Latest shed mini-review...

Last night I picked up a five door M reg Toyota Starlet 1.3GLi off a
trader mate for peanuts.

Surprisingly quick for a 1.3 8v, (but then what isn't compared to a
KA ;-) ), and sensible miles.

Atypical earlier jap anomalies, as in indicator and wiper stalks are
on the 'wrong side', and it has manual windows and an electric roof.

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

--
JackH

On 19 Apr, 14:16, jackhacket... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk wrote:

Last night I picked up a five door M reg Toyota Starlet 1.3GLi off a
trader mate for peanuts.

Surprisingly quick for a 1.3 8v, (but then what isn't compared to a
KA ;-) ), and sensible miles.

Atypical earlier jap anomalies, as in indicator and wiper stalks are
on the 'wrong side', and it has manual windows and an electric roof.

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

--
JackH

What about your shed though? I've had problems with mine, as someone's
put the lock on upside-down. And there's a huge spider in there :-/

On the upside, it'll seat about 6 comfortably, and costs next to
nothing to run. But it's very slow.

OK, I'm bored and have finally lost it...

<jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote

Last night I picked up a five door M reg Toyota Starlet 1.3GLi off a
trader mate for peanuts.

Surprisingly quick for a 1.3 8v, (but then what isn't compared to a
KA ;-) ), and sensible miles.

Atypical earlier jap anomalies, as in indicator and wiper stalks are
on the 'wrong side',

Think about it. Ergonomically they're on the better side for a r/h drive
car.
You've just got used to them being on the 'wrong' side for r/h drive car.
They were switched to the left of the wheel by the british and later by the
japs to suit the export markets. It was cheaper than making both l/h and r/h
drive column switches.
Mike.

In article <1176988614.218997.107560 (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says...

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

Is that the front or rear wheel drive starlet?

--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
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Now Playing at home:Front Line Assembly-A Decade
http://www.myspace.com/theelderuk

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

In article <1176988614.218997.107560 (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says...

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

Is that the front or rear wheel drive starlet?

The clue is in the original post.
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

"Elder" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

In article <1176988614.218997.107560 (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says...

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

Is that the front or rear wheel drive starlet?

be the FWD i guess, for ultimate fun grab yourself a GlanzaV turbo

In article <1hwu0n6.auopxsw7wtmlN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk>,
steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk says...

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

In article <1176988614.218997.107560 (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
jackhackettuk (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says...

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

Is that the front or rear wheel drive starlet?

The clue is in the original post.

I have no idea what year they switched, so stating "M reg" doesn't mean

anything.
--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
Now Playing at home:Front Line Assembly-A Decade
http://www.myspace.com/theelderuk

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

The clue is in the original post.

I have no idea what year they switched, so stating "M reg" doesn't mean
anything.

Seriously - how many superminis were still running RWD in 1995?
--
SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #

On 19 Apr, 16:30, Jamesy <rootmeansqu... (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

On 19 Apr, 14:16, jackhacket... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk wrote:





Last night I picked up a five door M reg Toyota Starlet 1.3GLi off a
trader mate for peanuts.

Surprisingly quick for a 1.3 8v, (but then what isn't compared to a
KA ;-) ), and sensible miles.

Atypical earlier jap anomalies, as in indicator and wiper stalks are
on the 'wrong side', and it has manual windows and an electric roof.

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

--
JackH

What about your shed though?

I don't actually have a shed... and I need one really, as I've
recently decided I'm bored with pies, and that cycling is a good
alternative.

Shockingly, I feel a lot better for both this and the more healthy
diet I've also adopted over the last two months.

Anyway, I want to buy a new road bike (1) soon to compliment the
mountain bike cum hybrid I've already got, but I'm not keen to spend
the kind of money I'm looking at on something that then gets left
outside to rot when not in use.

(1) 'ee, in my day they were called a 'racer'.

--
JackH

On 19 Apr, 19:25, Elder <carl.rob... (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

In article <1176988614.218997.107... (AT) d57g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>,
jackhacket... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk says...

Brakes seem very good, but throwing it through bends quickly instills
a sense of impending doom in comparison to the feeling of
surefootedness the KA displays.

Anyway, it was dirt cheap... which was nice.

Is that the front or rear wheel drive starlet?

Front wheel drive - basically the same to look at as a Turbo, but five
door and no stick on tat.

--
JackH