Show Us Your Motors!

Clarkey · 18 Jan 2014 at 22:30

I used to have some really white bulbs in my old Colt, preferred the warmer light from normal bulbs. I wouldn't go chasing whiter light, but maybe that's just personal preference.

Cosimo · 19 Jan 2014 at 07:50

MonkeykingZX said:
Probably not to everyone's taste but oh well

Picked it up earlier this week, lovely burbly v8 :)

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That's a fine blast from the past. :) How old is it?

MonkeykingZX · 19 Jan 2014 at 11:36

Cosimo said:
That's a fine blast from the past. How old is it?

Cheers, she's 45 years old!

GarethSouthgate · 19 Jan 2014 at 12:34

Tom|Nbk said:
I did indeed, I absolutely adore the car. It's only a 2.5 and yes it is a tiptronic but with most my driving around town and the occasional motorway blast it's enough.

I was never on boost with the Subaru and although fun it just seemed pointless.

Bit of a wasted car just to drive around town surely?

Tom|Nbk · 19 Jan 2014 at 14:12

A lovely wasted car though

mjt · 19 Jan 2014 at 14:43

Nice. Hopefully nothing expensive goes wrong!

Vita · 19 Jan 2014 at 15:48

Tom, how come you got rid of the scoob?

Tom|Nbk · 19 Jan 2014 at 15:51

mjt said:
Nice. Hopefully nothing expensive goes wrong!

Put cash away just in case and still have an RX8 to flog

The service history was phenomenal on the Boxster, it's had the Rms done by the previous owner and had had a full service at porsche before I bought it.

Tom|Nbk · 19 Jan 2014 at 15:53

Vita said:
Tom, how come you got rid of the scoob?

Started using it less and less and made money on getting rid

Begbie · 19 Jan 2014 at 16:00

degen said:
I had a BMW 130i M-Sport before.
Obviously it's not as quick etc but it's so much more fun. The BMW was a great car but it just wasn't fun I just used to put it in 6th gear and that was that.
This car makes you want to have fun.
It's a full fat non cupped so had the softer suspension. I did test drive the cup one too but didn't think it was too big of an issue wether the one I bought had the cup suspension or not. Since then I've fitted some KW Coilovers (which are amazing) mainly to lower the ride height. (Which is too high cupped or not). I just didn't want to ruin the handling fitting cheapo springs not matched to the dampers.
Compared to other halfs 182 it's more grown up in every way whilst still being as fun if not more even if she won't admit it haha.

The 200 is sooo much fun. I had Renault give me a test drive, had the old man gripping onto the handles a few times. I hate to say it, but it may be more fun than the 182!! Though the 182 does fell a little rawer.

Tom|Nbk · 19 Jan 2014 at 16:08

Begbie said:
The 200 is sooo much fun. I had Renault give me a test drive, had the old man gripping onto the handles a few times. I hate to say it, but it may be more fun than the 182!! Though the 182 does fell a little rawer.

Exactly my thoughts the 200 is a good car but the 172/182 I found more fun.

Xinn · 19 Jan 2014 at 16:58

Bought my first car today. Fiesta 1.4 Zetec Blue.

ScoobyDoo69 · 19 Jan 2014 at 21:33

Some new pics taken today after a it's potentially last decent wash before selling/breaking! Looks good if I do say so myself...

Yaayuh! · 19 Jan 2014 at 21:38

You better have a damn good reason for selling/breaking it.

Vigoro · 19 Jan 2014 at 22:02

Looking clean for once!

[TW]Fox · 19 Jan 2014 at 22:10

Breaking?!

loltim · 19 Jan 2014 at 22:22

[TW]Fox;25688826 said:
Breaking?!

They're worth peanuts.

Will · 19 Jan 2014 at 22:55

That Impreza is deffo worth more in bits given the tuning parts on it, plus at this age theres plenty of folk willing to buy second hand used parts to replace broken parts on their cars or upgrade a WRX. STI 6 speed gearbox will fetch decent money, so will the engine, wheels, brakes, seats and interior, both exhausts that he has for it...etc etc. The bottom really seemed to fall out of the fast Subaru market a while back.

Its a real buyers market, you could try selling it for ages and get what, £6-7k now? Where as the gearbox is a grand plus, the bare engine a grand/grand and half, brake calipers maybe 400-600 all round, coilovers on it will fetch 400 maybe, wing and boot for 350-400 plus, seats/interior 600 odd...etc etc.

If you know a friendly garage or have the time and inclination to break it for parts yourself, will probably come out better although you won't shift everything quickly, especially at this time of year.

West · 19 Jan 2014 at 23:16

Never thought i'd see the day Kosta

Trifid · 20 Jan 2014 at 07:14

loltim said:
They're worth peanuts.

Shock as 10 year old car has depreciated...