I had a K11 Micra on an L plate. It was fairly reliable but, having spent all of its life by the sea, corrosion was a bit of an issue. I'd have another one in a heartbeat if I had the chance, although I'd maybe go for the 1.3 rather than the 1.0l.
Even the ones that didn't live by the sea have mostly succumbed to tinworm - the inner arches were particularly susceptible and easily missed until it came to MOT time.
That's where mine rusted - at first glance the car in my photo doesn't look too bad, but if you zoom in you'll see it showing around the front wheel arch. I had to replace the clutch fairly soon after I bought it, but I only paid £300 for the car and it probably saved me more than that amount in bus fares in the time that I had it. It was a great wee car to drive.
The sills were a weak point too, on the sunroof models the drains from that run into the sills, causing water to pool and cause rot. On later cars, they were better rust protected as can be seen by the thick grey band around the lowerside, but they still weren't great. On mine, I'm trying to mitigate the sunroof issue by having a magnetic sheet over the sunroof area to stop water getting down, and I reckon it looks quite cool haha. All good for the minute, touch wood.
My late wife had a 1993 1.3 "Super S" from new, still in very good condition 10 years later when we replaced it with a Seat Ibiza 2.0 Sport.
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Interesting! Does the exhaust go through the mud flap? Or are my eyes deceiving me.
Just the perspective from the driver's seat.
Very nice (I'd rather have the Morris though).
Your pub-goers are a more discerning class than ours!
Aside from new (Golf Mk2) engines, the underpinning of the cabrio retained Mk1 origins?
