i built this,36k from new,2 elderly owners,all in cost about £1200,worst thing i did waqs fit buckets and a roll cage,took it on a track day and only proper fast cars past it,evos,m3's and a 3 door.for what it cost it was so much fun and didnt break,had a few redtops,plugs,idle control valves can cause splutters but are an easy fix.


and bought this,2.5 v6 ecotec,170 bhp,and looked like crap but went like fxxk.dont listen to folk who say novas dont handle with big engines,ive had 3 saloons and 3 hatchs,either with redtops or v6's and NONE were bad for understeer,the v6 was a bit front heavy but it gave a pack of 600cc bikes a run for their money,only 2 got past and that was before i got into 4th!all for around £1100,all i ever broke on this was a cooling hose.couldnt believe it,not seen it for years and i was looking for an address 2 nights ago and spotted it in a driveway,its in some state now.this pic is about 5 years old.