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Post by Merlin » Thu Sep 29, 2016 12:56 pm

Yeah I know :oops: Anyway it might give the OP some insight ;)
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Post by Aaron14P » Thu Sep 29, 2016 1:00 pm

Ive spoken to the guy, it is the 185bhp version, its had the cambelt changed, hes owned it 4 years and its going through its MOT wednesday so if all goes well in the MOT i will be going to view it next weekend :D

Oh and the arches are fine! :D

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Post by NafemanNathan » Thu Sep 29, 2016 1:17 pm

Woo! :D

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Post by wurlycorner » Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:33 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Neither I or the seller were that well informed back then
What's different now?

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Post by wurlycorner » Sat Oct 01, 2016 4:35 pm

Not a fan of the single wiper conversion, but other than that, looks good.

Let us know how you get on! :D

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Post by Aaron14P » Sat Oct 01, 2016 5:30 pm

Someone beat me too it :( had my little one this weekend so couldnt view it and someone snapped it up!

A healthier bank balance and the wait for a decent lude continues :D

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Post by Rudelude » Wed Oct 05, 2016 2:02 am

Get as clean as you can.. Unless U have lots of time and funds at your disposal.. Have U thought about getting one shipped over from japland, some juicy ones over there, and mostly rust free..... Man I hate rust......
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Post by Aaron14P » Wed Oct 05, 2016 6:49 am

Rudelude wrote:Get as clean as you can.. Unless U have lots of time and funds at your disposal.. Have U thought about getting one shipped over from japland, some juicy ones over there, and mostly rust free..... Man I hate rust......
Its funny you should mention imports, im picking up an s Spec lude this weekend, hopefully! It looks very clean, low miles! Pretty damn excited haha

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Post by Rudelude » Wed Oct 05, 2016 12:22 pm

S-spec.... Ooh nice.... And low miles.. Perfect! That should make for a a great car, they came with lots of good bits.
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Post by newkid » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:30 pm

@merlin can you nuke the neg rep I've gave Aaron in this please. Must have hit when scrolling on my phone.

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