Caporegime
He's on his way home but with the A27 how it is idk if he'll get home anytime soon
Let's just hope he was no where near it!
On the plus side with those windows he wouldn't have seen it coming...
Couple of Corolla T-Sport questions!
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Let's just hope he was no where near it!
On the plus side with those windows he wouldn't have seen it coming...
Soldato
He wasn't
He was on the M5 services when he rang me at 5ish He's probably stuck in traffic
Home!! Mechanical condition seems fine (I even slid underneath it and checked the exhaust and driveshafts and things.)
There were a few cosmetic niggles, and the tyres are hilarious. £1676 paid!
On my drive with Ryan11711 and his Coupé, Polo in the background.
On the subject of the tyres, there are two Goodyears on the back, one which is a normal tyre, one which is a runflat, on the front there is a budget tyre on one side and a winter tyre on the other side, they are all the wrong size, and they have multiple different speed ratings, none of which are the correct one!
New tyres already ordered.
There were a few cosmetic niggles, and the tyres are hilarious. £1676 paid!
On my drive with Ryan11711 and his Coupé, Polo in the background.
On the subject of the tyres, there are two Goodyears on the back, one which is a normal tyre, one which is a runflat, on the front there is a budget tyre on one side and a winter tyre on the other side, they are all the wrong size, and they have multiple different speed ratings, none of which are the correct one!
New tyres already ordered.
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This forum will never be the same without Acme Polo antics! 
How did you get it for such an odd price, is it the last 4 digits of your phone number or something?
Congrats though man, I hope you have fun in it and that it serves you well!
How did you get it for such an odd price, is it the last 4 digits of your phone number or something?
Congrats though man, I hope you have fun in it and that it serves you well!
Soldato
Looks great buddy.
Will book some time off work and come see you again soon
Will book some time off work and come see you again soon
This forum will never be the same without Acme Polo antics!
How did you get it for such an odd price, is it the last 4 digits of your phone number or something?
Congrats though man, I hope you have fun in it and that it serves you well!
There was some haggling going on, and it ended with splitting the £25 between £1700 and £1650 (it was all in good spirits, we were both chucking as we were haggling
) and then I added a pound because she filled up my water bottle for me. She also found the original T-Sport mats and chucked those in. The spare wheel is mint and has a brand new Michelin on it (in the correct spec!) and it has the Toyota jack, and locking wheel bolts in the little box, everything!
Thoroughly enjoyed the drive home.
Service parts ordered too. Just need to order some wipers, number plates, and window seals, then book an MOT, and fix whatever is broken.
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An 05 Corolla T Sprout for under £1700 seems like a (potentially) good deal to me. I hope it doesn't throw up any nasty surprises.
84,100 on the clock as well! (84,320 now I have it home though)
New Bosch aero wipers ordered, headlight restoration kit ordered! (one of them is cloudy)
New Bosch aero wipers ordered, headlight restoration kit ordered! (one of them is cloudy)
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I kinda hope it does, I always enjoy ACME's random happenings. I just hope for his sake that they're cheap surprises!
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There was some haggling going on, and it ended with splitting the £25 between £1700 and £1650 (it was all in good spirits, we were both chucking as we were haggling
She also found the original T-Sport mats and chucked those in. The spare wheel is mint and has a brand new Michelin on it (in the correct spec!) and it has the Toyota jack, and locking wheel bolts in the little box, everything!
Thoroughly enjoyed the drive home.
Service parts ordered too. Just need to order some wipers, number plates, and window seals, then book an MOT, and fix whatever is broken.
Haha, well that explains it!
Sounds like a good price mate and I am sure the little bits and pieces wont cost much and its a bit of fun to have a fiddle around with it and compared to the one you looked at the other day you have a good few quid to sort these bits out which is a great bonus.
I am sure you will enjoy it as its quite a step up from the Polo.
Keeps updated with how you get on with it and your thoughts about it.
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At least you should be able to wheel spin it easier then the polo at the next meet Even more so with those tyres on
Even more so with those tyres on
Caporegime
Get it to Se7en for some stage 2 cams. They will also do the lift bolts at the same time!
