JayCarr
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Registered: 19th Dec 02
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I'm getting a bit bored of my Astra and fancy a change and always liked the 888 coupes. Insurance is about £100 cheaper for the 888 than the sri derv with the 3 mods i want to do. And those 3 mods would be around 1k to do.
I think its a good idea but the GF and everyone of mine and her moaning family reckon its a rubbish idea and i should grow up and stop being immature by modifying my cars anymore and get my priorities right 
What would you do?
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X16XE.Adam
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Registered: 6th Dec 09
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Annoy them and get the 888
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Which 888 petrol mk4?
Not really a massive fan of these and would have rather a coupe turbo
Mk5 888 however I love to bits and would have one in a heart beat 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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JayCarr
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yeah Mk4 Gav. Thing is, if i was to get a decent low mileage Mk4 coupe turbo, im going to want to get new wheels, lower ect and then i'll have spent what a standard 888 goes for, which already has these bits done.
if i keep mine I want to remap it, bbs CH reps and eibach springs, but that'll cost monies that i wouldnt need to spend if i got an 888. Plus the 888 is cheaper than mine.
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SAL
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I want to get a 888 to put all the stuff on the van 
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gavin18787
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its good but I wouldnt pay the premium myself as I dont like the interior or the spoiler. Remeber there was one featured in tv a while back that they had put an irmy dtm spoiler on and that looked ace.
But its a shame to do that to a limited edition one.
Like you say though you will probably get one with lower miles and better condition then a run of the mill turbo.
Do they run more power?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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SAL
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just a miltek rear box gavin
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JayCarr
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yeah the spoilers a bit marmite but i dont mind it. people keep goin on at me about how its older blah blah, but the one ive seen has done nearly half the miles of mine so i dont see the issue.
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Mk4 888 looks dated though 
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Mk4 888 really look a bit crap.
The styling is just a bit Max Power, i'd feel like a tool driving one.
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Warren G
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mpg....halfed though!
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JayCarr
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All fair comments, suppose it is a bit max power. But i still like them. feel a bit of a step down interior wise too maybe.
But if i mention doing the things i want to do to mine, i get nothing but shit for 'wasting' money
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
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Id love a mk5 888, theres one for sale locally to me, £8k i cant afford though
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MarkM
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I wouldn't bother they look too boyracer for me and like they have been modified.
You're from Liverpool too are you not Jay? Normal people don't modify cars in Liverpool or if they do it's subtle.
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MarkSport
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There's always been something i love about the 888
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IvIarkgraham
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i was close to buying an 888
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craig8
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Registered: 31st Dec 04
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remember to consider how much more you will be paying for fuel with the 888, when you could have a 200bhp derv that is still quite economical
E36 328
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JayCarr
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Mark, not from Liverpool, im from just outside Cambridge.
IvIarkgraham what made you not get one?
Graig, from the money saved in buying the cheaper 888, i probobly wouldn't spend that amount in petrol over a year. Dont do that many miles really. Although it would be a shock to the system
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IvIarkgraham
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everyone advertised seemed to have had the turbo replaced
and after 3 engine failures i was a bit sceptical
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