mk1 Vs mk2

[Tim]

whats are mk1s like to drive compared to mk2,ive had 2 1300 mk2s in the past but i am findin my self tempted by mk1 mexicos at the mom

[taffr]

just go and buy one or the other boyo

[Mex 1t]

get up here with the do and own 1 or the other

[grum]

mk 1 seems to me a liitle more harsh - a, to drive, b, comfort levels

had a daytona mex for 8 years and loved it, and one things for sure, they do put a smile on your face

[BigDave]

You also get a lot more old blokes stopping you and saying "I remember when I used to have one of them"

Both great cars in my opinion, also not one I have owned has driven like another. I find them all different really??

get one of each, its the only way!

CheeRS

[Tim]

get up here with the do and own 1 or the other

you offerin me 1 of your collection ricky

[BigDave]

I actually fancy another one myself, would like something tax free and with a bit of go in it...?? SOmething I could leave outside and just thrash about when ever the mood took me??

[rwdrs]

Differences:

Mk1: stunner in it's own right, possibly better looking, oooohh those curves

Driveability: MkII without a doubt a modern car, no p.....ing about looking for switches stamping about on the floor for the washers etc etc....

Mk1 more chuckable, brilliant fun, more so than the MkII with it's more pronounced understeer.

More metal = better feeling = stiffer shell, with it's smaller glass area, the Mk1 has a better shell, you're unlikely to see a Mk1 with cracks at the base of the B & C pillars! MkII suffers badly here if given some stick!

Instrumentation, Mk1, nightmare, MkII a dream (won an award in '75 for it's instruments)

Both fantastic for different reasons, one common denominator RUST

[Frosticles]

Had both, love em both. In an ideal world would have to be the mk1.

[grum]

Had both, love em both. In an ideal world would have to be the mk1.

.... really ?????? crumbs !!

i guess im mk2 thru and thru, though it was nice to dabble

[richy c]

mk1

[rwdrs]

i guess im mk2 thru and thru, though it was nice to dabble

I'm a bit of a MkII man myself, but those Mk1's are tasty too!!!

[Smudger]

I guess people always would like something they don't have... I quite fancy a Mk2 flat front at the mo!

[Tim]

I guess people always would like something they don't have... I quite fancy a Mk2 flat front at the mo!

you have Frosticles should talk lol

[Trickster]

I had a mk1 Mexico and i preferred it to the mk2