whats first thing you did to your car...
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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From: Preston, Lancs
whats first thing you did to your car...
after buyig it, just been going through some old pics, and got me thinking
mine was removing Nurburgring stickers of the wings and bootlid
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:44 PM
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From: reading
took the horrid focus side indicators of,
infront of the bloke i bought it off, then drove of
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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From: Smogsville
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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From: Mansfield, Notts
got the engine rebuilt after doing 150 down the motorway
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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From: Preston, Lancs
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:47 PM
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From: Ipswich, Suffolk
When to the petrol station, then went to do some donuts in Do-It-All car park as it was fucking it down with snow!
Heres a picture from thst night over 6 years ago
Still had the for sale sign in the rear window
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:48 PM
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From: Hartlepool
Put it on the jig then fitted a new drivers door and wing
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:49 PM
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Top speed run
Only got it on monday right enough, so first major change is getting a new front bumper, someone has attacked the current one with a hacksaw and made an arse of it!
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:55 PM
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From: Near Ipswich.
Ripped the fooooker apart the day after i bought it, that was two and a half years ago and its still in pieces!!!
Feb 22, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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From: Sunderland
I went to Asda because I needed Dog Food!!
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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From: EsSEX ;)
Took off the horendous cossie front splitter and put a standard one on
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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From: Redditch, Worcestershire
fitted orange indicators
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:10 PM
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I went to Asda because I needed Dog Food!!
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Lou Lou.
thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters
bud-weis
good choice, looks mint ate
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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From: West Midlands
Bought a Escort Turbo sunday, first thing i did was pull the engine out and send it off to be re-built.
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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From: Newcastle Upon Tyne
Changed the wheels and gave it a good polish!!
Oh and ripped out the horrifc radio.
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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From: aberdeenshire
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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From: Staines, Middlesex
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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From: Wiltshire
bolted a fucking great metal spoiler on the roof
nah, i fitted clear side indicators
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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From: Local, when i'm home...
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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brought it
Think you mean 'Bought' it!
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:57 PM
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From: fishburn sex shop...co.durham
soon as i got it home....greens,3bar, chip and turned up....20psi till i got it set up properly....
Feb 22, 2007 | 05:58 PM
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From: Norway
First thing i did when I picked it up was some donuts
When I got home i removed a massive sunstrip in the rear window with "COSWORTH ENGINE COMPONENTS" on it...
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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From: High Wycombe, Bucks
washed it
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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From: Essex
When i bought the Series 2 the 1st thing i did once i got home was washed it
Brian
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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From: aberdeenshire
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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From: East Yorkshire
Washed it, then changed the radio
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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From: Co Durham
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Lou Lou.
thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters
Same here, they look horrible
I took the 3 point harness out and changed the wheels !
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:17 PM
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From: Liverpool
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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took the amber lindicators off
and gave it a clean
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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From: Essex/Middlesex
Fitted the ambers back in!
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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From: In the fens
Got my escos home from wales then ripped the engine out and took it to A1 for mr scott to rebuild my engine
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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From: Near Glasgow
Fitted Konis with eibach springs, greens, -31 actuator, 3 bar map sensor, chip, board and whacked the boost up!
All before i picked it up. Cheers Andrew Gallacher!!!
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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From: Dunstable (Junction 9 or 11 of the M1)
few laps around the block, it cooked the std brakes then put it in the garage and took the 4x4 transmission off it within 20mins of getting it home
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:38 PM
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From: EsSEX ;)
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Lou Lou.
thank god, i dont like fiesta bumpers with cossie splitters
No it was quite hideous
i still havnt sorted out the spoiler yet in the 4 years ive had her either
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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1st
Fitted 803's, 3 bar, -31 act, ahmed chip&pectel board
Luciano
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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From: Barnsley
Superchipped it
Debs
Feb 22, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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From: HertFORDshire
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lou Lou.
Took off the horendous cossie front splitter and put a standard one on
Good girl
Can't stand that fibreglass bollocks
When I got my S2 it was factory standard bar a chip of unknown origins and a K&N. Think I took it home and fitted my stereo.
Feb 22, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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From: suffolk
changed ginger winkers
removed spotlamps
removed front and rear overiders
put all stuff in garage and moved out and forgot to take it with me
Feb 22, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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From: UK
took the lower rear RS500 spoiler off.