LOL nice one Ming!!
Mark if you get a Mk2 MR2 I will be yoru best friend ever!!!!! Fookin love em!
Mark if you get a Mk2 MR2 I will be yoru best friend ever!!!!! Fookin love em!
Project Collie-Bra (a.k.a project Calibra)
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Project Collie-Bra (a.k.a project Calibra)
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you sure about the mr2 after this shizzle with mine 
it was a great drive though
it was a great drive though
abyss113 said:you sure about the mr2 after this shizzle with mine
it was a great drive though
Yours not a Mk3 tho? He's after an Mk2
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yeah i know i just dont trust jap cack anymore and the older are more prone to electrical anyhoo itll be like owning a fiat again
and the older are more prone to electrical anyhoo itll be like owning a fiat again abyss113 said:yeah i know i just dont trust jap cack anymore
don't agree
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YcMing said:don't agree
ming
Same here!
My old man's driving round in a K reg Toyota Corolla which was given to him by my Nan, and all the electrics still work except the tape player which needs a new belt, and only 1 speaker works, other than that it's still going, how long for I don't know since my old man knows sweet f all about car Mechanics!!
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2 days ago, someone offered me a little over what i paid for the calibra, and it isnt even up for sale, lol
i rejected the offer, but like that, everything has its price.
if the guy comes back with an offer that tempts, i might already have a daily runner lined up! haha, talk about planning
i rejected the offer, but like that, everything has its price.
if the guy comes back with an offer that tempts, i might already have a daily runner lined up! haha, talk about planning
Mrcento said:2 days ago, someone offered me a little over what i paid for the calibra, and it isnt even up for sale, lol
i rejected the offer, but like that, everything has its price.
if the guy comes back with an offer that tempts, i might already have a daily runner lined up! haha, talk about planning
Ah but the real question, is it Italian?
Probablly not Martyn, you know what Mark's like!!
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he has 2 italians in a lock up so doesnt need any more
reading that back sounds a bit fishy dont it
reading that back sounds a bit fishy dont it
abyss113 said:he has 2 italians in a lock up so doesnt need any more
reading that back sounds a bit fishy dont it
Oh aye?? apart from the Cinq what else he got??
Punto Cabrio...project forgottenaboutandlockedinacorneroutofsightandoutofmind.
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yup bright yellow punto convertable i think the mission we should do MrC is get the yellows back on the road its coming for summer time will be good to get your convertable running
i think the mission we should do MrC is get the yellows back on the road its coming for summer time will be good to get your convertable running
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Okay, not been on for a few days due to being in glasgow/drunk/partying/sleeping, but im back now
well i still have the Calibra, but the car i was looking at wasn't Italian.
what's that supposed to mean? lol, i've had 2 cinqs, 1 sei and 2 punto's and only 2 non fiats. i've still got more fiats now than i've had non fiats in my whole car history, lol
Yup, i keep them both locked up, they are both awaiting getting played with and in need of plenty ratchet work
one even likes to take her top off
yup, it's red. i'm not sure what to do with it tbh, it is still for sale, but im too lazy to keep bumping adverts
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well i still have the Calibra, but the car i was looking at wasn't Italian.
Andi_F said:
what's that supposed to mean? lol, i've had 2 cinqs, 1 sei and 2 punto's and only 2 non fiats. i've still got more fiats now than i've had non fiats in my whole car history, lol
abyss113 said:he has 2 italians in a lock up so doesnt need any more
reading that back sounds a bit fishy dont it
Yup, i keep them both locked up, they are both awaiting getting played with and in need of plenty ratchet work
one even likes to take her top off
abyss113 said:yup bright yellow punto convertable
Gregry254 said:Wasn't it red? I tohught about buying it when it was for sale
yup, it's red. i'm not sure what to do with it tbh, it is still for sale, but im too lazy to keep bumping adverts
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Well, as im about 2 months away from mot time, i thought i'd look into why my brakes are so poor to see what i needed for the mot
and the result is not good.....
Front pads and discs are fine, i thought the flexis would be knackered tbh, but they look ok aswell, however..... ALL the brake pipes are horrificly corroded, now i know we had a harsh winter with alot of salt, but these were allegedly all replaced for the last mot, and i have the receipt to say they were done....they are goners.
the mushy feeling may have something to do also with the fact that the rear brake discs are more pitted and scored than anyone would believe, and the rear pads are short of meat on them, all this done with a fluid change would probably sort the stoppers out i think.
i genuinely think the previous owner has been ripped off by their last garage, theres no way those pipes are under a year old, and theres also no way they've been giving it a full service like they've billed for...... i should have taken photos of the oil filter, i've never seen one in worse condition, thats allegedly a year old aswell? ok, i've got a feeling that was last changed in about 2001 tbh, the state of it looks about right for 9 years of road use.
the only evidence i can see of it getting servicd at all is the fact the air filter is in good nick
and the result is not good.....
Front pads and discs are fine, i thought the flexis would be knackered tbh, but they look ok aswell, however..... ALL the brake pipes are horrificly corroded, now i know we had a harsh winter with alot of salt, but these were allegedly all replaced for the last mot, and i have the receipt to say they were done....they are goners.
the mushy feeling may have something to do also with the fact that the rear brake discs are more pitted and scored than anyone would believe, and the rear pads are short of meat on them, all this done with a fluid change would probably sort the stoppers out i think.
i genuinely think the previous owner has been ripped off by their last garage, theres no way those pipes are under a year old, and theres also no way they've been giving it a full service like they've billed for...... i should have taken photos of the oil filter, i've never seen one in worse condition, thats allegedly a year old aswell? ok, i've got a feeling that was last changed in about 2001 tbh, the state of it looks about right for 9 years of road use.
the only evidence i can see of it getting servicd at all is the fact the air filter is in good nick
Did you not check before you brough the car ?
Replacement pipe are usually in copper so don't corrode.
Ming
Replacement pipe are usually in copper so don't corrode.
Ming
