Bought this in 2011, Paid £1300, Was okay money for a Okay car, bit tatty but otherwise good, 142k miles.
Looked like this, including welsh flags on number plates (Spent its 7 years in Wrexham)
Two weeks, and one thousand miles later, It left me at the side of the road, due to the below
Common fuel pump failure, With other cars and projects, I let this sit until Jan 2013 when I decided it was time to repair it, Replaced fuel tank, fuel lines, rail, injectors and pump, total cost roughly £1000.
But, It got it back on the road, few little bits needed for MOT and where I had borrowed parts from it, taxed (£30
), So got some use out of it...
Then once I was happy with its relability, The mods came. First up I got a 3/4 height plate, silvertec bulbs and most importantly, lowered it (On s**t springs!)
Followed by 172 alloys...
Bought decent springs, so slight change in height...
Took a road trip (one of many in this car!) to collect this lot...
On the way down, the MPG I averaged... When I got home it was displaying 87.7mpg.
Fitted it all, Yes, I need grills, wide track, arch liners, rear bumper and side trims, but its a start.
That about brings it up to date.
Lots of other things have changed on it, Alcantara parts (Headlining next), Retrofitted aircon, upgraded audio.
Future plans are wide track (Happening the next couple of weeks), Grills, arch liners, rear bumper
1*2 Interior
Decat
Intercooler (FMIC)
Remap
Retrimmed Sport steering wheel
Short shift
Plus whatever else takes my fancy.
I know how well recieved (HA) Rep's usually are on here, but the reason for me not wanting a 2.0 is due to the fuel cost. I had a ( until crashing 7weeks ago) a motorbike for speed thrills, No car will ever come close to that, and I shall soon be back on a bike so don't see the need for a fast car!
Comments welcome.
Looked like this, including welsh flags on number plates (Spent its 7 years in Wrexham)
Two weeks, and one thousand miles later, It left me at the side of the road, due to the below
Common fuel pump failure, With other cars and projects, I let this sit until Jan 2013 when I decided it was time to repair it, Replaced fuel tank, fuel lines, rail, injectors and pump, total cost roughly £1000.
But, It got it back on the road, few little bits needed for MOT and where I had borrowed parts from it, taxed (£30
), So got some use out of it...Then once I was happy with its relability, The mods came. First up I got a 3/4 height plate, silvertec bulbs and most importantly, lowered it (On s**t springs!)
Followed by 172 alloys...
Bought decent springs, so slight change in height...
Took a road trip (one of many in this car!) to collect this lot...
On the way down, the MPG I averaged... When I got home it was displaying 87.7mpg.
Fitted it all, Yes, I need grills, wide track, arch liners, rear bumper and side trims, but its a start.
That about brings it up to date.
Lots of other things have changed on it, Alcantara parts (Headlining next), Retrofitted aircon, upgraded audio.
Future plans are wide track (Happening the next couple of weeks), Grills, arch liners, rear bumper
1*2 Interior
Decat
Intercooler (FMIC)
Remap
Retrimmed Sport steering wheel
Short shift
Plus whatever else takes my fancy.
I know how well recieved (HA) Rep's usually are on here, but the reason for me not wanting a 2.0 is due to the fuel cost. I had a ( until crashing 7weeks ago) a motorbike for speed thrills, No car will ever come close to that, and I shall soon be back on a bike so don't see the need for a fast car!
Comments welcome.
