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he has a year of driving, but not a ncb, i think. so although you dont get the full effect of NCB, you do get discounted.

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hi timmah im from scotland and also had a lot of trouble looking for cars or fiestas in general in scotland.i ended up driving to wigan after work one night to get my car didnt get home til about half 2 in the mornin but it was worth it and i knew i had to go that night due to the price £900 for a 2litre with lsd g/box cossy brakes coilover suspension etc.ive had about 4 fiestas now and they are great little cars easy to work on and modify and cheap to get parts for unfortunately in scotland they are getting harder to find nowadays (in good condition) there are cars out there just get onto pistonheads and also check in the for sale sections in this forum and others like fiesta turbo and passionford etc also dont be afraid to travel to find a good one

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

Amazin, thanks man, I needed someone to say that, the more I thought about it the more I thought "Just get a golf or something from the shop down the road" But I do really really want an si.

I haden't checked those sites either, thats what I need

Where abouts in Scotland you from then?
Edit: Just saw your from Larkhall. Lol, you are only just in Scotland. I'm in Moray, just east of Inverness. It takes around 4-5 hours to get to the border from here...


I was also wandering, whats the max mileage I should be looking at. atm I am limiting myself to less than 100,000 but it seems few are less than that, how do the run after they hit that mark?

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im just outside glasgow mileage aint a big issue as long as everything seems alright if the worst came to it ive got a mondeo with a 1.6 zetec in it that has only done 18 000 mls from new that i could part with for a small fee just make sure you get a decent shell il have a look about and see whats about how much are you willing to spend

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

found some cars on gum tree some in fife and some in edinburgh the most exspensive one was about £575 have a look mate

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

I had checked gumtree ages ago but I hink I was too specific back then, I haden't realised how far away a worth while one is.

I will check again, thanks man.

And that sierra engine sounds tastey aswel, but I won't think about it until after I have the car. Might not need it, next year I wanna convert it to a 2 litre after my 1st ncb.

Probably between £300 and £500 Anything less than that will either be a hard-to-come-by bargain or a wreck, and I don't wanna spend more than £500, unless it's a reaaally good deal.

Edit:
http://edinburgh.gumtree.com/edinburgh/50/38969550.html

This one seems right for the job, 77000 miles too. The only problem is, it's been there since May so it's probably gone. If it hasn't, I'll get him to knock £150 off coz I will be having to MOT and tax it.

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£150 off? Haggle! Haggle more! I got
Mine for £600 when it should have been £800 just because I went urrmm.. Umm. And then £600 cash? you'll get that for about £250 if he hasn't sold it by now.

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thats the one sorry never noticed it had been on for 3 months but if its still there then get him down to about £300 if you see any in the glasgow area il go have a look at them first an get back to you save you a trek for nothin .the boy wanted a grand for mines first thing i done was check the coilovers,brakes etc were on the car an it was solid an offered him £800 an he said il meet you half way the logbook was signed an i was off didnt really care if it broke down on the way home cos i knew £100 for an engine an i was laughing failing that i would have broke it an made ma money back easy

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

Would any focus repeaters fit the Si? There can't be much difference. For that matter, would any Ford repeater fit the Si?

(lol, buying parts for a car I haven't even found yet... )

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I'm gonna say yes.

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[quote="Timmah"]Would any focus repeaters fit the Si? There can't be much difference. For that matter, would any Ford repeater fit the Si?

(lol, buying parts for a car I haven't even found yet... )quote]

In my experience, don't buy them until you have the car, I've had to send to many things back that don't fit or aren't right. And that's when I'm stood next to the car looking they tgedamn things! Maybe i'm just thick. But yeahhhh

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try swapz for cars as well think i remember seeing a few si s on it and the side repeaters from a focus should fit no probs but if they dont its not my fault

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

I don't have a car to swap. lol. I will look anyway.


Just phoned that one in Edinburgh coz I got bored waiting for a reply, the first person that viewed it bought it. That was the only one that looked promising too.

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just because its called swapz doesnt mean its just swapping most people will take cash

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Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.

What's the site? I'll give it a bash.

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