Ali Mc
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Gretna, Scotland
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Recently i've had the most fun owning my corsa 1.6 Sport.
I've beat my bro in his 2.0 XSi and thrashed my mates in their VTR's...makes me realise wot a good little car it really is. Also got it lookin nice with clear rears and some new alloys.
BUT...now i am starting to struggle for money, my wages are just enough to get by each week.
So do i, sell my beloved Corsa  and get a cheap diesal.
OR keep the Corsa and struggle to survive.
BUT, i've been thinking, if i sell my car and get a cheap runabout...i can buy a cheap corsa with a fucked engine and drop in a 1.6/2.0 lump and have a bit of fun? 
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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so you want to sell you perfectly working 1.6, buy a broken 1.2 and pay about £1500 to fit a 1.6 engine 
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kerzo
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Norn Iron
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its will cost you too much money for a conversion plus will prob end up more out of pocket
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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keep the sport -look for a better paid - or second job - I work 3 jobs a week during summer - so I can earn enoug hin 13 weeks to last me through the rest of the year when Im at uni - with student loan as well obviously. Take up a night time job - coupel of nights a wekk bar work - in somewhere relatively quiet - HOGSHEAD or something like that
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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dont waste so much money on petrol and enjoy it
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Ali Mc
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Gretna, Scotland
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Am a bodyshop worker and am good mates with about 10 mechanics.
My mate jus fitted a 1.6 lump into a 1.2 for £200. Surely the engine cant be that expensive?
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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it's about £1500 for Lee Mitchell to fit and supply, corect me if I'm wrong
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RichR
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Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
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not neccesarily Adam, for the 1.6 he sorted me a cracking deal out - he had that roleld car for sale last year - and only reason I didnt get it done was because if I waited about 6 months the rise in the insurance was about 10% of what it would have been if I had it done then ( if that makes sense)
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