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Author Bought a new car (Now cleaned and decent pictures)
smcGSI16V
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Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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   2nd Apr 10 at 18:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I got made redundant on Wednesday and had a crappy escort van which had to go back, so I go out and buy a new car as the new job I start on Tuesday doesnt come with a company car until 6 months into the job.

So I bought one of these






sorry they are crappy photos.

69000 miles
fsh
years mot
no tax but thats no biggy.
Totally standard and a very tidy example excepy a couple of little scuffs on the front and back bumper.
Just need to give it a bastard good clean.

Its just so nice driving a comfy, lazy powered, quite car with loads of toys; rather than a shitty go slow escort van or a noisy, bumpy rev happy corsa.







[Edited on 04-04-2010 by smcGSI16V]
Jon_C
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good buy. I love these
AlunJ
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
love it do love a tidy vec, particularly the saloons
Daveskater
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Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very very nice!

V6?

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
smcGSI16V
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Saloons are so much better looking than the hatches and I prefer the phase 2's to the earlier ones.

And the V6 power and noise is just so nice.
Mark.W
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks nice mate.
Jambo
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lovely cars! Begging for window tints and cdx xenons

always fancied one of these
Nic Barnes
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2nd Apr 10 at 18:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good cars. like mine a lot
Mike
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good choice, love the sound of em
corsa_godfather
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
excellent choice mate welcome to the club

good price on it?
corsa_godfather
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i own a hatch

prefer the saloon though,for the money i got the hatch for though i couldnt refuse lol

I upgraded to the cdx xenons best mod you can do imo
Nic Barnes
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
how much does that cost id like to do that myself
corsa_godfather
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
got mine for 110 bargain at that though.

they do 150.
make sure you get ballasts and plugs nic.you have to wire the plugs onto your loom.only 4 wires though easy job
taylorboosh
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2nd Apr 10 at 19:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im liking that a lot... they look so much better than any other vec
smcGSI16V
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2nd Apr 10 at 20:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I paid £2000 for it, which I don't think is too bad considering.
Daveskater
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3rd Apr 10 at 10:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£2k is pretty good for what it is imo. What did I buy another Corsa for? Could have had change

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
stu_c
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3rd Apr 10 at 10:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
love it

ive got a veccy estate in same colour
gavin18787
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3rd Apr 10 at 13:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love these


cant be a nice comfy v6 barge for commuting

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Nic Barnes
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3rd Apr 10 at 13:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Love these


cant be a nice comfy v6 barge for commuting


0.4 of a second slower to 60 than a saxo vts
gavin18787
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3rd Apr 10 at 13:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Twisties for the win


ALthough for some reason I have always wanted a v6 vec gsi, Just have no need for one

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Nic Barnes
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independant rear suspension on vectra mate. they handle fairly well tbh.
Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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3rd Apr 10 at 13:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Love em - Been eyeing up a SRi for sale round here
SVM 286
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3rd Apr 10 at 14:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Keep an eye on your steering banjo bolts chaps. They have a tendancy to work fractionally loose over time and then you have a nice little leak.

If you ever end up losing power steering fluid and it's not immediately obvious where from, check this first.

It's quite a fiddle to get at and would be much easier on a ramp and with a nice long extension with a wobbly end/adapter, but the banjos only need tightening so you don't have to worry about actually getting the swines out and changing the ally washers.

Good looking car btw.
smcGSI16V
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4th Apr 10 at 17:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote












Gave it a really good clean over the last 2 days which it needed.
Clayed, srp and wax. It came up fantastic.
Only a couple of marks, a big scuff on back bumper which can be painted really easy and a scuff on front bumper. Both I knew about when buying it. Other than that, a few stone chips and a couple of scratches there are no car park dents or any other mark.

Tbh I think I got a bit of a bargain.

I just cant wait until saturday when I drive down to the French Alps in it, should be a really nice drive.

[Edited on 04-04-2010 by smcGSI16V]
Rich H
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4th Apr 10 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very tidy. Scrubbed up well

Sorry to hear about the redundancy too, but sounds like you've already sorted another job

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