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I'll start this off for him as he was very speedy to settle a deal for my boost gauge that I put up for sale. Would certainly buy/sell with him again

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I might be up for this as I may have a few additions on the car by this time.

FYI Japfest at castle combe is the 19th May so some people will no doubt be going to that, I certainly am

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Not tempted to have a dabble with a different marquee?? Yea i had an Astra Coupe for a month and hated every min of it. It was a minter with 60k on a W plate with full dealer history and 11 stamps in the book. I had it a week and the Air mass sensor went. Replaced that and the week after the altena...

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Not tempted to have a dabble with a different marquee??

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They are all essentially the same design and construction from the varying 'manufacturers', but as has been mentioned Mark's TurboSmart versions look promising, especially for the price. Not so keen on having an in car MBC though as in theory the further you are from the actuator the slower reacting...

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you're buying a car from someone without knowing what engine it has, and not only that, the seller hasn't got a clue either?? :? I personally wouldn't bother about the interior. Full leather is cr4p imo unless you have aircon, it looks ok, but it gets soooo hot in the summer on your back and donkey ...

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200bhp is achievable easily enough at 7psi with a decent exhaust id say, I was very close, lets hope Welz can fly the flag for me and finish what me and Jonny set out to do :) Ad has pretty much the best manifold you can get for this particular application, you need to be quick off the mark when thi...

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jays gsi turbo wrote:l got a gsi turbo M *** MUY
had her for 4 months now . and luvin it

thats not a gti turbo though is it

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Not this again! :P VW Polo Coupe - happy days, bumped it into things, it lived on, sold it 1.4 306 XN - Quite possibly slowest, unspecced car of all time, sold it 1.9DT Sport Pug 306 - Dodgy history, sold it 1.9DT Sport Pug 306 - Kitted, loved it, somebody hit me and ran :x Rover 216 Coupe Turbo - O...

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tbh halfords is ok, managed to track me a replacement wheel down when one was buckled which was cool. Tools seem fine too, Pro range sets are decent value for money. Anyway back on topic - Halfords stock of wheels does seem to be about the going rate price wise tbh. Anyway,when was the last time you...

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swap ecu's?

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Not another one

Surely it would be better just to buy a Turbo coupe and sell you 216? Remember your insurance is going to be pricey as it will be an engine swap :idea:

What have you done to the 216 that is all that special then?

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you want to know where your brakes are ?!

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Bought both rear strut braces from him, top product, excellent fun packaging (looked like a giant bone).

grant.archer

my d16 sohc went at about 75k as toby knows, muchly due to the amount of high revs the engine saw under my ownership and a loss of coolant. All engines have flaws regardless of manufacturer and items like Headgaskets are just items that WILL need replacing at some point. I havent even attempted doin...

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nah all they are interested in was who was to blame, still would have been ok if it have flipped tbh. Their main thing is personal injury. Typical whiplash settlement is Â£450 - Â£4000 iirc dependent on treatment recieved and how long it takes for a full reovery. All you do is ring the accident line...

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bottom book price wont be much for a 92 5 door i presume 216 im afraid. imo i wouldnt bother repairing it. Only worth a few hundred quid maybe

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well my 94 216 coupe with 95000 on the clock got me Â£1450 and i keep the car, Â£1600 and they take the car. I opted to keep the car and personally break her.

Remeber to return your tax disc if it written off and has some month left on it, get some quidage

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weren't steves first car a 214 or am i mstaken?

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just to add i was only tptf so my own insurance dont actually do alot for you just provide advice in most cases

This is why i went to the RAC for free legal representation.

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andrew, did you recover the vehicle yourslef? ie with the RAC? this is the best idea if the car isnt driveable. It means YOU have the car and noone can take the vehicle without your permission. If someone has hit you, it will be settled as their fault. Take my accident for example, old lady drives i...

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little BEAST wrote:yeah its a 220 turbo. i've tried all over the place to get my hands on one. but still can find anywhere that sells them.

still, what car?

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well there was never a 5 door gsi turbo for starters

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could just be you dash clocks that are wrong. If my car read 42 in a 30 i would not assume its a jap import. Anyway who care about jap imports when its a brittish car for Fooks sake, really annoys me.

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sweet plate mark, deffinately worth the money id say as it is perfect (apart from the SiR bit

). Don't think im going to bother with a personalised plate until I have lots of money. My name seems to be cack for choice of decent plates anyway

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got to ask, who cares whether one car hits 60 in 6.2 and one car hits 60 in 6.4 seconds? like your going to tell the difference 10+ years down the line :? I agree with si with the seats in later coupes with height adjustable seats that they do feel too high, I have to watch my head getting in and ou...

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114gta wrote:My car rules for boot space now...

the meat van

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in bog standard form the coupe is a nicer looking car from any angle in my opinion. However when you see a nice looking hatch that has been fettled with eg Si, Jonny, Steve, C2k, NickC, it is apparent that the hatch does have a more aggressive stance, just look at the roof line from more of a front ...

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arent all 600s honda powered apart from the ti anyways?

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Post away if I have sold you an item in the past or have bought items from you.

Thanks

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try find a decent mobile paint guy in your area, should be able to blend that in for not too much. But yeah its the principle that people have no respect for other peoples property thats the major bummer.

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they just looked strangely similar to some I looked at ages ago when I was wheel shopping. Who are they made by? just stay away from pot holes

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did you purchase those wheels from an ebay store per chance?

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