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 Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:01 pm |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
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Location: Biggleswade
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Okay may not strictly be a 206 but 
so it begins on the 21st july 2012 my 21st birthday i had been debating a new car for some time, i was debating a scooby, focus ST, EVO 7,8,9 and the 207 gti.
After almost a year of working 14 hour days saving as much as I can
Had to go for the subaru as its been my childhood dream to own one!
so as it goes this is the day i picked her up
when i initially got the car i told myself i would spend any money on parts but didnt last long, a week of ownership i took a trip down to my local specialist
and brought a couple of parts
1st thing to be fitted was the side STI sticker
next up was some mats
And then was a very manly pink badge
Then i gave the front splitter i spray of gloss black makes a world of difference
As we are now heading into winter i decided to give it a fresh covering of Dodo juice wax
Managed to hit abit of a problem late at night sorting out the engine bay
in trying to replace all the rustly nuts and bolts 1 happend to snap typically being a very important one that holds the rad put 
so out comes the tooling 10pm at night sorry neighbours
After that was finished i spent the weekend cleaning the entire bay painting all the rusty parts, removing the road grime from the intercooler and polishing up the shiny bits 
last but not least i decided to move the horns from there original location from behind the bumper to in front of the grill
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Last edited by Dan- on Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:38 am; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:35 pm |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010
Posts: 1315
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Location: Ips
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Sorry but I f*****g hate these cars ! They just cost too much to keep running and everyone that drive one drives like a complete c**k head , and has a exhaust the size of a dustbin
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 7:35 pm |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
Posts: 3977
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Location: Halifax
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I totally agree with you. However they are still great drivers cars IMO. An Evo is one of my childhood dream cars but they are such money pits. I know my mate has had two and works at a specialist garage. However maybe I am being a bit of a hypocrite; I bought an old school Hilux that I have always wanted, I just spent over £1000 to rebuild the engine. Besides the modifications.
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 904
Trade Rating: +5
Location: Little hulton (worsley)
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| 00budham00 wrote: |
| Sorry but I f*****g hate these cars ! They just cost too much to keep running and EVERYONE that drive one drives like a complete c**k head , and has a exhaust the size of a dustbin |
What a stupid comment!!! Too much to keep running u can't hate a car because off that if u caint afford one don't buy one.
Everyone who drives one drives like a complete c**k. How long did it take u to travel the world and meet every single person who owns one?
And if u look at his other posts regarding stone chips I will think u find he take a lot off pride in looking after it and doesn't drive like a c**k.
Nice car mate keep up the good work
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focus st 3 with pro alloy intercooler, 3" mongoose down pipe, 200 cell sports cat and mongoose cat back, collins bov, dreamscience dsci cold air intake,focus rs injectors,focus rs oil cooler,dreamscience dsci tuneing platform mod X map,focus rs clutch & flywheel, rs fuel pump, polly bushes in wish bones rear axal and suspension white line front and rear arb, eibach pro street s suspension. | |
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:21 am |
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Joined: Nov 28, 2011
Posts: 411
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Location: sunny stoke
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I agree , ive owned a few classic turbo and they are great car! tho a little thirsty but it you got the money who cares.
The exhaust are all part of it and would it not be right without a big pipe, some people get a little gel as they only have a 206
keep up the good work
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:36 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Little hulton (worsley)
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| HDI90 wrote: |
I agree , ive owned a few classic turbo and they are great car! tho a little thirsty but it you got the money who cares.
The exhaust are all part of it and would it not be right without a big pipe, some people get a little gel as they only have a 206
keep up the good work |
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focus st 3 with pro alloy intercooler, 3" mongoose down pipe, 200 cell sports cat and mongoose cat back, collins bov, dreamscience dsci cold air intake,focus rs injectors,focus rs oil cooler,dreamscience dsci tuneing platform mod X map,focus rs clutch & flywheel, rs fuel pump, polly bushes in wish bones rear axal and suspension white line front and rear arb, eibach pro street s suspension. | |
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:47 am |
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Joined: Sep 03, 2010
Posts: 979
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Biggleswade
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| 00budham00 wrote: |
| Sorry but I f*****g hate these cars ! They just cost too much to keep running and everyone that drive one drives like a complete c**k head , and has a exhaust the size of a dustbin |
I'm not saying there are cheap to run but on an average week I'm spending about an extra £35 on fuel over my 180 I used tesco 99 in that as well, and in my opinion that's not bad,
I drive mine like a old lady I care to much about my driving licence to get to my location 2 mins quicker and don't want to crash my pride and joy just to just prove the car can do 80 in a 60 or 50 in a 30 which some people do! Sickens me to see!
There are a few scooby owners that think the McRae!
As the exhaust it's the cars sale point for most it's the sound of the engine that makes the drivers enjoy them so much!
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:46 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 7093
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Location: Suffolk
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Im not going to lie when i say, i have fun sometimes, but isnt that the point of the car? B road blasting? 
Side note, bolt snapping, get used to it. Common AS
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:38 am |
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| Addaz wrote: |
Im not going to lie when i say, i have fun sometimes, but isnt that the point of the car? B road blasting?
Side note, bolt snapping, get used to it. Common AS |
I now changed all the bolts I wanted to, If I ever get bored enough I will paint my front subframe as its all flaking I know you can't see it but its bugging me, but I know bolts will snap and cause no end of pain
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:26 am |
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Location: Suffolk
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They wont, the a frame bolts dont, they are just f*****g tight
Bewarned though, i accidently crossed two of mine, and need to re tap them one day, but just havent really had the time
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| Team Impossible Possible
The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
Forged 1.6 Turbo
Click to see more
144Bhp @ 7PSi - 193.9Bhp @ 13psi
206 Gti Race Car
Click to see more
For all Race/Track Preparation, Feel Free to PM Me!
Whether its for a custom ratio gearbox or track-day alignment, I can help! | |
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
Posts: 494
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Location: Maidstone
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looks great mate! i had an impreza wrx, i didnt really get on with it though. for some reason i couldnt really get into it and found it boring to drive (im probably just weird!) so i got rid and got another 206. it didnt look as clean as yours though
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1.1 106 - 1.4 206 sport - 206 GTi180 - Subaru impreza wrx - 1.6 206 XSI
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:11 pm |
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Thank you :), i can understand maby what you mean about the boring part, you dont get any excitment like i used to in my 180 maby its due to the sheer grip in the scoob, lucky for me someone down the road to me owns a farm and he allows me to drive down the tarmac lanes 3 miles of windy private road, and some corners in my 180 i would take at 45 and be terrified but i can take most corners at 70+ and have no fear
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: In the garage
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What tyres are those? Are they some sort of Bridgestones?
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:35 pm |
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Joined: Oct 03, 2010
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Location: Northern Ireland
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Nice upgrade!
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:35 pm |
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Joined: May 25, 2011
Posts: 1025
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Location: south coast
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| Dan- wrote: |
| Thank you :), i can understand maby what you mean about the boring part, you dont get any excitment like i used to in my 180 maby its due to the sheer grip in the scoob, lucky for me someone down the road to me owns a farm and he allows me to drive down the tarmac lanes 3 miles of windy private road, and some corners in my 180 i would take at 45 and be terrified but i can take most corners at 70+ and have no fear |
the older classic scoobs give the fun of a 180 but most are knackerd nowdays or chaved to death as said when you got it the 4x4 does take some getting used too but when you do boy is it fun the newer ones like yours are nice but for me maybe just a bit to refined.
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