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- S204 C220CDi Sport ED125 (Mr) Kia Picanto Domino 1.1 (Mrs)
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Huh?Deceased spec ?
Owner passed away spec , its a Smith and Sniff thingHuh?
Ahhh. Is it as good a buy as it sounds? CuriousOwner passed away spec , its a Smith and Sniff thing
You can still get every part, and cheaply.Apparently you could still get every part at one time in the 90s and build a brand new one. Don't know if that is still true today.
I had a split screen moggie that I paid the princely sum of £25 for in 1968. It managed very many trips around the country without too many issues. A leaking radiator was cured by breaking a raw egg into it but replacing the brake master cylinder was more challenging - it must have been the part around which the rest of the car was built. The biggest job was replacing the engine; I managed it all on my own without any lifting gear.Happy memories of spannering a moggie, mate of mine had a split screen side valve one, another mate was about to scrap one with a goldie 948cc OHV engine so we took the scrappie and over a weekend swopped engine, gearbox, rear axle (then found we also had to swop the fronts as the wheels/hubs were different) then scrapped the remaining hulk - by towing it to St Mary Cray tip (I steered the towed car, scariest ride ever!!) and tipping it over the side onto the rubbish pile! Quite easy to spanner - 1/4" and 1/2" AF spanners and a decent screwdriver and you could dismantle the entire car! - but need regular greasing and maintenance, forgotten skills for other than geriatrics like me!!
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