still no car :(
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Out of interest what has been the general state of the cars you have been to look at so far? Any half decent ones with the usual stone chips and car park dents. Or have they been smoking, poorly aligned panel examples?
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1 the guy wasn't in then I got there
2 wheels were the worst condition ive seen for wheels
3 large slice of rubber hanging off the tyre
4 2 or 3 scratches and dents to body work
5 rear tint film on back window was all creased and ruffled
6. front headlights were misted/murky
7 car was unwashed and dirty
8 poor interior
2 car described as immaculate apart from slight crack in front splitter
it was a nice car ill admit apart from the rusted front arch, rust all the way across the front edge of the roof both of which had been painted over which was a poor job, small dent in rear passenger door, car was also parked really close to his garage wall on rear side which said to me it was hiding something, steering wheel was very worn which was worrying to say the car had only done 48000 miles and the slight crack on front bumper was abit more than slight, the bumper was all scuffed above the crack. he did offer to knock a couple hundred off the price due to its condition but I declined. he then messaged me later in the day to say the car had been booked in for the rust to be sorted if I were still interested but if I were he wanted £400 more than what I was going to pay in the first place
both car owners failed to mention all the above when I asked about the cars conditions, which in turn wasted many hours and miles of my time plus petrol money
unlike you im not a newb with no idea, been on here a long time just using a different i.d. to the one i have now.
And even though hes romanian
he actually knows some of his stuff, you just need to know how to handle him.Try to avoid posting unless their facts as it dosent help when folk use the search function
yes I know, your just a long member with no idea, which is worst.
I've not figured you out yet 
when I have responded it's because he addresses me first. I do know that you like to tell people what to do, I only made a bit of a slip up so surly that can be forgiven. Tommi is for ever getting his facts wrong though, i am sure he knows more than me but he acts like he knows it all, and for the most part I try to air on the side of caution saying things like "I think" etc so as not to claim they are facts.
p.s I don't always so no need to do some research of my previous posts.
when I have responded it's because he addresses me first. I do know that you like to tell people what to do, I only made a bit of a slip up so surly that can be forgiven. Tommi is for ever getting his facts wrong though, i am sure he knows more than me but he acts like he knows it all, and for the most part I try to air on the side of caution saying things like "I think" etc so as not to claim they are facts.p.s I don't always so no need to do some research of my previous posts.
please point out where im wrong,just because i know the 2.5 is crap and you claim its not as bad as people think due to the amazing fact of you own one doesnt make me wrong.
I've not figured you out yet when I have responded it's because he addresses me first. I do know that you like to tell people what to do, I only made a bit of a slip up so surly that can be forgiven. Tommi is for ever getting his facts wrong though, i am sure he knows more than me but he acts like he knows it all, and for the most part I try to air on the side of caution saying things like "I think" etc so as not to claim they are facts.
p.s I don't always so no need to do some research of my previous posts.
when I have responded it's because he addresses me first. I do know that you like to tell people what to do, I only made a bit of a slip up so surly that can be forgiven. Tommi is for ever getting his facts wrong though, i am sure he knows more than me but he acts like he knows it all, and for the most part I try to air on the side of caution saying things like "I think" etc so as not to claim they are facts.p.s I don't always so no need to do some research of my previous posts.
And saying you think is fair enough but on the link you posted you told me twice it was a twin turbo
Im not giving you a go for slipping up, you just post like you know it all so just as bad as tommy like you say
Take it as you will.
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Dont worry i have thick skin remeber from handing your *** in FC
P.s you need 17" for track not 18s. Have you not learned yet.
how long are you going to keep saying this, why not just ask a mod to take your membership down again and p1ss off.
you need to stop posting the same old waffle about the 2.5 "not being as bad as people say" as apart from wrong advice its all you ever post
I post like I know it all. you are for ever telling people how they should do things, it was only a little while back on this thread you were telling the op, who has been here a lot longer than you how thè site works.
