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Robbo173 wrote:you should just install a new engine more power

Im actually happy this time around to stick with my 1.2 of course i woulda loved to stick a higher engine in there but after buying a 2nd car etc that woulda been too expensive.

yeah see what you mean, whats your plans for it then ?

just got my renewal :/ £1800 but that is with my mods declared which isnt bad my dad is trying to convince me to get a black box to half my insurance im not sure, what do you guys think?

Depends how you want to be driving?

Well its not that i drive fast everywhere, but its just the fact that they can keep an eye on you :/ i dont think ill do it even though it will save quite abit of money

I had the chance to get one when i took my policy out but i didnt want one :p

whats a black box? £1800 is alot for insurance

its just a tracker but it monitors your driving and speed and that you can pay insurance by the mile aswell but your limited to distance :/ i am only 18 though so its not too bad

Im 18 and my first year is £2200 with mods declared

even thats good with mods declared, a friend of mine payes £2500 on his parents insurance without mods declared, he has a mk1 golf

yeah is alot now tbf. its always going up too i pay £850 atm with mods declared and 3 points and im 20.

Robbo173 wrote:yeah see what you mean, whats your plans for it then ?

The car itself was always it great condition had it from 14,000 miles. and for a 13 year old car ive just hit 56,000. Mainly cause i use it to drive to work now (300miles per week, so im racking it up) I gave it full service back in November time, and had a few problems with air flow meter and ICU. Since then its made me want to start this project of somewhat restoring the car, fixing any mechanic issues and giving it a good clean/fix up. Strip the eninge and replace all the gaskets etc as its leaking oil now and i dont feel its driving too healhy sort of speak. I want it running smooth again. Its also a big leaning experiance / hobby at the same time. Its all in my project thread if you take a look. Next step is to save up £200 and buy the final parts i need to do the engine rebuild in April. then i can sort out the cosmetics after that in my own time. But as its leaking oil etc theres a big push for April rebuild and i have 1 week to do it all !! so although my project is slow at the moment and all talk .. come april time .. provided no nasty bills creap up i should be able to get some good photos up thick and fast and see what shape the inner engine is in. so im all excited and cant wait till April

scorpiotn1 wrote:

Robbo173 wrote:yeah see what you mean, whats your plans for it then ?

The car itself was always it great condition had it from 14,000 miles. and for a 13 year old car ive just hit 56,000. Mainly cause i use it to drive to work now (300miles per week, so im racking it up) I gave it full service back in November time, and had a few problems with air flow meter and ICU. Since then its made me want to start this project of somewhat restoring the car, fixing any mechanic issues and giving it a good clean/fix up. Strip the eninge and replace all the gaskets etc as its leaking oil now and i dont feel its driving too healhy sort of speak. I want it running smooth again. Its also a big leaning experiance / hobby at the same time. Its all in my project thread if you take a look. Next step is to save up £200 and buy the final parts i need to do the engine rebuild in April. then i can sort out the cosmetics after that in my own time. But as its leaking oil etc theres a big push for April rebuild and i have 1 week to do it all !! so although my project is slow at the moment and all talk .. come april time .. provided no nasty bills creap up i should be able to get some good photos up thick and fast and see what shape the inner engine is in. so im all excited and cant wait till April

Sounds Interesting, hope you get it all sorted, looking forward to seeing it when your finished

Jamie1991 wrote:yeah is alot now tbf. its always going up too i pay £850 atm with mods declared and 3 points and im 20.

id be happy with that they wanted an extra £300 for me to declair my Morettes and £400 to declair the suspension, there the only things ive not declaired :/

£300 for some lights what a joke insurance is... and yeah mines not bad, they let me off with extra charge i was ment to have for points in end thou

Im looking at getting a set of nankang ns2 184/45/15 tyres for my other wheels for when the weather gets better, are they any good has anybody had experience with them before? or i may get some potenzas 165/50/15 but im not sure what they will be like on my wheels possible too streched?