Iv just past my test start of jan this year, iv been on my mums insurence on her mk 5 fiesta, its a 1.6i. my grandad just foned me up and says he can get me a mk2 fiesta for nothing, its a 1.1 and belongs to an old man who's retiring.

So i had a quick browse on ebay for xr2 parts, as it wouldn't stay standard for very long lol.

The MOT is nearly up and the last MOT it had welding done then so apparently is pretty ok, body work needs tidying as theres a few blisters here and there.My dad has a friend who's a tester who going to look at the car to see if it will pass MOT with next to no work or expense.

so do you think its worth it getting the car MOTing it and using it to build an xr2 replica and then wen insurence has dropped abit(only 17) putting in the 1.6 engine in?

 

Mate, it's free! Atleast you'll get insured on it

You can mod it as you go along! Go for it dude

 

Yeh, its free and all that but in the back of my mind im thinking no one give's a car away for free! ill wait to see wot the tester says when he has a look at it.

 

get the car

learn to drive

then in about a years time, change for a slightly faster car, and dont waste money swapping engines, as so much other stull will need upgrading too;


walk before you run

 

WISE MAN SAY'S ................................

 

 

but i got some xr2 full glass set though , the green tint stuff and then ya chould fit a rs turbo engine to it and make it a proper toy , strip the interiour and just have 2 buckets and then is will feel faster

 

Ginge - then he will go and crash it

 

go for it, if u need any bits cheap pm me, lol

 

LOL, you lot only want me to go for the car as your hoping i need bits so you make money

 

your point is? Nah they're top little cars, handle much better than the mk3's and really simple to maintain/upgrade

 

my windows are free , me mum wants em out her house

 

go to www/xrtwo.com

everything you'd ever need to ask or find will be on there, any questions about any mk1 or mk2 fiestas will get answered pretty sharpish too mate

get it

 

Intresting....after i read the replies phoned up insurece for it, tpft Ł1972.95!!!

 

thats just silly, ring someone else. Unless you live in crack central, have 200 points on your license and use your vehicle for work in baghdad

 

That was with ford insure, but still i did quotes online at they came out at 1400 to 1700, and i dont have the pass plus which i think i need to do

 

im with HIC, used to be with liverpool victoria. maybe give them a try? Also add a woman with lots of no claims onto your policy as 2nd driver, that way your policy goes down as they assume that theyll be driving for some of the time and u still get your ncb

 

Cheers monkey, ill give them ago, u got numbers for them lol, im lazy

Intresting, going to add my nan to my insurence lol

 

0800 514 514 for liverpool victoria

0845 121 2056? for HIC, ive got that number in my fone as 'h insurance' lol

 

You'll be lucky to get insurance with HIC at 17 Infact a lot of companys dont insure under 18's etc, i used to remember....

 

lets see what they say....

 

1k fully comp!!! soo much happier to pay that then 1900!

Cheers monkey!!

 

No problem mate.

 

Have you tied tesco's mate? My evo's insured with them for Ł1295 fully comp

 

neil you are only gonna crash, or get it stuck in a ditch, like you did your mums car

 

Neil got stuck in a ditch - fool

 

I had a mk2 for a first car - did it up to look like an XR2, never bothered changing the engine but it was still alot of fun round the lanes!

Have fun!

 

I wouldn't bother with fully comp until you get a car with some value.

 

Wasnt a ditch!!!! it was a rarther deep puddle!!!

 

jamz - the fully comp insurence is only 10 pound more so may as well pay it

 

Ahh, but I cant register on that site, because I have a Hotmail eMail account!