1988 Isuzu Piazza HBL review from UK and Ireland

New radiator+thermostat

New battery

Brakes

Stainless steel exhaust system

New tyres.

This was a lovely looking car dressed in bright shiny red paint just a shame about the rust it had bubbling around the rear wheel arches and around the bottom of the doors and fuel filler flap, This car had been stood in a barn for 8 years before a friend of mine found it and put it though an MOT and it passed with only needing a brake overhaul and a small amount of welding in the front wheel arch.

After I bought it from my friend I spent a few hundred pounds getting the car back up-together.

A passed owner of the car had super glued the passenger door electric window switch and cruise control buttons open so you could not use them.

For a car of its age it went very well and returning about 30 mpg if you stayed off the turbo boost.

I didn't keep the car long as it needed a lot of body work doing from rusting and needed more time than I had to spare to restore it to its original former glory.

All in all a very well kited up car and nice to drive with a lovely interior and fairly good handling in the dry and a little hairy in the wet from the back end loosing grip through the torque of the engine even thought it had an LSD fitted.

If you can get a nice tidy one your getting a fairly rare car with a good fan club to back them up, search on google for IPTOC and you will find it.