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01-09-2007, 09:58
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| Simps' New Project Coupe
Well with the departure of the nova any day now I need a toy to replace it. The original plan was to sit on the money and wait until probably winter or early next year before looking at a long list possibles.
One thing I did need to do however was find a £50-£100 car that is very low on insurance so I can swap it with the nova and get a mahoosive refund. The policy is a classic car policy and as such you get no refund for cancelling it.
I started searching during the week for such a car and found one fairly close by that fitted the bill perfectly. I went and had a look yesterday morning and it turns out bar a few scratches and dings the car is absolutely solid and a perfect base for a trackcar.
Its not a very common car expecially not used for this purpose.
I plan to get it home, strip it down to a bare shell to really see how clean it is. If it is then I'm gonna make my old XE fit I've got sat here and slowly transform it into a trackcar over winter.
The idea with this one is to build it very cheaply but concentrate on chassis and handling. With the idea being unlike the nova I won't be afraid to ding it on track so I can give it hell. I think this will help me learn tracks better and improve my driving.
Picking the car up later so pics to follow. 
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01-09-2007, 10:34
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01-09-2007, 10:34
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01-09-2007, 10:36
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01-09-2007, 10:43
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01-09-2007, 11:09
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01-09-2007, 11:18
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01-09-2007, 11:19
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01-09-2007, 13:29
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01-09-2007, 13:49
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01-09-2007, 13:51
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01-09-2007, 14:17
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01-09-2007, 14:47
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01-09-2007, 14:56
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01-09-2007, 15:05
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01-09-2007, 16:21
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01-09-2007, 16:22
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| its later now, tell us tell us tell us! is it a vauxhall arena?
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01-09-2007, 17:11
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#19 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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01-09-2007, 19:59
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01-09-2007, 20:29
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01-09-2007, 20:33
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#22 | | Regional Co-ordinator
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| Moped. | |
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01-09-2007, 22:04
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#23 | | MIGWeb User
Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Norwich Drives: Nova Coupe
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| it is a vauxhall and it is a coupe!
was too dark to take pictures tonight. will get some when I'm over there next. | |
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01-09-2007, 22:06
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Egham, Surrey Drives: Cavalier 2lt dippy
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| ill add my bit, a Tigra? 
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01-09-2007, 22:14
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#25 | | MIGWeb User
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| I paid £70 for it if it helps | |
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