I have just taken ownership of a 2004 Copen turbo. It is in need of quite a bit of TLC but I was looking for a project. It is certainly worth keeping an example of this rare little car on the road, even if it gets a few major deviations from the original Daihatsu specification!
Hey, welcome to the wonderful world of Copening, Drewbot! You'll have a blast and obviously enjoy your tinkering into the bargain! Whereabouts are you in Northants? I have very happy memories of the 5 years I spent teaching in Brackley, at the bottom of the county. Great part of England and a good spot for you to get to meets where you can hook up with other Copenistas. Enjoy!
There will certainly be some vocabulary additions with all this copening and talking with copenistas! I'm right in the north of the county near Market Harborough.