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MR MISTER

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Ad in my local rag
« on: 12 July 2013, 20:32:11 »
Rather touching, I think:

AUSTIN MORRIS MAXI 2 1750HL
5 door hatchback, 42000 miles, petrol, beige with tan velour upholstery. 1981.
Same owner from new.
£495.

How much would this have cost new?

32 years with the same car aat just over 1000 miles a year. Wow. :)
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Re: Ad in my local rag
« Reply #1 on: 12 July 2013, 20:38:45 »
1978, passed my test in a MAXI  :-\
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« Reply #2 on: 12 July 2013, 20:40:04 »
Quote from: redelitev6 on 12 July 2013, 20:38:45
1978, passed my test in a MAXI  :-\
I owned one myself. Jeez....that 'bowl of jelly' gearstick. ;D
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« Reply #3 on: 12 July 2013, 20:42:24 »
My Dad had an automatic version with hand controls where he was disabled. when he died it had a very low milage, but we struggled to get rid of it.
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« Reply #4 on: 12 July 2013, 20:44:46 »
Quote from: Rods2 on 12 July 2013, 20:42:24
My Dad had an automatic version with hand controls where he was disabled. when he died it had a very low milage, but we struggled to get rid of it.
They were absolutely awful, Rod, but  I can't help feeling a sort of affection for it. Especially in beige. ;D
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« Reply #5 on: 12 July 2013, 21:02:17 »
My Dad had two of them, a manual before that. The only good thing was that it was a hatchback. Everything else was awful. but there again the Ital and Allegro were even worse. No surprise that they were a company beyond redemption, that the combined expertise of Ford (Land Rover / Jaguar), BAE, Honda or BMW could save.

I guess the equivalent these days for style and reliability must be a valley's Jeep.  ::)
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« Reply #6 on: 12 July 2013, 21:14:51 »
In 1969 the maxi 1500 was £968/16/11d  ;D

By 1981 the 1750 HL was £4567  :o
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« Reply #7 on: 12 July 2013, 21:39:58 »
We had two when I was a kid, black one and a really weird luminous green, Summer...vinyl seats ...shorts....nuff said  :o
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« Reply #8 on: 12 July 2013, 22:04:07 »
an old girl near me has an austin 1100, from late 60s, it has 17k on the clock, some fool told her its worth ten grand, so thats what she thinks its worth.
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« Reply #9 on: 12 July 2013, 22:27:47 »
Quote from: STEMO on 12 July 2013, 21:14:51
In 1969 the maxi 1500 was £968/16/11d  ;D

By 1981 the 1750 HL was £4567  :o


Seventies inflation.
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« Reply #10 on: 12 July 2013, 22:30:00 »
Quote from: STEMO on 12 July 2013, 20:32:11
Rather touching, I think:

AUSTIN MORRIS MAXI 2 1750HL
5 door hatchback, 42000 miles, petrol, beige with tan velour upholstery. 1981.
Same owner from new.
£495.

How much would this have cost new?

32 years with the same car aat just over 1000 miles a year. Wow. :)


That may actually make a sound investment. :y
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Re: Ad in my local rag
« Reply #11 on: 12 July 2013, 22:36:21 »
Quote from: Mr. Opti on 12 July 2013, 22:30:00
Quote from: STEMO on 12 July 2013, 20:32:11
Rather touching, I think:

AUSTIN MORRIS MAXI 2 1750HL
5 door hatchback, 42000 miles, petrol, beige with tan velour upholstery. 1981.
Same owner from new.
£495.

How much would this have cost new?

32 years with the same car aat just over 1000 miles a year. Wow. :)


That may actually make a sound investment. :y

If you like the equivalent of stirring rice pudding, through a thick skin, every time you try to change gear. And this was on the MKIIs with a direct linkage. The MkI used cables and it was a pub talking point if you ever managed to find a gear.  :o :o :o :o :o
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Re: Ad in my local rag
« Reply #12 on: 12 July 2013, 23:34:41 »
Quote from: STEMO on 12 July 2013, 21:14:51
In 1969 the maxi 1500 was £968/16/11d  ;D

By 1981 the 1750 HL was £4567  :o

Sounds right - I paid £5200 for a new Austin Ambassador in 1982 and £6500 in 1983 for a Rover SD 2300S
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« Reply #13 on: 12 July 2013, 23:40:05 »
My parents had one when I was a kid, then we had one as an airfield run-around at the gliding club for a while. The 1750 was reasonably sprightly IIRC. Needed to be when you couldn't find half the gears! If ever there was a worse manual box even than the Omega's. ::)

But the load area was genius, IIRC. Seats folded flat from dashboard to tailgate. A lot of modern hatchbacks could learn a bit from that.
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« Reply #14 on: 12 July 2013, 23:48:19 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 12 July 2013, 23:40:05
My parents had one when I was a kid, then we had one as an airfield run-around at the gliding club for a while. The 1750 was reasonably sprightly IIRC. Needed to be when you couldn't find half the gears! If ever there was a worse manual box even than the Omega's. ::)

But the load area was genius, IIRC. Seats folded flat from dashboard to tailgate. A lot of modern hatchbacks could learn a bit from that.

The practicality of that from the 2 my dad had is why I've always had estate cars.
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