Eck
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It's a harsh lesson, but you've not got a leg to stand mate.
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taylorboosh
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lad has agreed to pay half welding costs for mot
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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Lucky bastard,
I wouldnt if I was him tbh
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taylorboosh
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lol im rather happy again, still needs a load of work but it will live again 1 day
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scotty gsi
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Location: sunny oban baby!
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quote: Originally posted by corsabadboy
lad has agreed to pay half welding costs for mot
Bloody hell, you landed on your feet with that one! i've bought pups before and never had the nerve to go back to the boy that ive got the car from.
Welcome to the happy world of second hand car sales, you pays your money you take your chance
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mattyboy_7
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: buxton-highpeak
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wana sell engine?
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mattyboy_7
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well conversion?
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taylorboosh
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the welding isnt gonna be too expensive anyway apparently, sills may also be repiarable so im told
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taylorboosh
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nope
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taylorboosh
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right update.......... took the skirts off today and the sills are fine, car is still booked to have front bumper sprayed and tidied, wing repaired and both sprayed, sills, qaurters, door handles and skirts also sprayed next week. the holes underneath will also be welded properly, and previous repairs redone, undersealed then stone gaurded, sealer and repairs under bonnet will be removed, repaired properly, a skim of filler to tidy up and sprayed along with rocker cover. new exhaust is ordered from ebay which will need mating to xe manifold i would imagine. then to dave a if i can contact him on here to set carbs etc.
then the black vinyl on boot will be re-done by a sign writer, rear viper removed, lowered 60mm, pressed plates, a decent bonnet (bearing in mind it needs a vent for carbs along the way though) and a deep dish set of 15s, maybe some smoked rear lights too..............all these later thing will be when cash allows though
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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My advice would be
Petrol can + match
and
Fist + face = Problem solved.
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by wilson_sri
My advice would be
Petrol can + match
and
Fist + face = Problem solved.
yes due to the fact the car has no insurance and is in my garage at moment that sounds a great idea
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wilson_sri
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Ah right, my mind reading skills failed to report you had no insurance...
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Jules
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quote: Originally posted by corsabadboy
the rust is like up and behind, couldnt be seen till on an mot ramp
Does the seller own and mot ramp? Is the seller a mot inspector?
I'm assuming no and no - it's your responsibility to check the car as you are the one parting with your cash.
quote: Originally posted by corsabadboy
could probably of felt sills but from looking under it looked sound, the skirts hide the sills tbf
Then how can you expect the seller to know they were rotten?
Should he of stripped bodypanels off for you to look underneath them?
No, the responsibility is yours to check as much as you can, if the seller doesn't want you to check these things then walk away.
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Ian W
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quote: Originally posted by corsabadboy
right update.......... took the skirts off today and the sills are fine, car is still booked to have front bumper sprayed and tidied, wing repaired and both sprayed, sills, qaurters, door handles and skirts also sprayed next week. the holes underneath will also be welded properly, and previous repairs redone, undersealed then stone gaurded, sealer and repairs under bonnet will be removed, repaired properly, a skim of filler to tidy up and sprayed along with rocker cover. new exhaust is ordered from ebay which will need mating to xe manifold i would imagine. then to dave a if i can contact him on here to set carbs etc.
then the black vinyl on boot will be re-done by a sign writer, rear viper removed, lowered 60mm, pressed plates, a decent bonnet (bearing in mind it needs a vent for carbs along the way though) and a deep dish set of 15s, maybe some smoked rear lights too..............all these later thing will be when cash allows though
Should of bought a better base car in the first place for what that cost is gonna cost you !
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Wrighty
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cant believe you went to buy a nova and didnt know what you were looking for, very foolish!
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corsasriboy
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silly billy
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Haimsey
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Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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FAILing
Marcy Marc
White Sport Progress Thread
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loon_lad
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hahaha teach you to look when you buy a nova you no there is a high possibility its rusted or rotted should have looked properly the only thing you can do is weigh the bastard in
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scottmmw
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it had no mot on it so you should of gone looking for mot failures already in your head
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taylorboosh
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its not as bad as it first looked, 200 pound later it will be on the road
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