Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
bought car for 11k or so.....
rebuild was about 6.5k
(that was 6 new pistons new head/valves)
two new larger hybrid turbos
new fuel system
boost and fuel controller
sold for 12,999 i think
BUT i spend about 12-13k on it.... including rebuild
holly shit! the supra was rebuild to? fark how much have you spent on cars in the past five year...
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
Did you ever regret doing it?
yes - it was a big hit on the wallet, that took a while to recover from... 
No - it was sooooo fuckin nice to drive
Think i'm gonna regret the corsa rebuild more :/
just dunno what to do 
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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er......
my cinq - 4400 on buying (sold for 2400)
1st Corsa - bought 8600, spent 8000 (sold for 3000)
Supra - above
2nd Corsa - 1st incarnation 6500, bits n bobs 5000, rebuild 4000 (crap)
Skyline - bought 4400, spent 3000, sold for 6000
Punto - bought 1000, spent 1000, sold for 1800
others along the way
Supra mkII, Panda, Nova, Pug
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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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going abit to the rx7..... what happens when u say that the (rotary)engine is dead??? heard about the 70k miles life span.... but what happens then?
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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usually they burn out the rotor seals (abit like the piston ring, but not!) after that sort of mileage, so a rebuild is on the cards.
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
er......
my cinq - 4400 on buying (sold for 2400)
1st Corsa - bought 8600, spent 8000 (sold for 3000)
Supra - above
2nd Corsa - 1st incarnation 6500, bits n bobs 5000, rebuild 4000 (crap)
Skyline - bought 4400, spent 3000, sold for 6000
Punto - bought 1000, spent 1000, sold for 1800
others along the way
Supra mkII, Panda, Nova, Pug
that cunto was cheap to buy... so strange some wicked cars there but ermm.. a panda wtf is that about
[Edited on 07-06-2005 by Siberia]
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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panda was a 100 purchase...
I needed it as i blew the supra up, and the corsa still wasnt finished by PVD/Cossvaux
i had it for a month or so, then gave it away
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Panda was ace
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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drop a LET in there and sell it to novaGTE or IAZ
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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Buy a Polo GTI it's the future
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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im geting a nova
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
im geting a nova
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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as a run around while you fix the RX?
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
as a run around while you fix the RX?
I think it's for banger racing but i'm never sure with Nath
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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I dunno , im half assed to what to do
Rebuild only takes 3 weeks at RXmotors but i dont have best part of 3K so would need to sell some kidneys n shit so i may get a nova for a bomb araound while da rex is off the road
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
Location: Bristol
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"Hannah lift please"
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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No we finished again
Gonna rinse me mothers Audi i think
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
and STFU all those that said They only last for 60K
85K in your face biatchs
Shame dude )
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