one of my tyres has worn out due to its ball joint going aparently... anyway has anyone substituted a 145/70 or 65 for the shockingly expensive 145/60's?... or...
... You are not kidding I've recently put two tyres on the front of my virgo for over ninety quid! I cud've put all new rubber on my robin including the spare,...
cheepest ive seen Mich compacts 9the only listed 145/60/13's) are £60 each!...eek when 145/80/13 are £20 ish....BM engines a bit more realiable by most...
For a year now I've been running Bridgestone 145/65/13 on my Aixam 400. The only small problem that I've encountered is that on full steering lock the larger...
... 400. ... that is indeed very helpfull cheers for that..i think id move the not very worn rears to the front and replace the rears with 65's..thanks...
... 400. ... steering ... that ... before. ... the ... that ... my ... You can tell the dark evenings are back..... we're all at our keyboards!! Hi everyone, ...
one thought..where is the speedo take off anyway?..is it a problem to run 65's back and 60's front? if the spedo comes off the g-box then its unchanged...
... We...ll I'd say that it would be altered, if you change the effective wheel size on the same axle system, you change the speedo reading with it. With ever...
I think the problem is that they are a odd sized tire, smart car owners also suffer from a similar problem. The designer / manafacture chose a strage tyre...
Hi Dolores If you look back through the recent post, especially from Geoffrey Handsley, you will get quite a lot of information on the Microcar in day to day...
i know ive maoned before about my seats being all broken. before the MOT is codged them together with duct tape and some cheepo covers but they are awfully...
Hello Dolores. I am pleased that you will be getting a new vehicle soon. I have not driven the petrol version of the aixam yet, but have a friend with one,...
Hi Geoff, why do you think the two seater is better than the four seater, I was going to get the four seater because we have four little dogs who travel with...
Hi Dolores. my reason for the two seater against the four is the loss of boot space, the two has a large boot for a small car ideal for shoping, everything is...
... loss of boot space, the two has a large boot for a small car ideal for shoping, everything is out of sight, plus my son is 22 and 6'8" tall and the bench...
Hi You say the two seater is better, does it detract from the length of the Micro car, I mean is it as long with a two seater ? Also I dont think I would...
... Hello, You have my sympathies, friend, they're expensive here too. I used to drive Reliant Robin and I was used to paying 'sensible' prices for parts,...
... of ... a ... Hi Dolores, I can only comment on the virgo realy, and they are the same size body, the mc1 has long and short wheelbase models for two and...
http://www.minicar-parts.nl/ Holland is the place to go!... very nice chap runs,and he speeks english too, and they carry the bits that explode (too often)...
Hi Dolores the difference between the 2 & 4 is 300mm not much is it, the 2 is 2800mm long, the 4 is 3100mm, not tried folding the seat, but in the aixam the...
Hi everyone and thanks all for the input, dont understand the measurements followed by cm but am a dizzy blonde anyway. The aixam which I have now, I fold...
... Don't know about a dealer in london itself but you could try Keygate Motors in Chatham, it's about a 1 min walk from Chatham Station, 2nd stop on a fast...
Has anyone had any problems with the hinges on the rear door/hatch on virgo's? Mine was getting quite hard to close, I had a look at it over the weekend and...
After a little measureing i have found that the seat rails of the Aixam and Fiat Punto are at exactly the same spaceing!..Which can be good, but can be bad......
... be ... Sounds like your Aixam seats were the same quality as my old Reliant seats, the springs in them all used to break apart till the seat was a metal...
I found a very easy and cheap way to make relaint seats long lasting and comfey. Replace all the springs in the back with the thick springs as found in the...
