sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
Location: north east Drives: clio 182
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right ive had my clio 16v for 4 months now, love it loads, but in the 4 months ive spent £1200 fixing bits on it (new gearbox, engine mounts, starter motor, driveshafts) i bought the car for £3500 so take the money ive spent on it and i could have had myself a much newer and reliable car for about £4.7k
the clio looks ace, slammed on big rims, and its fast aswell but im just sick of it being off the road for the odd week here and there, and its puttin a strain on my friends and family when i have to put them out and beg for lifts
i really really would like to keep the valver but its just costing too much
so do i:
sell up and buy saxo vts (always liked em)
sell up and buy 106 gti
sell up and buy sumthin else
keep it
if i get a new car i'll be looking to spend £5.5k so any ideas?? must be a fast car so dont even suggest buying a corsa 
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
Location: Common Sense HQ
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i'd keep it seeing as you've put the money into it
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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She should stay 
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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by jap, or keep clio
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andy hirst
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Registered: 18th Apr 02
Location: Rochdale, Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
by jap, or keep clio
Get a 96 civic vti for 3-3.5k, thats wot im doing in the summer
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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nah dont want smaller rims, the big rims make it for me, its fast enuff with 17s on
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DAYZEE
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Registered: 13th Nov 00
Location: Stevenage, MR2 Turbo, 328i Coupe, CBR600F
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5.5K will get you an MR2 turbo no probs. 
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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wudnt be able to afford the petrol for an mr2 turbo unfortunately 
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Keep it, you've spent the money at least u know u won't need any of the above in the near future, out of that picture yours looks alot nicer than the saxo or the pug....
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sxi boy
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
out of that picture yours looks alot nicer than the saxo or the pug....
yeh she does like 
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Melville
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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keep it, looks quality, I think you overtook me the other day in it and I was well impressed
at the car not overtaking me at 100 
[Edited on 13-01-2004 by Melville]
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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where were u and wot were u driving?
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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ye it looks fuckin gorgeous keep it defo.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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2.0 16v Corsa
Wont break down as much either.
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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i want to do a 2.0 xe corsa one day (would love to buy a gsi and whack one in)
but not as a main car
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Why not? Works fine? Runs fine? Fuel consumption isnt bad. Nippy little motor.
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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nah i want a car that i dont have to mess about with str8 away, if i got a corsa id have to source a decent xe engine, find a decent conversion company, id be without the car for a while, then id have to buy coilovers and bigger brakes str8 away which would most probably leave me skint
2 much hassle for right now, but one day
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Sooty
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
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it would never handle as good as a clio or paxo neway
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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not without spending mega £££ on coilovers and strut braces etc
i love the look of corsa gsi's and would deffo love to have one as an xe project one day, slammed on 16s
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Daimo B
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Thats fair enough then.
Sooty, yes it can.
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Sooty
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
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sorry but an XE corsa would never be able to touch me when some lowerage is implemented
[Edited on 13-01-2004 by Sooty]
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
not without spending mega £££ on coilovers and strut braces etc
i love the look of corsa gsi's and would deffo love to have one as an xe project one day, slammed on 16s
No car handles superb as standard really. 106/Saxo does handle well as standard, but as with any modified car, you want to go round bends properly then you would need to buy coilovers, struts etc anyway so in effect both equal each other out.
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Sooty
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Daimo, I dont need coilovers and I can go round bends properly
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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yeh i drove sooty's std height 106 gti yesterday and it was a bit twitchy to say the least!
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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imagine that, a bit lower, maybe in red, with an XE on TB's
one day
im staying french for now
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