Unexpected New £190 Car! What now?
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- Miss HubNut showed me a car on Facebook Marketplace, and then I bought it. It's a Daihatsu kei car, albeit with the enormous 989cc three cylinder engine.
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Hubnut's garage: Leno's garage for the poor.
I do love the difference of what makes men happy! Jay Leno's collection is remarkable, but I do prefer the smaller version... 😃
@@martinneumann7783 true and I love his Corona style because it's more personal and Jay doesn't force himself to be funny. More subdued and he is very knowledgeable. The price of a car is irrelevant of how much joy you can have from it. A car can be very expensive but breaks down all the time and fixing it cost you a limb, no thanks. Everyone I know says about my car, I own a Suzuki Baleno estate 1.8 GTX it's boring, yes it is, but I love it because it's reliable. Yes it is thirsty as a Polak but who cares. Cheers!
@@Pfirtzer Suzuki Baleno? Cool! Very rare here in Germany... Thirsty? In an online database for car consumption I read 7 to 10 Liters per 100 km (40 to 28 miles per gallon). Is this correct?
And I'll advised....
@@Pfirtzer Is that the same engine as the Baleno GSR? I had one of those a couple of years ago (in fact, I think Ian drove it) and it was a cracking engine
This is all the car many people actually need. But the British population seems to want another 1000kg around them just to go to the shops. In Japan where this hails from this is a perfectly common size of car and it makes so much sense. Car parks can be smaller, driveways smaller, roads narrower. We all need to go on a car diet! so pleased you are championing the smaller car Hubnut (+Miss Hubnut)
Don't forget that small cars wear down the roads a *lot* less than large cars, too.
First glance I thought you had bought back the City Rover.
I thought Fiat for a split second in the intro. Punto maybe.
Seeing a blue car I thought it was one from Bad Obsession Motorsport after they have now finished that project.
Being Japanese, it will be like the CityRover but well-built.
@@jkk244 it's nothing like the garbage Rover foisted on the UK!
The badge says it's a McClaren.
Hopefully teaching Miss Hubnut won't be too much of a .........wait for it..........Charade.........I'll get my coat (again)
I love that Miss Hubnut checks Facebook marketplace for cheap cars too. This does seem outrageously cheap so hopefully it turns out to be a bargain rather than a banger.
That's two cars with a newer style numberplate on the fleet. How very unHubnut
A woman that clearly shares the same passion of automotive bangernomics. A rarity indeed you LUCKY LUCKY man Ian.
I convinced my former girlfriend to buy a used Saab 900 SE convertible with leather seats and all available luxury stuff at 2.900 Euro 3 years ago. I told her it would be worth 4.500 Euro pretty soon.
It is right now. And most of the parts come from Opel Vectra which are easy and cheap to buy...
In case of investing money that should really bring some profit, buy youngtimers now.
I check Autotrader and sometimes it brings up some great results especially if you go from oldest car first.
Daihatsu is a brand with top notch quality Toyota parts mostly and it's fool proof.Very very reliable and 190 pounds ia laugh, if I would go out to by shoes and suit I would be well over that amount.
Oil burning is very common on these, the oil control rings get gummed up and stuck (therefore no ring tension) and the small holes in the oil control ring grooves in the piston get blocked up (nowhere for the scraped oil to return). There is no magic sauce that will fix this, the pistons need to come out, get cleaned up and oil holes drilled out and new rings fitted. Ideally glaze bust the cylinders as well. Head will need to come off but the engine can stay in the car, it's not a particularly onerous job.
... but a time-consuming which requires a set of appropriate tools, skills, some spares and a lift or ramps at least. Nothing I would recommend to try out on a boring weekend.
💯 agree with you. Been there done that
@@wacholder5690 It's got to be done if the oil burning is to be stopped. It could be done in a lazy weekend but you would need ramps to work underneath and new head gasket set and head bolts (pretty cheap for these) and you'd need a suitable torque wrench for reassembly.
Are you sure it can be done in car with this model? The sirion I had with this motor needed the flywheel removed to gain access to two bolts behind it holding the sump on. Not a job I would do again!
@@wicks7581 That's why there's a cutout at the bottom of the gearbox. It aligns with a cutout in the flywheel when you rotate the engine.😀
I won’t lie, I was rather hoping it was the Volvo! Nevertheless, an absolute bargain considering the condition and low VED. You can tell the Daihatsu has been cherished. Well done!