Would also take a look at these built in Nav units for the Chinese E12.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-2-Car-DVD-with-GPS-Navigation-Bluetooth-Ipod-For-TOYOTA-BYD-F3-Corolla-E120-/171350247962?hash=item27e5454a1a
A friend installed one of these in his Corolla and they are a nice bit of kit for the money and look OEM.
Would also take a look at these built in Nav units for the Chinese E12.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-2-Car-DVD-with-GPS-Navigation-Bluetooth-Ipod-For-TOYOTA-BYD-F3-Corolla-E120-/171350247962?hash=item27e5454a1a
A friend installed one of these in his Corolla and they are a nice bit of kit for the money and look OEM.
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having seen some of the vids and ok they don't affect peak bhp much but they really do sort out the 2zz's weak point which is the midrange torque, huge difference!.
anyway sounds decent enough except for the tyres lol!.
Soldato
Good man, great upgrade from your first car and it'll be an enjoyable project What tyres have you ordered?
What tyres have you ordered?
Soldato
Congrats on the car! Looking forward to the updates!
Thanks guys! It isn't a brilliant example, but it is tidy, and mechanically sound - which is the important thing!
It has a few stone chips and small scratches here and there, and a little scab of rust on the roof, but that will get sorted out fairly soon (the rust at least) - The interior has a few niggles too, like obviously the drivers seat adjustment (which I'll be fixing tomorrow), a broken slat in a vent, little scratches on bits of plastic, but all cheap cheap to sort out, so I'm not worried about that.
The only other things are the tints which will have to come out at some point, the tyres, and the rubber seals around the window (I will order some!)
The tyres I have ordered are Falken Ziex ZE914's. I was originally going to get some Uniroyal Rainsport 3's but the Falkens are apparently better, so I thought I'd give them a go. You can't really get "performance" tyres in this size, they are all the "normal" economy tyres etc. They are V rated though. Also have a load of Bosch filters, aero wipers, and stuff on the way. Oh and love them or hate them, some wind deflectors.
It will take a long time for the kick of acceleration to get old. It is quite something going from a Polo to this, and yet it feels very natural to drive. I have taken to it very quickly!
There is some very disconcerting juddering when you pass... some... MPH, which I assume is down to the dire tyre situation, will report back once I have had new tyres fitted, and had the tracking and alignment etc sorted!
It has a few stone chips and small scratches here and there, and a little scab of rust on the roof, but that will get sorted out fairly soon (the rust at least) - The interior has a few niggles too, like obviously the drivers seat adjustment (which I'll be fixing tomorrow), a broken slat in a vent, little scratches on bits of plastic, but all cheap cheap to sort out, so I'm not worried about that.
The only other things are the tints which will have to come out at some point, the tyres, and the rubber seals around the window (I will order some!)
The tyres I have ordered are Falken Ziex ZE914's. I was originally going to get some Uniroyal Rainsport 3's but the Falkens are apparently better, so I thought I'd give them a go. You can't really get "performance" tyres in this size, they are all the "normal" economy tyres etc. They are V rated though. Also have a load of Bosch filters, aero wipers, and stuff on the way. Oh and love them or hate them, some wind deflectors.
It will take a long time for the kick of acceleration to get old. It is quite something going from a Polo to this, and yet it feels very natural to drive. I have taken to it very quickly!
There is some very disconcerting juddering when you pass... some... MPH, which I assume is down to the dire tyre situation, will report back once I have had new tyres fitted, and had the tracking and alignment etc sorted!
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Number plates ordered! Standard font, standard spacing, no logos or lines or sub texts or company branding. Just number plates.
Best stuff to affix them with? I was going to avoid screws this time to make it look a bit sleeker.
Best stuff to affix them with? I was going to avoid screws this time to make it look a bit sleeker.
Soldato
3M VHB Double Sided tape seems to do well enough for me.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-VHB-RP...-Rolls-/171291777955?var=&hash=item27e1c91ba3
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-VHB-RP...-Rolls-/171291777955?var=&hash=item27e1c91ba3
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