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I loved how 'wide' my 197 was - loved looking in the side mirrors and seeing the rear three quarters bulging outwards. Such a shame it was slower than the Trophy, but used more fuel than the M3.

What springs were they? Certainly not Eibach lol ...

If it were me i would just flog it to a trader, they arent likely to check the forums, whereas an enthusiast owner might do. Your numberplate is all over the internet remember...

Looks epic!! Utter sleeper. Although isnt over 300bhp high for an 8v? I have no idea.

I'm sure i will have fairly soon dont worry, xmas present maybe ... Will have a looky to see which ones are better, the Powerflex bushes come to about £100, then the Whiteline Anti-lift kit is approx £150. As tempting as that is, the coilovers only cost me £300, so im probably looking to...

So over the past week i've been scouring the internet for a cure to my rattling front end/slightly loose steering, & today i decided that its probably the top mounts, a cheap enough fix at circa £80 for parts + fitting. I always get carried away though, so then decided that if ive got to pull...

JMS did cambelt Ktec fitted cams in Aug 11 TDF did the de-phaser in Oct/Nov 11 If you want a new engine, Nick172Cup has a 182 one for sale on 80k with new belts done by Stone Automotive. Circa £400 iirc.

OP is in Wiltshire - not exactly far from Oxfordshire!!

Ha ha, saw that the other day!! <3 old Fords.

Ok, here's some examples for you. My Trophy was £13k new in 2005. It then did 186k miles and i got £3k or so for it. £10k depreciation. £1.4k per year/ 5.3p per mile. My R32 was £31k brand new in 2006. Its done 98k miles and is worth circa £8k. £20k depreciation. £3.3k per year / £20.4p per...

lol, selling a great spec, mint Ph1, to buy a baked bean coloured Ph2 for a couple of grand more. Not sure if SRS?

Seats look awesome!! But please put some Gliptone on them lol ... super shiny atm!!

lol at the mongs asking questions.

ATR's are superb cars!! Great purchase :D

Love mini's when they are played with a little bit :o

Not really, just tryign to get as much info out of the chap as possible for others. So far it needs the dampers doing, cambelt not done, & i expect the aux belt hasnt been done either. Proof (as if it were necessary) that low mileage, does not necessariliy mean that a car has been looked...

That one is an utter bargain!! Although he still hasnt answered my question about the cambelt ...

Useful info as ever Mark - i do something very similar on Pistonheads. As ever though, depreciation is the factor that people forget - for reference, with its lack of depreciation at the mo, the R32 is circa 35p a mile iirc.

Was about to say that hasnt been kept outside all its life lol ... way too much metal left!! Looks lovely.

Wow. That is all.

FLOL. I'll have you know thats £320 worth of CAD designed airbox & filter yo. Guaranteed 10bhp iirc. Yeah right. Re: the supercharger, i'll consider it if i ever purchase a Shell fuel station, until then, i'll stick with just the 250bhp :p

Moooooore money spent :rolleyes: Got a puncture on the drivers front 'Semperit' so used it as a decent excuse to purchase 2 x Continental Sport Contact 3's to match the rear two. £270 later and i now have epic grip all round, wahoo!! Currently pondering whether to spend £600 on an RNS 510 with...

Of him on the phone lol.

Sometimes even the best things come to an end: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?663215-Failsports-High-Mileage-Shed-Trophy-(Under-New-Ownership)&p=9019496&viewfull=1#post9019496 Fingers crossed Nick will get bored on it in 6 months and i can have it back, but until then, i'd just...

Looks the bin in my old shared house. Shame to take it off the road, but at the end of the day, winer = cup killing season. No abs, etc ...

Might be a nice way to welcome a new member ;) Anyways, less of that, & more about the car. A bit like the Olympic flame, it was simply my time to pass on the legend to the next keeper - although tbh, if no-one else from FailSport had wanted it, i would have simply kept it!! My main issue was...

Cant do the 8th either lol, meetings until about 8.30pm. Just do the 17th, will be worth it just to see my pretty face x

Valid point. Could always do it two weeks in a row ...

Dunno why i said 18th, meant the following Weds, ie the 17th x

Boss just booked a conference in London on the 11th & i have to go up their and setup on Weds 10th in the evening FFS. Will try and get out of it, but as im in charge of the sale team i doubt ill be able to :( As such, feel free to arrange this until the 18th .... I miss CSS every year, cant...