Me too!
Maybe at least a road test.
Ved is?!?
@@hugodeckers3880 Vehicle Excise Duty (road tax in the UK).
A far more suitable car for rural roads than a big stupid soft-roader because it's narrow and you can actually pass stuff!
Apart from the roads with grassy mounds all down the middle of them -- need proper height clearance for those!
@@sawleyram7405 Fiat Panda to the rescue! Does me fine, at least...
I've got a big stupid soft-roader (Toyota RAV4 Hybrid), proper big 4x4 (Ssangyong Rexton), a '98 Vectra, '89 Citroen BX and a '17 BMW M140i and they're all fine down the rural roads where I live on the border of the Cotswolds. All are fine, although the Rexton's the widest i find it the best because I can drive up a grass verge fine if i need to and the wing mirrors are above most cars and even SUVs. Although it's smaller than the RAV4 the M140i is worst because of it's ground clearance and short travel suspension but still does fine. Moral of all this, most cars are fine on rural roads......
@@ghvtg I'd correct that to "most cars are fine on most rural roads"... coming from rural Derbyshire (where it's a bit bumpier than down in the chocolate box Cotswolds!) I've seen no end of cars give their sump a big whack on a rock or mound in the middle of a track. For me the only real issue on small modern cars like this is the ground clearance, in most other departments most (as you say) do okay!
@@sawleyram7405 we did have a '15 Alfa Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde we replaced last year which was a bugger for bottoming out on the rural lanes, you couldn't drive it too fast on a lot for fear of scraping the underside!! But my M140i is fine, and hugely quicker too. Weird!!
Nice to see a Daihatsu on your channel. I once owned a 1999 Daihatsu Charade GTI which I owned for 12 years. I still miss it.
Love the Volvo though! Its gorgeous. Matt at Furious Driving would be proud
Richie as a volvo owner myself you can't beat any volvo I. M. O. My everyday is a mazda 2 sport also very good
@@chucky2316 mu old 740 est was excellent. And quite rare, it seemed (2.4TD). Have a Saab 95 EST 2.2TiD these days. Once you've gone Swedish, there's no return!
@@southendparaquest I do love my volvos unless I can get another older one next car will be a mazda 6 estate I think. But luckily my 57 s60 d5 has plenty of life left😁. Only 120 thousand miles it's not even run in 😂.
@@chucky2316 My daily, and only, driver is the 1990 Volvo 240 Estate Ma bought new as her 60th birthday present to herself. Coming up on 400,000 miles, and drives like new. I do believe Arthur is FINALLY run in properly. Another million to go before a major overhaul.
My wife's car is a 3.2L XC70, which followed from her previous 2.5T XC70, which followed her S70, which followed my 740T (privately imported into Canada from Italy by a previous owner), which itself followed a 740GLE. We like Volvos.
you did great here in the states 200 pounds would not even buy something that runs anymore. It looks like a fun little car and I wish you great success with it.
I used to sell them '03 to '05, worked for a Daihatsu/Kia dealership. You've got an SL spec wise by the looks of it. At one point we couldn't get enough of them, they were cheap, built well, did 50 mpg all day long, went well for a lil city car, and handled erm...a bit top heavy! Makes me think of taking YRVs and Copens home as demos.....
I bought one of these (5 door SL in silver as an ex-demo) in 2005 and kept it for 6 years. Had to have the driveshafts done under warranty (a common fault apparently) and original factory tyres wore quickly. The exhaust also came off on the A1 when driving from York to Norfolk. However, other than that totally reliable. Always started first time even if left standing for a few weeks. Economical and characterful (loved the ‘Hello happy’ and ‘See you good-bye’ greeting). Lots of parts seemed to be interchangeable with Toyota. A great, fun car that few people got to enjoy. They were even available in metallic pink!
Miss Hubnut (does not drive) picks a car on Facebook. Ian goes to collect it, loves it, and discovers it has fewer faults than any of the eight other cars he owns. This is why Hubnut is such a consolation to all of us who think we know a bit about cars, and have repeatedly ended up with horrible lumps of crap.
Ian hasn't sorted the oil burning yet, though - have a little faith!
