Sold my coupe ages ago as I can no longer afford the insurance now that I have a DR10.
Its a 2001 renault clio 1.4 sport, 49000 miles, ins group 3. It started out like this:
Cost me £700 from ebay, O/S isnt shown but was pretty badly damaged, alot worse than the listing made out. I got quotes from bodyshops to do the whole lot and didnt get much under £2000. Anyway, set about finding parts myself and through much patience found a doner car in the correct colour and got the bonnet, grille, bumper, crossmember, slam panel, radiator, wing, door and rear bumper for £250! Got a garage to fit it all out and straighten up what needed to be. I got my license back the other day, Its just had its mot and went through fine and all thats needed is a VIC and i'm back on the road whoop! I've been polishing in anticipation, here she is:
Took quite some effort, had been standing for nearly a year and the doner car had been standing for years. I was going to use clay bar but didnt realise it was £25! As it was I got some turlewax 'wash and wax' and t-cut for silver cars. Interior needed a good going over too, previous owner must have been a right mucky git!
Lots planned for this puppy, watch this space
Its a 2001 renault clio 1.4 sport, 49000 miles, ins group 3. It started out like this:
Cost me £700 from ebay, O/S isnt shown but was pretty badly damaged, alot worse than the listing made out. I got quotes from bodyshops to do the whole lot and didnt get much under £2000. Anyway, set about finding parts myself and through much patience found a doner car in the correct colour and got the bonnet, grille, bumper, crossmember, slam panel, radiator, wing, door and rear bumper for £250! Got a garage to fit it all out and straighten up what needed to be. I got my license back the other day, Its just had its mot and went through fine and all thats needed is a VIC and i'm back on the road whoop! I've been polishing in anticipation, here she is:
Took quite some effort, had been standing for nearly a year and the doner car had been standing for years. I was going to use clay bar but didnt realise it was £25! As it was I got some turlewax 'wash and wax' and t-cut for silver cars. Interior needed a good going over too, previous owner must have been a right mucky git!
Lots planned for this puppy, watch this space
