Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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need to know what to do with my car
engine is getting beyond the point of repair, after 4 days of not being arsed to fill it with water for the journey to and from work, its still alive, but its stupidly slow
so, do i;
get a new engine, lower mileage than the current one, and replace the current buggered one?
or.... continue with the other plan, of selling all the bits?
if i go for option 2... what do i buy instead?
corrado is now out of the question unfortunately, as they are a tiny bit expensive, and i couldnt afford a good one
could buy an omega, but again, it wouldnt be great
fancy a small, nippy car, not too bothered what, but has to be quite cool
its a difficult decision to make, especially as if i keep the corsa and fix it, i will spend more money (which i dont have) to make it more fun
im stuck......
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ryzer
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Registered: 18th Mar 03
Location: Berkshire Drives:UGLY MUG
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new engine. XE time!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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which ever one allow's me to have more bits 
seriously though s1 106 rallye ???
R5GTT
Polo G40
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by ryzer
new engine. XE time!
he allready has the best xe in his car, its just i'll
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Robin
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my budget is only about 1200 quid.... i'd hapilly have any of the above, but i dont think i could realistically afford or insure one
the 106 maybe, and theya re wicked
and no... its not XE time lol
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Punto GT or a Fiesta RS Turbo...
Though, I don't like people giving up so I'm going to tell you to keep on going, get it good and if you still hate it sell it complete 
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jr
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charade gti-r ???
mazda 323 turbo
capri 
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Robin
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i know what you are saaying ed, id hate to give up, but, its getting to the point where ive spent enough on it already, and cant justify spending more
the shell would live one anyway, and would become something special given a year or 2
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corsa120
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agree with jr i like polo g40 love it in fact not so keen on r5, i no u wont like what im gonna say rob if its that bad sell bits try xe instead, with ur car stripped as much as it is it will be rapid. dunno what u have against it lol
though none of us can help can we really ur decision
[Edited on 26-01-2006 by corsa120]
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jr
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could get a mk2 gti for your budget rob
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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fix it rob
dont get rid 
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Robin
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a 2.8i capri would be ace
i quite fancy a metro turbo mini, and that would probably be the only turbo i could indure.... well, that or a renault 11 turbo
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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get it fixed! cant be too serious, whats the symptoms and what have you checked so far?
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Sly_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 04
Location: Reading, UK Drives: Corsa C
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fix it, then if you still wanna sell you get a lot more for it workin
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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jr
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http://www.edition38.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=28691
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jr
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http://www.edition38.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=27602
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Robin
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its drinking water
not idling
cuts out at every junction
EML comes on at 5krpm, but no fault code shows 
i have checked/changed
Coolant temp sensor
EGR
oil
plugs
reset ecu
fuck knows what it could be, other than headgasket, and like i say, ive been driving it with no water for days, so it will be buggered now anyway
by the way... ERST and FRST are impossible for me to insure
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jr
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icv ???
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Robin
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oh FFS  i cant insure a bloody GTi
damn my youngness
1.3 driver maybe PMSL
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Robin
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nah, icv wouldnt make it use loads of water surely?
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jr
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was a guess
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Robin
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thats ok then
im pissed off with it now
done some insurance quotes, and i cant get an online quote for anything turbod, or anything vaguely sporty and RWD
so, the pug may be an option, ill try that next
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Robin
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pug is 900 a year TPFT, which is about the same as the corsa as a 1.4, with no mods
ok... the FRST is only 1300 quid... better than i thought, thank fuck for confused.com
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white_sri
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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sell up and get a suzuki swift gti. you could get a good one for your budget.
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Robin
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not keen on them Ryan, id prefer the fiesta or pug tbh, not a bad idea though, as they are nippy
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