Register hubnut as a company and get a ' dealer policy " for insurance.
It needs an 'italian service'! Preferably using a motorway?
Looking at the MOT history the car hasn't been used recently as a shopping trolley. '17'-'18, 18k miles and and another 13k after that. Bit worried about "visible smoke" and emissions for the next one in March.
No motorways anywhere near the land of Hubnut...
I worked for Daihatsu for years, these were a hoot to drive, try a good engine flush or redex down the bores for oil issues
Ahh, I thought it was only me who remembers adding Redex. My late Dad left us a big Redex dispenser in the garage. I'll have 3 gallons of Esso Extra and two squirts of Redex, please!
Excellent, have owned one from new, 54 plate, a great fun car, easy to work on, cheap to run and indestructible. Brilliant news, looking forward to your adventures and findings!
Congratulations! If oil burning can be dealt with, this seem like a wonderful addition to the fleet. I love the small Daihatsus. I have such fond memories of the G11 and G100 Charades from back in the day. Am still keeping an eye on especially the cute G11.
Had to hire a car one day, and it was one of these. Thought it was going to be just your typical eco box, but it revealled itself to be such a sporty little car. If you love driving, you'd love this car.
There is a product sold here in the USA called "Restore" that fills in the wear marks in the cylinder walls of your engine and stops oil burning and increases compression of the engine.
I've been using it in my very high mileage cars and trucks and it works very well.
The product will not hurt the engine in any way. It does however, take 100 miles of driving to take effect. Once it has filled in the wear marks you will feel the difference and it will last until the next oil change, where you add another bottle again.
If you valve guide seals are leaking and causing burning that is another all together problem
Got a Daihatsu Cuore (that's what it is called in Germany) from 1988. That's so fantastic basic. Bought it accidently on eBay but now I'm loving it.
I love the concept of accidentally buying a car! :o)
We have 3.... A family owned car since new, a auto for my wife and another which is our spares car , we love 'em! Just one thing..... Check your chassis rails from under the car just in front of the rear wheels all three of ours have had to had some welding repairs....... Enjoy sir!!!
Hello Ian i had one of these in the early 2000,cos it was cheap to buy and run. Great little car and i went all over the UK in it. If memory serves me right frequent oil changes are key. the Narbeth Diahatsu garbage always used an engine flush when changing the oil to keep it in tip top condition too
Well done for once. We are from Tassie, I really miss our 850cc Move, and we had an earlier Charade two door and years earlier had f25 four wheel drive truck, based on the 1000cc truck but with a 2500cc diesel. The little Move would do 135kl/h in fourth with city to go..... A late night drive after an really long days digging and not watching the speedo, how I miss that little beast. Daihatsu are well missed here in Tassie too.
I bought the exact same car a month ago ( mine is a poverty spec besides of AC and auto transmission ). Mine is also blue, and it has the same dull/yellowed headlamp issue. Dear HubNut, to solve the oil control ring issue please make an oil change and use only the very best fully-synthetic 5W-30 or 5W-40 oil, something like "Mobil 1". It´s only 2,5 liters of oil, so it won´t cost a fortune. There is a better than 50% chance the oil control ring issue will be solved by the better cleaning additives in fully-synthetic oil over time. Also have an eye on the rear crossmember, it´s very prone to corrosion. Other than those two issues the car is basically bullet-proof, the engine is good for 200+k km´s.
You did very well getting this for £190. They are most often around the £700-£995 Mark, which can seem steep when newer model Matiz, Hyundai i10, Picanto and even the bigger Daihatsu Sirion are also that sort of price.
I would say this is hubnuts best sensible purchase by far. But the Mrs spotted it!
Around 25 yeRS ago we viewed a Charade at a dealers lot, I wanted to part exchange my Mercedes Benz 307 D van, the Charade went like a rocket on the test drive & I am sure it was a diesel model ! Sadly the deal failed when the dealer realized there was VAT on my van, I wanted a cashless swap. Success soon came, I swapped the van for a Nissan Bluebird 1.8 petrol. Wishing Miss Hubnut every success on her driving lessons, hope her feet reach the pedals !!!!! Memories flood back of my lessons in a Morris Minor with " clap hand " wipers around the roads of Aldershot in 1967 !!!
Nice one! I had an 81 or 82 automatic Charade in 89. Great going little car, until it threw a leg out of bed.... I seem to remember that the window winders were great, they brought the glass up really fast!
I had a NZ new one of these. It was the four speed auto. A brilliant little package of a car. I thought these were the best mini sized car invented up until the advent of the Skoda Citigo. I now own a Citigo.
Daihatsu other forgotten super mini was the Sirion. But you already know that.
Keep up the good work
As a Triumph owner, I can confirm 3 Cylinder engines are the best in the world.
Ian, have you thought about using some BG oil treatment / flush. Excellent product that could help without stripping the engine. BG is big in the US and is making steady progress in the UK. This process is designed for 'modern' engines which suffer from gummed up rings and combustion deposits on the inlet side etc. Mark
A great buy! 5 seconds faster 0-60 than Mertle and another 12 mpg.
The short 6,000 mile service interval might give a clue to the blue smoke.
Great stuff, mate! Power to the smaller car and the every day car.
Good Luck with the car. When you change the oil, I would use 10W-30 oil in it as it will help with the oil burning issue. That and check the oil very regularly so you get the most out of this nice car.
In the us we use a product call marvels mystery oil. You pour some on top of each piston and leave over night. Commonly referred to as an an mmo soak for loosening piston rings. Another excellent product is “engine restore”. If there is scoring it will fill the gaps.
Drove a 3-Door L251 Cuore (so it is called in Austria) from new 2004 to 2019 without issues for 150000km and had masses of fun. It got Eibach springs and 15" Aluminiumwheels with 165/45 from the beginning. That little thing cornered like a Gokart. Surprisingly quick for the small engine. Here in Vienna it was fun to park everywhere the useless SUVs did not fit. it's a shame that Daihatsu doesn't sale in Europe anymore.
I miss my old Corsa 3 cylinder. Every bit of metal had been welded by Stevie Wonder at some point, but it was cheap and loved the revs
I drove a hire car one many years ago you had to rev the day nights out of it compared to the 1.2 4 cylinder version to make it go
My son had a corsa 12v on rental years ago. It was so slow and didn't like hills much. I now have a fiesta 1 litre Ecoboost remapped to 165 bhp, loads of torque from 1400 revs, no character but can't deny technology.
@@pauldavies6037 And that my friend, is the great thing about small capacity 3 cylinder engines.
@@MrSlaphead1960 wow thats a lot of power from a tiny engine hope it doesnt blow up end of any warranties?
@@pauldavies6037 Well they're not nicknamed Ecoboom for nothing.
I've got that car here in Japan!!!! A 2006 Daihatsu Mira. Only mine has a 660 cc engine, not the 1 liter. Myrtle is going to be jealous. I recently got a manufacturer's recall for oil getting on the alternator and smoldering or something (my Japanese reading ability is not too good). I have noticed my car has a slow oil leak which is leaving stains on the garage floor. I will see at the next vehicle inspection appointment whether that can be fixed for a reasonable cost.
Amazing new car on the channel! Glad to see another Daihatsu! I'll share my experience with Daihatsu YRV 1.3 that I had.
It was burning oil just like your Mira. When I stepped hard on the gas, it would make blue smoke. I have tried multiple oil changes, driving it on long trips, engine flush, soaking pistons in ATF overnight but nothing helped. The only way to solve the oil consumption problem was to take the engine apart, clean everything thoroughly and replace the piston rings (those are the major problem) and valve stem seals. No problem with burning oil afterwards. If I was you, I wouldn't waste time and money changing the oil and taking it on long trips.
One thing that is even more important with Daihatsus is rust. I would properly check the chassis rails for rust. I was recently looking at a L250 and the chassis was falling apart in the rear wheel wells just by pulling on it with a minimal force. I would recommend putting endoscope in the chassis holes. It tends to rust as hell.
On 3 out of 3 Daihatsus that I have seen, the chassis was bin when the cars had small bits of rust on the fenders or sills.
Smashing buy!... Had a YRV for a few years another great little car that's deceptively roomy and also went like stink! . The wife cried when it had to go to that great parking lot in the sky.
Owned the Daihatsu Sirion during the 00-years. Piston ring was worn out at 135TKM. Most of the oil burned up and oil warning lamp did not indicate anything. Repair bill measured at 3.000 Euro. Sold it in unrepaired condition.
