CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
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Right i've been having a good think lately......
I don't need a car for work anymore and only use it on a Monday and mostly on weekends.
It's in need of some money spending on it to get it in proper nic again but it goes like this...
New tyres...£400 for Toyo's or buy some new 18's with them already on for sayyy £800 then sell my 17" Prodrives after refurbing/painting them (£200?) So it's either £400 and spraying my rims or £600 for new ones.
It needs a proper service ie Engine oil...Tranny and diff oil..plugs and leads so maybe £300 as the plugs add a lot of labour.
I need new pads...going for DS2500's and may get the callipers refurbed whilst they are there.£100 minimum.
One of my fog light covers came off somewhere so i need a new set..£60 not inc spraying!
The guy who i bought the car off tried to retrim the interior himself in blue alcantara and he did a proper shit job of it and i've pulled most of it off.Going to see a guy at the weekend about redoing it all in black...say £200 maybe?
So say the car is worth about 3K and it needs about £1100 spending on it at least.AND to think i was going to spend 1K on getting a Simtek ECU fitted in the first place  the way i look at it though i'd rather have it perfect in standard spec ish.
Orrrrrrrr do i sell it as is and get something else for say 4K?? I can't think of another car in that price range that would make me happy though 
I wanted to get a mint 306 GTI-6 and pay my insurance off again for the year.Also i ain't spending thousends on a new new car as i can't bring myself to do it and enjoy having the savings.
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taylorboosh
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keep it
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CORSA NUT
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 That was easy
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by john-d
keep it
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taylorboosh
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i think its ace, you spray dont you? spend a grand and make it the car you want it to be, a 306 gti wont be half as fun
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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Keep it mate, don't get Toyo's though.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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CORSA NUT
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I spray??? No mate i'm a Spark  i can just do things like rims and stuff...
God damn Impreza's  as chavvy and annoying they can be they sure are good cars for the money.
I was sitting in it today and a guy walked past...pointed at my numberplate and gave me the thumbs up with a big smile it gets a lot of nice comments like that.
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Wrighty
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im bored of telling you to keep your car
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CORSA NUT
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Originally posted by Daveskater
Keep it mate, don't get Toyo's though.
I have them now and they have been fine even now when there all about 3mm!
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CORSA NUT
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Originally posted by Wrighty
im bored of telling you to keep your car
Noooooooo Wrighty i was hoping you wouldn't comment 
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taylorboosh
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im sure i had read a thread about you going to spray curbed wheels, seems ive assumed and decided thats your job lol still keep it, wish i could insure 1
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CORSA NUT
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lol no probs mate I'm 29 with 4 years no claims and pay £550
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taylorboosh
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i was getting ghey qoutes like 3gs
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Jon_C
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
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Tis a lovely car and i am lovin the plate. Most of the issues you mention are general servicing bits. It comes with this any car. KEEP IT
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CORSA NUT
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When i was 21 and got my first (this is my 4th) i was paying £2400 on an Import WRX but that was with zero no claims but 3 years of driving on my dads insurance..that was with Elephant
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CORSA NUT
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
Tis a lovely car and i am lovin the plate. Most of the issues you mention are general servicing bits. It comes with this any car. KEEP IT
Yeah your right mate.I suppose i resent paying out so much on it even though i hardly use it anymore..plus getting 80 miles to £20 worth of fuel isn't great
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taylorboosh
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im paying 1300 tbft
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taylorboosh
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
quote:
Originally posted by Jon_C
Tis a lovely car and i am lovin the plate. Most of the issues you mention are general servicing bits. It comes with this any car. KEEP IT
Yeah your right mate.I suppose i resent paying out so much on it even though i hardly use it anymore..plus getting 80 miles to £20 worth of fuel isn't great
how you driving
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Jon_C
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
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Originally posted by Jon_C
Tis a lovely car and i am lovin the plate. Most of the issues you mention are general servicing bits. It comes with this any car. KEEP IT
Yeah your right mate.I suppose i resent paying out so much on it even though i hardly use it anymore..plus getting 80 miles to £20 worth of fuel isn't great
You say you dont use it much..........Proper cool toy if you ask me
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CORSA NUT
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Well yeah i suppose it is i get bored easily too which is a pain 
John i drive pretty briskly 70% of the time i suppose but don't tear it around everywhere.
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taylorboosh
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tbf its what my vec gets so not bad
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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i'd keep it. not much else you can get for 4k nowadays thats a 4 door family saloon as well as a very quick performance car.
spend the extra getting bits sorted and drive around in a minted standard-ish example.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
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i'd keep it too, it may need over a grand spending on it, but think about how mint its going to be after it?
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Fro
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80 miles to 20 litres  16 mpg I can get mid 20's with a 3.5 litre and thats with a lot of hooning on a sat night
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taylorboosh
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i cant
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