corsagsiguy
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hi all
me and a mate are vauxhall mechanics thinking about setting a company up for tuneing for vauxhall corsa and nova cars, but just specifieing in servcing and maintaining or bolt on type engine gear for meantime but wanting to go in to further, just trying to test the water? what are your views?????? iv preiously had a corsa gsi, built a blue printed fiesta rs turbo, driving around in a mk2 golf gti that it for sale!
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Marc
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Good idea, the main thing is you need to get yourselfs a reputation!
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MatthewR
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Very good idea mate, as marc says look into 1st.
This site would be best place to start for advertising purposes, gets you known all over U.K
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corsagsiguy
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im known very well throgh jondell motorsport but thats because iv my old ford fiesta but just trying to test the water with geting a vauxhall and trying to get somthing going or would it be a a waist of time and effort?
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Marc
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Youll never know till you try will you!
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corsagsiguy
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id like any ideas of what people would like im a mechanic so would prefere the engine side more tha anything else
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big eck
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9 outta 10 people when they first get there car will do a handful of these things first - alloys, filter, zorst then lowering, I think you should offer those types of mods first then while there car is there tell the owners the other mods that you can offer them eg - port polished head, cams and so on.
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corsagsiguy
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thanks big eck thats the dirrection i was thinking of going not everyone can do exhausts air filter and being there to give advice or just a service or maintaince
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corsagsiguy
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ainsley_brader
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setting up that sort of business is not going to be cheap, do you have any capital behind you? Have you considered premises? Is there anything in your area? Dont you think just novas and corsas might be a bit too specialised perhaps youd be better off covering all vauxhalls/or all modyfying?
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corsagsiguy
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i do agree in what your saying and i respect that but i think if you do a large rang of cars youl never beable to conquor any? and i feel the nova/corsa is the way to go mate
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Chris@Speedfreex
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good idea as sed b4,
but capital is summat that is defienetly needed, ie premises.
the problem ull find, wiv tuning novas/ corsas. in reality how many corsa nova owners actually tune there cars,
the max most ppl like sed b4 is filter and zorst,
on sites like this there seems to be loads of 2.0 ltrs flying around but in reality ppl will piss up ya back and just ask for prices
not knocking ya m8, go for it  but look at it from the side
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corsagsiguy
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thats why im just trying to test the water see what peoples views are if its somthing to look in to or just forget??????
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Chris@Speedfreex
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maybe specialise in more performance vauxhalls?
just a thought
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Chris@Speedfreex
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but still do everything for all vauxs?
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corsagsiguy
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iv done abit on the new astra coupe and sri turbos but there too new for any one to start tweeking them up plus there still under vauxhall warrenty and you cant touch them untill the warrentys finished, i just wana try and focus in one area or youll just becume jack of all trade king of none mate
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broster
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there are a fair few corsas and novas around this area, and there isnt anywhere that offers the service that you are going to, apart from normal garages, u going to supply the bits aswell?
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corsagsiguy
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Id like to talk to PVD and as they just sell exhausts i think? but get keep a wide range of engine equipment and suspenion things like that but also carry out service work and maintaince work to all vauxhalls as well as diesles
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broster
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PVD sell more than just exhausts! services would be good, cheaper than vauxhall! what about spraying? and kit kitting?
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corsagsiguy
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are they membes on here? i dunno about fittin and spraying thats a diffrent side to what i wana do mate
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broster
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pete and vikie dont use the board much at all, joff works there as does bazgouch
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corsagsiguy
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ill have to have a word with them but ill exspect thell say thel wana see me established for a little while first and to see if wed use them much? im geting a feeling that people think its a good idea to have a specialist nova/corsa tuner plus all vauxhall servicing and maintaince?
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