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Author Warning, im worried for Rick Drapers health/sanity
Marc
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Originally posted by AdamF
it is a great shame but i can understand why he is doing it personally. iam contemplating the same with mine.

Nooooooooooooooooooo!
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For people who do not know the car

was going to be the first 500+bhp LET in the UK (without NOS)

Some Old pics......
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what car I hate it when JR posts about folk & I dont have a clue who/what he's on about

Deffo need a JR day for his random outbursts


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MAGPIES, ATTACK!
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TBH I know its not the first time i have thought about breaking it but this time i am 99% sure its whats going to happen.

The Corsa has made me realise how shit converted cars actually are. The nova will be 10 times as bad as the corsa.

The project has lost its way, its not a track car, its not a quarter car and it would only ever really be a show car. WTF is the point in owning a show car, it would only do about 3k miles a year and IMHO its just a waste.
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why not just finish it, have a bit of fun with it and then sell it after if ur not happy with it?

how much money and time are we talking to finish it?
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why not just finish it, have a bit of fun with it and then sell it after if ur not happy with it?

how much money and time are we talking to finish it?


Cause its worth more now, fresh from paint etc and not used.

To finish it i need to solve the wiring faults, make it run then take it to MA Developments and have the car properly mapped.
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crazy crazy crazy
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surely the car will be worth more when its finished?
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surely the car will be worth more when its finished?


There is £15k worth of parts. No one is going to give me £15k for a shonky old nova turbo.
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surely the car will be worth more when its finished?


Since when has a modified car been worth more than the (Practically new by the sounds of it) bits that make it?
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quote:
Originally posted by Graeme
surely the car will be worth more when its finished?


There is £15k worth of parts. No one is going to give me £15k for a shonky old nova turbo.


nail on the head
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completely agree with u rick, such a shame and im disapointed but see where u coming from its your money!
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Rick Draper you could of gone down in History for having the most awesome Nova ever.... instead you'll now be known as the Biggest letdown ever

Oh well.... it was nice watching the "slow" progress of the build... Just really wanted to see it in action.... once. Nevermind
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Rick Draper you could of gone down in History for having the most awesome Nova ever.... instead you'll now be known as the Biggest letdown ever

Oh well.... it was nice watching the "slow" progress of the build... Just really wanted to see it in action.... once. Nevermind


hahaha.

Build has been incredably slow, its sat down at the garage 2 or 3 years. This is the main problem. When i started the build i was actually not bothered about driving a "nova". Now i am older i am far more bothered about it.

If people dont hear from me its cause my sister has stabbed me for not finishing it so she can have a drive of it
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it needs to be finished and then housed in a glass room for eternity for all to admire if you ask me
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rick finish it, then if you feel the same brake it

ive seen so so many people break there cars, and then people that buy the bits claim the fame and the fact that there the ones with a mint nova/500bhp LET, when your the one that has slaved away building and paying out for it
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personally i could'nt have waited that long to make that car, never to have driven it
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jr you have a point rick just get it done do one show pvs for example then break it
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If I had £15k I would buy it. Funnily enough I don't
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When is PV out of interest?
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June 3rd iirc

[Edited on 25-02-2007 by jr]
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the penny may have just droppped with me or maybe im wrong. but was this nova in max power years ago kitted up with bbs wheels( maybe the same as the ones on it now)
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dont break it just turn the engine 90 degrees and make it faster than those silly escorts

if not i still think you need to finish it ive be waiting for ages to see this car finished as its amazing even if it isnt going to be very driveable i think you will regret breaking it at such a late stage, i know i wd be!
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
Rick Draper you could of gone down in History for having the most awesome Nova ever.... instead you'll now be known as the Biggest letdown ever

Oh well.... it was nice watching the "slow" progress of the build... Just really wanted to see it in action.... once. Nevermind


hahaha.

Build has been incredably slow, its sat down at the garage 2 or 3 years. This is the main problem. When i started the build i was actually not bothered about driving a "nova". Now i am older i am far more bothered about it.

If people dont hear from me its cause my sister has stabbed me for not finishing it so she can have a drive of it


Pics of aforemention physopathic sister?

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