Story in short, this car is why I'm nuts on Paseos. And why this site exists.
In September 1999 my auntie purchased this 30000 mile, 3 year old Paseo on the basis of going into Wellington Motors looking to replace a 1989 Orion. "I want something sporty and silvers he told the salesman, Andy Williams (her claim to fame, just he wasn't THE Andy Williams of music of the 60s).
"We had this Toyota traded in yesterday" he told her, so her response was "yeah that'll do". She didn't even care to test drive until he recommended it. So out round the roundabout and back in again. Done.
Stayed in the family 11 years, and disappeared about 6 months later when the local owner sold it on.
Two years later it pops up on ebay for £500 in Barnstaple. Down we went and got it for £400. Zoe took it on to replace her first badly sprayed, rotting, headgasket blowing Paseo.
And after using it from Taunton to Exeter daily for the last 2 and a half years it now sits at 159k with stem seals about to go, headgasket isn't the best and there's an oil leak. I will be rebuilding the engine and returning it to completely standard. This car to me isn't just a car. It is the reason I'm so weird about these cars, he reason this site exists and the reason I now have 4 Paseos in my possession.
I also cleared the garage out which means I can do this with it:
