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noddyrocket

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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #15 on: August 26, 2010, 08:05:42 PM »
Sorry to hear you are selling your Abarth Joe.

I think the Clio would good, i guess you would be needing to look at a few that have not been thrashed...

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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #16 on: August 26, 2010, 08:08:21 PM »
Joe's had a Clio or 2 in the past, wouldn't blame him if he went back to one, good cars  :thumb:
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #17 on: August 26, 2010, 08:35:32 PM »
Not definitely selling yet. Just need to weigh up my options. Some good suggestions here, though the Clio 182 Trophy is currently top of the list . I've seen a good one - number 420 of 500 so a 2006 car with 42000 on the clock - looks lovely. No Abarth though  :'(

I could sell a kidney... or two  :-\

Can't bunk with the 'rents any longer. I'm going mad. I'd sell the car without a second's thought but the laughs I've had with you lot make it a difficult proposition...

Don't really want to bugger off from here, but Abarth ownership is pretty crucial!

Whatever I buy, it will wear a scorpion with pride  :)
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #18 on: August 26, 2010, 08:46:18 PM »
Beware of thrashed elderly performance cars. They could end up costing you £200 a month in repairs.  :thumbd:

I suspect you wouldn't get thrown off the forum. Once an Abarthisti, always an Abarthisti  :)

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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #19 on: August 26, 2010, 10:00:08 PM »
I'd say go for the Clio Trophy.... but I reckon you will be hard pushed to find a 'decent' Trophy for £5K... and not have to spend some cash on it.
I was on the verge of buying one at the start of the year, and you were looking at £6K upwards...  Managed to find one locally at £6300, but service history was incomplete, and it had a key missing (£150-£200 to replace).  Also, there was a creaking from the front suspension, which I though may have been the dampers.  The age/mileage was getting to the threshold for a rebuild of the Sachs dampers (much ££££).... so I decided to walk & buy my Megane when the seller wouldn't go below £6K to allow me room to attend to those things. 
I suspect most Trophies will now be needing the dampers rebuilt if not already done.
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2010, 07:52:28 AM »
Quote from: Joe on August 26, 2010, 08:35:32 PM
Not definitely selling yet. Just need to weigh up my options. Some good suggestions here, though the Clio 182 Trophy is currently top of the list . I've seen a good one - number 420 of 500 so a 2006 car with 42000 on the clock - looks lovely. No Abarth though  :'(

I could sell a kidney... or two  :-\

Can't bunk with the 'rents any longer. I'm going mad. I'd sell the car without a second's thought but the laughs I've had with you lot make it a difficult proposition...

Don't really want to bugger off from here, but Abarth ownership is pretty crucial!

Whatever I buy, it will wear a scorpion with pride  :)

I'd sell the kidney Joe, you always have a spare ;D
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2010, 07:55:17 AM »
This is going to sound weird Joe, but i had a dream about you last night. You worked in a Georgian house (very nice it was too) selling typewrites, from antiques, to the very new (but you called them "Printers") You had a black Polo shirt on. You drove your bosses car into town which was an American Ford F-150 Pick up monster truck! Your boss had a pet Tiger that kept trying to eat customers (and us)

So yea, you should buy a monster truck, or a tiger...

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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2010, 08:47:10 AM »
Nice dream Paul :o. Joe will not want to sell his car when he finds out how good the the car handles with the new front suspension
from Gaz on the car, his car is soon to be updated :thumb:
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2010, 09:24:58 AM »
Quote from: 3k5k on August 27, 2010, 08:47:10 AM
Nice dream Paul :o. Joe will not want to sell his car when he finds out how good the the car handles with the new front suspension
from Gaz on the car, his car is soon to be updated :thumb:
i dont yhink he wants to sell it at all but needs must.
in 2004 i bought a brand new boxster
10 weeks later had a wage cut by 25%
so i took it back and said sell it :'( :'(
i wasnt happy but needed to do it
lost s few grand on that one :thumbd:
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2010, 09:50:41 AM »
Quote from: Pootle on August 26, 2010, 04:23:54 PM
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #25 on: August 27, 2010, 01:19:02 PM »
Sell your bottom, you only look 15 so you'd get a good price :whistle:
Don't know what the going rate is but I'm sure that by going through the right channels you'd only have to do it once a week.

You never know, you might like it and in 6 months time you'll be posting on here saying "looking to upgrade as I've got loads of wonga (but a sore arse)".

Seriously though, I'd go the Japanese route.

I'd look for a project and get something like a Sunny GTR. need to check the history thouroughly though. I had one and loved it! You can then say you've got a Nissan GTR.

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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #26 on: August 27, 2010, 01:22:33 PM »
Quote from: Sawbomartin on August 27, 2010, 01:19:02 PM
You never know, you might like it and in 6 months time you'll be posting on here saying "looking to upgrade as I've got loads of wonga (but a sore arse)".
Seats & softer suspension would be my first suggestion.
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #27 on: August 27, 2010, 03:30:07 PM »
Quote from: Sawbomartin on August 27, 2010, 01:19:02 PM
Sell your bottom, you only look 15 so you'd get a good price :whistle:
Don't know what the going rate is but I'm sure that by going through the right channels you'd only have to do it once a week.

You never know, you might like it and in 6 months time you'll be posting on here saying "looking to upgrade as I've got loads of wonga (but a sore arse)".

Seriously though, I'd go the Japanese route.

I'd look for a project and get something like a Sunny GTR. need to check the history thouroughly though. I had one and loved it! You can then say you've got a Nissan GTR.

Never thought of that, good idea, i know some places that Joe could show his wares, dont frequent them myself of coarse, someone told me about them, ill dig the hole a bit deeper shall i :whistle: ive heard public toilets pay well  ;D

Dont make any hasty decisions about selling, give it a bit of time.  or alternativly its public toilets i am afraid Joe, coiuld be worse i suppose.


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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #28 on: August 27, 2010, 05:51:31 PM »
Escorting is cash in hand so I'm sure you can maximise your assets  ;D
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Re: What to buy instead?
« Reply #29 on: August 27, 2010, 06:00:36 PM »
i'll back the vote for Civic Type R i drive my 2004 EP3 more than the Abarth infact ive driven my abarth 3 times in 3 months boots not big enough for either my mountain bike or cricket gear  :thumbd:


sell it you can always buy another in the future when they strap the 2.0 twin turbo in them  :thumb:

golf gti 150 diesel would be the toy for performance and economics  :thumb:
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