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Post by Horney on Oct 12, 2016 21:15:05 GMT
I'd happily smoke about in that 190e.
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Post by Rickster on Oct 12, 2016 21:21:38 GMT
Fezza or puma is a good shout (1.7 puma is fun)
There are hundreds of cheap Ka for sale if you like driving a small teakettle!!!
Hate pugs but they are cheap to buy
Petrol is easier to maintain
VW bora - golf with a boot - cheap as chips cos no one likes em but v reliable
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Post by rich5660 on Oct 12, 2016 21:33:48 GMT
I've done 50 miles each way to work and back in my 5 for 2 years now, man up  |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 12, 2016 21:39:11 GMT
I've done 50 miles each way to work and back in my 5 for 2 years now, man up I hear you  but short nose crank engine? neck-ache when raining unless £400+ seat? £1k+ wanting (not needing, of course lol) spending on suspension? 2000 miles of salt a month over winter? I'm not sure... lol I might look at a Puma - someone I know just bought one so I may have a ride/drive and see what they're like, and will ask about fuel consumption. I like the fact they are cheap but decent to drive, so I could get a tatty one and leave it in a side street and not stress about some chav keying it. |
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Post by rich5660 on Oct 12, 2016 21:44:49 GMT
I've done 50 miles each way to work and back in my 5 for 2 years now, man up I hear you but short nose crank engine? neck-ache when raining unless £400+ seat? £1k+ wanting (not needing, of course lol) spending on suspension? 2000 miles of salt a month over winter? I'm not sure... lol I might look at a Puma - someone I know just bought one so I may have a ride/drive and see what they're like, and will ask about fuel consumption. I like the fact they are cheap but decent to drive, so I could get a tatty one and leave it in a side street and not stress about some chav keying it. Take the standard seats out and mount directly to the floor (unless you already have?) and some meisters should be job done. Plus undersealing would bring the total to just over £1k when I bought mine it had 37k miles on the clock, it's now done 87k miles 2 years later, you get over the mileage and driving the 5 even on motorways is awe-sum |
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Post by josho on Oct 13, 2016 7:51:46 GMT
Don't buy a mid 2000's Audi/VW expecting it to be reliable. It will be a money pit. Exactly my point to her!! Sadly lost on her - seemingly cars should run on thin air, never need servicing and never need cleaning... Anyway, the underseal aspect is one of my concerns running the 5 over winter - I don't have ready access to a hose to wash the underside off at the end of each trip and I'd rather not leave salt eating away for a week between washes. Japanese would definitely seem to be the way to go, though, I agree. Looking at this and am thinking it could be a good bet - shame it's not the 2.0 but might be a bit more economical. www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/celica/toyota-celica-mk4-st--------------------1997/6224154 You should get this celica. Looks minter than a fishermans friend in those small photos and is cool as canoe!! |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 13, 2016 9:22:45 GMT
I hear you but short nose crank engine? neck-ache when raining unless £400+ seat? £1k+ wanting (not needing, of course lol) spending on suspension? 2000 miles of salt a month over winter? I'm not sure... lol I might look at a Puma - someone I know just bought one so I may have a ride/drive and see what they're like, and will ask about fuel consumption. I like the fact they are cheap but decent to drive, so I could get a tatty one and leave it in a side street and not stress about some chav keying it. and some meisters should be job done. Plus undersealing would bring the total to just over £1k when I bought mine it had 37k miles on the clock, it's now done 87k miles 2 years later, you get over the mileage and driving the 5 even on motorways is awe-sum Do you know, I hadn't even thought about doing that! I reckon it could be a plan - I do find the standard seats pretty comfy anyway, they just need to be lower, so I'll check out options! Do you have to bolt through the floorpan, though? I'm not keen on adding extra rust ingress points, it has enough already! I bet the old owners of your car would be crying at all the extra miles you've added that they avoided doing  lol |
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Post by Horney on Oct 13, 2016 9:30:04 GMT
Have yo done a foamectomy yet?