Great little cars! We used to have three of them - currently down to two. Can't believe you got it so cheap.... Dealers ask up to £1500 for a good one!
Before you change the oil remove the plugs and pour some "freeing" agent of your choice into the cylinders and leave overnight or longer if possible. It may help free up any sticking rings. Then crank with plugs out and rags covering the plug holes .It works (sometimes).
Charade mpg since 2004 has averaged 55 overall, thrash the living daylights out of it on a good cross country circuit around Bishops Castle/Montgomery or North Pennines average 43 mpg, Sussex to Durham or cruising M54/ A5 to Shrewsbury average 60mpg. Ideal car for a learner, too.
I had a Daihatsu for eight years and all it ever needed was routine servicing. No breakdowns or unexpected expenses. Probably the cheapest car pound - or even pence - per mile that I have ever owned.
Had one of these , same colour . The ride quality was sublime . Incredibly comfortable for its modest size.
Didn’t handle though .
Love the channel , good work mate.
I have to admit, dear Ian, I used to thoroughly dislike boxy little Japanese cars, and now thanks to you, I can't get enough of them. I see one on the street, I want to pick it up and put it in my pocket and take it home with me, give it a little corner in my house and cover it with a cosy blanket at night. Marvellous.
These are wicked little cars!
More three cylinder goodness 🤘
Three are enough; add lightness...
@@martinneumann7783 add?!?
@@hugodeckers3880 Yes! »Simplify, then add lightness« is a quote by Colin Chapman, the founder of Lotus... (or William Bushnell Stout, the inventor of the Stout Scarab)
@@martinneumann7783 these days cars are obese.. Like their owners/users.. Suv's.., yes they are economical... Nope... Use lots of earth resources. Your old car with a modern engine.. That would be best! All the cars safety features makes the driver tghink he's invulnerable. And the cars HEAVY..
What a bargain, spot on learner car too. Sounds lovely as per 3 cylinder of course. Liqui Moly engine treatment and a nice 5w40 Fuch oil will sort her out. Blast out all the pcv system in my opinion too, always overlooked and usually full of junk.
True, as HubNut will attest to.
I have actually tried several engine flushes on my Daihatsu YRV 1.3 that was burning oil the exactly same way as Ian's Daihatsu does and they didn't help at all. I took the engine apart and replaced the piston rings and valve stem seals. The crud in the ring grooves was baked in so much that I spent several hours cleaning the pistons. There was no way a flush could have cleaned it. Waste of time and money.
Off-roading. Reminds me of when we were on holiday, end of the day, set the Sat-Nag for the cottage and set off. The roads got steadily narrower and rougher until we were faced with a goat track. Only then noticed that with only 5 miles to go it would take 6 hours! Yes we'd got the Sat-Nag set to walking.
Going the wrong way was perfectly possible in the old days too though. I remember a trip through Hungary on a winter evening in the mid-90s that suddenly left us in a dead end with the only remarkable site being a manure pile more than twice the size of the car (and especially height-wise a Mitsubishi L300 isn't that small, that pile was massive!). We turned around and eventually did find our way. The route required turning onto an A road for just a few hundred metres and then back to a county lane and we'd missed that turn.
My spookiest memory of not really being sure where we were going is from 1990 Eastern Germany though, driving through endless streets of derelict and entirely dark houses. I was only a kid at that time and it felt really exciting!
I had a purple Charade and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned.
58-63MPG, £30 tax and it was like shit off a shovel. Out of the 58 cars I've owned it was the only one I named! 58BHP, twin cam and DVVT give it strong performance in the low gears. I always used to win the traffic light grand Prix - people were always surprised how quick it was.
I'm 6ft3 and I can sit behind myself in the Charade - I can't even do that on my Renault Scenic.
Yours is the SL so it has 4 air bags not 2 😌
They chew through driveshafts though and rust usually kills them.
awesome little car ian,excellent bargain mate,well done miss hubnut for finding a nice little gem.look forward to your next video.
Being in Wales you should have a Bonnie Tyler Sat Nav, it does keep telling you to turn around and every now and then it falls apart!
Wow, cool! Congrats and welcome to the club. I was looking for a Daihatsu and found my (non posh) Citroën C1 (I do really love)...
