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 Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:55 pm |
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Joined: Jan 21, 2012
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Location: Wrexham
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Hi guys, before I get slated with just buy a 180 etc, as you may know, I have done alot of body work to mine and would prefer to drop an engine in, I dont mind the extra insurance costs as had a quote from flux which was reasonable for the v6.
But to my question if I was to proceed with either a running 180 as a doner car to swap everything off it to mine, or did the v6 conversion from gary, has anyone had experience in how hard it is to sell the cars afterwards once they have been swapped? As this is my main concern
Thanks J
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 3:01 am |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2012
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Location: Torbay, England
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Well its quite hard to sell a 180 these days anyway i would say due to high tax/insurance and general running costs arent amazingly cheap, people are scared of forking out for the cambelt etc too. Unfortunately 206's in general have dropped a lot in value over the last couple of years so i would only bother doing it if you intend to keep it for a long time to be honest. Otherwise its not going to be worth it.
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:11 am |
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Joined: Jun 24, 2012
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Location: nottingham
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if you do it I would be intrested in buying it
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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You don't modify cars with an eye to getting the money back when you sell it - you are restricting the potential market too.
That's why my 206 is a keeper forever.
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 6:53 am |
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Joined: Sep 07, 2013
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Location: Birmingham
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I stick the 180 lump in it I had a v6 coupe and thought about it myself but really the only thing its goin to do is make the pug sound awesome . the 180s are heavy engines as they are if u put a v6 in a 206 I should imagine that the front heavy and is goin to slide all over the place ? stick with a 180 conversion it will be worth more if you don't declare the engine transplant
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Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:30 am |
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Joined: Jun 04, 2010
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Location: northallerton
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| Edward wrote: |
You don't modify cars with an eye to getting the money back when you sell it - you are restricting the potential market too.
That's why my 206 is a keeper forever. |
there was a 206 v6 on ebay the other week went for 1.5k but reserve wasnt met, the conversion costs over 2k so your already at a loss, selling on isnt an option for a 206 as they have no value,
this was the car in question clicky
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Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:02 pm |
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Joined: Jan 21, 2012
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Location: Wrexham
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Thanks for the replies guys, sorry late reply been on holiday, the resale value was not the problem, it was more so the actual trying to get rid of it !
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 2:02 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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| standardgt180 wrote: |
| the 180s are heavy engines as they are |
Most tuners seem to credit the EW10 engine as being light.
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| 2001 GTi 138, Bilstein Sprint dampers, H&R springs, 21mm Peugeot Sport torsion bars, 22mm rear ARB, Peugeot Sport Group A wishbones, 283mm discs, Goodridge stainless hoses, Maniflow 304 grade 4-2-1 2.5" manifold and system, 200 cell cat, Richard Longman head, 45mm Jenvey throttle bodies, 9.5mm TB spacers, 90mm air horns, Jenvey throttle linkage, Jenvey fuel rail, Aeromotive and Goodridge fuel fittings and braided hose, ITG sausage filter, Radtec custom radiator, Piper Ultimate Road cams, Piper vernier pulleys, Omex 600 ECU. Saxo electric PAS pump, Vibra Technics engine mounts. Samco coolant hoses, TTV steel flywheel, 4.76 final drive ratio, 307 CC 180 ratios. 2019 BMW 530i. 2017 Mercedes C300 convertible. | |
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Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:25 pm |
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Joined: Jun 28, 2013
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Location: Solihull
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I wouldn't be interested in a fake 180, but a V6 swap would open my eyes and my wallet.. These things are only for people interested in modified cars most times.
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Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 11:08 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
Posts: 901
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Location: Istanbul / Turkey
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EW10 engines only 3 kilogram heaiver then TU5JP4 16v engines. 
TU - XU block iron cast. EW block aluminium.
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Bilstein B14 Coilover / Brembo 4 Pot Front 330x28 - Rear 325x8 / Quaife ATB Limited Slip Diff / Janspeed Catback
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