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The ONLY people that would have BEEN stupid ENOUGH to pay more than 6k for a 182 15 months ago are TROPHY owners.
Running COSTS? Are you serious? Its a hot-hatch not a fcuking Polo Diesel, its ABOUT the CHEAPEST hot hatch you can buy and run, it is pricey but if you want to drive one thats...
I hate to say that "Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups"... this should be applied to most things!
Gearboxes fail thats the nature of the beast, take for example Russ's old Phase 1 172, he ran that for something like 60k including track days et al - no problems...
As for the price of a...
I have but its discounted through a friend that works for o2, ironically i got a letter in this morning with them telling me its going up from £7.14 to 11.14
c***s.
I got an email about it moons ago, basically what it was was a ploy to promote an auction company, i dont even think thats in Portugal.. IIRC it was Oz
In that thread he says its a quote, he (Kenny Brown) told me it would be £300 labour if i supplied the parts now im unsure if you could keep the cost of parts under £300 but either way its however much it costs or new engine i suppose.
Even with VAT being the way it is, i highly doubt it would be as much as that.
I offered to supply the cambelt and water pump to him and he said it would be £300 in labour so £600 sounds a bit much.
Kenny Brown motorsport in Hillington Industrial estate comes highly recommended. He used to track prepare 1*2's, so he knows a thing or two.7
He has the correct Renault tools for locking the engine, i know 3 people that have been to him with 1*2's - they have had no problems.
Kenneth Brown...