1976 Hillman Imp review from UK and Ireland

Broken wire on condenser took a while to find as it was intermittent.

Replaced one drive doughnut.

Exhaust.

Water pump due to sheared Woodruff key in pump drive shaft.

Clutch bearing broke.

Much better than a Mini! Mine was one of the last models and hence was pretty well sorted.

Fantastic handling especially in the wet and could be four wheel drifted at will.4.

Reliability OK generally and over 42 mpg average which was pretty good.

Climax slant 4 was a fantastic engine if looked after properly. I never had any head gasket problem.

Generally easy to fix. We changed the clutch on the drive at home.

Comfortable to drive, but the standard heater was a bit lacking in power.

Judged by today's standards I'm sure it was awful, but it was better than a lot of the cars that my university contemporaries were driving.

Back window opened which was great in summer and could be useful carrying long items.