Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
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first car
whats good
apart from fiat panda and cinq
has to be cheap to buy, insure, and not easy to steal
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
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might sound corny cause the site were on - but corsa is a relatively good all rounder - and theyre getting cheaper all the tiem - pick good examples up for less than a grand nowadays
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RichR
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other than that punto mark1; or what I wish Id gone for instead of corsa - a mark 4 Polo
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Adam-D
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thats true
any others-micra?
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Marc D
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
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group 1 insurance
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RichR
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no not micra - well bubble shaped one - the tin can original which had all sharp edges is suprisingly nippy - drove-didnt own one just after I passed while i was waiting to buy my corsa
polo,punto or corsa - these ( as a first car) offer slightly more street cred - which can be all important in a first car
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RichR
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possibly pick up a cheap ( but it'll be battered ford Ka) whose it for - then we can give better advice and whats the budget
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LukeGSi
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Registered: 9th Dec 03
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Nova!! Fantastic motor altho they are very easy to steal!!
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essexracer
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metro...cheap as chips to buy/insure and the best thing is no one will want to steal it
tho it wont come with street cred, just go faster rust holes
james
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Adam-D
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looked at a few metro's
have to wait till end of week till my beemer goes
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essexracer
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metro all the way...i recomend a rover metro 1.1L
as long as its been looked after, it will be a great little car for u!
james
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Adam-D
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not for me for ma lil bro
1st car for him
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essexracer
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oh lol...but stil, metro
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micra_pete
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
Location: West Yorkshire
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a 1.3 bubble shaped micra, as standard is a lot quicker than the box shaped one, about 11ish secs to 60, cracking little engine, how about a mini though, loads of cred cheap to buy and easy to work on, the micra is a understated little car tho.
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3CorsaMeal
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fiesta mk2, easy to fix, cheap to run,
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Adam-D
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thinkig bout a micra
think hes settled on a cinqy 900sx
"plus i have parts for this car already"
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micra_pete
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Registered: 23rd Apr 03
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ah right, still the cinq will not be built as well, handle as well, go as well, or be as relieable, lol each to their own though
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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wouldnt buy a base model Fiat, build quality is piss poor
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Adam-D
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ive had a fiat panda
we know what were getting
s ok i have tuning parts of my fiat here so were gona fit em to his
getting a sx so lecy windows and central locking
he stripping it and putting 2 buckets harneses and roll cage
he already picked out his alloys and
brake upgrade im sorting
hes not even having a stereo so there wont be anyting to steal from it
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Ditch
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tuning parts for a 900cc engine?
electrics were the worst part of them, my mates punto sx had a mind of its own!
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Adam-D
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well tbh the parts i have are for a 750cc engine
but im gone er make them fit
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Ditch
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please tell me your not going any further than an air filter and maybe an exhuast
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Adam-D
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thats as far as we are going
its his first car so insurance is a bitch
ive got a k&n and hes getting a backbox
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