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As someone who has only recently started to take an interest in Jap cars (this is probably already amongst the 500+ pages of this thread [I hope it is]) this is pretty much my perfect car (minus the Allstars decal on the windscreen): ​It very recently changed hands so it appears...

I'd say closer to 3.5-4k. Prices for the desirable colours seem to have climbed up a tiny bit lately, and that milage is low.

Ph1.

If you like the car, and want to continue owning it, then A, considering you already have the belt kit. Or you could take it as an opportunity to try a different car, but I don't know your age/car history/situation etc.

I don't find Overclockers and the like to be that competitive, especially Overclockers these days where you seem to pay a premium because they're the big name. Buying parts from them and building yourself may still be cost effective, but tend to find using their builder system or buying packages...

Love it, love it, love it...

Well no matter what you do, you'll still have the actual cut metal key, so you'll be able to get into the car. It's honestly a really easy job. I only had 1 key when I had my 1.2, hence why I was determined to fix it, because otherwise I'd have to manually lock the car every time, and who wants...

That sounds like an easy fix by taking it apart. When I had my 1.2, the central locking stopped working after I dropped the key. Just took it apart; the little click/switch inside had come away from the little motherboard or whatever you'd call it, so just chiseled away at the plastic of the...

It'll be more than adequate for cleaning cars and a bit more, pretty much. I've got a C100 (I think) - it's very similar, but the C130 has the winding thing for the hose, which is something I'd like to have, as the hose is quite inconvenient when packing it away.

Steve, did you fit Sportster's in your own personal use 1*2 or was it one that you sold?

Very true; a nice breeze with windows down on open/empty roads though is one of drivings greatest pleasures, personally.

I've got A/C, but barely used it all summer - prefer windows down, especially on hot nights, love driving with windows down at night, so refreshing.

Unless you get custom frames built so they can sit lower; probably the case. You could probably spend the value of a lot of 1*2's over again just getting some nice seats in there, not really worth it unless you have a Vee IMO, because it's such a special car.

As far as I'm aware, you can put Sportster CS's in a 1*2, which are the seats in a 197, but they're direct from Recaro, not taken from a 197; the exact 197 seats have an integral subframe as standard as far as I'm aware, and therefore require a lot of cutting and welding. The Sportster's from...

20, 2yrs NCB, under £900 here, but just about everything is in my favour (don't commute, fairly low milage, great postcode etc...)

My suggestion would be, if you don't want to actually build it yourself, then use somewhere like Play.com, or eBay (official sellers) to get a PC that is custom built by a company, rather than one that is for general retail. About a year ago, I bought a pre-built PC from Play.com, built by some...

When an insurer checks for any mapping, I take it they can find out the date the map was applied?

Plus there's a really good deal at O2 at the moment where you pay £50 upfront, and pay 20 a month for the handset, which sees you paying £530 for the handset in total, when it would cost you £650 to buy outright. Plus I'm an O2 Open customer, so overall it comes out at about £28 a month for me...

Ugly design mostly from me, most HTC's over the years have never appealed to me because of their design. I can see why some would love; it's different and a bit more unique, but just not for me. Upgraded from GS2 to GS4 a few days ago. It's a great phone, although coming from the S2 it doesn't...

Excellent as always.

Hasn't the one that was meticulously repaired been resprayed in Technical Grey? (Won't impact the figures mind).

I take it that means there's no way OP will actually get the car then? Aren't eBay rules slightly different with cars?

I think 205's may cause a problem if you go really low; I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I saw a thread the other day where someone mentioned they had problems after going to 205's. You'd have to be going ridiculously low though.

Just a note, if you want fast road type setup, then don't go with 197 cams, they give you a better peak figure, but you need to be really high up the rev range to exploit them, and you'd only ever be doing so on track. Standard cams and RS2 give a lower peak figure but better torque throughout...

RS2 with mapping, makes for the best all-rounder, won't reach 200 without a few other things, but should be better torque and generally make the car better on track and road. Plus you won't have to sacrifice cruise control etc.

You phoned Ollie? Would've thought he'd be able to beat £1600 if he'll take into account your named driver NCB, will make this thread redundant.

Probably the same guy I saw going round Bournemouth roundabout near Asda at 12:30ish, first time I've seen another LY182 on the road since I got mine.

Can't see this one sitting around long, this thread should sell it. Please stick around with a 147 GTA progress thread.

I find the Arctic 182 that Knuckles posted worse, the OP car is just batshit stupid, whereas the guy with the Arctic probably reckons that's he's got the best 182 going - it's got all the mods usually seen on an old Corsa/Fiesta/Clio with a small engine.

Might just be me, but I always think they're much more visible on Titanium/Iceburg than other colours, probably because it's light.