Daihatsu was sold in the US for short while also. They had two versions of the Charade, one had a turbo/ The other was called Rocky which was a mini SUV. Toyota owns Daihatsu now.
I can foresee a T shirt with Not My Volvo on it...
Needs to happen 😇
More like "Not My Volvo......yet"
That's what HubNut needs, a Volvo, preferably one of the 300 series.
@@Radfordperson That's not a real Volvo, it's more a Daf and one of the least attractive at that. In the Netherlands Daf 300 series was used by the police.www.google.com/search?q=a+340+bij+politie&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk019AqPt8KiY70hQQG3BkyFP7_z2tA:1605524882622&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=iFIpHRyoUl7uuM%252CZ7hAKrHlM0qkPM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSjaI-YnglUI7kvML7X24Sy1csn4w&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ2bmi9obtAhXOzaQKHduzB18Q9QF6BAgDECI#imgrc=-VIHKDf58wk7iM
Or one with My Other Car Is A Volvo on it...
Nice little motor... and will be reliable I love a 3 cylinder. Sounds like a mini v6!
Well, HALF a V6 - maybe.........?!
It does, but why doesn't a four sound like a V8?
@@jamesfrench7299 ...interestingly, I find that the "flat-plane" V-8s (Ferrari 308s and even the C8 Corvette) have a distinctly 4-cylinder harmonic to them; there is a cross-plane four motorcycle (Aprilia?) which does have more of a "V-8 bark" to it)...Re-edit: One example is the Yamaha YZF-R1/M1. Rather high-pitched, but w/ a V-8 component to the sound.
Sounds more like half of a Porsche flat-six, I reckon.
In any case, far more interesting than a four.
Daihatsu make solid cars, I had a Sirion until the beginning of this year and owned it for 11 years, that's the longest I have ever owned a car.
They are very very reliable.
Looks amazing for £190!! You look so pleased with yourself! ;-) I had a 1994 Charade 1.3LX 5-dr. Was great little thing. Not the most exciting to look at but was peppy engine and certainly did the job.
This was one of the last cars I owned before emigrating from the UK. They only officially imported the 3 door. Motorpoint did parrallel imports from Ireland of the 5 door, so these are Irish spec cars. They weren't popular because they were slated by the press for the body roll. There is no anti-roll bar, so it corners like a Renault 5 or a 2CV. However, 0-60 in 12 secs was fast. By comparison the base model Smart did it 17 seconds. Driven carefully I could get 65mpg. I loved it. I would have no hesitation in buying another one.
Loving your new purchase, what a bargain !
2500 @60. Hmm. My 1.6 Honda does about 80 at 1500. In fact it is so tall geared and we've travelled so little out of Ceredigion over the last year that I don't think it has changed up to top [9th] more than a couple of times in all that time. It doesn't really do top gear under 75 and only then when heading downhill on the motorway.
Really like three cylinder engines but the last one I've driven was a Massey Ferguson 135 of 1974 vintage. Lovely thing that pulled way beyond its expectations and what a lovely noise it made.
9th???!???!???
@@johnf5817
Yep, 9th. It's brill. Only a 10th would make it better. I've driven a 10 speed Ford and its fanty-wobble-wobble good.
Wow ..what a sweet car for £190 .. you did well there. Ian .. here hoping Mrs Hubnut takes to it- I 'm sure she will - great cars to hoon around in
I owned the older type. In the Netherlands it is called Daihatsu Cuore. The engine takes only full synthetic oil. Maybe that's causes the problem with the oil consumption. It may be that the wrong type of motor oil is used in the past.
Nice I think that little Diahatsu will provide a great service to the Hubnut fleet and family
I just remembered the front window fogs up easily, only solution I found was the A/C
I suggest you consider sorting the A/C.
That little charade can reach 130km/h in third gear.
On the open road I achieved 21km/L with
A/C on
And as a city runabout 17km/L with A/C on
That was here in Johannesburg South Africa
A friend of mines wife had one and kept nagging him to buy her a new car, his response when you kill it I’ll get you a new car. Last I heard she was still driving it.
Ps they love tyres, eat them for breakfast.
