by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 11/26/2017 at 10:22
by "Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
Published 11/26/2017 at 10:22
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Put about 150 miles on the little Daihatsu now. It runs great, and drives great other than a vibration at speed. That’s likely down to the worn out CV joint that I’ll be replacing soon. Properly go kart like with the stiff suspension and only weighing 610kg.
I wont be driving it much more until I change the timing belt since I dont want to risk grenading the engine. It doesnt look old but I also have no idea when it was last changed. After that and an oil change I’ll replace the CV joint and enjoy it, while slowly fixing the few cosmetic issues. Overall though it’s in fantastic shape for 31 years old.
"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
11/26/2017 at 10:32, STARS: 0
What size tires are on that thing that they make the Twingo’s look massive?
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 0
You should try to intimate those not familiar with these cars with offering its raw specifications. Like displacement, power, tire size, cylinder count, top speed, acceleration and length/width of the car.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/26/2017 at 10:34, STARS: 0
Love that little guy! Does everything work on it? You can usually tell if it’s a CV joint for sure if you take some slow tight turns and hear a clicking/grinding....had to have one replaced on my Accent a year or two below and that was the easiest way to check without getting it up on a hoist!
Guessing it’s a little 3-cylinder?
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 10:42, STARS: 1
I havent actually looked at how wide they are. The twingo wears 195/45r16 so they are largeish for the size of car, which makes the daihatsu look even smaller.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 0
I’m planning to get a few more photos and do a little write up in the next week sometime.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 10:46, STARS: 0
Everything works yeah, though there isn’t much to break... The CV was picked up on the last MOT and the seller told me about it. You can hear it clicking pretty loudly.
850cc 3 cylinder with a mighty 44hp.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/26/2017 at 10:48, STARS: 0
Holy balls (as my friend Dan would say :P)
44hp??? Make sure you don’t kill yourself out there! My 126 will make a widowmaking 24hp when I can finally get it, we should have a race :P
"BlurpleToyotaDishwasher" (blurpletoyotadishwasher)
11/26/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 1
A quick google suggests possibly 145/80R12
The Twingo doesn’t seem super bloated other than the tyres difference, which is weird. I would have expected it to look much bigger next to it.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 1
I think its a trick of the eye because the twingo is significantly wider, but about as tall.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
Haha best drag race ever. Because of it’s lightness the Daihatsu is pretty nippy around town, it only shows it’s lack of power after 50mph.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
11/26/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 0
Great combination of cars! Every Twingo needs a friend (Mine has been lonely for too long, I need to get a friend for it too)
I had expected the Twingo to be way bigger than the Domino, maybe it is the perspective though, as the Domino seems to be on slightly higher ground than the Twingo.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/26/2017 at 11:31, STARS: 0
Looking forward to it! Video tour! :P
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 1
Its the weirdest thing, it doesnt look that small in pictures but its tiny in person. It doesnt have central locking but its so small I can lock and unlock every door from the drivers seat without stretching.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/26/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
Haha I could do a quick video to capture some of it’s little quirks. I hate hearing my voice on video though so it’ll probably be a silent tour...
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/26/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 1
The trick is to make up a fake voice to sound all macho or TV persona-y. :P
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 1
Type out your text and let software do the speaking.
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 1
Well Bjorn you’re in the perfect spot to get something weird and North American market and ship that to the Netherlands. Preferably over 25 years old to limit hassle or over 10-15 years old to minimize/reduce to zero the BPM import tax. Maybe ask Flavien about shipping.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
11/26/2017 at 12:54, STARS: 0
I just had a quick look at kijiji (Canadian craigslist/marktplaats look alike) and I couldn’t really find anything of my taste (they don’t really do small and/ or quirky over here), or at least not within my budget . I like the idea though
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 15:26, STARS: 0
Try the Abarth 500.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
11/26/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
That’s not really North American, is it?
"duurtlang" (duurtlang)
11/26/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 1
Very true, but you were out of ideas ;) Anyway, those things are known to depreciate hard in North America but don’t depreciate much in Europe. So that’s where I saw a possibility.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/26/2017 at 18:19, STARS: 0
610 kg! That makes the RallyMetro seem like a fatass :)
This little guy weighs like 200kg more.
"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
11/27/2017 at 03:55, STARS: 0
Haha you might have the edge on power to weight though, I have 44hp.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
11/27/2017 at 05:08, STARS: 0
it IS a fat ass.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/27/2017 at 07:14, STARS: 0
It originally had 58 hp, but it has 267k miles on it and burns some oil, Sinai think a few of those horsies man have escaped.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/27/2017 at 07:15, STARS: 0
It’s the smallest lightest car I’ve ever owned, by a LOT!