that people will gladly pay peanuts 3-4k for a cossie at standard stage or stage 1 then spend out 3-4k on bits to make it faster and stop better ..

but not buy a car for 5-6k with everything already in place ???

 

Because at the time they can only afford 4K or whatever , then spend on their car as time and money availability permits

 

Some people like to do it themselves I s;pose...I'd rather save 3 grand !!!!

 

Because it,s more fun modding it yourself.It,s the journey that counts,not the destination...

 

Don't say that i'm trying to sell mine

Bri.

 

becouse they only have 3k cash to buy the car & the can pay a bit each month on bits, saves you getting a loan for another 3 k for a good 1 & getting into debt thats what i think anyway

 

and some dont trust whats said in an advert - how many cars do you see saying just had £4000 rebuild - well why are they selling then ?

 

some people like to buy unabused standard cars, and they make them unreliable themselves

 

thats always is THE reason..i think

 

but at 3k you think it will be unabused ?????

 

You can still find them, I just paid a little over £2k for a 2 owner 64k mile 4x4 Sapphire

 

bloody eck

 

i bought my first saph h-reg 4x4 standard except exhaust and filter for £3500 spent £3000 on it getting it stage 3


then my next one j-plate a year later full stage 3 t34,17s,konis etc for £4000

and the second one was alot cleaner

 

I like doing the bits and pieces myself, its a gradual impruvement to the car and not a car that needs nothing. Personally i would get bored of a car i couldnt fuck about with.

Like when the block cracked on my 3 door a week after getting it, i seen it as a chance for a better engine and more power rather than a waste of money

 

id buy the cheaper car and upgrade things as time and cash permits. when you do things yourself you know for sure that it has really been done.

 

My first saff 2wd saff was the finished article and spent over 6k buying it a couple of years back , then bought the 3 door and spend a few grand doing it myslef, the 2nd car feels more like mine and the first felt as if i was driving round in someone elses car lol

No its more seansible to do the later

 

Exactly when someone says ye its ported and polished, wrc valve cut out pistons, lightened and balanced, i take it with a pinch of salt tbh as 90% of the time its bollox. Lucky for me my so called big spec engine was exactly as described

 

I bet you try sell it £5k too

 

Its the joy of doing it ya self, I personally would go for a decent spec, where all the big money has been spent and your just left to do the finishing touches....ie one that already has T34,RS 500 cooler,greys,low comp pistons with valve cut outs,WRC gasket etc........oh hang on thats exactly what I done


Fuckin bargain at £4800 if you ask me,just had to put new shells and a crank in mind but that was my fault ,just needs front touched up and its fuckin flying for the summer,and needs Stu to work his magic and its sorted.......then maybe a T4 .......erm then maybe a ported head.......infact theyre never realy finished articles are they,fuckin bastard money pits

 

RS's= Wallet hoovers! ..Fucking things, there addicatable

 

have you thought about taking bits off and selling it a bit more standard?

 

Buy cheap and u have cash waiting on it going bang

 

exactly what i will be doing ...
just baffles me when you can have a good spec'd car for reasonable money ... or the hassle of waiting for a set of ap 6 pots appearing second hand

 

how true is that never understand why spend that money getting it right then selling it a week later

 

just makes me think tho a good chip is a good chip .. a good t34 is a t34 ... a decent intercooler is still decent .. greens are still greens..
im just a bit baffled really why spend all that extra so it feels like you have done it seems very illogical to do it that way ... just think of all the extra labour and the cost of a setup

 

Did you buy one finished then Eagle,or did you do ity yourself,y`know the 6 pots n that

 

I think half the pleasure in owning a nice car etc is putting time into it doing modifications and stuff. I think buying a ready done car for a lot of people would be boring

 

oh and WHY people moan about the money they spend on cars etc is beyond me...whats i matter? Moneys for enjoying and if you enjoy buying bits for the car and bolting them on then you aint wasted a single penny

 

i think you always want what you cant quite afford - hence 3-4k on a saph. if you had 6k then it would almost be 3dr money and if i had money for a really clean 3dr then i'd start thinking about an escos!!

 

mattbibs


youve got a really clean 3 door aint ya ?

 

Surely most of the posts here are for sales in disguise?

 

no chance!! but its passed its MOT this week and still scares the shit out of me so who cares!!

 

i Did

 

oh i thought it was a real clean one mate!!!

Pics or stfu to prove

 

I paid £600 for a stored black s2 with no mot



car was minty mint, sold it a few weeks later for 2.5k and the owner just got his money back for same amount a year later

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