after all the probs with my car, im seriously thinking of breaking it

i have a craving for an rs focus at the mo, but i just dont know what to do.


i dont think i have any more time for shonkey, i havent even touched it since it got back

 

dont break it, too many are getting that treatment, what exactly is up with it?

 

brand new 500bhp motor, dropped a valve seat due to a faulty head....piston and bore damage.

it happened while being live mapped

 

I would buy a already built and proven motor and stick it in.

 

Fix it.

 

my engines are good though euan, its my job afterall.

just a shame other peoples cock ups let me down

 

Only you can say whats best for your car J, no one else can or should tell you what to do with it.

 

I would burn the place down that build you the head.

Was it CNC like mine?

TBH AVA were not happy with the valve seats on my CNC when it came back and did them again themsleves.

 

put it away for a while and see what you feel like in a couple of months or whatever if you still feel like getting rid do it then but don't make a knee jerk decision mate you'll quite probably regret it in the long run

 

if you feel like that,advertise it to see what genuine interest you do get in the expensive parts that will make it worth breaking.
if you get enough interest,break it and move on.

if you speak to most of the people who have broken their big power cars on here,i dont think many have regretted it in the long run....

 

fix it mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Leave it tucked up till you no whats going on with any form of compo mate' Be a shame if you cant do it again as i know that is what you have always wanted pal...

 

i cant say yet, but i think you know the answer.

the heads off to karls for a second inspection next week

 

Whats the cost of the damage and is the head company paying out?

 

its a real love hate relationship with this pile of shite

 

dont know yet,

head Ł2600,
plus piston, maybe a liner, wrc gasket, all other gaskets and consumables, back for another go at mapping


after the 14k its had in 8 months already

 

leave it to rot more like

 

mate dont break it, there is work in shonkey that cant be matched, all indiviaual touches that your have done etc with be lost.

no fault of yours the blame lies soles with the head company, you for the money you paid you should be expected in anyway to start checking there work for faults etc. (you wouldnt buy a new car and turn up to collet it with a tool kit and a tolley jack to start checkng it all)

Stick with it imo mate

 

Keep it

 

Id stick with it james mate, like doug said put in a garage wait to see what sort of compo you might recieve and take it from there, shame to give up all the hard work you have put into it mate

 

keep it and fix, i did that and dont regret it one bit

 

tough one, braking mine at the mo and dont regret it at all. Might just get an escos if if can trust myself to leave it alone

The thing is you get carried away with the power thing (which means you have to do everything else) when in reality unless you do lots of track days and nice stage 3 conversion in a clean car is all you really need.

 

bloody hell

 

dont break it mate,but at the end of the day its down to you to do what u need to do..

 

break it mate and save yourself alot of heart ache and money believe me i have been there.

get a evo or if you fancy FWD turbo have a go out in a astra VXR you can pick them up for as little as 9k now.

 

It would be nice to see her back one day mate - Dougal was genuinely one of the nicest put together Saphs i've had the pleasure of working on for a long time!

 

Fix it and enjoy your hard work james.

 

keep it mate,its a fantastic car,but i think what andy says is true,stage 3 in a nice allround package is the way to go 350/400bhp is a quick car.you could always get it dynod at tdi then and you will have by magic 500 bhp.lol
james

 

standard engine & stage 3 it!! then you can sell alot of the expensive parts to get your money back & still have a nice stress free cossy

 

Fix it, keep it. Could have thrown the towel in so many times with mine - such as when the camblt snapped but didnt and glad I didn't

 

If the head company are paying for damages - keep it, if not break it and sell me parts cheap

No but seriously if you really have lost the love, you'll seriouslty have to consider breaking it....

 

break it mate cut your losses and fook that money pit off ...buy a focus rs ,or similar car less stress .....sorry but you asked for comments...

 

I have benn thinking the same thing with my car a LOT of times now, but im on my 9´th year now, still love the car, but just hate when it brakes down.
BUT, when it drives it puts such a big smile on my face, that i just cant break it or sell it.
TRUST me mate, fix it, maybe on a lower spec then, but fix it, u WILL regret it

 

Dont think you would be happy with a focus rs to be honest!not because of the focus rs because they are a very good car and are dropping in price very quickly!but u will always have that "what if"or "if only"thought in your nugget!So i say fix it!

 

deffo break it, if not it will only break again next year. Its a money pit all cossies seem to be, get a newer car that can withstand extra power to start with.

 

nothing to do with the car not being able to hand the power!it was down to something that is in the process of getting proved!a standard cossie lump can hold 400bhp!

 

And your car will not break the engine then??

 

dont get rid, i did a couple years back and have regretted it ever since, i'm now spending a small fortune building another saph to the same spec i had years ago cause after i sold it i wanted it back again(boo), and there aint many big power saphs around(i'll be 1 next year) so yours stands out

 

like what?

 

cosworth crank and rods are good for 600bhp

what newer cars come speced like that?

i know evos and scoobys aint