Hi guys! I'm Bart, i live in Cracow and I just became a proud owner of 1995 P10 Primera 2.0 sedan. I am old Jap enthusiast, who loves keis and generally - the weirder the better. I also own a G100 Daihatsu Charade and recently got rid of 1998 Daihatsu Cuore. I bought this because I've always liked P10s, my uncle once had W10 Primera, which I wish I had (weirdly, his was SR20 wagon, which I can find no info about). Last year my friend bought 1992 eGT hatch which did bring some memories (it's currently in never-ending process of restoration). Mine is a prime example of what people needed in 1990s in Poland: - Manual windows - Manual mirrors - No tachometer (clock in its place) - Weird immobiliser system - Working AC.
It looks mint from the outside, almost no visible rust spots on chassis, new sills, but two rusted out spots on the floor, hole in the 'pocket' under/on the side of boot floor. Not too much to worry, but I haven't checked 100% of underneath to be honest. Engine works well, has power, doesn't smoke, but makes a lot of squeaks when revved - def need to change some belts etc. It has 340 000kms on the clock - and you can tell it by interior condition. 90% of stuff that driver and passenger can touch is pretty worn, but still working well. And finally the thing that made me buy it - suspension and drivetrain are mint! It drives effortlessly, accelerates and stops fine and all the pieces together still make it a decent ride for buck. I live in Cracow, but I have to go to work 35kms away few days a week, to a small village, sometimes late at night, so I need a trusty daily driver. I used my trashy Dai (rust bucket that I am deeply in love with) everyday, doing around 300-400kms weekly on mountain twisties, but it finally gave up. I needed something that would handle at least as good as little Charade, give me the same amount of fun and be economical at the same time, and of course be an old Jap. So there comes the Primera. The plans for next weeks are: - General engine maintenance/service - all belts, pumps, filters, oils, etc. - LPG installation service - Rust fixing + rust proofing whole underneath - Suspension upgrades (bushes, maybe some coilovers? Will see) - Decent set of wheels with winter tires - Brake system upgrade - Paint correction/detailing/waxing or something - Interior swap (come on, Primera without power everything?) - Supposedly some bucket-ish seats? - Some 16s with sticky tires for summer - Later on in some distant future maybe some more horses
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We will see how my plan goes, usually plans like these tend to become years of work instead of weeks, but i keep my fingers crossed The main purpose of this car is a daily driver, so I will do more to keep it running and running well, than to be a looker. But it is nice to have something nice after driving a beater car for a year
Cheers from Cracow!
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