never owned a nova

[lloyd1986]

Hi guys never owned a nova before and I've just bought my first one can anyone tell me about the model and any information on the car as a whole.
It's a 1.2 sting on a G plate with 34000 miles

[novadave24]

was that the nova on the bay white one ?

[lloyd1986]

No I bought it off a friend of mine.

[pete17]

Hi guys never owned a nova before and I've just bought my first one can anyone tell me about the model and any information on the car as a whole.
It's a 1.2 sting on a G plate with 34000 miles

drive it and enjoy it, you will soon find everything about it yourself when it either stops working or falls off lol
but have a read through some of the threads, topics, builds and projects, all the info is on png about anything nova wise , happy reading
oh and welcome

[novadave24]

oh ok I would check it for rust like
1. battery tray
2. front chassis legs
3. in the boot check the floor
4. rear chassis legs
5. under the doors
6. rear archers
7. the seals
there is more just can think at the mo is it a hatch or saloon ?

[mowgli]

basically, everywhere except the top middle of the roof can rust.
there is a dash rattle. it is not fixable, its just there..

when you fit wide tyres, one of the arches will foul before the other... its how they were built.

find the dim-dip relay, its on the rhs behind the front parcel shelf thing. unplug it. it won't affect your lights if its unplugged, but it will fail, if you leave it connected.

make sure you have a spare key.

put petrol in it & drive it a lot.

[blue_peg_16v]

Why the need for a spare key mat there's no problem wi a nova if you lock your keys in lol

[Iain]

G reg is mk1 so won't be nicked by the hazard switch trick they kindly showed on top gear.

Squeeky clutch is normal.

Speedo will probably over read especially with aftermarket wheels.

[burgo]

The sting I believe came with sr clocks and rear spoiler ?

[Stuart]

The sting I believe came with sr clocks and rear spoiler ?
Thought that was the flair? Mind you my flair didn't have a rev counter lol

[EwanG]

The sting I believe came with sr clocks and rear spoiler ?
Correct. It also came with a sr steering wheel and sr rainbow seats. Also I am sure the rear seat was a solid bench not the 60/40 one.

[burgo]

Can't remember. Been about 15 years since I had my sting lol

[mowgli]

Why the need for a spare key mat there's no problem wi a nova if you lock your keys in lol

only for the fuel filler cap... i know the rest are just a minor delay......... lol

[marc69]

The sting came with Antibes clocks (not mk1 sr with voltmemter and oil pressure gauge) unfortunately.

Mk1s are great providing it's not a rust bucket, enjoy it.

Get some pictures up for everyone.