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Old 09-03-2005, 09:56 PM
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Default what car to get got about 7-8k to spend?
mecury grey frst and convert to t3 on fresh rebuild with a quaife lsd
or a 3dr cos ? in a bit of a pickle
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Old 09-03-2005, 10:00 PM
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fiesta turbo for 7/8k you could buy 10 fiesta RST for that money

Get a very nice 3 Door for 7/8k
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Old 09-03-2005, 10:03 PM
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get the best 4x4 saph cos you can mate you will get a good one for that money as above a frs for 7/8 average price is about 2.3 k mate
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agree with daz there 4x4 saffy very good car for the money
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are they expensive to maintain and how reliable are they?
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very reliable i run my es cos and all previous cossies daily maintainance is reasonably cheap
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You could get yourself a very good scooby for that sort of money. Be a newish one to.
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are they expensive to maintain and how reliable are they?


had mine almost a year and has never let me down.
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how much for a good un and i suppose a standard motor is quite good on fuel being independent injection rather than batch injection yes or no?
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