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Post subject: The hunt begins..  Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 5:30 pm |
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Hey! As the title suggests, after doing a lot of reading up on this forum I'm looking to get myself a 3 MPS. My previous car history includes an ST220 and more recently a clio 182. I do have a couple of newbie questions: - Does anyone have any experience of buying from 'N & S PERFORMANCE' in Coventry as they have a few 3's for sale. E.g. this one- Does anyone know of any decent garages around the Northamptonshire area? I currently use my local garage but I'd rather take the new car to someone who's more knowledgeable etc. Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 6:15 pm |
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:04 pm |
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Yeah the hunt's always a mixture of fun and stress ;) welcome to the forum tho 
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:20 am |
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welcome to the forum
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:26 am |
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Hi and Welcome to the family
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 6:40 am |
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:36 am |
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I've just seen this pop up on Pistonheads: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 08/4503271I've contacted the seller and asked for a list of mods as there must be a fair amount going on for 330bhp.. Does anyone recognize the car? As I didn't know if it was a member on here.
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 8:04 am |
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Welcome to the forum. If you're interested i've got a lovely 3 for sale. After 10500  viewtopic.php?f=35&t=21626
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 9:04 am |
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shcKr- wrote: I've just seen this pop up on Pistonheads: http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 08/4503271I've contacted the seller and asked for a list of mods as there must be a fair amount going on for 330bhp.. Does anyone recognize the car? As I didn't know if it was a member on here. It's J-Tuned, defo someone on here
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:50 am |
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Excuse my newbie-ness, but is J-Tuned a good thing?
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 2:54 pm |
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Graeme wrote: Welcome to the forum. If you're interested i've got a lovely 3 for sale. After 10500 viewtopic.php?f=35&t=21626Thanks Graeme but your car is a little out of budget. Good luck with the sale!
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:09 pm |
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Welcome to the forum bud!
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:55 pm |
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shcKr- wrote: Excuse my newbie-ness, but is J-Tuned a good thing? Yes, a very good thing. Means tuned by Justin Heath (DJJUT on here)
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:13 pm |
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Spam man wrote: shcKr- wrote: Excuse my newbie-ness, but is J-Tuned a good thing? Yes, a very good thing. Means tuned by Justin Heath (DJJUT on here) Thanks for the info Spam man! I've got a full list of specs from the seller: - Autotech high pressure fuel pump - Down Pipe - Second cat delete - K&N Typhoon - Iridium plugs - Mapped by Justin Heath with Versatune I'm think it's worth a trip to go and see it, is there anything I should be looking out for? I know the usual checks and to look for rust, timing/VVT issues, turbo seals but anything specific because of the mods? Thanks!
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Post subject: Re: The hunt begins.. Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 9:58 pm |
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