I've had a HQ Kingswood, HX and HZ tonner and Ute and I'm not afraid to say I'm a proud owner of a 1997 3 door 5 sod air con excel. I bought it for $300 at far west Sydney and a mate put a new clutch in it fuel filter leads plugs and oil change any the little car performs very sound and reliably. Like yours I take it outback Australia. It has a uniden CB in it a single din Sony stereo system in it that's the same price I bought it for 7 years ago. Stedi flood / spot lightbar at the front and two Stedi mining spec flood lights facing outward as ditch lights. I bought it with 140000 on it and it's now I think it's up to 280000km. I fully trust it driving the same sort of off roads your doing and would contribute a few 10000ks to that treatment.. To get yourself out of a big situation all you need is buy those interlocking rubbery tiles ( the ones that are about 2' x 2' x 12mm ) that have round holes in them, keep about 8 of them in the boot and place them under the wheels and you can get the Excel out of any hell bog by driving out on them as I found out... Before I used shade cloth tho the tiles are the bomb. It's my second excel. The other one is in the paddock for a doner car. So long as you don't flog the arse out of them I'm convinced I could get 500000 with the motor. My other car is a AWD 2007 ford territory tho I keep the battery off that as I prefer my little Excel for long distance travel. You get used to the full driving experience of hearing the different sized road aggregates under the wheels in the outback and that's all part of the joy in driving a simpler super reliable tiny car.. Monologue over. Yeah ❤ the Excel lol
Takes me back as a 27 year old i remember them all over the place. Mostly in 2006-2013 when all the p platers had them Mostly in Balga and places :) STILL see the odd one or 2 BUT they getting thin now. I guess the GETZ is the next one we wont see soon. GOD that Lantra at perth motor plex i remember that one HAHA The good ol demo derbys :P
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I've had a HQ Kingswood, HX and HZ tonner and Ute and I'm not afraid to say I'm a proud owner of a 1997 3 door 5 sod air con excel. I bought it for $300 at far west Sydney and a mate put a new clutch in it fuel filter leads plugs and oil change any the little car performs very sound and reliably.
Like yours I take it outback Australia. It has a uniden CB in it a single din Sony stereo system in it that's the same price I bought it for 7 years ago. Stedi flood / spot lightbar at the front and two Stedi mining spec flood lights facing outward as ditch lights. I bought it with 140000 on it and it's now I think it's up to 280000km.
I fully trust it driving the same sort of off roads your doing and would contribute a few 10000ks to that treatment..
To get yourself out of a big situation all you need is buy those interlocking rubbery tiles ( the ones that are about 2' x 2' x 12mm ) that have round holes in them, keep about 8 of them in the boot and place them under the wheels and you can get the Excel out of any hell bog by driving out on them as I found out... Before I used shade cloth tho the tiles are the bomb. It's my second excel. The other one is in the paddock for a doner car.
So long as you don't flog the arse out of them I'm convinced I could get 500000 with the motor. My other car is a AWD 2007 ford territory tho I keep the battery off that as I prefer my little Excel for long distance travel. You get used to the full driving experience of hearing the different sized road aggregates under the wheels in the outback and that's all part of the joy in driving a simpler super reliable tiny car..
Monologue over. Yeah ❤ the Excel lol
Takes me back as a 27 year old i remember them all over the place. Mostly in 2006-2013 when all the p platers had them Mostly in Balga and places :)
STILL see the odd one or 2 BUT they getting thin now. I guess the GETZ is the next one we wont see soon.
GOD that Lantra at perth motor plex i remember that one HAHA
The good ol demo derbys :P
The derbys at the Motorplex were good, used to go to almost every one when I lived in Perth. That and in the bush is where all the Excels ended up.
Rather push a Datsun Sunny than drive a rusty Heeyun Die Excel with mediocre hubcaps and 1.5 growled like a Mitsubishi/Chrylser Galant.