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readie1983
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:31 pm |
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always worth travelling for the right car
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:39 pm |
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I travelled for mine too. For some reason there were none round in the Midlands. I had to go to Yorkshire for mine.
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Gavin
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 7:45 pm |
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hello and welcome, that must be a round trip at 337
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 11:24 pm |
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I had to hours for mine, 20 mile!
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dsb85
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:51 am |
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foxy wrote: dsb85 wrote: no, im actually travelling to swansea for it! 337 miles - crazy eh?! good run on the way home tho - really looking forward to it! Is that each way? yes mate - each way!!
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dsb85
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 2:52 am |
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ha, i wish. each way mate!
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:39 pm |
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I travelled 250 mile for mine. 500 mile round trip. Drive down with an RX8 came back with a 6MPS plus £1k cash.
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:43 pm |
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Coop wrote: I travelled 250 mile for mine. 500 mile round trip. Drive down with an RX8 came back with a 6MPS plus £1k cash. Now that's a good deal!!
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:03 pm |
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Not really. I lost £6k on the RX8 in 18 months. Glad I didn't buy it new though. Went from £27k down to £15k in 10 months when I bought it. I thought I'd got a cracking deal. 7,500 miles, 07 plate bought in June 08 for RX8 231 Kuro £15k.
Sweet!!!
Then about 3 weeks later I found out I was gonna be a daddy!!
I held on as long as I could but when my baby came upto 18 months old I needed to get a more "practical" car.
Came to sell and I was lucky to get £10k. Really lucky.
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 7:55 pm |
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Traveling in the morning! 337 miles in my vectra VXR then 337 in the mps! Wish me luck lads!
Btw I used to have an rx8 coops, great cars!
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:00 pm |
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Good luck mate and don't forget pics if you get it
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 8:01 pm |
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do the vectra vxrs really understeer like people say?
_________________ MPS KILL COUNT 1 MK1 3. twice 1 six
now driving a German whip
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dsb85
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:19 pm |
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Thanks, I'm pretty sure I'll be coming home with it! And I'll defo put pics up once I fathom out how it's done!
Gavin: I presume when u say people u mean clarkson? Haha. No, they don't mate, admittedly they don't go round corners like a atom but they aren't bad at all to be honest. Straight line speed in mine (327bhp) is immense. Torque is phenomenal. Rumors were that top gear pulled the fuse for traction control which disabled the electronic suspension hence the under steer he got. Even tho he would accelerate into the corners rather than out of them, the vxr got a bit of a bum deal with him reviewing! Anyway, looking forward to new beginnings with the MPS, a car me AND my wife agree on coz she hates the vectra!! Also it will save us in fuel, £200 ish a year in road tax and £80 odd in insurance (per month!!!!!!).
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Gavin
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 9:35 pm |
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well i always wondered that they cant be that bad.
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dsb85
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Post subject: Re: Almost there...! Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 10:05 am |
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Well, after 674 miles of driving yesterday, I finally got her home last night! What a machine! Over the moon with it, shame it's raining today!
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