Ash_EP3
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First off let me say sorry for posting another thread like this  
I am looking to get a new motor in the summer, but after speaking with Beardy I am very tempted to put a 2ltr in mine either (XE/LET) as it is much cheaper than what I was planning to do but the down side is that it's still a corsa and it still has it's little problems...
To get a new motor my intention was to probably sell mine and get a 5/6k loan and I have been looking at cars such as: CTR, Astra GSi T, Audi S3
So the question is simple really, would you get a loan for £6k and get a bigger nicer car or would you spend half that and get a corsa LET?
Opinions welcome! 
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daymoon
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i voted for second...
however i wouldn't do any of these.. save u and then buy a car/do a conversion.
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Sean-B
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could you afford/ have you got the skills, to maintain a corsa LET? if so get one they are awesome
but the other cars you've mentioned are a big step up the car ladder
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gez bay
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quote:
Originally posted by daymoon
i voted for second...
however i wouldn't do any of these.. save up and then buy a car/do a conversion.
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Adam C
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Tbh you will probably end up spending near on that same amount with putting a LET in yours than it would be with buying a newer car.
At the end of the day every car has its problems, just seems converted cars tend to have more problems than others.
I mean a LET in your tidy Corsa would be awesome, but if your using the car as a daily driver then you might want to consider one of the newer cars to be more reliable.
You never know, you could get a LET lump fitted in yours and it could be bullet proof and spotless, but with my past everytime I took mine out something would go wrong.
I suppose if you get it done to your Corsa, get it done properly and dont skip out on anything or bodge it.
Second option may seem more sense but do you really want to be paying off that loan for as long as it takes, as you could get bored of the newer car quicker than a LET Corsa.
Just my opinion
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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Tommy L
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Whats the insurance going to be on the above cars?
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dhanson08
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it depends whether your in a hurry to get a new car i normally keep my reliable car and then buy a shell?rolling chassis and do everything bit by bit makin sure its done properly and i still have aa car while im doing it also i wouldnt get a loan with the credit crunch and ppl losing there jobs.
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Ash_EP3
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Thanks guys for the comments so far, yea I said to Beardy that I wanted at least stage 2 and he said that £2500 should be sufficient!
In terms of having the skills I don't have any in terms of cars the only mod I have put on myself was my air filter and my grill  (although I do have a mate of mine who does free labour  )
A LET corsa would be fun which in a way I want something scary fast (I'm used to a 1.6 which is nippy but not nothing to shout about)
So you think I'll end up spending £3500 on repairs??
In that case perhaps I should give beardy more ££££ to rebuild the engine or something?
As said thanks for the replies 
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Ash_EP3
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Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
Whats the insurance going to be on the above cars?
Nothing too bad I got a quote for £825 for a LET corsa the other cars are around the same IIRC
edit: thats Fully comp, 3 YNC
[Edited on 01-05-2009 by S214_UPP]
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Tommy L
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That's good at 21. Your own policy? and who with?
[Edited on 01-05-2009 by corsa_tomtom]
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Sean-B
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another thing is the LET is dead money, as soon as it's finished from what i've seen their worth £2000-£2500, £3000 if its amazing
your unlikely to lose that much on the @£7000 cars
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Ash_EP3
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Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
That's good at 21. How many NCBs? and who is that with?
Adrian Flux for the LET Corsa
It was random confused.com quotes for the others been looking at s3's recently and tbh im intrigued
3 years no claims btw
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean-B
another thing is the LET is dead money, as soon as it's finished from what i've seen their worth £2000-£2500, £3000 if its amazing
your unlikely to lose that much on the @£7000 cars
True those Audi S3's hold their value really well, most of them are still like 6k / 7k and they are 2000 / 2001 plate
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dhanson08
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are you wanting something fast, something reliable, value for money?
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Sean-B
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although you could buy a LET already done, but knowing if it's a good-un is going to be hard
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by dhanson08
are you wanting something fast, something reliable, value for money?
I want something fairly quick (can't afford anything stupid quick) and would preferrably want a turbo and fairly modern
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dhanson08
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seat leon cupra rs are good and u can get one for around 7k 220bhp comfortable and prob around an 03 plate
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Tommy L
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If it was me i would definately go for an S3. You could get a decent one (01/02) for 7.5K
Remap and you will see 270bhp from it
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dhanson08
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depends what you like really there is too many options when buying a car i struggle to decide
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
If it was me i would definately go for an S3. You could get a decent one (01/02) for 7.5K
Remap and you will see 270bhp from it
Yea they are very nice cars, do you have an S3 mate?
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Ash_EP3
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quote:
Originally posted by dhanson08
seat leon cupra rs are good and u can get one for around 7k 220bhp comfortable and prob around an 03 plate
yea I did have a look at those, it's funny apart from the Corsa LET the cars are all very similar in terms of performance
I think in an ideal situation I should buy something like a golf tdi and then have a LET corsa as a bit of fun (maybe a track car) will have to see really
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Tommy L
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quote:
Originally posted by S214_UPP
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_tomtom
If it was me i would definately go for an S3. You could get a decent one (01/02) for 7.5K
Remap and you will see 270bhp from it
Yea they are very nice cars, do you have an S3 mate?
Noooo, just an A3. Insurance is still too much for me
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dhanson08
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well if your goin to have 2 cars i would definetely build it from scratch so you know its done right.there are alot of bodge jobs out there and cheap engines that last about 2 mins
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lil_g
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I think you should buy an XE 
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nikkijamie
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nice xe on ebay fully track preped aswell
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