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My mates Dad had a brand new 1.3 Mk4 Cortina in the late 70,s.
Most of the time when the engine was switched of it would run on pinking like hell for all it was worth, for a very long time.
I reckon you could have went indoors and had a cup of tea and it would still be doing it when you came back out.
The usual way of stopping the the thing was  clutch down, foot on the brake, put it in gear then dump the clutch and stall it.
Countless returns to the supplying Ford dealer made no difference at all.
An absolute piece of crap of an engine.

You could buy a brand new Dacia Spring for the same money as that Merc.

Much more sensible.

Personally, I'd go for an F-Pace with the 575BHP SC V8.....then drive it to Viezu for a little work and 700BHP.

That won't make it any easier to work on.

It'll be great to drive and sound like the end of the world though.

You could buy a brand new Dacia Spring for the same money as that Merc.

Much more sensible.

Personally, I'd go for an F-Pace with the 575BHP SC V8.....then drive it to Viezu for a little work and 700BHP.

That won't make it any easier to work on.

1.8 is okay if cambelt goes, how do I know

.. and 1.3 Pinto is barely powerful enough to move its' own weight let alone the car as well. Box of swan vestas and a can of petrol.

which is why they weren't sold here. Instead, you could buy a mk3 Capri, mk5 Cortina - and I believe an early Sierra, but I've never seen one - with a 1300 crossflow, although virtually nobody did.


Much the same applies to a 2.0l Cologne(which we also didn't get) that does a number of things better than a 2.0l Pinto. Unfortunately those are all things you don't want: drink fuel; weight the front of the car down; has more, serious failure modes; costs more to maintain.


1.8 Pintos are barely more poweful than 1.6s, are fractionally more economical(due to a particularly crap carb), and I've only ever seen them in Sierras.

What are indicators? 

Spoken like a true BMW driver.

Hook, line & sinker. 

What are indicators? 

Spoken like a true BMW driver.

Driving two Germans myself, I’m genuinely surprised when people let me out at a junction, or let me filter in etc. Contrary to the bad reputation that German vehicle drivers have, I always indicate, and it’s my pet hate when any driver doesn’t indicate their intentions when leaving a roundabout. When they exit one turn before me without indicating, I throw a tantrum and shout ‘I could have gone then if you’ve have indicated you selfish tw*t’, even though I know they can’t hear me. 

I rarely let men out.....although  pretty girls I will often let out and also blow them a kiss.

Some smile back. Others form their fingers and thumb into a tube shape as they move their hand up and down.

When a Pinto cam belt broke what you did was dependent on the capacity:


2.0l - fit a new belt and drive away(I did one at the side of the road when the AA patrol lent me some tools)
……….

Yep, my 2.0 belt snapped when I was flat out down the M40. Got it towed home and as it was a non-interference engine I was out and about in it that same evening. 

What are indicators? 

Spoken like a true BMW driver.

Driving two Germans myself, I’m genuinely surprised when people let me out at a junction, or let me filter in etc. Contrary to the bad reputation that German vehicle drivers have, I always indicate, and it’s my pet hate when any driver doesn’t indicate their intentions when leaving a roundabout. When they exit one turn before me without indicating, I throw a tantrum and shout ‘I could have gone then if you’ve have indicated you selfish tw*t’, even though I know they can’t hear me. 

Parcelforce have mildly pissed me off. Parcel 1 of 3 and 3 of 3 have been delivered but parcel 2 of 3 has gone to another depot.     Of course, as it’s a Bank Holiday I won’t see the missing parcel until at least Tuesday. Hey ho, worse things happen in life. 

You could buy a brand new Dacia Spring for the same money as that Merc.

Much more sensible.

Personally, I'd go for an F-Pace with the 575BHP SC V8.....then drive it to Viezu for a little work and 700BHP.