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And now for the Nubira. AC and heat now both work. When I start it without pumping the gas, it starts very cumbersome. Like the engine barely runs, like it was only running on 2 cylinders, then after 2 seconds, it wakes fully wakes up. It always has been like this, so right now I'm not really doing anything about it. If I start it with 1-2 pumps of gas, it starts instantly, but of course revs high of like 3 seconds, which I assume is not good for the engine. Anyway here are some pictures. Here in the background an Audi A3 is being professionally repaired. By refilling the coolant system with tap water. 🤪 I begin to discover some minor rust spots, but nothing major (hopefully it stays that way), so I need to schedule some rust repairs in the summer. Will make pictures of those, and maybe make a video about the poor starts to show some bad sides.

Yesterday I washed and cleaned both my cars. As mentioned in my first post, I also have a small city car, quite nice shape for being 30 years old. It is original, it's based on the second generation of Suzuki Alto, a typical reliable Japanese car with carburator and mechanical ignition system, although it was manufactured in India. It only had rust problems, but it was taken care of. Unlike the Nubira's engine, its engine has not yet been taken apart. It has a 800 ccm powerhouse with immense 41 horsepowers 😁 Since the car only weighs around 620 kg, it's quite throttle responsive. Very lovable and vivid little "asphalt pimple" - as we call little cars in hungary. Never has broken down, and always starts. And what's funny is, it is easier to find any kind of parts for this car than for the Nubira, as this is still a people's car in India with little upgrades. Why change on what is working, right? 😏 Now to be fair, some cons: compared to todays SUVs, you wouldn't stand a chance in this car in a collosion. Thin chassis and other than seat belts, it has no safety features whatsoever. It's hard to find a good mechanic for it. Some mechanics don't even want to hear about it (yet it was a popular alternative to Russian and East German cars in its day), they make more money on fixing younger cars, and the younger generation of mechanics don't really care about carburators and mechanical ignition, as they are outdated. Still not gonna sell it.