CrippsCorner
ClioSport Club Member
Astra VXR
Hello. Couple of years ago I had a 182...
Then I lost my job so had to free up some money, and bought this god awful Punto GT for £700...
Then I remembered my dream to own an R5 GT Turbo, so when I found a decent one locally it just had to be done!
However the dream was kinda short lived as I realised these are just so old now, it was falling apart... I just didn't have the time/money/experience/tools to keep working on it. So I sold both the Punto and the 5 and got myself an Impreza...
Beast of a car, it really was. A healthy 305bhp... however on average I was getting around 12mpg and also paying £150 p/m on insurance, it was painful. Eventually, sadly, I had to get rid (last month) which allowed me to put some money in my savings at least. Been on the bus since! It's been fine tbh, but I realise how much I just love cars as a hobby, so I knew I had to get another. Noticed a few 172's around my price range, but a few 182's trickling down as well. Found one for sale just 2 miles from my house! Unfortunately no cup packs, needs a service and has quite high mileage but for £1,850 I'm happy with it...
So yup, a round circle there, even the same colour lol. Plans are possibly Speedline 2118's, an uprated exhaust and air filter, carbon fibre lip, cup spoiler (or carbon fibre!? not sure if that would look good or not!?) and some coilovers. I had the Recaro's in my old 182 so might try and hunt some of those down again, they were lovely.
One more thing, crazy coincidence... my Cliosport subscription ends today! So maybe it's been exactly 3 years since I bought the last one, down to the very day (can't remember if I actually signed up a few days before or something) only annoying this the insurance seems exactly the same despite an extra 3 years NCB this time round, boo :dapprove:
Then I lost my job so had to free up some money, and bought this god awful Punto GT for £700...
Then I remembered my dream to own an R5 GT Turbo, so when I found a decent one locally it just had to be done!
However the dream was kinda short lived as I realised these are just so old now, it was falling apart... I just didn't have the time/money/experience/tools to keep working on it. So I sold both the Punto and the 5 and got myself an Impreza...
Beast of a car, it really was. A healthy 305bhp... however on average I was getting around 12mpg and also paying £150 p/m on insurance, it was painful. Eventually, sadly, I had to get rid (last month) which allowed me to put some money in my savings at least. Been on the bus since! It's been fine tbh, but I realise how much I just love cars as a hobby, so I knew I had to get another. Noticed a few 172's around my price range, but a few 182's trickling down as well. Found one for sale just 2 miles from my house! Unfortunately no cup packs, needs a service and has quite high mileage but for £1,850 I'm happy with it...
So yup, a round circle there, even the same colour lol. Plans are possibly Speedline 2118's, an uprated exhaust and air filter, carbon fibre lip, cup spoiler (or carbon fibre!? not sure if that would look good or not!?) and some coilovers. I had the Recaro's in my old 182 so might try and hunt some of those down again, they were lovely.
One more thing, crazy coincidence... my Cliosport subscription ends today! So maybe it's been exactly 3 years since I bought the last one, down to the very day (can't remember if I actually signed up a few days before or something) only annoying this the insurance seems exactly the same despite an extra 3 years NCB this time round, boo :dapprove:
