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Ash_EP3
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14th Jan 08 at 13:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vauxhall-Corsa-2-0-16v-engine-conversion-Corsa-B_W0QQitemZ200191882384QQihZ010QQcategoryZ72205QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Anyone seen these before? is this a good price?

[Edited on 14-01-2008 by S214_UPP]
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14th Jan 08 at 13:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you may be buying into a really shoddy engine and a box that whines like a cat in the rain.
Ash_EP3
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14th Jan 08 at 13:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Indeed, it says something about going into an auction?
FruitBooTeR
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14th Jan 08 at 13:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There out to make a proffit at the end of the day so you need to ask yourself how they do it
Ash_EP3
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I'd just thought I'd share it with you guys I know a lot of companies and mech's are seeing that the "redtop" conversion (along with others) is getting more and more popular (imo) and therefore they are looking to invest....
FruitBooTeR
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Ive just emailed them as if they can offer a good service with good quality parts etc this is something I may look into, ill post reply when i get one
Ash_EP3
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14th Jan 08 at 13:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Ive just emailed them as if they can offer a good service with good quality parts etc this is something I may look into, ill post reply when i get one


Nice one
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14th Jan 08 at 13:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not a bad price.
Going rate is £1500 which i charge for a drive in drive away conversion if i supply all the parts, Can be done alot cheaper if the customer supplies the parts an just pays my labour to fit.
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Also funny thing is they say the photo is off a 2.5 V6 Nova when its a 3.0 V6 on throttle bodys which is in a Astra Mk1
FruitBooTeR
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I did ask him a few questions like what condition the engines he uses etc, what type of brake and suss he uses in the email.

But his reply was just

'call me please on 07968470398'

I cba lol so this one is going no further


jamie m
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hes just another bloke out to make money, i have done a few conversions round my area now and can do it for as little as 500 quid (im making nothing out of that) as i have only done them for my mates. 2 days work max
LeeM
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14th Jan 08 at 16:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
Not a bad price.
Going rate is £1500 which i charge for a drive in drive away conversion if i supply all the parts, Can be done alot cheaper if the customer supplies the parts an just pays my labour to fit.


do u include brakes and suspension? i always thought this would be over the £2k mark
Fro
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14th Jan 08 at 16:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by jamie m
hes just another bloke out to make money, i have done a few conversions round my area now and can do it for as little as 500 quid (im making nothing out of that) as i have only done them for my mates. 2 days work max


Agree with 2 days. 10 is a bit excessive imo.

Mine was dropped off on friday, started saturday morning, and would have been finished sunday afternoon if vaux didnt mess up on the CV's.
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14th Jan 08 at 17:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
brakes shouldn't really add more than £100 to bolt on some 2.0 ATE calipers, looking at a few hundred quid for a orthwhile suspension set up though

 
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