The wheel hub lost its thread causing brake disc to come loose. $30 to fix.
The gearbox is losing the syncromesh in the second gear.
The Sherpa is an absolute gem of a car!
Gets up the big hills pulling at 100 km, not too stable speeding down the windy hills at 120 km though.
This week I got 424 km to 23 litres of fuel.
Sherpas just rock that's all ican say. read the other sherpa reviews and comments to get the picture. good review dude.
My 20 yr old Sherpa has the same problem - losing synchro in 2nd gear. Wonder if it's a common thing for sherpas.
Otherwise still going strong!
My 1988 2 cylinder 667cc has done 104000 km's, is used every day as my runabout, and the only cost in the last 3 years has been a spring replacement in the trafficator unit, which is the same as a Nissan Pulsar, and a new rear muffler. The total cost has been $72-00. I did spend $500 on the 100000 service, replacing all belts, filters, hoses and a good general tidy up. My other car is a Mercedes Benz, recent model, in which I have travelled 2400 km. in 14 months. I am amazed at how reliable and tractable the Sherpa is, and I find the gearing very well spaced for a 4 speed.Foil.
I gotta say that I love my little Sherpa! Since my Corona blew up, I was strapped for cash and managed to pick up a little white Sherpa for only $500. At the moment, petrol prices here are skyrocketing, while many people have to pay up to $100+ per week for fuel, I use $10 or less, and I drive it everyday! Go Sherpa!
I have recently purchased a little sherpa for $100. Runs well, tidy inside. I want to rego it, but not sure what type of car it is classified as, a hatch back, a panel van?? For such a little car, registration is extremely expensive.
The previous poster should look at the registration costs for motorcycles (I was thinking of learning to ride one, assuming they cost little to register). Bicycles fitted with engines under 200W are the only way to motor without rego draining your wallet of between $25-50 a month.
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