john_boy

Is this still for sale?

You can buy mine for a grand of you want 2000 X Reg, 1.3MPI engine, 55,000 miles, some service history, MOT til September, Tax til April, good condition (could do with a clean tbh), silver, power steering, cassette player lol it does pickup KISS radio if you're in my age group it could be nice, no knocks or noises. Only problem is the left rear door won't open and is permanantly locked... Which is better than being permanantly open I guess. Wanna buy? £1000 ovno for you

Is that the car in your avater? I'll have the alloys off ya

Lol fair enough. You have to admit though, driving on ice in an empty area is so much fun. Some how my Felicia performed a lot better than my mate's brand new 08 Fiesta, another mate's T reg Fiesta which has better tyres than me. They kept getting stuck my good old beater had no trouble. Sounds good on the rev limiter too And that's good to hear. Also with regards to engine modding and insurance, I will give it a miss, the modding that is! Just really need the suspension and some better looking wheels and I'll be satisfied. It's never gonna be a world beater anyway is it? skodafelicia: is fitting suspension yourself hard/tricky and what sort of equipment will I need?

Cheers for the replies. Unfortunately upgrading to a 1.6 isn't really an option, the car's taken so much abuse from me, from the windscreen leak, the bumper being smashed, going 100mph down the M5, doing donuts on frozen carparks, I feel the need to give it something back lol I was looking to lower it 40mm all round too. What's the difference like from stock? I want to be able to take corners faster than 30mph without the car going on two wheels. Would the stock wheels/tyres be adequate enough with the suspension, as I can only really afford to do things 1 at a time. I'm from Kent. Would fitting an air filter and induction kit and maybe playing with the exhaust really effect the insurance that much? A lot of people my age seem to do them with their cars.

Now I don't want to turn it into a chav-mobile with a body kit that is a foot wider than the car, but I'm looking into lowering it as the handling is a joke (body roll mostly), especially for an enthusiastic 18 year old like myself :P What kind of springs should I be looking at? I looked on ebay, and there's thousands to choose from, I didn't know where to start. Money is a bit of an issue, but I am saving. I'm also looking to upgrade the engine. The 1.3 MPI it has now isn't bad at all, doesn't get embarassed or anything, I'd just like a bit more, you know? Where should I start with that? Induction kits? Air filters? Clearly when it comes to cars I don't know my **** from my elbow, but I learn quickly And the final thing would be to get rid of the standard wheels, but I'm good with aesthetic stuff so don't really need help with that.

Thanks, but there's no leak anymore so no worries. All I need to fix now is the bumper hanging off and one of the doors which is permanantly locked :thumbdwn: Oh and the whole image of it lol

Oh well I might as well update. I got the windscreen seal replaced and everything is now fine... I think. It hasn't bloody rained since I had it done lol It snowed today though haven't been out in the car though, will see the results tomorrow.

Round bends!? My Felicia handles like a boat lol. Can't go round a roundabout at more than 30mph without ending up lying down on the passenger seat

Hi. Had my 2000 Felicia Classic 1.3 for a couple months now, and recently now it's started raining I've noticed the driver's footwell is almost flooding! Well, it's not that drastic but there's definitely a puddle under my feet. Had a quick look around the other day, didn't find much. Tested to see if there was a visible leak from the windscreen or something by pouring water on it and couldn't see anything leaking water. Had a feel under the dash just behind the steering wheel and there's like this sponge stuff up there, which is wet, and I suspect the leak is from there, not sure though. Anyone know what could be up and what I should check? I would take it to the garage but being a cash strapped student (the reason I ended up with the Felicia in the first place and not a Ferrari lol) would prefer to save cash and do it myself. Thanks.