gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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You should be able to get a civic type r for that. I paid 5k for mine when I got it 
Wasn't yours a Cat C though?
no D. But mine was a facelift
Can get a nice tide 52-53 plater pre facelift for 5k  and I prefer the looks of these now over mine.
what cat was it the 2nd time round
sssssh on paper that one never happened 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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ali_corsa
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Tamworth Drives: Focus st
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e36 m3 or m3 evo 321bhp rwd all the toys german build quality looks the part etc etc.
I suggested this but they all seem intent on suggesting FWD shopping cars!
Atleast we know where its at! 
im not really a hudge fan of bmw's especially the older ones...
Rob what they like to drive, i know your fairly tall is there more room in the civic compared to the 182?
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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haha thats true yea never thought of that, what did you think of the astra turbo, never been in one only ever seen them on the road and they seem to go well
Was completly standard, felt nice and pokey in a straight line but a bit numb handling wise compared to the other two though. Would have a gsi over one though as the interior is no where near as nice as its a standard sri affair
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Originally posted by Doug
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Originally posted by steve_turbo
e36 m3 or m3 evo 321bhp rwd all the toys german build quality looks the part etc etc.
I suggested this but they all seem intent on suggesting FWD shopping cars!
Atleast we know where its at!
No doubting there are nice but I was thinking of insurance. Something like that would be pritty steep
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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Originally posted by ali_corsa
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Originally posted by Doug
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Originally posted by steve_turbo
e36 m3 or m3 evo 321bhp rwd all the toys german build quality looks the part etc etc.
I suggested this but they all seem intent on suggesting FWD shopping cars!
Atleast we know where its at!
im not really a hudge fan of bmw's especially the older ones...
Rob what they like to drive, i know your fairly tall is there more room in the civic compared to the 182?
Much better than a 182, it feels more refined, gearbox is awesome, engine is awesome and so is the handling, interior is a bit bland but that's about it
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ali_corsa
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Registered: 30th Jun 07
Location: Tamworth Drives: Focus st
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i will have a look at them get an insurance quote on one...I know it was cheaper for me to insure a 197 clio than a 182!
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Joe-Tait
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Registered: 11th Feb 08
Location: Newcastle Tyne and Wear
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Audi s4
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fir3vip3r
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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can have my ibiza Cupra for £3,200...
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
Location: Lancashire
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Can have my astra sri turbo (mk4 52 reg) for £5500.
running 270bhp 317 lbft
Here is the current spec of my car
Brakes
Redstuff pads
Mtec drilled and grooved discs all ound
Suspension
Bilstein B8 shocks
Eibach 30mm spring kit
Audio
Kenwood cd/mp3 player
Alpine front & rear components
Alpine 6x9's mounted on a stealth shelf
All speakers running on a JBL GTO1004 amplifier
Alloys
Astra mk5 17" 5 spokes - resprayed matt grey
Headlights
Sharkeye Xenon units D2S/H7
Rear lights
Irmscher smoked clusters
Exhaust
Magnex precat replacement pipe
Milltek Cat back resonated system
200 cell sports cat
Engine - Z20LET
Uprated tophat
Metal boost pipe
Front mounted intercooler
CDTi airbox conversion
K&N panel filter
NGK iridium spark plugs
Z20LEH (vxr) injectors
Turbo
LEH (VXR) uprated 360 thrust bearing, twin oil seals
Oil pressure restrictor bolt
Evoms diverter valve
Other bits
Insignia washer mist spray
Colour coded handles, bump strips, wing mirrors
Resprayed center console, ashtray and other bits
Resprayed rocker cover
Engine management
Regals EDS IPF software, stage 3
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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I would get an EP3, you can get them for 5K if you look hard enough.
Another Honda option is a DC2 if you're not specifically after something new(ish).
Or, an Astra coupe turbo. Same engine as GSI but much cheaper.
[Edited on 10-01-2010 by Mieran]
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