jr
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Originally posted by s.c.w
well stop attempting to make you car something its not
sarah you have been to germany, we all go round in shopping cars that we have played with to make them faster, its just how it is 
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Jambo
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Jims kinda right.
However, the time invested is never costed/calculated. To most people it's not practical but in steves case he enjoys it and thus is his hobby. I know lots of people who piss £200 a weekend up the wall and think that's fine but spend £500 on seats and your mental.
I don't see the issue. If he's happy but wantsto tinker and build then why not?
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taylorboosh
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by john-d
so if we say the pumas worth £1500 standard, you could sell the seats, wheels and coilies for maybe £500 and have spent a grand we have £3000 already. now take into account the £500 for seats your wanting to spend we have £3.5k
couldve bought a civic type r, tt quattro, scooby, clio cup.....
i hate this way of thinking.
the way i see it is, steve now has a puma more capable than most, and quite a lot of it is brand new
buy a £5k civic, and i bet it would end up having aload spent on it. Then when you have spent £9k, you will say, could of got an M3
jambo surely you should by an m3 then
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mwg
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I should never spent as much money as I did on my Corsa. Could of moved on to a better car much earlier if I had left it alone. Hindsight FTL.
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Steve
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its not so much of an issue because i cannot afford to move on to something much better atm, but when i can in a year or so then i will be able to easily it wont be an issue
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smcGSI16V
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Don't waste money on seats yet steve.
Get a diff and some sticky tyres instead.
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Steve
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Originally posted by smcGSI16V
Don't waste money on seats yet steve.
Get a diff and some sticky tyres instead.
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mwg
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Paint your roof red
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Steve
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http://www.quaife.co.uk/shop/products/qdf7z-7
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by adiohead
Sell car and buy racing puma
you are talking 6k for a decent one, that wont actually give me anything else i want other then wide arches
It would have bit more power, seats, brakes, LSD and the most important part: imperial blue paint!
Plus the wider track and arches.
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Steve
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my car already pretty much has the same track width, has probably better brakes now, LSD and seats are the main things however can get an lsd for 500 quid a lot less then 6k lol
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
http://www.quaife.co.uk/shop/products/qdf7z-7
YES!
Order it now.
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Steve
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this thread has gone from seats to exhaust to lsd 
depends how much warren will want to fit
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3CorsaMeal
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i reckon this puma of your is the jewel of CS, 8 pages in a morning 
people are drawn to helping modify this car like its their own.
Should be on the front page of the site
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adiohead
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Originally posted by Steve
my car already pretty much has the same track width, has probably better brakes now, LSD and seats are the main things however can get an lsd for 500 quid a lot less then 6k lol
It would be worth it for the looks alone. FRPs are cheap and it would already be the car you are making the puma, it would be easier on insurance too, because you wouldn't need to mod it.
I know modding cars is fun but I wouldn't but a cupra and make it a cupra r. I'd just buy the cupra r
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3CorsaMeal
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but your buying a FRP puma with old FRP parts on it.
steves will have newer and probably better parts on it.
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whitter45
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
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Originally posted by john-d
so if we say the pumas worth £1500 standard, you could sell the seats, wheels and coilies for maybe £500 and have spent a grand we have £3000 already. now take into account the £500 for seats your wanting to spend we have £3.5k
couldve bought a civic type r, tt quattro, scooby, clio cup.....
i hate this way of thinking.
the way i see it is, steve now has a puma more capable than most, and quite a lot of it is brand new
buy a £5k civic, and i bet it would end up having aload spent on it. Then when you have spent £9k, you will say, could of got an M3
I kind of agree with this when are talking track day cars
But are talking about a everyday car
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3CorsaMeal
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i'd rather a £3k with £3k of individual mods, then buy a £6k car and find yourself driving behind someone in the exact same car, track or everyday.
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3CorsaMeal
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when i bought a corrado, CTR was about twice as much to buy, now 5yrs later and they worth about the same
i reckon in another few years, the corrado will be a more expensive car than a CTR.
which would be better?
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Tom G
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Originally posted by Steve
Pics of my current seats
other problem with them is the drivers edge beading has rubbed away in a couple of places and looks a bit messy, and i think some of the foam support is perishing
Same as what was in my old 3i, old school
[Edited on 20-06-2011 by Tom G]
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mwg
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CTR
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taylorboosh
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yea ctr, also corrados can be had for 2k
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taylorboosh
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2906745.htm
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tom130691
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focus rs seats ??
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taylorboosh
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Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
i'd rather a £3k with £3k of individual mods, then buy a £6k car and find yourself driving behind someone in the exact same car, track or everyday.
that corrado is better than yours, more individual
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