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BESSIE
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30th Oct 03 at 16:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im looking to buy another car and Ive seen a corsa Gsi thats in good condition but needs a new engine. Its only £850.

Do you think its woth getting it to put a new engine in or get a better car altogether?



[Edited on 30-10-2003 by BESSIE]
Adam-D
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30th Oct 03 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£500 max if its engine is stuffed
Fear
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30th Oct 03 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2 L conversion for £1500, coilovers and big brakes, and youve got a good looking car thats fast and handles well for what........ 3K
BESSIE
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30th Oct 03 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well its done 126k miles. I think that a 2.0l conversion would be better. How much can you pick engines up for?
Marc D
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30th Oct 03 at 17:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
under £1000
BESSIE
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30th Oct 03 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good,

its either get a Vaux Tigra or a Gsi. Dont know what to get....

DanielJ
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30th Oct 03 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tigra do u want 2 becum a woman or r u a hairdresser?
BESSIE
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I am a woman!!!! (well, 18 year old female!!!)
BESSIE
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DanielJ
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30th Oct 03 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tha stands me corrected then, if ur 18 u'll neva get insurance on a gsi or 2.0ltr
BESSIE
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30th Oct 03 at 17:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive been quoted £875 on a 2.0l third party fire and theft.(think that was a mistake but who cares, they offered the price!!!) and £1500 for a tigra!!!

I got a quote for a GSi and that was bout same as tigra.

[Edited on 30-10-2003 by BESSIE]
DanielJ
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30th Oct 03 at 17:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2 ltr will cost u ova 2 grand then if ur gettn quotes like tha 4 gsi an tigra, looks like ur gonna av 2 stick 2 a 1.2
BESSIE
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30th Oct 03 at 17:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
im not wanting a 2.o l just wanted to know what to do with thta corsa GSi if i got it. I want a tigra.

Bollox to the 1.2s!!! Stick with my SRi for now until i make up my mind.
DanielJ
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30th Oct 03 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
tigra is ok 4 a womans car shrunken corsa basically, i h8 em cos i cant drive em
kenny2many
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aunt bessie ur yorkshire puds are the best
carnoisseurcraig
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30th Oct 03 at 18:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
u dont want a tigra. if u do get one then il give ya a call when i need my hair done.
Ian
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The white one in Yorkshire? I tried phoning about that but the number was unobtainable?
puchos
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30th Oct 03 at 22:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
out of interest anyone ever done a 2.0ltr into a tigra??
DaveC
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i think i'm right in thinking someone did do a 2.0 in a tigra, maybe last year sometime, i remember reading about it tho!! was someone who used this site too i think, or maybe it was migweb..... hmmm either way its been done!

[Edited on Thursday 30th October 2003 by DaveC]
Sooty
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Loads of people have put a XE into a tigy
BESSIE
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31st Oct 03 at 11:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah Ian,

Its the white one in yorkshire.

I couldnt get through either, thats the end of that idea!!! Well i'll have to keep looking....

My boyfriend (Gucci) might be buting me his mates Astra SRI. 2.0L.

Think i prefer a corsa or Tigra tho.....
Sooty
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31st Oct 03 at 11:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
at 18, even a tigra is difficult to insure
Gambit
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31st Oct 03 at 11:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by DanielJ
2 ltr will cost u ova 2 grand then if ur gettn quotes like tha 4 gsi an tigra, looks like ur gonna av 2 stick 2 a 1.2


u stick to your hi-torq & bessie will stick to her SRi
BESSIE
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31st Oct 03 at 11:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


I got quoted for that astra sri £875 third party fire and theft.




 
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