NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Fookin head gasket has gone on the BMW  
Looks like im gonna have to sell the golf to pay for is at it looks like it may cost upto £1500 to repair
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Edd
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Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
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ouch!!!
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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you a jinkesed my friend , you need to not own any cars just get a bike , push bike at that
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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i do envy you, you seem to have all the luck
.... run's and hides....
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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the joys of being a pimp
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purple_corsa_gls
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Registered: 25th May 04
Location: Near Sunderland
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Farrrrk. You want to buy a corsa in the meantime?
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Its not let go yet, so goin to try and trade it in at a garage!
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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why dont u buy 1 car and stick with it
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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Brad
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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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quote: Originally posted by NovaGTE
Its not let go yet, so goin to try and trade it in at a garage!
much better idea than fixing the cnut at £1500
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Why don't you buy a Corsa or a Nova, they cost next to nothing to repair.
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L33 LEG
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
Location: Blackburn . Drove: Dimma Saxo VTR
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Why don't you buy a Corsa or a Nova, they cost next to nothing to repair.
I love you *MWAH*
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Why don't you buy a Corsa or a Nova, they cost next to nothing to repair.
exactly! this is probably 80% the reason why i keep the corsa... cheap as chips to fix... simple to work on to.
isnt this guy a student? how do you aford a beemer?
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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quote: Originally posted by NovaGTE
Fookin head gasket has gone on the BMW  
quote: Originally posted by NovaGTE
Its not let go yet, so goin to try and trade it in at a garage!
has it gone or not then? Get it sold
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Not gone, but on its way!
Thats why i bought the Mk1 as a cheap easy to fix run about
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CCA
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Registered: 6th Dec 04
Location: Somewhere Drives: Not a bloody Vauxhall!
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Why don't you buy a Corsa or a Nova, they cost next to nothing to repair.
They just tend to break a bit more than normal 
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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no they dont!
I had an x14xe for 3.5years, never failed me once
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leeshez
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Registered: 3rd May 01
Location: Great Harwood, Lancashire
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bad luck is that
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Everyday I am tempted to go and find me a Astra Coupe/GSi Turbo, but I don't wish to have stupid service bills and ridiclous part prices that skint me out every month.
So, nothing newer than a Mk3 Astra or Calibra EVER
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Yeh i had my nova for well over a year and it had 160K on the clock when i sold it and never spent a penny under the bonnet on repairs
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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get a donkey

Very Reliable, requires no service or head gaskets
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: Bath/Bristol - Evo 4 GSR
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And probably faster than the 318
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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u do need to stick with one car but yeah trade it in for a nice reliaable donkey
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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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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Everyday I am tempted to go and find me a Astra Coupe/GSi Turbo, but I don't wish to have stupid service bills and ridiclous part prices that skint me out every month
and you still would have same power:weight as a certain 15 year old astra
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