Dougie S
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I'm just in from the boozer - if you're going after 1pm (need some time to sober up
) feel free to PM me and I'll bring mine along so you can make a comparison.Thats really kind of you mate, I'll probs be heading over in the PM so I'll drop you a PM, no bother if you can't be arsed though.
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May well be the case, I didn't look that closely, just assumed, no doubt someone in the know will confirm either way.
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Wow that was a quick reply lol!
Really thats a LCR splitter? Looks different to me, but I'm on my netbook with a small screen.
Fairly sure it is. I'll have another look tomorrow though.
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Slightly off topic, does anyone know what splitter that is off?
Leon Cupra R
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I appreciate the concern from all parties, yes, I know there are a lot of things that ain't perfect (far from it) about this deal and that is basically why the price will be low. As with any used car with no warranty I'll be taking a risk. I know this and that's why I'll just go and have another look at it with someone who can do an inspection and see where it ends up going. The mods are not the reason I'm buying it and I'd rather have the remap taken off for insurance anyway, I just have to look at some of it as a positive. If there are some issues fine, as long as its all stuff that can be rectified without horrendous costs being incurred.
I'll be going for anoother look tomorrow Brian so you never know, might bump intae you.
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Alas I have no friends who drive a VRS, I do have a friend who is a bit of a VAG nut and has had a bunch of cars with the same motor. Might see if he's free...
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Fair enough I agree with a lot of what has been said, still worth another look though IMHO. From what I can see to get a decent 04 with similar mileage I'm looking at somewhere closer to 5k. If I can get this one a bit under 4k then it gives me a pretty large cushion to absorb any problems. I won't be buying anything without a good inspection in advance and if I can't get a really good price or feel confident that its mechanically sound then I'll leave it. I'm not in a rush so I can give it a bit longer. In fairness the first car I bought was a Citroen AX with about 120k and no history for £80 because it needed a new rear axle,new axle from an old pug and that wee diesel ran for ages and never broke down once. It took two write offs (non fault) before it was finally taken from me by a theif believe it or not :( You win some you lose some.
Out of interest can anyone indicate what they think the effects of being run on the incorrect grade of oil would be?
Found it on Pistonheads -
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2123346.htm
I'd personally look elsewhere - a modded car with next to no background / history
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Yeh liking how low that sits. Looks very clean from the photos.
It does sit really nice but its not that clean in reality, no dents or major scratches though there are a few smaller scratches and stonechips on the bonnet. The foglight fairings were painted black but quite chipped, the lacquer on the spoiler is peeling a bit, the mesh on the open mouth looks a bit tatty and the old number plate screw holes still need to be smoothed on the bumper. Oh and the drivers seat has a few small burns in it so yeah, a fair few things to sort out but nothing tragic and all ammunition for haggling on the plus side.
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No service history - walk away!
Aye,I know where you're coming from, which is why I'm trying to get hold of the previous owner. Apparently he worked at a garage on the southside so it may be that he did a lot of the servicing himself. I'm going back to the dealer tomorrow to have a look and I've contacted a lad on here who is a VAG mechanic to arrange for an inspection. I'd normally be very fussy about FSH but on the other hand the TDI engines have a rep for being very robust so I can't think of many issues that I'm likely to have engine wise if I get a new cambelt and a full service with filters oil and coolant? If I can get the price down enough to cover the servicing and leave me a wee cushion then I could probably live with that. I'd find it hard to believe that the car has been bought and in 77 thousand miles never serviced or had anything replaced? Out of interest can anyone think of obvious signs that the car hadn't been serviced? I'm guessing the condition of the engine oil and coolant would be a good first port of call?
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Great thanks! I'll have a gander!
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Hi all, sorry, I had originally posted this in the Scottish meets section but had no replies so I guessed I'd give it a try here.
I'm looking at possibly buying this car subject to some inspection but as it has some mods I'm hoping I can find out who used to own it and what exactly they did with it. It has quite unusual wheels and the laquer is peeling on the spoiler if this rings any bells? The dealer is waiting for a new log book and has no service history which puts me off right away but I figure if I get the cambelt and wp done along with a good service and inspection there's not too much left to go wrong. I would normally not look at previously modded cars but this ticks a lot of the boxes for things I'd get done anyway. Provided i could get the price down a good bit just need to sort the paint probs and find a new drivers seat as there are some burns n it. However, it does have coillies and I'd like to know what brand for rebuild purposes, it may have been remapped and obviously for insurance reasons I need to know if it has for sure and if so what sort of BHP. Basically it would be good to know who used to have it and what they did with it servicing wise before I make a decision. Hopefully someone can help! See pics below, any info would be hugely appreciated!
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I was pretty scheptical about the Porsche twists but with the right drop I'm starting to think they llok pretty damned nice! What wheels are on that black fabia in the last pic?
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Its in the fabia 1 forum which this post is in, at the top, along with all the other pinned threads, you shouldn't need to search.
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Not sure if it helsp but the alloy wheel archive sticky has a lot of shots of cars with different width wheels dropped to different levels which might give you an indication?
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Oh, another wee idea... put some fliers around Ikea or all the bed and bathroom or furniture shops around, even give the staff a card with your number and tell em you'll drop off a six pack if you get a few referrals from them. There are always folk looking for reasonably good delivery prices at those type of stores. Theres hundreds of them round Hillington.
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Saw the ad on Pistonheads and thought about ringing you about the car though I see its sold now... Think the other one in tollcross will be getting a second look now. Good luck with the job. If I'm after anyone with a van I'll give you a shout. Maybe get a man with van ad in Gumtree, a mate did that and is doing removals a lot now. Also, if you can find somewhere to use as a legal dump then large item collections for garden waste and the like are a pretty good earner. Guy with a Van came round to take away all the stuff from doing our bathroom up and it was £90... only took him about 30 mins to load up and he was away.
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Hi all, my name's Dougie and I've now decided I need to track down a nice fabia VRS so if anyone sees anything feel free to point me in the right direction. Looking forward to getting plenty of great advice from here as I go along, seems like a great wee forum.
) feel free to PM me and I'll bring mine along so you can make a comparison.
. It's not selling for a reason.
My Week On Mull (New Pix 03.11)
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Funny I was just on mull this week, lovely place!