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Totally agree with you Darren it is absolutely mental.
These 3 issues are well documented issues and very expensive to repair yet still nothing was done to rectify them from the 197 to 200!
Glad to help and yes I have had these issues :(
My Alien Green 200 needed a new manifold within a month of buying it!!!! The car had a small farting noise coming from the engine at 2,500 rpm when I'd drove it home and within a couple of weeks it started to sound like a tractor at 2 to 3k revs...
Hello matey :) and welcome back.
Please be very careful in your search, the 197/200 are a little more flimsy than the 182 so make sure the following is checked:
Manifold flexis are made from cotton wool and blow apart and sounds like a tractor - not cheap to fix.
Gearbox are made from...
Lol, funny thing is I was after a mint flamer last year and I could find nothing but crap - even that low mileage "mint" flamer on here needed nearly every panel spraying!!!
I deffo need to get it finished - its 95% there and I will bare you in mind ;)
Yes will do buddy, thanks.
Yes will do, I will probably be bored by then ;)
Kind words, thank you very much :)
Thanks mate but not sure yet as I love it to bits but it's simply sat here (but not quite as bad as the vee or 5 gt).
Lol :) see how it goes buddy.
Thanks Chris but the Trophy is staying put!! If it wasn't number 120 I might be tempted ;)