big eck
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Ok I have a chance of a straight swap for this
2001, 62k miles, all the history including running in service and every extra
I dont know if its manual or SMG tho so im waitng on his reply (has to be manual) but since the Astra has been fixed the cars running the way it should now.
The astra has only 36500 miles and is only 4 yrs old but the gearbox problem as really ticked me off with the thing and theres always the nagging feeling that it will happen again.
What would yous do in this situation???
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3CorsaMeal
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i'd much rather have the BMW over an astra anyday.
wasn't this the original plan anyway?
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big eck
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It was mate but after forking out £1360 for a gearbox i'm in 2 minds 
Everytime I see an M3 I think thats bloody nice but mine being only 4yrs old with low mileage is in the back of my mind.
That BMW is low mileage for its age mind you.
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adiohead
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If you like the colour do it! 
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Tomnova16
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front wing needs to be blended into the door, but id do it
astra is only worth £6.5k so would be a bargain 
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big eck
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I actually love the colour lol, its not to everyones taste but the silver/black is just a bit boring imo.
The grey is a very nice colour as is the laguna seca blue but the LSB kinda hard to get hold of.
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i'd much rather have the BMW over an astra anyday.
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big eck
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How can you tell that tom??? It looks fine in this pic
[Edited on 06-09-2010 by big eck]
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Tomnova16
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look at the wing moulding 
Where the side repeater is, its looks lighter than the wing but in contrast to the door mouldings its actually the wing thats darker
[Edited on 06-09-2010 by Tomnova16]
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big eck
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no clue what that is tbh
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Tomnova16
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looks like its had a front end respray (probably for stonechips,usual) and they have picked a slightly darker shade.
The bonnet and bumper would have been based up edge to egde with colour then lacquered. The wings would of had colour at the front and along the top to match the bonnet and bumper and to get rid of stonechips on the front edge, fading the colour down to the back of the wing.
They have just gone too far with the colour, if it was the correct shade it wouldn't of mattered
i like writting essays
[Edited on 06-09-2010 by Tomnova16]
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Andrew
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Colour is wank
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Tomnova16
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Colour is lovely
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nathy_87
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
Colour is lovely
Must agree with you both there
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adiohead
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Colour makes me want to throw puppies in rivers and cats in bins 
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Tomnova16
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so you like it then
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Jambo
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Colour is awesome 
Eck wouldn't even hesitate for a secon
Not even the same ball park let alone sport.
Do it, get rid of the Astra especially as they have a penchant for gearbox buggery
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big eck
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I'm just waiting on the fella getting back to me about the gearbox.
It says in his ad that the car has never seen new paint so now tom has me worried lol
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adiohead
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
so you like it then
nearly spat out tea all over keyboard
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big eck
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This is the full ad
http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2009773.htm
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Tomnova16
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mmmmmmmmm
[Edited on 06-09-2010 by Tomnova16]
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big eck
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Thats fookin nice
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mwg
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If he is saying its never had paintwork when you can tell from the photo it clearly has then I wouldn't touch it. Hiding something.
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Tomnova16
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if a car has seen paint its not a bad thing, unless he is trying to hide something but i doubt it.
no car over a year old would have no stonechips so thats one way of seeing if its had paint before.
no stonechips on an old car equals its been painted.
fair enough he states there is some.
always check the inner wings for signs of paint and check things for overspray.
i went all the way to wales with £13.5k to buy an apparently mint carbon black cab,
i had a good look over it, on face value it looked good, then i realised th inner wing had been repaired and painted, then noticed funny alignment of headlights, then saw the sticker on the inside of the wing which comes on new panels and it had been painted over, i then found the car had a full respray with quite a bit of filler all over the place.
car was hpi clear and had full history, just been bodged somewhere, bloke was gutted when i told him.
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VrsTurbo
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quote:
Originally posted by mwg
If he is saying its never had paintwork when you can tell from the photo it clearly has then I wouldn't touch it. Hiding something.
It may of been the previous owner!?
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