tortron Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 skid plate is like a tiny skid pan right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Cover it in oil like a good british car does.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.craw4d Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 hours ago, yoeddynz said:  I see a little turbo install in the future. Skid plates you say?...... Look forward to the turbo. Skid plate + makita one ways + turbo = skimming across those ford crossings.  Win win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrx7 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/wheels-tyres/alloy-wheels/listing/2819564525?bof=NtRrTiz4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Nice but too big...thems belong in oz. I need 13"Â 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yoeddynz Posted October 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 27, 2020 Update from our spies out in the field... Our 3rd micra is on its way back from its last holiday with its current owner, an Argentinian girl who calls it her little canary... 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 So we now have 3 micra children.... 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... 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... 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 shite. Mustn't grumble. This car just looks so neat and I love the colour. Took some snaps on way home... 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? Hannah's smile (at the style/size/colour/correct amount of doors but not at the performance...)... 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. So we pushed it into the shed and took these.. Found these in the new micras glove box (Mary?), all in Japanese but interesting and neat to have nonetheless... 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?...... 19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg193 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I saw a tidy looking yellow 2 door in christchurch yesterday, I can look at it again one day and tell you if it is a manual/1.3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 oooh yes please! Not that we need another. But just in case... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2020 We are intending to build a new garage in the yard next year. It will be sited next to the boat shed. Maybe 6 x 4 meters. Big enough for one car and a few bikes. Hannah wants to put up an old style sign on the front that says 'Nissan Maindealer" with a picture of Nelson Mandela in a Micra 4 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 There’s one on the side of the road in TeKuiti for sale for $2178 I think. Pretty sure I only counted 2 doors but I was very tired when driving by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 @anglia4 this one here- as spotted already by 2 other (becoming micra spotters) oldschoolers .... On 29/10/2020 at 18:09, Otodat said: Spotted this in the Kuiti today, auto unfortunately  2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoeddynz Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share Posted November 1, 2020 These keys. I want one!...  7 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Yeah thats the one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anglia4 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Driving past it prompted an epic sharn for my dad and his mate about this mad barry in Mairehau with an N+1 formula for Micra's and a soon to be goldwing powered imp  5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Yellow + 2 door is great! Look forward to seeing how it ends up with the good stuff from other cars in it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 You might want to get your swap done and certed before February next year, LVVTA are increasing the cost price of a cert $50 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 On 17/10/2020 at 14:07, yoeddynz said: Lowering will take place but its gonna be subtle to start with... only last night we visited some friends up the Marahau Valley and it involves a ford crossing. No way the Imp would even go near it and a lowered Micra might scrape. Lift one, lower the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Have I suggested before that the one with the sweetest voice must be named Melanie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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