Who here owns a Renaultsport?

Oh, something I forgot about (not sure how). I got pulled over for the first time in the Clio tonight. I was going through some roadworks, having just been waiting for the lights to go green, I pulled away and I was a bit heavy on the accelerator, I don't think I was speeding, but I just accelerated a bit too aggressively for their liking, and I passed them as they were waiting on the other side (I didn't see them as it was dark).

I saw their reverse lights go on straight away, and I carried on my way. Then I saw their lights go on, it's quite scary but because I was already quite a way down the road it did cross my mind to put my foot down and make a turn down a side road. Then I realised that would be the most retarded thing ever, so I pulled over and waited for them.

Two women, one was very nice, and I was very sorry. Then the other opened the window of the police car and was a bit nasty to me, calling me stupid and stuff. They said they expected a 17 year old to get out of the car :p

Anyway, I was very apologetic, said I realised I had no excuse and that it won't happen again. They let me go and told me to be careful. Very nice of them :)

Proper **** me up though! :p
 
MikeHiow said:
If you think a tatty car with a terminal engine is worth any more, you need to re-evaluate what you think you know about cars.
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I got 200 quid for a rusty Mk2 Mondeo with a pond in the boot and a snapped cambelt.

A Clio 172 with a snapped cambelt is surely worth more. You reckon on 1k to turn it into a nice example with a 60k mile engine - how much is the equivilent on the used market? More than 1300 quid..
 
[TW]Fox;18519162 said:
I got 200 quid for a rusty Mk2 Mondeo with a pond in the boot and a snapped cambelt.

A Clio 172 with a snapped cambelt is surely worth more. You reckon on 1k to turn it into a nice example with a 60k mile engine - how much is the equivilent on the used market? More than 1300 quid..
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That is what it would cost me - I'm fortunate enough to have friends in the right trades so I can get the parts at near cost price, borrow the specialist tools for nothing, get stuff painted for the cost of paint + beer money. On top of this there is a lot of labour involved, much more than around £1400 and it simply becomes not worth it - the other people that viewed this car came to the same conclusion as me, all within £100 and I doubt they were looking at engines sat at the top end of the market, either - the similarities in price are no coincidence.

I don't know when it was sold, but the difference with your Mondeo is that the buyer could have picked an engine up from the scrap yard for £50, spent a day doing it and flogged it on for £500 - this is not an uncommon practice, especially for an out of/low on work self-employed mechanic. You'd probably be lucky if he even changed the cambelt on the replacement engine.

Of course, that is just one possible scenario - I think you were very lucky to get £200 for a rusty MK2 Mondeo, and it isn't really a good example. To provide a counter-example, I had a perfectly working 1.6 Escort with MOT and a little bit of tax left and could not get more than £100 for it.
 
Viewing a nice 54 plate Clio 182 FF tomorrow... 58k on the clock, all belt changed recently. Appears to have been very well maintained. Looking forward to it :)
 
ScarySquirrel said:
Well, despite being completely skint, I've already spent much of next months pay which is coming to me on Friday. A set of H&R coilovers came up on ClioSport for a great price, so I figured I'd buy them.

So I'll have my 8 week old, and practically brand new (once I've washed them) KTR coilovers available and wondered if anyone was after some. I know I can't sell outside of the MM, so need to be careful. But they'll be up on CS.net this weekend :)
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Argh damn you to hell

*looks under sofa for pennies*
 
MikeHiow said:
I don't know when it was sold, but the difference with your Mondeo is that the buyer could have picked an engine up from the scrap yard for £50, spent a day doing it and flogged it on for £500 - this is not an uncommon practice, especially for an out of/low on work self-employed mechanic. You'd probably be lucky if he even changed the cambelt on the replacement engine.
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He scrapped the car as it had terminal rot underneath once the sideskirts came off :(

I had a perfectly working 1.6 Escort with MOT and a little bit of tax left and could not get more than £100 for it.
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Because you fail at cars, this much is quite evident over your time posting here :p
 
[TW]Fox;18519440 said:
He scrapped the car as it had terminal rot underneath once the sideskirts came off :(

Because you fail at cars, this much is quite evident over your time posting here :p
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Well, that is a risk he took - unless it was a time that scrap prices were ridiculously high?

You think a car with peeling paint on the bumper revealing another colour, every wheel curbed, scuffs on the back bumper, wing mirror taped on and with a terminal engine is worth more than £300, and you think I fail at cars?
 
[TW]Fox;18519506 said:
I love the way that in true MikeHiow style the car gets worse as we go on. You'll tell us the seats were covered in excrement next.
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That description matches my first perfectly, apart from the revealing another colour part which isn't strictly relevant on a car that cheap.
 
Cryfreeman said:
Well not going to say where it is exactly but its in devon :)
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hmm I don't know them personally, but know of someone who had one down here so might know where you mean :)

Kind of wish I had mine still, fun little thing it was but just needed something a little bigger.

Sold it for £2300 with well over 100k on the clock, wheels that needed a refurb, fuel gauge that had a mind of it's own sometimes and a dent in the side!
 
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2 questions!

1. Can someone please give me a direct link to the skoda splitter? Don't want to order the wrong one!

ScarySquirrel said:
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Scarysquirrel, your alloys are awesome (turinis?) How much are they likely to set me back?
 
Yeh thats the one.
They can be had slightly cheaper from a dealer but it's only a few quid and means a trip there, or possibly 2 if they have to order one in.
 
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