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 Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:16 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 2194
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Location: Bristol & Leicester
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Riiight, so your selling this to buy 2 cars basically? Thats a shame that is, you've done a lot of work with this one.
You reckon you'll get many takers on the VX boards?
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:22 am |
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Joined: Apr 11, 2010
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Location: Tyneside
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Well I'm looking forward to the next project thread mate I've found this one fascinating, mainly because I have as little to do with the "scary lid" as possible on my motor!
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:48 am |
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Location: Under your bed
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| Quarmbo wrote: |
Riiight, so your selling this to buy 2 cars basically? Thats a shame that is, you've done a lot of work with this one.
You reckon you'll get many takers on the VX boards? |
Most of them have said between 12 and 14 grand, so start at 14, go from there really. And considering there are only about 30 S/C'd cars worldwide I'm confident it will sell in about a week or two if I put it up.
I'm going to sell this, buy a proper crapper at a couple hundred quid, insure it for peanuts, and buy another N/A VX when a good model comes up that I like. Then things will go from there I hope!
I already have a Europa Blue N/A I could buy if I wanted to.
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At least that might be the plan at the moment. We shall see. If I get a taker she'll be gone fairly quick.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:49 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 973
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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Why sell yours after all the effort and time you've put into it though only to buy another one?
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Team: ex-206 owner
Team: Roof is always down when it's not raining! | |
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:56 am |
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Location: Under your bed
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Because a standard N/A will cost me about 8k, and a shed would be no more than 1.5k to buy and insure, hopefully less, so I'd be about 4k up realistically. And that's what I'll have to help me live off. Can't afford to keep the VX maintained, costs about £180 a month for insurance/tax/MOT/oil/wear and tear.
A shed would cost nowhere near that, and if it did I'd probably just get rid of it tbh.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:57 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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Ah fair enough 
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| '98 MGF 1.8i
Team: ex-206 owner
Team: Roof is always down when it's not raining! | |
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:06 pm |
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Joined: Jan 26, 2010
Posts: 3432
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Location: Kent
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Hmm.. I want! but like you face a long trip too and from work it's worth every penny big power on a budget and such a good example too.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 12:19 pm |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2010
Posts: 4013
Trade Rating: +25
Location: Worcester
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What happened to the Golf, Seb?
Obviously I'm gutted you're selling-up, after such great fun at Kemble.
Must been heartwrenching to sell it
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:52 pm |
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Location: Under your bed
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The Golf belongs to my girlfriend's dad, I could in theory either use the polo, or buy a car with my brother and share that, and just take the VX off the road until I can afford it again.
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 1:55 pm |
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Joined: Feb 09, 2010
Posts: 575
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Location: Boston/Spalding Lincs
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that option sounds much better 
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 2:02 pm |
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I hope it works out financially as well though!
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Posted: Wed Jun 09, 2010 7:00 pm |
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Joined: Jan 25, 2010
Posts: 3497
Trade Rating: +31
Location: VVT Land, Fife
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Get yourself a real car like a 205 or a 309 and supercharge a gti-6 engine in one of them instead? 
Running costs will be high in this, but surely in the long run keeping this or putting it back to standard and keeping the s/c kit to put on your next car will be more cost effective?
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:17 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Ring y0
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I'll give you 7 used postage stamps and a bag of mouldy bananas for it?
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Under your bed
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Psht. Useless.
I will keep it if I can.
Took 1 out of the 3 camber shims out of the front wheels for now, will see how it performs during the first few sessions, then possibly take another out on the day and see what difference it makes.
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Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:10 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 703
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Evesham, Worcestershire
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| Jamie wrote: |
| I'll give you 7 used postage stamps and a bag of mouldy bananas for it? |
I will match that and raise it by adding a new shiny paper clip! 
I can see the reasons behind selling it Seb, atleast getting a banger should be easier to find with the scrapage scheme gone.
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