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Old 17-11-2005, 11:50 AM
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Good old ebay

only thing is its about £200 more than i had to spend, just dont tell the missus

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=4589014340
Old 17-11-2005, 11:51 AM
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you'll be having some fun in that
Old 17-11-2005, 11:53 AM
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bargain!!!!!!
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i thought it was a bargain too!

just dont tell tell the missus i spunked the money were saving for double glazing a new car
Old 17-11-2005, 11:54 AM
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It's about 500 times nicer than that heap of a 3 door
Old 17-11-2005, 11:54 AM
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Cheap as chips mate providing the bottom end isn't rumbling!
Old 17-11-2005, 11:58 AM
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better not be spadge

pon, the 3 door is class! you wait till its finished! (long fookin wait mind )
Old 17-11-2005, 12:00 PM
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I get the feeling it'll end up costing you ALOT more than £606
Old 17-11-2005, 12:03 PM
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You bugger.

Always fancied one of these and that looks clean.

If the big ends ain't rumbling I'll give you £607 for it??????
Old 17-11-2005, 12:04 PM
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will sort the miss fire and stick it back on the bay if the bottom ends gone lol
Old 17-11-2005, 12:06 PM
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You've been spending too much time with Steve N .
Old 17-11-2005, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
You've been spending too much time with Steve N .
I don't think so, or he'll be posting about his "fyne bitches and hoes" soon enough
Old 17-11-2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
You've been spending too much time with Steve N .
I don't think so, or he'll be posting about his "fyne bitches and hoes" soon enough


Old 17-11-2005, 12:24 PM
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lmfao

well i was looking for a car as a runabout, and seen it, had a work with steve and he reckons the misfire is just the coil on plug, and hes got some spare i can have

so fingers crossed thats all it will be, and its got mot till june so cant go wrong really

is there anyway i can get the seller phone no without waiting for him to reply to my emails as i want to get it later as im not about this weekend?
Old 17-11-2005, 12:26 PM
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Nice n cheap
Old 17-11-2005, 12:31 PM
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the phone number is in the writing at the bottom in the payment section or its 01722 500888
Old 17-11-2005, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jamz
I get the feeling it'll end up costing you ALOT more than £606
You seen the spec of mine? (check it out in my sig) And thats not even cost me 606quid yet i dont think

Cheap as fuck if you know what you playing at
Old 17-11-2005, 12:39 PM
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looks good - hope it turns out to be as good as it looks, and as good as you hope.

ebay is often used to sell some lemons, whether the owner knows it or not.

if it turns out to have a knackered engine, let me know and i might be able to take it off your hands.
Old 17-11-2005, 12:41 PM
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Guy working for a ford mag buys a 200sx.... says it all really
Old 17-11-2005, 12:41 PM
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lol cheers nick, tho if the bottom end is fooked, its apparrently not tooo difficult to replace the shells with the engine insitu
Old 17-11-2005, 12:44 PM
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Nice one. Hope you enjoy it
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Originally Posted by Stu @ Fordsport
Guy working for a ford mag buys a 200sx.... says it all really
i still got the 3 door!

and this just to run to work and back in, oh and go sideways
Old 17-11-2005, 01:06 PM
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looks clean enough
Old 17-11-2005, 01:08 PM
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yup off in a min to go get it.

no tax tho

just taxet the shonky 3 door... bugger

new cam belt and turbo at 110k miles too, 18 stamps in the service history so its been looked after
Old 17-11-2005, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu @ Fordsport
Guy working for a ford mag buys a 200sx.... says it all really


he's a sell out is'nt he?
Old 17-11-2005, 03:20 PM
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you wont be disappointed matey! good cars,quite quick too! facelift so u got a lsd,missfire is more than likely a coilpack,bttom ends go fairly often,but even if its really bad there are engines for sale at about 200 quid(how much cheaper than cosworth?) u keepin it std?or goin to increase the power a little?
Old 17-11-2005, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by pornstar!
Originally Posted by RichardPON
Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
You've been spending too much time with Steve N .
I don't think so, or he'll be posting about his "fyne bitches and hoes" soon enough




Nice buy Dan, I miss my S13
Old 17-11-2005, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by big_wig_074
facelift so u got a lsd
But just like a cossie or RS Turbo LSD, its so shit you wont notice its even got one

Greg- You wanna see how low my SX is now ive been playing with the coilovers
No word of a lie the side exit is 1 inch from the ground, and its a flat oval tailpipe that sits totally flush with the sill

The roofline of the car isnt much above my waist now
Old 17-11-2005, 04:16 PM
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u crazy fooker steve! that smoke was cured with a bloody NRV for a washer jet line! fookin well easy to sort! got that bleed valve plumbed in yet? and,you REALLY want to be bypassing that water cooling properly instead of just blanking it off!
Old 17-11-2005, 04:32 PM
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got it home

goes ok ish, can feel the miss under load, gonna replace the spark plugs on sat, and if that dont work steves got a coilack i have lol.

drives quite nice, gear stick is a bit sloppy so ill have a look at that, its got a bailey DV on it so thats coming off for the broom handle

do the 200s chatter much?

other mods ar just gonna be filter and bleedvalve iexpect as im fukkin proppa skint now

the missus likes tho, so ALWAYS a bonus
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Old 17-11-2005, 07:43 PM
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prety lame on chatter wise mate,u can JUST about hear it!remeber 14 odd psi is ur limit before fcd and uprated pump
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dont worry si, i still got the 3-door, engine shouldnt be too long off, then ill need you to stick a stg 3 cossie map on me S8 lol
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whats fcd mean mate?

gonna go to 1 bar/13psi ish as i know the turbo wont take any more lol
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When your ready
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fuel cut defender mate,mine is good at 14psi
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nice one mate

as soon as i get the pistons and rods its off to phil to nail together, then in the car and off to primary designs for a tubular manifold

then ready to rock and blow up lol
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ah sweet


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