Enjoy the fun in the charade
We all look forward to interesting content
3 cylinder Daihatsus were used in Motorsport, like hill climbs and slaloms quite a lot in Europe, sporty (maybe not this modell) and seemingly easy to tune
Got a lot more respect for small Japanese cars since watching videos of life in Japan. Everyone seems to drive these little boxy cars and they are very practical in a country with narrow roads and small parking spaces...I.e. UK!
A good purchase! Miss HubNut has a good feeling for a good car, except for the wiper blades and a little bit of rust, it is a good car. In the Netherlands he was sold as Coure.
It is called "running oil change" you just have to top up. Cheers
Totally agree with the 1 litre 3 cylinder engine . I drive a 2012 ford focus with one and driving it always puts a smile on my face!
Oh excellent car ! Fond memories of my old '86 Daihatsu Charade. This modern one really is posh ! Those 3 cylinder engines like a good revving on an open road now and then ; does them good 😉👌
1 litre 3 cylinder Daihatsu engine, must be the same one as in the C1, 107 and Aygo. Quick, fun and economic. But does use a bit of oil after 100K miles.
No, earlier generation of the theme. Still OHC 12-valve.
@@HubNut Allright then. Just sold our 107 after 4 years and zero breakdowns. So now I can no longer say that I own a Czech built car, designed by an Italian, and with a French badge on it, which is really a Japanese Toyota with a Daihatsu engine...
@@JakobKsGarage - Lol! Very true..... the Citybugs have one hell of a mixed heritage!
I love the new car! My Suzuki Celerio is only a 1 litre 3cyl engine too ! I do love the noise of a 3 cylinder. My Suzuki comes alive past 4500 rpm all the way to the limiter at 6750 rpm ! More fun than big sporty cars ! 👍
Charades are quietly brilliant little cars- great engine, park anywhere, reliable, low VED, 50mpg, light steering for town, cruises at 80 mph with ease at 3500 rpm, air conditioning, I could go on! I had two over 8 years, a great shame they aren't sold anymore, nearest thing is a Yaris, but they're a bit dull in comparison🚙
Hubnut. Have you tried to buy parts for a Daihatsu recently. Very few aftermarket parts available and Genuine parts are obscenely expensive. Plus they can take weeks to come if they have to come from Japan.
Bought some genuine Extol brake pads and a track rod end just before lockdown. Nearly four hundred pounds. Madness.
Buy a jar of anti-rust paste and slather the underside and arches with a brush. Preferably sand and zinc-spray first, optional.
There will be wax for sure.
Nice little car Ian. I had an 82 3 cylinder 1000cc Charade as a stop gap car. Great little machine but serious rust. Cheers John V.
I'm really impressed, sounds nice, very cheap price for the car, it's only £30 for tax and the insurance must be really cheap as it should be a low insurance group. Sounds like a perfect first car.
I’ve often wondered whether or not one day you’d purchase a Charade. My mum bought one brand new in 2005 and still has it to this very day! The Red rocket as its colloquially known as round here (the name being slightly ironic given its tiny but willing engine). I once even said to her jokingly that once she’s finished with it it’d be the kind vehicle Mr HubNut would purchase. It’s been a real trooper, a very reliable little car indeed and damn frugal. Funnily enough though, my uncle also bought a brand new one at the same time, a blue one very similar to yours and that one was a complete lemon. It had electrical issues and would never run correctly, being jerky and hesitant. He did later get a silver one second hand, which was rather better and actually ran rather well.
My mums red one even has some unusual (and probably very rare) dealer fit options. Including a wood (effect) dashboard and centre console, a chrome strip on the boot lid and a rear spoiler. It also had a chrome double exhaust tip from the dealer, but unfortunately it went with the first exhaust many years ago. It’s surprisingly nippy and deceptively spacious, particularly in the back. I’ve always found the driving position to be a bit odd though and the steering is overly light and devoid of feel. The 3 cylinder engine has a lovely sporty 3 cylinder sound, but be prepared for its having no torque at all (just means a bit of down changing on hills, kind of adds to the appeal I think). I even find the little gearbox whine it makes in second gear to be rather endearing. I’ve had lots of happy memories with these cars, particularly as my mum’s ferried me to and from secondary school for all of the years I was there. Before that she basically had the Charade’s predecessor, a Perodua Kelisa (ie Daihatsu Cuore) and before that a Nippa (ie Daihatsu Mira). Yeah, she does like her Kei cars. Two of the above being featured on your channel!
