Pointless & impractical vehicles
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Gwylan
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"Put some glitter on it, can't make it worse"
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
That appears to have been the approach by the previous/ previous+1 owner of the Chrysler Ypsilon I picked up at the weekend.
It's been covered in stickers / a Chrysler bonnet badge / door and sill edgings / other stick-on stuff but there's no bonnet strut / locking wheel nut keys (it has two different types on the front and back) / a bulb needs changing / faulty air-con / faulty Bluetooth / there's a nail in a tyre plus two almost-bald tyres.
Underneath it's a nice little car and has been looked after. They're jobs which, when sorted, will just make it work better.
The 'go faster' bonnet and probably either/both side stripes on what's basically a 1.2 litre Fiat are coming off though although I've a feeling the bonnet badge may be bolted on. Note that some of the stickers and stripes appear to be covering scratches and dents.
I have two spare sets of 'go faster' stripes which were supplied with the car should anyone want them
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Gwylan
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- All at sea⛵
That appears to have been the approach by the previous/ previous+1 owner of the Chrysler Ypsilon I picked up at the weekend.
It's been covered in stickers / a Chrysler bonnet badge / door and sill edgings / other stick-on stuff but there's no bonnet strut / locking wheel nut keys (it has two different types on the front and back) / a bulb needs changing / faulty air-con / faulty Bluetooth / there's a nail in a tyre plus two almost-bald tyres.
Underneath it's a nice little car and has been looked after. They're jobs which, when sorted, will just make it work better.
The 'go faster' bonnet and probably either/both side stripes on what's basically a 1.2 litre Fiat are coming off though although I've a feeling the bonnet badge may be bolted on. Note that some of the stickers and stripes appear to be covering scratches and dents.
I have two spare sets of 'go faster' stripes which were supplied with the car should anyone want them
The joys of remote shopping.
DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
True. It's as if someone put "Chrysler Ypsilon sticker" into AliExpress/Temu.
But ... the bonnet go-faster stripes and emblem are now off. I was correct in thinking they hide marks - in this case a couple of chips and a tiny dent. However, the side stripe has lifted the laquer, so those need to stay on. I've also removed a couple of other bits that were stuck on.
Gwylan
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- Location
- All at sea⛵
Funny how people want to personalise things. I prefer to anonymise as much as possible.
Hey, ho funny old world.
That appears to have been the approach by the previous/ previous+1 owner of the Chrysler Ypsilon I picked up at the weekend.
It's been covered in stickers / a Chrysler bonnet badge / door and sill edgings / other stick-on stuff but there's no bonnet strut / locking wheel nut keys (it has two different types on the front and back) / a bulb needs changing / faulty air-con / faulty Bluetooth / there's a nail in a tyre plus two almost-bald tyres.
Underneath it's a nice little car and has been looked after. They're jobs which, when sorted, will just make it work better.
The 'go faster' bonnet and probably either/both side stripes on what's basically a 1.2 litre Fiat are coming off though although I've a feeling the bonnet badge may be bolted on. Note that some of the stickers and stripes appear to be covering scratches and dents.
I have two spare sets of 'go faster' stripes which were supplied with the car should anyone want them
Reminds me of a 205 "Trio" I had, trio because it had 3 stripes down the side but they didn't improve on the 954cc engine. Bit like cycling; quick downhill but decreased in speed going up uphil.
Profpointy
Legendary Member
Leaving aside the paint job, they do look like a good design as there's a lot of space to fetch a fridge/ luggage for four or whatever in quite a small car. Never driven one or even sat in one, so no idea id they are good overall
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ebikeerwidnes
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- Widnes
Or possibly under engineered
I am thinking about how it is attached to the main bits of the car
as opposed to just stuck to the bumper with Evo-Stick
In my very limited experience the strong bits of the car are not placed close to where that hook is placed
Richard A Thackeray
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Photo-shop/AI
The frame for a tow-ball/gooseneck can be seen by the lighting socket
