Anyone in Search of a Weirdly Clean 80s Econobox?

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 01/17/2020 at 01:02 • Filed to: None

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Cuz I found one. A Mitsubishi Précis

Gotta love 80s blue interiors

I’d never heard of this before but apparently it’s actually a re-badged first gen Hyundai Excel. Précis is just one of its many names

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GrumpyOldFart > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 02:53

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Had an 89 Excel...timing BELT snapped going 70 down the Pennyrile Parkway and bye bye engine 

oldmxer > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 03:11

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I had one of these when they were new, decent car but mine was evidently programmed for multi system shutdown at about 120K, one day the dif started making noise, few days later it gave up luckily at low speed, i managed to rock it back and forth and nurse it onto a trailer. started it up to drive off trailer and engine had meltdown and locked up, less than a week went from driving great to dead lump. also these were carburated and had a heater to keep it from icing on cold days, mine started slowly decelerating and i had to si t for 5 min before it would drive again, by the time i found out what was going on it had the meltdown

pip bip - choose Corrour > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 04:10

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I have to admit that I was unaware of the Mitsubishi Precis

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 05:48

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No...and certainly not an off badge 1st gen Hyundai Excel. They were pretty ordinary when they were new.

Amazingly cheap though. When Alan Bond (the bloke who bankrolled Oz winning the Americas Cup way back in the 80s) started bringing them into Oz way back then, many people though he was nuts. However, a new car for 8 grand when interest rates were at nearly 20% was not without merit at the time.

People also forget that these had licenced Mitsubishi derived drivelines then too...oh how times have... actually... not really changed that much.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2020 at 05:49

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There should be a summary somewhere.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 06:26

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Wow, never knew that Hyundai was ever re-badged! I very much want it!!!

shop-teacher > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 06:55

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Whoa! That's in my neck of the woods. How the hell did that thing survive around here?

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/17/2020 at 07:42

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It was on a Meh Car Monday quite a while back, but we don't discuss Mondays in Fridays

pip bip - choose Corrour > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 01/17/2020 at 07:43

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i clearly missed that one.

cheers

Thomas Donohue > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/17/2020 at 08:27

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That star was for the first half of your comment.  Not the second!

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 01/17/2020 at 08:33

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I can’t imagine that it survived here. Seems impossible. Early Hyundais rusted to shit fast.   I’d bet it was imported from the western US not long ago.  

WilliamsSW > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 08:35

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Bonus points for listing it as automatic when I can clearly see a manual shifter.

These weren’t good cars, but at least it’s cheap.  

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Thomas Donohue 01/17/2020 at 08:54

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As a 2009 Accent hatch owner that has served me very well that I quite like, I feel it is my duty to want it! :P

Thomas Donohue > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 01/17/2020 at 08:58

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lol. I had a flashback to college road trips in my roomates 1987 Excel. Great road trip memories, but the car not so much! But, to your point, it did get us everywher e we needed to go until it was total ed.

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 01/17/2020 at 10:49

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I know, these were usually rot boxes within five years.  I have a theory though.  It could have been owned by a snow bird, and only driven here in the warm months.

WilliamsSW > shop-teacher 01/17/2020 at 10:51

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That’s a good possibility too.  No way it spent time on the roads in winter here. 

shop-teacher > WilliamsSW 01/17/2020 at 11:16

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No, definitely not.

And if whoever buys it is dumb enough to start driving it in the winter, it’ll evaporate within three years.

fintail > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/17/2020 at 11:37

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When these were new, a friend’s mom had one. I don’t recall it being any worse than a period econobox at a similar price point (these far undercut a Civrolla spec for spec ). I named it the “Zero” after the kamikaze plane, something my friend thought was amusing. It replaced an Escort, and sometime around 1993 was hit, and was replaced by another Escort.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Thomas Donohue 01/17/2020 at 12:33

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I don’t worry if a car is crap or not...interior materials, horsepower, etc. I like them to be reliable and basic, so an old Excel would fit that bill....I also like the idea of Radwood-style stuff, so this would be perfect :P

Khalbali > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/23/2020 at 17:00

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https://www.autotrader.com/car-news/autotrader-find-1989-mitsubishi-precis-2475-281474979988079