Ben G
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my fiesta looks so poverty spec now 
signing for the focus on wednesday and getting it thursda or friday so took lots of stuff off it today.
makes me realise i've spent way over £1000 on little things 
still got to take off the st alloys, the eibach springs, the rub strips and boot strip (colour coded).
gonna miss it 
selling all the bits for about 600 quid so will get some money back to pay for exhaust/lowering/dreamscience for the focus 
oh yeah, don't buy stuff direct from ford, it's stupidly expensive 
[Edited on 14-06-2008 by Ben G]
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Scotty C
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Man, your fiesta aspired me to buy one I loved it, it was stupidly mint.
Oh well, the this focus is going to be something else I can't wait to see pic's!
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mattk
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Ben everyday on my way home from work I drive past the hailwood plant in liverpool, there has been an orange focus amongst the thousands of cars they have out side, has all the wheel covers and glass covers on it, made me think of you
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Ben G
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you don't want to see it now mate, it looks so shite i don't even want to drive it
i'll be taken the short cut to work this week and parking in the corner
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Ben G
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matt, theres a new orange one in work, every day i see it, it makes me upset i don't have mine yet
i've only ever seen an orange punto once! they are stupidly rare
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Scotty C
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What are they like to live with? May get one, and get the ST alloys in athracite, as it looks brill.
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mattk
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Id have a Fiesta ST, A blue one 
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i've only ever seen an orange punto once! they are stupidly rare
There's loads around here, and everytime I see one I'm wondering if it's Matt or not. Matt's is the only one I've noticed in orange with a panoramic roof tho, that's how I usually tell it's him
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
What are they like to live with? May get one, and get the ST alloys in athracite, as it looks brill.
lovely handling cars with the eibach springs on. gearbox has very close ratio's which is good for quick gear changes but over 70 the engine noise gets a bit loud, really needs an extra gear tbh.
engine note sounds pretty good from inside the car as standard which i like, but wouldn't suit someone who want's something quiet.
petrol consumption can be a tad crap. i get an average of 28mpg through town and about 35mpg on motorways, but i'm no miss daisy on the road
look good aesthetically i think, good build quality and parts are cheap if you break something.
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Scotty C
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35mpg on the motorway  and thats in a 1.6
I want a ST actually, but do you think I can find a white one without those gay strips on
[Edited on 14-06-2008 by Monster]
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mattk
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my car needs an extra gear, itys at 2400 at 80, my mates golf is at 2000 at 80
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Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
my car needs an extra gear, itys at 2400 at 80, my mates golf is at 2000 at 80
Matt, my car at 80mph is at somewhat 4k
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Monster
35mpg on the motorway and thats in a 1.6
I want a ST actually, but do you think I can find a white one without those gay strips on
should be able to mate. even if you can't, they peel straight off 
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Andrew
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Quite like the Fiesa's me Still think you're mad spending so much on a car but you only live once.
Hate my car with passion. After it got the first dent in the passenger door i gave up. Then came a dent in the bonnet along with a crack in the windscreen. Nice little debt in one of the rear doors now too. Getting a new gearbox fitted on Friday too
Loving the 3 series BMWs at the minute and considering one on a 55 plate with 25k on the clock  Prices of fuel are pissing me off so fuckin much though
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
my car needs an extra gear, itys at 2400 at 80, my mates golf is at 2000 at 80
Mine sits at 4.5k at 80 so stf
Ford Connect sits at 2.5k at 80
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Ben G
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i also think i'm mad andrew but my girlfriend is still doing a nursery degree up in scotland so until shes qualified i ain't going to move out, partly due to me not wanting to be in a house alone
just gonna save up and get a house in 2 years as thats when the focus will be paid off
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gavin18787
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Saw one of the new facelift st's on the A13 yesterday in orange. Looks alot nicer then the old one from the front imo 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Ben G
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fully back to standard now bar st sideskirts which look very silly now
keeping them on as i drilled the bodywork to fit them but gotta take my toad ai606 alarm off which is going to be a bitch tomorrow
on the plus side, made about 150 quid from the sale of bits so far, another 450 quid to go
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Corsa_Scotty
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Does the fiesta actually have any parts left on it or is it just a rolling shell?  Got enough parts to make the next MG with
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Krammy
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Standard sells better dont it.
Im having trouble shifting my Saxo, so im making it look stock again
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Scotty
Does the fiesta actually have any parts left on it or is it just a rolling shell? Got enough parts to make the next MG with
i'm trading it in and spent over a grand on stuff for it so decided to take it all off so i can get some money back from selling the stuff.
colour coded door handles and boot strip, st pedals, st mats, st scuff plates, st interior door grab handles and a leather gear gaitor have already been paid for.
just waiting on payment for the eibach springs, smooth rear wiper, double DIN adaptor and the 'special' gear knob.
needless to say my bedroom is a shithole now littered with fiesta parts and i've left the st alloys out in the garden
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Jay
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
Ben everyday on my way home from work I drive past the hailwood plant in liverpool, there has been an orange focus amongst the thousands of cars they have out side, has all the wheel covers and glass covers on it, made me think of you
I see that too what a waste sitting there wasting away, I could have it
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mattk
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yeah I thought that, maybe if I sneaked in and swapped mine fotr it.....
they wouldnt miss it
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jonnysri
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couldnt you leave on subtle stuff like the pedals and door handles??
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Daveskater
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He wouldn't get any money back from it then as they probably wouldn't realize that they're ST parts.
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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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