fir3vip3r
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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sorry taken me a while to get some pics due to it being worked on 
So at about 7am on a cold monday morning i decided it would be a good idea to go have a look at a car, in Anglesey, with many people calling me an idiot ( i live near London) I thought fuck it, half the fun of car ownership is going to pick it up imo.
SO i left my house at stevenage and got a lift to watford central station, great. Although the m1 had been closed due to flooding  traffic ho! after getting to the station at 8:30 and missing my direct train i wasnt happy, i asked how much a non direct return to holyhead would be, £210!!!! 
i think ill wait for the 10:30 direct for £70 return i think mate.
Seeing as i had two hours to burn in watford i thought id text alex (whittie off here) to see if he was about anyway might as well have a random adventure, turns out hes dossing about anyway  typical, he agreed to meet me at crewe station though which saved me quite a bit of hassle 
had breakfeast and headed back and caught my train, all went bang on time and read total vauxhall for the 2 hour train ride ( would help if it was a good issue).
arrived at crewe station and alex was late, so after standing around for about half an hour the no numberplated exclusiv finally turned the corner.
bout time. so off we headed to Anglesey bout an hour and half drive from crewe though we had to do it in a 1.4
finnally got to the place the sat nav took us to, no sign of it, how could we miss it? so after a phone call and bad attempts at welsh we got the guy to come and meet us
he turns up in a rusty nova, hope this isnt a sign of things to come
we followed him to his house and there she was  gleaming in the welsh sun, instantly loved it.
after quite possibly the scariest demonstration ive been out in i part with the cash and sort out all the insurance docs least i wont be taking the train home 
followed whittie to the nearest petrol station with the car really struggling due to lack of petrol, bad times, oh well made sure i had my aa card on me.
finnally made it to the petrol station which is where the fun begins, for some reason its not filling up properly i mean its taking 10 minutes to put a fiver in, and its empty and ive got a 200+ mile trip to make not only that there was a few drips of petrol coming out, leaky? rang the guy id just bought it off, usual story of ohh thats never happened before mate . oh well fuck it, managed to fill it up in about 3 different petrol stations with people getting annoyed at the amount of time im at the pump 
finnaly left llandudno and whittie at about 7:30, with numerous petrol stops because the petrol gauge stopped working mid trip and i had no idea if its was leaking whilst on the move lol finnaly got back to stevenage at about 11:30 in the pissing rain
sorted the petrol tank out anyway, all the breathers were blocked (bodge!!!) and the leak was caused by a frayed breather pipe, so been sorted with some garden hose
cars running sweet now after tidying up all the electrics new coil, new leads, plugs, and just a general tidy up.
Absoloutely loving it atm, sooo much fun.
anyway heres a few pictures for you
big big thanks to alex, cant thank you enough mate, top top bloke
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Pete_vxl
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Registered: 24th Nov 06
Location: Lochgelly, Fife
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i personally love it
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LukeD
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Registered: 23rd Jan 07
Location: Shropshire
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oooo my. jamican Yellow. MK1. Those seats. Engine. = coolness 
Love it.
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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Yellow
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Thats ace
I went on an adventure this weekend as well to look at a car but after spending £100 on various things it all went pete tong
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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little_duke
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Tamworth,staffordshire Drives: rover coupe
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blimey you love using smileys/emotions dont you!
nice car,unsure on wheel colour though
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Your a cunt
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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Nice mate love it, is it sposed to have a 1.2 stearing wheel though?
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Theham85
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Registered: 29th Nov 06
Location: Brisbane Queensland
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I think its bad ass, rare car , retro
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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need's a snow plough
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Nice your trip sounds interesting to say the least.
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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Nice one, bring it to the rr day 
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Awesome!
Shame its got the wrong engine, but a weapon either way!
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
need's a snow plough
That would finish it off
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Jules
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Registered: 26th Nov 04
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Status: Happy
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Pro choice!
Just get the mk1 front lower spoiler (and do wheels in black) and it's DONE!
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danward
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Registered: 14th Nov 06
Location: Northants Drives: C Exclusiv
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That is aweomse! Such a sleeper!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Ah I saw that up for sale, nice buy
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Awesome car mate, and was a pleasure to help out
And touch you.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I like it, remember Robins
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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thats in good condition! looks like it was worth the trip...ive just done about 250 miles looking at car's till i got a good one...if ure looking for a certain type of car ure gonna have to travel allways like...very nice mate
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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That looks mint as
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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i love it i want it
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Shut it john
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JM_16v
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