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Old 14-08-2006, 15:28
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Thought i would let you know that my cars coming off the road long term in a months time. It needs a full ground up rebuild and respray with the engine out. The engine is also a bag of shit with the manifold blowing so i was going to do a strip down check and rebuild on that also. The cars a wreck so i cant continue doing 2000 miles a month in it flat out,

Im buying another car in a month and am toying with the idea of a mk3 golf vr6 as i took one round the Nordschleife at Nurburgring and there pretty good on coilovers.. I only trust jap or german cars. I also hadnt even thought about getting one until it got suggested to me by someone earlier and looked up how dirt cheap they are
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Old 14-08-2006, 16:37
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Sorry to here that mate, you'll have to post some pics up of the work as it happens, Im going to have a full respray soon once ive saved up enough lol the two tone just doesnt do it for me anymore plus im not living it down at work
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Old 14-08-2006, 16:45
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its anoying. I just dont think i am going to get the big jobs ive started finished properly with it being in daily use.

Yep the two tone is a little grandad for my likings
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Old 14-08-2006, 16:46
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sorry to hear that but im sure it will be worth doing a proper job that will last
not too keen on german cars myself, especially FWD ones i dont mind some bmw's but each to his own
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Old 14-08-2006, 18:32
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mk3 golf vr6
thats sick..
out of all the golfs you could choose
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Old 14-08-2006, 18:34
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good luck with the build keep us posted i would just suggest you go for a civic vti cheap and cheerfull all the way to 9000rpm get the 4dr eg9 version 92-95 best spec it came in i think

160bhp from a 1.6 100bhp per ltr same as a mclaren f1 this one was supped up to 200bhp NA
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Old 15-08-2006, 19:36
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a 2.8ltr engine in a golf seems like a good idea to me

Im looking forward to rebuilding the s12 though and having it as a weekend type car. It will mean i can get all those jobs that take more than a day to do done easily
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Old 15-08-2006, 19:42
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good luck with the project hope to see it back on the road
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Old 16-08-2006, 15:40
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good luck with the project hope to see it back on the road
Same here mate - Just don't get too attached to that Golf Pukka!...
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Old 16-08-2006, 19:19
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HI Pukka,

Good idea buying German but not FWD, you will be bored within weeks....

I bought a Porsche 911 recently as my second car and its much more fun - especially sideways !!



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