New Felicia owner

[ian450]

Hi Folks

Well, having spent many years with an ultra reliable mk2 Astra, it succumbed to rust and would need serious welding for the MOT. Then I got offered a p reg Felicia with just 20k on the clock for a ludicrous price. It seems a really solid car, thankfully not a spot of rust and it's quite nippy. There's a few things I need to check out, so hopefully other members can offer some advice (I'll post in the felicia section). I've been reading here since I got the Felicia, it's a great site and really useful! Thanks.

Cheers for now

Ian

[WoodieGuthrie]

Hey! welcome to briskoda:thumbup:

good choice on the felicia- We have a 1.3 mpi, and have done nearly 32k in 20 months- with little problem! the handling can be "entertaining" though:D

sericing is easy, parts are generally cheap and easy enough to replace.

btw a rattling noise frrom the engine is likely to be incorrectly set tappets for teh valves, about 40mins, a haynes manual and some basic tools cures that-makes her a revvy lil bugger too:rofl:

[ian450]

btw a rattling noise frrom the engine is likely to be incorrectly set tappets for teh valves, about 40mins, a haynes manual and some basic tools cures that-makes her a revvy lil bugger too:rofl:

Cheers, yep I reckon the tappets need doing, pretty noisy esp when hot for some reason. Probably never been done. Nice car though as you say.

Ian

[Gillywibble]

Hi, and welcome