CMF_justo
» CMF Member
Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone knows how I can contact White Knight as I am looking at buying his Micra.
Cheers
Just wondering if anyone knows how I can contact White Knight as I am looking at buying his Micra.
Cheers
Anyone seen White Knight?
- Thread starter CMF_justo
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CMF_Yom
» CMF MemberThat vehicle sold a while ago.
Ask "Dark Side"
Ask "Dark Side"
CMF_justo
» CMF Membercheers mate. Yeah, I figured it's changed hands, but the one I am looking at is definitely the one featured on this site
CMF_mipcar
» CMF MemberDo you mean you have found it for sale?. David (aka White knight) would be interested to know as he lost track of the car after he sold it.
Mychael
Mychael
CMF_mipcar
» CMF MemberI just got off the phone to Dave. He is interstate at the moment but will check back on the forum as soon as he can.
Mychael
Mychael
CMF_Micra_King
» CMF MemberI know justo well and almost fell out of my chair when he told me he was buying white knight off his mate. Seems after david traded it in the guy at the car yard brought it for the trade in price (Well what it said it was traded for anyways) and its being in his shed since and now justos buying it.......for.......what for it.......oh I felt sick when he told me...........look away if you get sick easy........$3000. Oh I feel so sick.
CMF_Tony
» CMF MemberWHAAT!!! Thats ****,Um i mean good! Thats shocking
CMF_Micra_King
» CMF MemberYeah. Oh well I might get to drive it now
CMF_Tony
» CMF MemberI tryed to tell Cisco when he was thinking of getting rid of the monster,Store it and keep it for later. You'll sell it for next to nothing and so much has gone into it,If you have 100% devoted yourself to your car with your time and money you will loose big so keep it and stick it in a shed somewhere and leave it there till your interest comes back.
CMF_Micra_King
» CMF MemberYeap true but $3000 for a car such as white knight is an insult to david really.
CMF_justo
» CMF MemberI just got back from test driving White Knight.
Had a bit of trouble getting her started cos it hadn't been started for so long. Once it fired up, the idle was rough as, but after a bit of a thrash it was all smooth sailing.....
....until 10min later when we ran out of fuel.
Got that sorted and went on our way.
I did lots of slow suburb driving as this was my main concern. Whether or not I could drive it in peak-hour type traffic. First gear is hard for someone not used to performance cars. Got the hang of it but could do with a bit more practice.
Opened it up on the highway and had a bit of fun. Doing 100kmh in 5th and you do need to drop down to 3rd to overtake which is fun.
The only problems I can see (and I know bugger all about cars)
- Gear stick is a bit....crappy? As in it doesn't seem to center very well so going from 2nd to 3rd quickly means you have to sort of guide it to third in case you accidentally go into first.
- Clutch can slip under extreme acceleration.
- Indicators don't seem to always automatically click off.
- There's some hole in something in the engine bay which looks like there should be a cap over it cos air comes out....really sorry, not a car person.....
- No aircon....which is a bit of a bugger for me as I will probably have to do a lot of summer driving.
But, I love it. And it shall be mine. My mate is giving it to me cheap. But he's a good mate and I've hit a bit of a rough patch with a few personal issues. Getting a car and some independence back is high on my priority list.
Had a bit of trouble getting her started cos it hadn't been started for so long. Once it fired up, the idle was rough as, but after a bit of a thrash it was all smooth sailing.....
....until 10min later when we ran out of fuel.
Got that sorted and went on our way.
I did lots of slow suburb driving as this was my main concern. Whether or not I could drive it in peak-hour type traffic. First gear is hard for someone not used to performance cars. Got the hang of it but could do with a bit more practice.
Opened it up on the highway and had a bit of fun. Doing 100kmh in 5th and you do need to drop down to 3rd to overtake which is fun.
The only problems I can see (and I know bugger all about cars)
- Gear stick is a bit....crappy? As in it doesn't seem to center very well so going from 2nd to 3rd quickly means you have to sort of guide it to third in case you accidentally go into first.
- Clutch can slip under extreme acceleration.
- Indicators don't seem to always automatically click off.
- There's some hole in something in the engine bay which looks like there should be a cap over it cos air comes out....really sorry, not a car person.....
- No aircon....which is a bit of a bugger for me as I will probably have to do a lot of summer driving.
But, I love it. And it shall be mine. My mate is giving it to me cheap. But he's a good mate and I've hit a bit of a rough patch with a few personal issues. Getting a car and some independence back is high on my priority list.
smidge
» CMF Memberi paid around that for a really good condition stockie, you're getting a good deal!
people that mod cars should never expect to get their money back so i guess its probably not worth a whole lot more than that to people that aren't really in to micras
people that mod cars should never expect to get their money back so i guess its probably not worth a whole lot more than that to people that aren't really in to micras
CMF_evade
» CMF Memberlol 3k for a supercharged micra.
value of them is just diving now.
value of them is just diving now.
CMF_Geoff W
» CMF MemberThis is quite insane........ It sounds like a shady deal to me.... The car was well and truly sorted when sold. I'd suspect someone has thrashed the life outta it and is flogging off a problem child. Thats just my gut feeling.
No offence intended.
Get some pics up here and we can tell you what has changed if anything.
No offence intended.
Get some pics up here and we can tell you what has changed if anything.
CMF_justo
» CMF MemberI can guarantee you nothing has changed on the car since being traded in.
I'm sure the car was in awesome nick at the time, but it hasn't been driven or even started in ages.
Yes my mate did give it a good thrashing a couple times, but otherwise, it was garaged.
I will take pics when I pick it up
I'm sure the car was in awesome nick at the time, but it hasn't been driven or even started in ages.
Yes my mate did give it a good thrashing a couple times, but otherwise, it was garaged.
I will take pics when I pick it up
CMF_mipcar
» CMF MemberThat car had a heavy duty 3 puck clutch. No way should it be slipping.
The gearbox was from a Nissan Exa , should be pretty precise in the change.
Mychael
The gearbox was from a Nissan Exa , should be pretty precise in the change.
Mychael
CMF_justo
» CMF Membermaybe I'm confusing clutch slipping with wheels spinning
As for the gears, after reading the article about the stock gear shift spring, it kinda feels like something like that could be the problem? I want it to "spring" back to neutral a bit....better.
Once I get it, I'll take it for a service and see if they can have a look I guess.
As for the gears, after reading the article about the stock gear shift spring, it kinda feels like something like that could be the problem? I want it to "spring" back to neutral a bit....better.
Once I get it, I'll take it for a service and see if they can have a look I guess.
CMF_Nissanmania
» CMF MemberYou've got to do the dollars on a project car knowing you'll rarely get it back if you sell. Better to strip it back to stock and sell the parts but this is such a shame on such a well sorted car. Best we can hope for is that someone such as justo treats here right and appreciates her into the future.
CMF_justo
» CMF Memberdon't worry, my cars (while not performance type cars) are always treated extremely well.
Can't wait....monday pick up is drawing close
Can't wait....monday pick up is drawing close
CMF_mipcar
» CMF MemberSo hows "Knight" going? I guess you must be out and about with him now.
Mychael
Mychael
CMF_Micra_King
» CMF MemberJusto took me for a spin last weekend and it sure is a sweet car. Shame its not mine.