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Post by wannabe on Oct 13, 2016 9:42:03 GMT
Exactly my point to her!! Sadly lost on her - seemingly cars should run on thin air, never need servicing and never need cleaning... Anyway, the underseal aspect is one of my concerns running the 5 over winter - I don't have ready access to a hose to wash the underside off at the end of each trip and I'd rather not leave salt eating away for a week between washes. Japanese would definitely seem to be the way to go, though, I agree. Looking at this and am thinking it could be a good bet - shame it's not the 2.0 but might be a bit more economical. www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/toyota/celica/toyota-celica-mk4-st--------------------1997/6224154 You should get this celica. Looks minter than a fishermans friend in those small photos and is cool as canoe!! It does look in good nick, I agree Steering on them isn't wonderful, though, somewhat numb, but I believe they are pretty much super-reliable, so I am tempted! |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 13, 2016 9:42:45 GMT
Have yo done a foamectomy yet? I haven't - can't bring myself to potentially ruin a perfectly good seat lol |
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Post by rich5660 on Oct 13, 2016 12:02:12 GMT
Take the standard seats out and mount directly to the floor (unless you already have?) and some meisters should be job done. Plus undersealing would bring the total to just over £1k when I bought mine it had 37k miles on the clock, it's now done 87k miles 2 years later, you get over the mileage and driving the 5 even on motorways is awe-sum Do you know, I hadn't even thought about doing that! I reckon it could be a plan - I do find the standard seats pretty comfy anyway, they just need to be lower, so I'll check out options! Do you have to bolt through the floorpan, though? I'm not keen on adding extra rust ingress points, it has enough already! I bet the old owners of your car would be crying at all the extra miles you've added that they avoided doing lol You just get some custom mounts fabbed up, sure Skuzzle could do it easily enough, you'll lose forwards and backwards movement but should drop you down a couple of inches. I sold old my old mk2.5 seats to a guy and recently seen he's posted them up for sale if you want his contact details? That way if you screw it up you can buy another pair |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 14, 2016 14:10:17 GMT
Do you know, I hadn't even thought about doing that! I reckon it could be a plan - I do find the standard seats pretty comfy anyway, they just need to be lower, so I'll check out options! Do you have to bolt through the floorpan, though? I'm not keen on adding extra rust ingress points, it has enough already! I bet the old owners of your car would be crying at all the extra miles you've added that they avoided doing lol You just get some custom mounts fabbed up, sure Skuzzle could do it easily enough, you'll lose forwards and backwards movement but should drop you down a couple of inches. I sold old my old mk2.5 seats to a guy and recently seen he's posted them up for sale if you want his contact details? That way if you screw it up you can buy another pair I did spot some super-low mounts on one of the Yank forums but I can't remember where now! I need to get back to Skuzzle to do my suspension so seat mounts could be something else for the list... lol Thanks for the offer on the mk2.5 seats I do quite like the mk1 seats TBH, I found kinki's leather mk2 versions to be a bit slidey when I tried them!  |
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Post by rich5660 on Oct 14, 2016 14:36:51 GMT
You just get some custom mounts fabbed up, sure Skuzzle could do it easily enough, you'll lose forwards and backwards movement but should drop you down a couple of inches. I sold old my old mk2.5 seats to a guy and recently seen he's posted them up for sale if you want his contact details? That way if you screw it up you can buy another pair I did spot some super-low mounts on one of the Yank forums but I can't remember where now! I need to get back to Skuzzle to do my suspension so seat mounts could be something else for the list... lol Thanks for the offer on the mk2.5 seats I do quite like the mk1 seats TBH, I found kinki's leather mk2 versions to be a bit slidey when I tried them! Lol few more meat pies can sort that out |
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Post by wannabe on Oct 14, 2016 15:27:54 GMT
The missus is trying her best... lol |
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Post by rich5660 on Oct 14, 2016 18:39:18 GMT
The missus is trying her best... lol Lol man you're brave! Go say that to her face |
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but short nose crank engine? neck-ache when raining unless £400+ seat? £1k+ wanting (not needing, of course 
lol
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