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they do it on the a127 as well, near saarrffend , its a red peugeot van, parked in a bush with a tri pod in front,
they f*ck you on the way up, and put it on the other side of the road later, to f*ck you on the way back !!
b*stards !!!
your car will be cheaper, a 16v is regarded as a b**ch to work on
most ppl want to drop the engine on the 16v, which is why it is so expensive,
i too were getting silly quotes, however i got it done for 295.00 all in, in the end from Torsion Tuning (they are in essex) they really know...
my mate just part exed his 106gti on a w reg with 30k on for 6k (at a honda garage as hes just got an s2000) that was also bright yellow!! but had a s/s exhaust & ik,
so yeah i would do it, (if the car is straight) but id also try to get a cheaper quote, my mate was 20 when he got his & paid...
fook me, that is awful, im glad your ok
t*ssers like that deserve to be shot ! ive no time for them
u should think of carrying a wheel wrench (or something) strictly for car related purposes only *
* (you know what i mean );)
my dad had a 53 plate billabong 1.5 dci when his 172 went in, it wernt too bad really, had quiter a bit of kit on it too !!
the colour was poo though (light green) !!
the car run out of puff at 3.5 k, some thing we wernt used too, the good tihng was that it was doing 52 mpg when he picked...
mine sits just above the bottom, and obviously rises with the revs,
when the car is cold the needle is right at the top & then it goes down once its warmed up .
check out the new one i put in off topic, its a willy rep- well a black 1.8 with the 16v bits !! (its not even a valver)
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you have to admire the plaque on the 1st one !!
wheels, stickers & a plaque, but nothing else !
i posted it up before, as i was wondering how he got the plaque !
must have been the breakers.