RS Grant

Seems a bit irish to me, buying a car for 4-5k and then buying a load of mods to make it a 6k car without the full list of bits fitted that my car has for c6k... but its your decision?! FAO people that have got in touch with me, if I decide to break bits off the car, then I'll stick a thread up in the For Sale section with details, prices and pics. Cheers, Grant

No, not at all... just wish you'd been more up front about your budget to start with and I could have re-directed you to alternative cars at a level you'd be more comfortable with rather than showing you round/letting you drive my car; when there was little or no chance of you going through with the purchase. Cheers, Grant

Aggressive... nah, could be in a Subaru Showroom back in 2003 mate, looks standard as hell. Apart from the brakes, and the exhaust, and the bonnet, oh and the front mount and the etc etc etc... You're going to need tyres with a bit more grip than that though, they'll light up pretty easily on full power I'd have thought!! Cheers, Grant

I think it looks toss, seems to be mostly little chav idiots that have that sort of thing done round our way. Cheers, Grant

It would be the easier option to sell as a package, but thus far all I've had is dreamers and hopeless part exchange offers. Had forgotten how irritating it can be to sell a car privately, hence why I'm considering selling the good bits for a few grand and accepting a decent trade in price for a 'standard' UK Turbo with 51k miles. LOL @ growing a pair... To be honest, was thinking about trading the car in the other day and had to pull myself away because I couldn't justify throwing all those mods away in trade price... not too fussed about taking the car off the road and removing the 6 speed set-up to replace it with a 5-speed set-up, although I realise it won't be the easiest job around, its a fair old chunk of cash sitting there that a garage won't give a toss if its there or not. Hmmm... that could be the way forward then, thought you were going PPG though mate? lol, thanks lads... but I need to get something more practical for daily use while I tip toe onto the property ladder, once I know where I am financially after that... there is a large chance I'll return to the fold, for the 7th time. Cheers, Grant

Its had a new rear bumper at some point... thats a pre-facelift design. Cheers, Grant

Ah right ok mate, I wasn't interested in the car.. more just to be nosey and use it as a rough yardstick to see how well/badly I've priced my car. Cheers, Grant

Out of interest, whats the mileage on that car?? Cheers, Grant

Part of me is thinking about stripping my car and selling it as a low mileage 'standard' UK Turbo rather than in the state of tune that it sits currently.. do you guys think thats a sensible approach or not?? Its got a JDM 6-speed conversion, Defis, APS TMIC, Blitz NUR Spec R Exhaust, Sports CAT, Prodrive Spoiler, OEM Leather, P1 Splitter, VF34, etc which could all be removed.. sold/part exchanged for standard bits + cash. That way, I could be free enough to sell the base car for cheap enough or even trade it in without feeling like I've given away something quite as special as it is just now. Cheers, Grant

Geoff, why a P1... surely a nice 4dr UK Turbo with 51k miles and a whole load of expensive bits fitted and a folder of history is a better bet?? Cheers, Grant

Very sad news Callum, I'm sure you realise the main thing is that you and your passenger are safe, but it won't make you feel any better about losing the car. Cheers, Grant

That sounds epic and they are both two essential mods to a CSL too. Incorrect JW, he should be looking at going back to his Classic roots withs omething like this: http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=146256 Cheers, Grant

Christ almighty... thats a ridiculously low price for such a capable car, unless its got about 150k miles on it?! Cheers, Grant

Have pinged you a PM about it buddy. Cheers, Grant

I've got a mint classic for sale, locally too.. would save you quite a bit of cash for a monster engine spec once you get bored of the 340bhp, the transmission is already in there to take north of 500bhp, so its just the engine spec that needs to be upgraded to whatever level you choose. Its even got a P1 front splitter. Cheers, Grant

Whats the mileage on the car mate?? Cheers, Grant

When I ran my standard STi Spec D at Crail, the best time I managed was a 13.0... forget the terminal speed. That was without being mapped/PPP'd or anything. IIRC it made 303bhp @ Wallace Performance Dyno Day as standard. Cheers, Grant

Still heading up... will be in the DBM Classic with reg B19 GDF. Cheers, Grant

I'm so glad I was part of the de-lexus'ing and de-spoilering process... I even saved you some more weight when I lost a nut from the light cluster, every little helps. Cheers, Grant

Could of at least de-tango'd the lights Pedro... Cheers, Grant

Christ almighty dogs are expensive down your way... a highly pedigreed Labrador puppy around these parts costs c350. Labradors are brilliant dogs though. Wouldn't be without mine now. Cheers, Grant

Need to look again mate, you can get quite a few decent looking examples with reasonably low miles for 27/28k pre-haggle price... which is what I'd call the correct ballpark for someone looking to spend c£25k on something special. I know that if I was wanting to spunk that level of cash, stretching an extra grand or two to get something I really wanted wouldn't be an issue. RS4s on Pistonheads Cheers, Grant

75k... lol. Cheers, Grant

Matt Black looks a bit council on older cars... newer cars get away with it, Focus RS500, 997 Porsche etc. Cheers, Grant

Think I'll take a wee drive down to this. Cheers, Grant