Firstly Hello and very nice site you have here..

secondly a couple of weeks ago i had a bit of a strange day as my dad phoned me and gave me his pride and joy a 1988 xr3i. He has owned it since 1997 and has spent a fortune on it just keeping it on the road TBH...

Now at heart im a vauxhall fan but i love the fact that this car is on good nick and its over 20 years old...

now the problem...

what do i do with it? do i return it to bog standard and drive about in it... or turn into something special..i.e Track car??

I like the fact my dad has owned it for long and i know the history of it..





i have removed all the blue and that is black now...

 

keep it standard mate.

 

Scrap the MG and drive the Xr3i daily.

Job done.

 

Oh and put a standard bonnet on it... much nicer.

 

Keep it standard... Lovely looking xr3i

 

why did your dad give it you? Mabe you need to consider what your dad would want you to do, he may see tracking it as destroying it, and more hoped you would treasure it?

Tough one.

 

yeah need to sort the bonnet already de blued it all and took the XROC stickers off it....

need to change the gearknob and handbrake lever and get ang get some standard clocks and heater switches as he put white dials in it..

On the note of the MG thats my wifes

 

Nail on head, he said i can do what i want with it as he cant bring himself to sell it. TBH he never trusted me enough to drive untill he gave it me a couple of weeks back wouldnt mind but im 32.lol

The joy of it is it is purely for my pleasure i dont need it to get to wotk or anything so can spend time on it....

 

standard, will be worth some in a few years time

 

Keep it standard. That's my vote.

 

on another note how rare are xr3i's these days? see a couple of RS turbos but aint seen a Xr3i for a while..

 

+1, Looks a good one

 

Sell to me? i would love one but I'm struggling to even find hard top ones let alone as decent ones as this

 

Well i'd be more inclined to put it back to original and keep it mint! He obviously liked the car enough to keep it this long and couldn't bring himself to sell it, which means he wants it in the family and to be looked after imo!

Think of XR3's these days, ok not worth as much as a 16i or an S1 but still a sought after car for people to restore, I say keep it mint

 

I'd keep it standard tbh. Think your dad would love the fact that it would be kept in good nic and looked after by you.

 

stick an rs turbo lump in it and enjoy it, yeah yeah you should keep it standard but these are ultra slow in standard form so will cause you to be bored for example that mg next to it will kill it so stick a turbo lump in it tune to 180bhp and enjoy

 

Those spotlights ruin it. Makes it look awful.


Taken them off and sell them to me for Ł10

 

Keep it standard its the future

 

That looks lovely and they're getting rarer all the time, very few good ones (like yours) around now. Keep it standard and look after it. By the way, it's far too good for a track car.

 

Keep it standard and do your dad proud, im sure in years to come he will turn and tell you he never doubted you and he's pleased with the fact you still cherish his pride and joy. Not many about like people say and especially ones that havnt been bastardised!!

Looks mint tbh, keep it that way and hopefully you could maybe do the same one day

 

Keep it standard bud. And welcome to the site.

 

going to try and find the standard orange front indicators today and a few interior bits and pieces....

it looks a lot better with out the blue stripe will but some pictures up later...

forgot to add its chrome ahoy under the bonnet too....

my dad has phoned me this morning as i can have all the parts i has kept over the years too... there are 2 brand new wings and an array of bits....

Just got to sneek them here while the misses is at work i think as i dont think she will be best pleased..lol

 

Rip the floor out and throw a few grand at it. 4wd Cossie power FTW.

Keep it standard mate. Daily runner. Sorted.

 

Ive got a pair of orange indicators if need be

Sod the mrs

 

id weigh it in! sorry.

 

Keep it standard or subtley modified so its usuable everyday and then enjoy it.

 

Absolutely.

 

keep it as it is, you will value it in years to come.

 

Don't use it as a daily! Unless you treasure it it will rot away after a couple of winters imo.

Keep it standard'ish and use it as a second car. I'm sure thats what you dad would want? Kinda like a family heirloom. Just think, if you keep it nice and garaged away you could go for days out in it with your dad in the future.

 

keep it standard mate

 

+1

 

That is an absolute beaut of a car. Have to say as a Palace fan though, gutted you took the blue off! lol

Cherish it mate, it's not often you get such a sentimental gift

 

another thing i need help on is....

should it have a colour coded spoiler?

also think it needs the standard door strips too...

 

I remember a mates dad had a 3i and had a black hard foam type material spoiler.

 

Could I suggest you become a Goldmember on here? its only Ł10 a year then you post in the Wanted Section for all the bits you need mate

 

tbh you lot have been really helpful and friendly so its the least i can do...

 

lol cheers

 

I would turn it into an Rs Turbo replica, I know there isnt much difference but the Rs Turbo just looks so much better than a standard Xr3i.

 

Very nice, as said, your dad probably wants you to have it to treasure. Standard and cherish it is the way. G

 

got a few more standard bits to put on it...

itching to stick a zetec in it and some escort cosworth wheels..

but will resist for now...

(really want a RS turbo the more i research them)