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31-07-12, 10:27 PM | #11 |
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31-07-12, 10:54 PM | #12 |
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I have an xbox kigs, although RROD did get to it.
Yours for pennies if you fancy having a go at fixing it and im only down the road really. |
01-08-12, 05:40 AM | #13 |
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Anything French will be a pile of ****, decent engines but the rest of the car will be crap.
Thin panels and cheaply made doesn't add up to a great package, they are cheap for a reason. Get your GF a VW polo instead, last longer and will cost you less long term. |
01-08-12, 07:00 AM | #14 |
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Xbox issue - get yourself down to CEX.
Problem solved
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01-08-12, 05:48 PM | #15 |
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01-08-12, 06:00 PM | #16 | |
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mines about 850kg wet weight with 120bhp so for a car goes all right, ohh and does 40+ mpg |
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01-08-12, 06:08 PM | #17 |
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I've driven many many French cars over the years, probably running into 40-50 of them, they are light because they are made cheaply.
They run decent mpg cos they are light, see above. Not for me anyway, you get what you pay for. |
01-08-12, 06:11 PM | #18 | |
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b) as above, it won't matter if it handles c) it's the 1.1, they wouldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding
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01-08-12, 06:18 PM | #19 | |
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B)true C)true (8v powerrrrr lol 56bhp i think) as i said unless you have mechanical skill or money then dont buy one, and as specialone pointed out there very cheaply made (mines 2* rated in a crash and 0* for children and pedestrians) i think if you want cheep and decent build quality then a 206 should be the minimum |
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01-08-12, 06:34 PM | #20 | |
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Mine now 14 years old now 175k miles and still runs like a dream (1.4 still has abit of punt left in it ) Looks nice on the outside and inside so really doesnt even looks its age. TBH the finish is alot better than on a few friends brand new ford focuses that are only a few years old max. They can be had pretty cheap to and if you drive it sensibly i can get 600 miles to a tank. That and the valves are on rockers so an absolute dodle to adjust and parts are a plenty and cheap from ebay or euro spares. |
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