Don't know if this is a good or bad idea but i've decided I want a 3 door at last, been looking at them more and more recently, and enquired about a few. Not sure what i should do to fund it as i had my heart set on finishing the 4x4 to a high spec and it's nearly there or will be by Q1 next year with any luck. I've got about half the money sitting for a nice one but i definately can't justify having another car so if anyone is in the market for a deal on 2 saphs or knows of a decent 3 dr (bodywise, not worried about engine/box) for the right price, let me know.

 

Is it my fault?

 

Partially, i enquired about Carlo's old one at the time as I've been thinking about it for a while. The sooner the better as they will only get rustier and go up in value. Been looking at 500's aswell, but not really worth the added £ for essentially the same thing. it'd HAVE to have 500 front/rear on it though, NO exceptions to that.

 

Ive been thinking of getting shot of mine, I just dont seem to have gelled with it yet,possibly because i aint done many miles in it. And when it is out, the cossie paranoia kicks in and cant relax,though when i give it some and i give some poor unsuspecting evo ,m3,R8, or whatever a pasting the love comes back.STANDARD LOOKS ROCK imo
I had a silver one like yours when i was 18 or 19 and hated it being 4x4, IMO 2wd is much better, and i miss my moonstone saff, it was 380ish and never really off the road and used most of the year. I just cant bring my self to use the 3 door in iffy weather.ie most of the year.
If i ever do get rid i may be going to the darkside.
Or buy an RST

 

How far is the saph from being complete?

 

Rog
You'll need to get your wedge out for the 500 bits if it doesnt come with them! You're looking at 800-1k for front bumper and maybe similar for the rear!
I'd love the rear to match my front. Then a 500 splitter too

 

Just an incurable wobble
Looks stunning with paint and on the rl7's. Great new rebuilt engine etc. No2w back in garage

 

The 4wd is complete, mot'd but in the garage for storage i just have some bits i wanted to do to it, like a bara box and bigger turbo and new steering rack, the 2wd needs a new rack fitted, and front bumper replaced and then mot'd.

 

sell it and get a 3dr, swap any bits over that you might use on a 3dr with standard parts..........

Thats what i'd do anyway otherwise you'll always wonder

 

go for it. as you say, got to have the 500 bits.

 

go for it

 

Rog be carefull of over priced rust,there is a moonstone one for sale down here,not nice but solid

cheeRS stu

 

rouse spoiler if you break it rog

 

 

sounds like a good idea. What color you after?

 

Preferably white, but not all that fussed TBH. 4x4 definately won't be broken I'm afraid, i doubt very much if i'll even sell it TBH, i'd rather just keep it and save up the extra money, but the 2WD is for sale as soon as it's finished, i'm definately not keeping that. As STU says, only thing that puts me off is the vast amount of over priced crap, just cause it's a 3 door it's automatically worth +£10.5k, not if it's a bucket and rusty, i'd rather have a saph in good nick.

 

Rog if you look in the correct places there are still 3dr's to be had for 6.5k just dont go hunting on forums like pf,rsod bb etc

cheeRS stu

 

Just sold my beast of a 3door its beening picked up 2morw.Haveing 2nd thoughts already.

 

Biggest mistake ever selling that.............

 

got a 3 door,dunno if i will keep it.....miss the v8 rumble!!!

 

I'd love a 3door! anyone wanna partX for an S1

 

one day i will have a 3 door and the escos, Just scares me that the shit ones are getting shittier by the day and the good ones are going up by the day lol.

 

go for it mate, theirs still some nice one's out their to be had at a reasonable price

 

Never mind the rust. check for it being reshelled

 

I've become very fond of the 3 door models lately. They've an auora about them.

 

Love that vid of you drifting yours toff, hows it goin ?

 

Good stuff Rog,

Have been putting my shoping list together for my own one recently so am nearly there.

Will get the CSL swapped out with it in the next few weeks and get the thing put back together and roaded again

Gonna use it and abuse it on every track day i can get booked on

 

If your asking about the motor, its been sat in the drive for over a month.
Cant be bothered with it. And am no swapping for a S1 lol

 

i quite fancy another 3 door miss going sideways in it

 

Meant yourself mate but that'll do lol And that was my next question haha

 

I'm going to sell mine I think as I never use it!

Seems a waste to have it sitting there doing nothing!

 

rodge its better tha having a pile of money sitting there being spent lol, Thats the way im looking at it anyway.

 

3dr's and Rs500's are still the best looking cossy's of the lot

 

how very dare you lol.

 

Does his name begin with a D ?

Steve

 

By the time you've bought a clean 3dr and sourced the 500 kit your into good money - might be worth view RS500's.

Theirs one in rallye news for £17.5 with 57k stg2 setup in the best colour BLACK

 

 

Blame the old man for that pete i no he will miss it

Anyway its only a car
Cheers Rich

 

This one was at ND forsale didn't have agood look at it,looked a bit dull to me

 

Is he on his way back with it yet Rich??


Tell your dad he can buy a mint low milage one now, mine....