Brava My First Car!

[Ben R]

Looks in good nick! Stilo 16's would look nice on it IMO, & lower it a bit as well. Quite a bit you can do, remap, CDA & exhaust should push 100bhp easy!

 

[Hellcat]

Looks tidy

Would suggest editing your images down to a size that fits on the forum though, or attaching them to your post..

 

[black_cinq]

Cant be bothered reversing your car out the garage completly.... Just do it a bit

DEBADGE

 

[Bob in disguise]

Very nice first car

Engine looks in brilliant condition as does the rest of the car I'd say 16" alloys and then what ben said

 

[Sonic74205]

Yeah i will alter them, im new here so still figuring things out.

Nah im not going to lower it or try and make it look too mean & sporty. I want to alter it a little but just enough so its different but still look as cute as it does

I think im gonna star by buying like the most expensive oil i can get for it and the liquid u can buy that cleans ur engine and increases fuel consumption because mines a heavy drinker at the moment

Ive also found that it being the size it is and being a 1.2 is REALLY stuggles on the slightest of hills lmao!

 

[Ben R]

Yeah i will alter them, im new here so still figuring things out.

Nah im not going to lower it or try and make it look too mean & sporty. I want to alter it a little but just enough so its different but still look as cute as it does

I think im gonna star by buying like the most expensive oil i can get for it and the liquid u can buy that cleans ur engine and increases fuel consumption because mines a heavy drinker at the moment

Ive also found that it being the size it is and being a 1.2 is REALLY stuggles on the slightest of hills lmao!

Remap & CDA will sort that! Speak to these guys! www.angeltuning.co.uk

 

[Sonic74205]

They're in Warwickshire! I randomly went for a walk with my friend the other night and walked past the Warwickshire boarder! lmao. Actually i go into warwickshire when i go to work, hhmmm....

Yeah i remember one time when i was coming home from asda (You will know it if you have been to or live in tamworth) and i decided to take the bypass home. And the ramp going on it is quite steep. I went up it and my foot was to the floor the whole time and i just about managed to get just over 45mph as i reached the bypass. My poor baby

 

[activematt]

Interesting choice for a first car, looks tidy tho

 

[Sonic74205]

I was origionally gonna have a 1.1 5 Door P reg Punto in Blue and then when i was looking on the net a brava came up that was just above my price range, then i remembered that as i kid i always wanted my parents to have a brava (They bought an escort instead) so then i was looking at both. and at the dealership they had the car i have now and a blue p reg punto (Only 3 door tho) and i looked at the brava, then the punto, then the brava and decided i couldnt live without that brava! heheheee

I got it for just under £3000 and its milage was just under 24,000

The main think i liked is the cute little spoiler. Its onyl small but it makes it look a hell of alot different from normal bravas i see around. Looks hot lmao

 

[activematt]

Im guessing 5 doors were quite a deciding feature when you were looking for cars then

 

[Sonic74205]

Yeah i refused to have a 3 door. Cuz my parents last 2 cars were 3 doors and me being the son i always had to climb in and out and i learnt to hate it lol. The only time i would have a 3 door is if it was a Beetle, or Stilo

 

[Sonic74205]

How much should i lower my car by?

I know that lowering it increases the downforce and gives the car more grip but would it also slightly increase the cars acceleration? at the moment its apparently 0-60 in 13 seconds (Thats what it says on whatcar.com anyways)

 

[Hellcat]

Lowering is mostly a style thing but can also help reduce body roll in corners due to lowering the centre of gravity - Have you ever used a scalextric car without a body shell on? Its almost impossible to come off the track.

I lowered my diesel tipo 40mm and it looked fine. Didn't have any problems with speed humps ect.

 

[Sonic74205]

hhmmm...ok thanks. What do you recon for mine? 15 - 30mm? (I dont want to alter it too much)

Do you have a picture of your Tipo before & after it was lowered?

 

[Hellcat]

Ok After:

Dont think I can find a before shot but looked a little higher (thanks Captain Obvious)

If FastFingers doesn't mind I'll post a photo of his since his looks like mine did before I brought it back down to earth.

 

[Hellcat]

Not sure what kits are available for the 1.2 16v. If its the same as Helz's then you will have trouble finding a kit by name, however according to OEM part catalogs the 1.2 and 1.4 share the same struts so maybe you could use theirs.

 

[Sonic74205]

Ok, thanks. At the moment i wont have the money to do much to it anyways so im not worrying too much yet

Its snowed over here today and i took some more pictures of it all snowy!

(Ive set the first on as my desktop background, it seems festive for some reason)

 

[CinquePunto]

u forgot to blank out the reg plates...

 

[Sonic74205]

Ah well im too tired . Doesnt matter anyway the car wont be moving from that spot any time soon.