P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Luke
Because of the money i've spent i can't just give up.
Ive had months and months of thinking the same thing. A great sigh of relief will be had once its gone though 
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Craig P
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Registered: 9th Mar 08
Location: Carlisle,Cumbria
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Originally posted by Luke
Believe it or not, the car has had 11k ploughed in to it. My dad helps me out alot ( not money wise ) so telling him to fuck off is plain rude IMHO. Dan i'm 22 btw.
God knows what i'm going to do with it????
Can't sell it, the most valuable part worth stripping & selling is fucked.
Because of the money i've spent i can't just give up.
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Luke]
Sell me your Wheels and the Money will go towards Fixing it?
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Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Oxford Drives:Corsa B C20LET
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Believe it or not, the car has had 11k ploughed in to it. My dad helps me out alot ( not money wise ) so telling him to fuck off is plain rude IMHO. Dan i'm 22 btw.
God knows what i'm going to do with it????
Can't sell it, the most valuable part worth stripping & selling is fucked.
Because of the money i've spent i can't just give up.
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Luke]
Sell me your Wheels and the Money will go towards Fixing it?
Sorry mate, but the wheels are staying with me. Fazza is selling his.
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
Sell me your Wheels and the Money will go towards Fixing it?
Oi bitch. Me first!! 
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Luke
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
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Well, i will have a long hard think from now untill payday whether i'll sell it in bits or fix it.
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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luke 
not good mate, what a badger!!
will ring you later, gutted for you
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SportBoy
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.. i felt abit like you after i killed mine at brands after spending mucho to fix it , only having to fix it again.
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Luke
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Read my project & read the amount of times i've had a fucking engine go wrong on me, it's becomming a joke! God is sat on a ant hill with a magnifying glass burning me whilst watching me squirm.
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swill_omnibus
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Registered: 12th Dec 07
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Roughly what would be involved getting it replaced and what sort of time scale?
Roughly how much is a job like that?
Sorry to hear it's broke though fella
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Luke
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Originally posted by swill_omnibus
Roughly what would be involved getting it replaced and what sort of time scale?
Roughly how much is a job like that?
Sorry to hear it's broke though fella
If the bores are scored then it's engine out. It will probberly be engine out anyways....
I will buy brand new mhale forged pistons, new rings & bearings. Will probberly cost about £650, plus labour on top.
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DizzyRebel
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Sounds like you have had this car built around other peoples promises and handy work on the important bits. If its just the rings, you should be able to get away with a set of rings and not need the block re-honing. It would also be a good time to check the crank bearings for signs of wear to see if the rebuild claims are true or not.
Sometimes, even though you have spent a lot of money on something its best to just cut your future losses and sell it on and make it somone elses problem or it could end up being a life long persuit, and no one wants to be 30 years old living at home with a corsa on the drive owning them in excess of 30k - what a waste of a life.
To me, it sounds like it needs the engine out, and a proper full rebuild to ensure everything is fresh and upto the job as these rebuild claims could well be false. If the rebuild claims were bogus then you are in for a shit load more problems over time so its best to just have it out, strip it down and put it back together with new parts safe in the knowledge its all fresh and is going to last.
Tally up the price of a full top and bottom rebuild, and in the meantime order a set of rings for all 4 cylinders and put them in, if the bores and crank journals look ok then you have a cheap repair but if theres scoring and wear on the journals then you know you need to spend the full amount of the rebuild on it and then its upto you if your going to fix it or cut your losses.
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Nic Barnes
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gutted
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Dan Lewis
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keep driving it till it dies and buy a cheap engine and rebuild that fully.
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andyc1234
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im sure theres plenty of people on here that will give a hand getting it sorted upsets me when people strip cars. yes its had 10k+ ploughed into it so why the hell not spend a bit more and sort it rather than lose shed loads of money. you will never get your money back no matter what you do. i dont spend money on my car in the hope i get it back one day i do it to make me smile and by the sounds of it your car does that for you so get it sorted
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fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Dan Lewis
keep driving it till it dies and buy a cheap engine and rebuild that fully.
is there such thing as a cheap let?
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Craig P
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quote:
Originally posted by Luke
quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
quote:
Originally posted by Luke
Believe it or not, the car has had 11k ploughed in to it. My dad helps me out alot ( not money wise ) so telling him to fuck off is plain rude IMHO. Dan i'm 22 btw.
God knows what i'm going to do with it????
Can't sell it, the most valuable part worth stripping & selling is fucked.
Because of the money i've spent i can't just give up.
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Luke]
Sell me your Wheels and the Money will go towards Fixing it?
Sorry mate, but the wheels are staying with me. Fazza is selling his.
I know i have Offered him a Price,Which i thought was quite Fair but he hasnt got back to me
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
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Mate gutted to hear about this I agree with Andycnumbers though, it's an ace car and if it were mine then I'd want it fixed. Yours and Ojc's were the two biggest talking points of the March meet so it'd be a shame to see it gone.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Craig P
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
Sell me your Wheels and the Money will go towards Fixing it?
Oi bitch. Me first!!
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Ian W
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Gutted
I got to the point where I had spent that much money on mine that I kept on on having to chuck money at it to keep it mint as it seemed like a waste to just let it rot. Sometimes though you have to say enough is enough
[Edited on 05-05-2009 by Ian W]
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sportlet
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fix it and have some fun in it 
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red_top_corsa
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luke dont give up mate. just save and get it fixed. its not worth just selling it like you said you've put 11k into it and you'll never see that again mate so you might as well take a deep breath get a note pad and work out what you need. were all mates on here and everyones always prepared to help each other all you;ve gotta to is ask mate.......
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Luke
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Thanks for all the comments people.
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Originally posted by red_top_corsa
luke dont give up mate. just save and get it fixed. its not worth just selling it like you said you've put 11k into it and you'll never see that again mate so you might as well take a deep breath get a note pad and work out what you need. were all mates on here and everyones always prepared to help each other all you;ve gotta to is ask mate.......
I'm in two minds at the moment. I know i will not get my money back, but modding a car is not about that in my eyes. I spent the money on my car because from day 1 i wanted a corsa just the way i've built mine. Keep an eye on this thread or my project at the end of the month to see what happens mate.
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Daveskater
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Mate if you ever need a hand with anything you know I'm only 10-15 mins away
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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ar corsagsi
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Originally posted by Daveskater
Mate if you ever need a hand with anything you know I'm only 10-15 mins away
i'm only 5 mins away
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
was this the knackered one you bought off daveyLC?
WOAAHHH THERE! Nothing to do with me mate.. He got it of a guy called Gary who fucked over loads of people including me!
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