I tell you what, have a look through some of my previous post and give some examples of me "knowing it all".
you are for ever telling people how they should do things, it was only a little while back on this thread you were telling the op, who has been here a lot longer than you how thè site works.I tell you what, have a look through some of my previous post and give some examples of me "knowing it all".
oh and im fully aware 17s are better but not if they dont fit over 356mm brakes
as does telling people the 2.5 "is not as bad as people think" with nothing to back it up with at all despite people knowing its crap as they have had one blow up on them and the fact its now being withdrawn from sale in australia and law suits pending in the u.s. about it.
I feel sorry for the OP,he only said he hadn't found a car yet and it's ending up being a big slanging match which has nothing to do with cars! This site is getting more like topgear every day ffs
Not as bad as SOME people say.
Noting to back it up I TRY to do my research, what have you done apart from take people's word for it which is what a mug would do.
OK, I've just spent 3 1/2 hours looking through the 2008 engine failure thread and across SN in general but mainly the sticky 2008 thread.I am only interested in first hand experiences, ie they owned the car and no modified cars, although I have included some mildly moded cars, ie exhaust and some cars from across Europe.*The cars listed I think are standard but not 100%.The hatch,2008 onwards including MY11 engine failures........27The hawkeye, including the wrx, sti and rb320.........4I also came across 2 standard blobs that had engine failures but wasn't looking.*API gave a few examples that I don't think were linked to the ones I've mentioned plus a few more that came from reputable people such as Alan Jeffrey etc, these brought the total to about mid 50's.The vast majority of the 2008 thread is made up from only a handful of people with Littleted being the biggest, who funnily enough has had two 2.5 with no problems.*I suspect that if I had looked for just hawks then I would come across more but it's time for my afternoon nap.No doubt someone will come back and tell me my head is up my **** or something to that effect but regardless what anyone else says I am and have been doing a lot of reading up and searching, this is not because I have one or will ever buy a standard non forged one but because iam sad and have nothing better to do.If you double that figure to about 100 that is about 2% of about 5,000, I suspect that more than this have been sold across the uk but playing it safe at 5,000.2% is the average number for engine failures across all marques in Europe.*There has been about 67,000 2.5's sold in Europe so saying that the UK share is 5,000 seems to be pretty fair I think.
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I TRY to do my research, what have you done apart from take people's word for it which is what a mug would do.OK, I've just spent 3 1/2 hours looking through the 2008 engine failure thread and across SN in general but mainly the sticky 2008 thread.I am only interested in first hand experiences, ie they owned the car and no modified cars, although I have included some mildly moded cars, ie exhaust and some cars from across Europe.*The cars listed I think are standard but not 100%.The hatch,2008 onwards including MY11 engine failures........27The hawkeye, including the wrx, sti and rb320.........4I also came across 2 standard blobs that had engine failures but wasn't looking.*API gave a few examples that I don't think were linked to the ones I've mentioned plus a few more that came from reputable people such as Alan Jeffrey etc, these brought the total to about mid 50's.The vast majority of the 2008 thread is made up from only a handful of people with Littleted being the biggest, who funnily enough has had two 2.5 with no problems.*I suspect that if I had looked for just hawks then I would come across more but it's time for my afternoon nap.No doubt someone will come back and tell me my head is up my **** or something to that effect but regardless what anyone else says I am and have been doing a lot of reading up and searching, this is not because I have one or will ever buy a standard non forged one but because iam sad and have nothing better to do.If you double that figure to about 100 that is about 2% of about 5,000, I suspect that more than this have been sold across the uk but playing it safe at 5,000.2% is the average number for engine failures across all marques in Europe.*There has been about 67,000 2.5's sold in Europe so saying that the UK share is 5,000 seems to be pretty fair I think.
no sides in it banny, i couldnt care less as id never buy one. its a case of ive bought one without doing any research and rather than admit im a tool ill spend ages trying to convince myself and others all the facts posted by owners and engine builders are wrong
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From: Beds
hi chap. I have just seen this listed come up in my Facebook page from piston heads.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2003/2720614
I think it's slightly higher mileage than your after but looks clean.
cheers
kev
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie...--2003/2720614
I think it's slightly higher mileage than your after but looks clean.
cheers
kev
