Jambo
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Same as corb i dint rebuild mine it was fine.
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Fad
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Originally posted by corb
Scoobs, M3's etc. as already mentioned, got dicked on by a high power skyline a couple years ago though 
I rember this 
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wilson_sri
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I rebuilt mine twice, and it blew up twice
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Fad
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I think if you are handy with a set of spanners or got deep pockets they are worth a punt...can't beat the feeling like death every time you hit the loud pedal!
Crobs was an exceptionally quick car round Brands but I dont thnk he will disagree it did cost him a fair bit to get it to that standard.
As for cheaper than running scoobys etc in terms of petrol consumption I see the point but in terms of repairs and general maintainence I daren't say there is a lot of difference....
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martin945
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great thread this, i really really want one. was thinking about selling up and getting a 172 0r golf gti as i thought i was after something new. whent out in a 182 last night and was not impressed at all, just didn't exite me and didn't feel quick, i was really disapointed after all the hype. seriously thinking about building a turbo nova now as at least that will make me smile
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TomSBD
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im bored of mine now someone buy it lol
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Jenko_Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
im bored of mine now someone buy it lol
I'll swop you my broke XE
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TomSBD
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quote:
Originally posted by Jenko_Sport
quote:
Originally posted by TomSBD
im bored of mine now someone buy it lol
I'll swop you my broke XE
tempting
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Jenko_Sport
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Its only either head gasket or rings that have gone
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by martin945
great thread this, i really really want one. was thinking about selling up and getting a 172 0r golf gti as i thought i was after something new. whent out in a 182 last night and was not impressed at all, just didn't exite me and didn't feel quick, i was really disapointed after all the hype. seriously thinking about building a turbo nova now as at least that will make me smile
Drive one and you'll think different
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
I think if you are handy with a set of spanners or got deep pockets they are worth a punt...can't beat the feeling like death every time you hit the loud pedal!
Crobs was an exceptionally quick car round Brands but I dont thnk he will disagree it did cost him a fair bit to get it to that standard.
As for cheaper than running scoobys etc in terms of petrol consumption I see the point but in terms of repairs and general maintainence I daren't say there is a lot of difference....
if you minus the £££ he spend on bodywork its prob quite a cheap car 
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Fad
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I dont think the diff and the phase 3.5 and hybrid turbo and numerous times he had the gear box off worked out cheap tbh
Not to mention the brembos and general ods and sods...the thing is you all think yeah 1500 buys you a LET and bish bash bosh it'd great there are sooo many hidden costs which you dont realise...how many LET owners had to keep replacing CV joins wheels bearings and the odd sensor? All adds up
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lil_g
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I still want one....
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Fad
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You like to burn money so its understandable
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lil_g
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
You like to burn money so its understandable
So very true fad.
Saw rich's for the first time on saturday and some of my first words were:
"I'm phoning brentacre on monday"
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Fad
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I can insure a LET for cheaper than my Clio nearly £100 cheaper per anum
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lil_g
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 Howcomes?
I think I may phone them tomorrow/thursday just for a quote tbh
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
Howcomes?
I think its down to any cliiosport being a highrisk car...Greenflag wont even insure Clio Cups, a clio Cup was an aditional £80 on top of my 182
I think they are just all driven by cunts
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Dave A
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I would take a clio cup over a LET corsa anyday.
I have built a few LET corsas and never liked them, good straight line fun but lack anything else.
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corb
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Errrm, yeah! James, bodywork has only set me back £1500 first time round then £2000 for the respray.... Beyond that, I've lost about £2000 in audio kit in the thing and then about, hmmm, £3000/4000 on the engine bits/repairs etc. all 'ish' figures. This rebuild was, for a brief moment, going to be £10k!!! but bottled it, which I rarely do and have gone for OE spec bits.
Bit off topic, think I may have found out what that noise was on the track day, I had a broken guide had sheared half way down and dropped about 3or4mm(aswell as 2 other cracked ones!) but that niose was probably this moving up and down with the (shitty)valve....
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Warren G
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nice
was abit tappy! lol
modifing = ££££
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Fad
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3-4k in repairs Jesus!
Corb how you doing mate 
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lil_g
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Fad
Dave (or anyone) , what do you think the ideal LET set up would be?
[Edited on 29-04-2008 by lil_g]
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Jambo
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Fadders i spent little on repairs... Second hand parts are redily availibe cheap. Ok so mine wasnt tuned and had a std turbo but the reason i say they are cheaper than scoob etc is...
Bushes, intierior gubbins, parts in general are piss cheap. If you know where to get them. My turbo broke and i spent £80 + £20 fitting to get it fixed, find me a scoobaru thatl be that cheap!
I still say bargain. If you know what your doing (most dont including me 1st time) but u can do it so cheaply.
hence the popularity tbh.
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Jenko_Sport
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Not in a corsa proberbly
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