Makes a good avatar
Link to hd copy



[Edited on 22-7-09 by mangogrooveworkshop]

[Edited on 22-7-09 by mangogrooveworkshop]

even better when you watch them both side by side

as facebook would say




[Edited on 21/7/09 by Jasongray5]

I don't think the Marina OC come here, you'll be safe

I hope that wasn't the one off V8 they made for rallying.

Well, I had a 1.8TC Marina as my first motor but never had a piano.. not sure what else to say....

I had a £60 yuck-beige 1300 Marina back in the mid-80s.
It had been standing outdoors for over a year when I got it. Welded a patch on the NS sill, it went straight through MoT.
Drove to work the next day as a shakedown then set off from Basingstoke to Edinburgh for the weekend. No problems then or any of the other 10-12 times it made that trip (800 miles round trip) including once with a huge box trailer!
It took me and my wife on honeymoon, and did a few trials - preparation consisted of winding the torsion bars up and fitting rear van springs.
Must have done 15-20 K miles over 18 months with no trouble at all. Tell a lie - I got into it one frozen morning and it wouldn't start; dip clutch & it started. Cause - ice in the gearbox! Fan heater, drain water, refill oil....sorted!
Good, simple, reliable, dubious handling. I loved it!
John.