I would be curious to see though if yours suffers from the same issue all 3 of ours did. All 3 of them suffered with jerky throttle pedals, to varying degrees depending on which car but all of them suffered from this issues. It made depressing the throttle pedal smoothly and linearly rather difficult and despite our efforts, nothing resolved this issue. I’m curious to see if we were just unlucky, or whether this a common quirk and if/how it can be resolved.
Regards,
Leo.
Per Eklund loved chucking the Mk1 about on the Lombard RAC in the early 90s, only one litre, much fun!
Looks like you got a nice little bargain, Ian! She's a nippy little thing and the bodywork looks tidy, only on rust spot on a 14 year old car isn't at all bad!
Classic Hubnutquote "....It has the overdrive gearbox, the overdrive doesn't work but it's the thought that counts"
Wow Congratulations Ian
I love those cars, I had one
What a blast they are
Another 3 Cylinder
Take it for a trip around the triangle
Great little cars, my wife has one in an unfortunate shade of pink!! They are the L250 and yes I would recommend very frequent oil changes. Looking forward to watching more vids on this lovely little car 👍
Not that long ago I'm sure I heard you saying about cars in this millennium are too new?
The Hubnut fleet going all modern, who'd have thought it😂😂
Looks a great little car to learn to drive in though.
Ha! This one is very late 1990s under the skin, so just creeps in.
@@HubNut so it's nothing to do with the year of the car, it's about the lineage of the model?
I always use redex fuel treatment in my cars and seems to clear the rubbish out I'd give it a go to see if it helps clear out the system out
When I was in college back in the late 80s I drove a 1976 Pontiac Sunbird, which was an appalling car, but it did have a 3.8 liter V6. My dad offered to buy me a brand new Daihatsu, which had just been introduced to the States. I refused. Never regretted it.
I was obsessed with these when I first saw them at a motor show (remember them?) I test drove one (same colour) and loved it but my long legs wouldn't allow me to find a comfortable driving position, I was so gutted. We only got the 3 door in Aus with no tacho but it had aircon. A decent one with a current Victorian Roadworthy Certificate would cost up to $3000.00 here. I hope it is a success for you and Miss Hubnut. All the best.
Looks like a great little car. If it was me I'd live with it smoking, as long as it gets through the MOT putting more oil in than usual will be cheaper and less hassle than fixing it.
Been doing this to wife's zetec focus petrol for years, passes mot, doesn't smoke, oil always clear, just add 1 cup every 2 weeks, running oil change as they say 😜
Daihatsu's were cracking little cars. My mate has had his 57 plate terrios from new 140000 miles and is still lovely and long lasting. I did see some in cyprus though toyota badged
bought back some memories.
One of the best cars I have ever owned was a £150 Micra 2002-brilliant and practical. I have just bought a spares or repair skoda superb-2006 2dti PD lump 6 speed box 130k-banger cars rock
Love how you got a bonus half tank of petrol for your £190.
Very interesting, Ian. Great little car, for sure. About "Not My Volvo", the overdrive not working is normally the relay. Easy enough to get, and not expensive in the least. Not sure where it would be found on a right hand drive 7 series. On my left hand drive 240, it is the big white relay behind the glove box.
Looks like a fairly decent car and could hear the excitement in your voice. Hope you can sort out the oil burning easily enough.
I have a feeling Miss Hubnut will be taking this one over in due course. Looks like a nice addition too, a splendid little car, happy motoring Miss H!
Hmmmmm lovely little runner Ian hope mrs Hub nut has nothing but good times learning ,and if goes well miss hub nut in a few years starts her driving career ,stay safe all off you out there ,Neil
Nice purchase, I think you’ll find out more about the oil consumption after a cold start. What I seriously don’t get is; why exchange the clutch on a car and then sell it on for less then the repair must have cost?
Fun times it should make an ideal learner car providing Ian doesn't break it first.
That has to be a good buy - nice little car! Sounds good, too. It looks like what a further generation of Matiz would have come out like if there had been one. If all else fails to cure the oil burning, maybe a test bench for various ‘Mechanic in a bottle’ snake oils? I’m not keen on them but as a last resort it would be good to know which, if any, help at all.