TWN/20201001-113043-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Then drove to Renwick for some of the 'world famous in Renwick' pies that I love so much (I used to get these when doing my apprenticeship at Cuddons engineering a few many moons ago).. [url=https://postimg.cc/R6mVQ16z][img]https://i.postimg.cc/50YYJnfj/20201001-115241-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Visited my parents for lunch (pies of course). They approved of the old cars in a sort of 'here we go again' way. I pulled out my 'about to buy a car that might have issues' emergency kit from Millie's boot... [url=https://postimg.cc/67J9tVhG][img]https://i.postimg.cc/43nnvB7w/20201001-132042-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Started looking over what we had just bought. That big fat lip... [url=https://postimg.cc/zy9f3Yqv][img]https://i.postimg.cc/SKKYTm56/20201001-121018-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Those sporty(er) seats... ( they are definitely more hugging) [url=https://postimg.cc/BPQSRqBY][img]https://i.postimg.cc/6qC82q2X/20201001-121043-Large.jpg[/img][/url] That black dash which I really do like! Just seems soooo much more racy?.. [url=https://postimg.cc/TyVTwykN][img]https://i.postimg.cc/GpNtXGvR/20201001-134229-Large.jpg[/img][/url] ABS is here... [url=https://postimg.cc/VJbYxZX8][img]https://i.postimg.cc/0yVbJLQb/20201001-130602-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Factory mats (well.. on the drivers side at least) [url=https://postimg.cc/zbp5CsYn][img]https://i.postimg.cc/qqHRTrmZ/20201001-132201-Large.jpg[/img][/url] The extra 300cc that we've come to enjoy... [url=https://postimg.cc/w7MxVjv3][img]https://i.postimg.cc/hPbJKJR8/20201001-131136-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Factory rust? The other one has a repair in the same spot. It not bad so I'll sort it out properly before wof time... [url=https://postimg.cc/GT2RqXb6][img]https://i.postimg.cc/mk3rZnJZ/20201001-133632-Large.jpg[/img][/url] I tried jacking the car up to check the diff but did not trust the factory scissor jack to take all the weight. So I had a look and it certainly does have the larger gearbox that houses the lsd. So I think its a thing. Cool! Standard box on milly... [url=https://postimg.cc/VJS6YkQ2][img]https://i.postimg.cc/dV6TjhWQ/20201001-130353-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Wider diff area on new car (yet to be named btw...) [url=https://postimg.cc/14H4Bdr7][img]https://i.postimg.cc/KvXLGSkb/20201001-130435-Large.jpg[/img][/url] The reason why the temp doesn't sit midway and drops low on downhills is because I suspect it either has the wrong thermostat or no thermostat. I'll check it out soon. Going from my experience with the Mazda V6 in the Viva the Tridon aftermarket brand thermstats never worked well and my V6 always ran cold/fluctuated. When I replaced it with a genuine Mazda item it ran hotter and stable. Tempted to get a decent Nissan one for this car too. Certainly something has been played with there- can you spot the signs?... [url=https://postimg.cc/nsBhDSLk][img]https://i.postimg.cc/yNrg2w4w/20201001-130707-Large.jpg[/img][/url] So after throwing in roughly a half litre of oil (I hope that's not a thing... but the oil does look old so I suspect its not been looked at in a while) we took off back home. Me in the new Micra (Molly?) and Hannah following in Milly. The idea was to just cruise home with the flow of the traffic (roughly 90-100kph) and see who could get to our local dinosaur juice station using the least amount of dinos. The new car (Mandy?) certainly seemed tighter and a bit less floaty. It does have 175/60s compared to Millie's 155/70s so that will help. Also- the gearing is exactly the same in 5th- so maybe its only the race spec cars that have the C/R box? Not complaining because we want the to run cheap! Took some pics on the way in the evening sun... [url=https://postimg.cc/RNW9tpsH][img]https://i.postimg.cc/c4mJVVfX/20201001-185110-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Hannah likes it that Millie has a genuine Nissan healing Crystal... [url=https://postimg.cc/2qDfPkzQ][img]https://i.postimg.cc/zfLXHv6c/20201001-185126-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Cute bums. (that little rear spoiler- so neat! )... [url=https://postimg.cc/cg1GLFt6][img]https://i.postimg.cc/50L4pGx5/20201001-184939-Large.jpg[/img][/url] Got to our local and re-fuelled... [url=https://postimg.cc/RWfBs6zC][img]https://i.postimg.cc/52K2tL7z/20201001-193013-Large.jpg[/img][/url] I used 12.7 litres. Hannah used 10.7! What !!!!!? HTF did she do that? I blame my wider tyres, engine running cold so ecu thinks its cold and adds more fuel. I did 'play' a little bit more on some hilly bits but only barely. I want a re-match when the thermostat is replaced. Also- we can swap and she can use the new car (Melanie?) Anyway. WOW at that economy! 56mpg (or 5L/100km in new money). Even allowing for the fact that both cars speedos read an optimistic 5% fast its still bloody good. Really enjoying driving them too. Actually quite nice to sit on 100 at only 3000rpm and still have a conversation. I must add some sound deadening and carpet to my Imp because it'll cut so much noise. So now we need to spend a while getting to know them both. See what issues the new micra (Maureen?) might have and then sort those out. New oil, plugs, filter. Wof. One thing is for sure- I'm going to take on Hannah in another economy run battle and win this time! Then just use them and form a plan along the way. Meanwhile - little Impy is not that IMPressed with the new IMPosters taking over his favourite parking spot... [url=https://postimg.cc/Snb5Kgwq][img]https://i.postimg.cc/RZWzX8d3/20201001-195548.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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