Ojc
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I'm after a Nova GSi at the moment for our runaround, there are NONE on Autotrader, its gonna be a case of having to get the local free ads and hoping one pops up with some MOT on it.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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my old nova was quite tidy 
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Dave-Creations
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Registered: 28th Dec 06
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There is a lad i talk to a bit, who lives in the next town where i work, and he has a redtop nova, stripped out, 2 cobra bucket seats, 5point harness, full roll cage, spare wheel bolted to the floor, and race netting behind the seats, carbon fibre sheets for the door cards, no stereo, or heating, all stripped out. i will get pics as and when i can. normally only see him when its dark tho 
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I'm after a Nova GSi at the moment for our runaround, there are NONE on Autotrader, its gonna be a case of having to get the local free ads and hoping one pops up with some MOT on it.
There aren't that many Nova's in general on Autotrader.
Most people put them on eBay - there aren't even many on eBay 
[Edited on 30-12-2006 by Matty G]
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Gregor
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
I'm after a Nova GSi at the moment for our runaround, there are NONE on Autotrader, its gonna be a case of having to get the local free ads and hoping one pops up with some MOT on it.
If you dont mind me asking , how much roughly would you say you have spent on yours ?
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Jake
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and they've always got a xe which i think ruins them sometimes.
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Robin
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Novaload is a gold mine.
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Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
and they've always got a xe which i think ruins them sometimes.
i cant say anything about that, my old one had an xe in it
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Gregor
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Originally posted by Robin
Novaload is a gold mine.
I feel responsible for your feelings ?
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Gregor
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mwg
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I seem to think my Dad had a black Nova SR when I was about 4-5 years old. But then again it may not have been an SR as dont remember ever seeing black ones?
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
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Originally posted by Robin
Novaload is a gold mine.
I feel responsible for your feelings ?
Not quite
I pretty much always wanted a Black GSi, but then when that Yellow SR came up on Ebay, and I needed a car, I actually HAD to buy it
I paid well over the odds for it really, but I needed to have it 
There are always a few on NL, so it's a good place to look 
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
I seem to think my Dad had a black Nova SR when I was about 4-5 years old. But then again it may not have been an SR as dont remember ever seeing black ones?
I had a black 1.4 SR, rare as rocking horse shit its the only one that I have ever seen.
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Robin
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My brother in law had a metallic blue 1.4 SR Mk1. It had a slight electrical fire, then the suspendion collapsed
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by escortgti.com
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Originally posted by Ojc
I'm after a Nova GSi at the moment for our runaround, there are NONE on Autotrader, its gonna be a case of having to get the local free ads and hoping one pops up with some MOT on it.
If you dont mind me asking , how much roughly would you say you have spent on yours ?
4k maybe more maybe a little less, but over 3 years remember not all in one go which when you think about it is nothing, I spent 7k on my Corsa SXi and that was hardly a transformation.
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Gregor
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Yeah suppose your right.
Id want to get it resprayed I would imagine , you had yours sprayed didnt you ?
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Robin
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4k is nothing for the amount of work you've done though.
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ShEp
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my mates brother had a black sr, it was sitting in my mates garden in a very sorry state, but even at 14 i wanted it, sadly though it went to the scrap yard
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STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
My Nova was actually shit, the dashboard moved about 4 inches up and down, the windows took 5 minutes to close, as they were wired in after, the exhaust rattled, it went sideways all the time as the bearings were knackered on the back, the remote locking had a delay, so you had to press the button about 15 seconds before you got to the door, the stereo didnt work properly, the seats were loose, the brakes were crap, the carb always froze, the lights didnt work, the heater was crap, and it got broken in to.but I loved it
all part of the appeal
in the space of a year the 1.2 nova i had went from everything working till-
(was skint and couldnt really afford to maintain it and put money into the xe project so didnt bother much with the nova)
all shocks fucked
broke a bottom arm
no indicators
no brake lights
no reverse lights
holes in chassis legs
needed a steering rack (without being hit etc)
ate bearings regularly
(in the end i swapped it for a battery powered welding mask which i regret now but couldnt have it sittin about doing nothin)
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Robin
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and I bet it was the most fun car you've had
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STEvieXE
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well tbh i didnt give a toss about it and it wa shoddy but if i had off put the cash into fixing it yeah it would have been a gd enough wee car. had some craic in it. washed like twice a yeard type thing, full of tools, same as the 306 i have bought now..
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Ojc
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Originally posted by escortgti.com
Yeah suppose your right.
Id want to get it resprayed I would imagine , you had yours sprayed didnt you ?
Two new wings, two new arches, new bumpers, new skirts, new interior, new glass, nothing is original on the car, not a single thing.
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Gregor
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And the cost of that (roughly) ?
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Jules
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Some proper oldies in there Jules
is the Corsa on the main page your one?
No m8, mine is a standard smoke grey GSi with black 16" Softstars, lowered on Koni adjustables and with a satin black Mongoose backbox 
EDIT: My old Nova GSi is in there though, in the PV secion I think, Silver, grey 16" Softstars, J187 MNL reg plate.
I think my 1.6 Twin 40'd black Nova might also be in my Photobucket somewhere aswell, black MK1 on black 15" TSW Evo 7 spokes C702 MJB
[Edited on 31-12-2006 by Jules]
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Robin
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even better.
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