lsdweb
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 10:29 PM |
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Don't laugh but I just bought a Saxo!
I'm about 25 years too old but I've just bought a Saxo VTR.
My Westfield is nowhere near being finished and the season starts for me a week Saturday so I bought a VTR to run in our new standard production car
class. It was local and a really good price although it needs an MOT and it's a bit nasty in places!
It's in my mate's for an MOT tomorrow so we shall see how it gets on! Some bits don't seem to work, the handbrake has been pulled
out of the floor and the driver's seat is knackered - that'll be changed as it's the only permitted mod!
Roll on Llandow a week Saturday!
Wyn
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blakep82
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 10:34 PM |
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well, someone's got to 
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zilspeed
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| posted on 27/4/09 at 10:37 PM |
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If it's any help, I keep looking at stuff like that too. Small and wieldy if nothing else.
I did get some good time in over the weekend and today in the g'rage, so it's getting there.
Must keep pushing 
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by zilspeed
I did get some good time in over the weekend and today in the g'rage, so it's getting there.
Must keep pushing
Or fit an engine
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Omni
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:23 AM |
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Wyn,
Where are the pics? 
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DarrenW
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:37 AM |
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Little saxo should be a decent car. We bought a P reg 106 about 18 months ago as a small town car (1100cc model) and it has been great. Only has 70K
miles on it and is in great condition, whilst we paid top money for it (£750) it has turned out to be a perfect little spare car. Just needs a
driveshaft to make it better. Need to suss out how to change one, been told they are very cheap.
Had to change rear brake pipes last year but they were very simple to do.
Only downer is that it has developed an oil leak from engine, not bothered to investigate yet to see where it is coming from.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:51 AM |
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I have a saxo 1.5 D as a commuter and the brakes are S**T. I even put new pads and discs on and I can still brake fade it inabout 5 mines of hard
driving. Bordering on Dangerous.
Ok for the 2 mile school run at 30mph
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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MK9R
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:59 AM |
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They have a nasty image <hides as i bought a brand new one in 1997 (but they weren't chavy then)> but are a cracking little car to drive!!
Wear you baseball backwards and with pride
Cheers Austen
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iank
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 10:13 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lsdweb
...Some bits don't seem to work, the handbrake has been pulled out of the floor and the driver's seat is knackered...
Handbrake turns in ASDA's car park.
Seat's probably been cranked back as far as possible which can't do them any good at all.
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Omni
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 10:39 AM |
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Wyn,
What year is yours? I can get my mitts on a 1999 VTR for £399 and I am thinking of getting it as a track toy
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lsdweb
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 12:06 PM |
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Photo here
It's a 51 plate - definitely had one too many handbrake turns in Tesco carpark!
[Edited on 28/4/09 by lsdweb]
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iank
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 12:15 PM |
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Saxo1
That looks in very nice condition considering, and his mum must have put her foot down and refused to let him cover it in halfords finest sh*ite.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 28/4/09 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
That looks in very nice condition considering, and his mum must have put her foot down and refused to let him cover it in halfords finest sh*ite.
I wanted a standard car as the regs don't allow any mods. It's got an aftermarket air filter (induction kit?) which will have to come off
but I have the stock air box with it.
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