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Brett
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   14th May 06 at 18:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As you may be aware, i'm sellin my scooby and planning to get an XE on carbs.

Had a talk with the folks and my dad (who knows everything about this of course ) reckons i'll have loads of problems.

Does anyone think this too or is it bollocks?
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14th May 06 at 18:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
NEVER.....ask your parents there opinion on what car your planning to get!!
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14th May 06 at 18:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Best course of action is to just do it, park up the drive & wait for them to explode!!
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14th May 06 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aren't carbs quite high maintainance? IE need setting up on a regular basis? Plus a little more tempramental in the cold?
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14th May 06 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To answer your question - any car could have problems, just be sure what your buying & check everything out!!
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14th May 06 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol, sort of got me over a barrel really. They lent me the cash for the scooby and since I haven't bothered to start to pay them back yet then the car is technically theirs

So the corsa would be too

Anyway...any problems really? i.e. in cold weather?
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They can be good cars if you treat them right, nice to drive at slow speeds & plenty of fun when you floor it
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Aren't carbs quite high maintainance? IE need setting up on a regular basis? Plus a little more tempramental in the cold?


Been told once a year....but i'd have the car 6 months tops anyway because i should be sorted financially again then
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14th May 06 at 18:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So they lent you money - doesnt mean they own you!!

I plan to get a S2 Elise after summer (Yes after!! ) Im not even going to mention it to them until I pay them their usual sunday visit & rally it up the drive
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14th May 06 at 18:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if it was my money I would do what the fuck I like, but since it's not then I really don't want to cause a fall out because there's been too many of them in the past.
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Aren't carbs quite high maintainance? IE need setting up on a regular basis? Plus a little more tempramental in the cold?


Been told once a year....but i'd have the car 6 months tops anyway because i should be sorted financially again then


What parts are servisable on carbs then?? Just the carbs themselves??? If your only keeping for 6 months theres no problem then Why not just get a slightly modded 170ish or so XE without the carbs
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14th May 06 at 18:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think my main question is about the cold weather. Dad seems to think he's well up on this and i'll have problems.
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14th May 06 at 18:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why an XE on carbs? It'll be just as thirsty as the scooby or not far off anyway
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14th May 06 at 18:26   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Insurance is a fraction of the cost
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14th May 06 at 18:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Why not on TB's instead
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You'll miss the cold weather if its only for 6 months.
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14th May 06 at 18:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rcb
Why not on TB's instead


lot dearer
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14th May 06 at 18:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
If its only for 6 months best plan would be to get an XE corsa.....plenty available & no problems starting them in the cold & other assosiated carb problems

6 months will fly by & then you will be onto a diff motor
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14th May 06 at 18:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol...got my heart set on this now

will just talk them round

 
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