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Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 18:58
27/03/2010 18:58
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djmobi
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Hello everyone,
Some of you will know that I have been shopping around for a new coupe for a few months now. Well I finally found the one and went to see it today. Vinci Grey LE with a few nice mods, but at a nice price due to some minor mechanical and bodywork jobs to do.
I was careful and checked it over properly but unfortunately coming off the M25 onto the A41, the drive shaft went so the rest of the journey was completed on the.... all too familier to coupe owners.....recovery truck.
While I was trying to work out what the problem was (Not easy when your not very mechanically minded) who drives by..the famous Mr Barnicle. Not only did he drive past but he went to the next turn off and turned round to come and help me. Very much appreciated and testament to the helpful nature of the club faithful.
The car was recovered to Solo (Where it was going anyway on Monday or Tuesday next week) where it will be getting a lot of love and attention and probably a bit more money than I had hoped chucked at it.
My mate said that I spent the whole time while we were following the recovery truck going on about how good the coop was until the (potential) driveshaft problem with a great big smile on my face.
God I love coupes...I dont car what anyone says and I know all my friends who dont understand my feelings for these cars will be taking the mick for weeks, but I'm still smiling now
I OWN A VINCI GREY LE
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:03
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MattW
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Let me know when youre finished with it.
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:03
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Welcome again matey Hope the damage is not too bad and you are back on the road soon. Paul
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:11
27/03/2010 19:11
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cheers spit....fingers crossed its not too bad....and legs crossed.........toes....eyes...and whatever else I can cross
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:18
27/03/2010 19:18
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i wonder if breaking down an hour after buying is a record?
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:21
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i wonder if breaking down an hour after buying is a record? no - i got 5 mins from the guy's house i bought my first one from and a boost pipe blew off. he'd secured a couple of pipes with shoe laces...
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:32
27/03/2010 19:32
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thats really bad....at least should be nothing that Alistair could have known about
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:32
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That's not good still, at least it's going to a specialist and you'll have it back on the road in no time. I've just done a 350 mile round trip to buy a car off JohnnyBravoTurbo, the coop didn't miss a beat.
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 19:36
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That's not good still, at least it's going to a specialist and you'll have it back on the road in no time. I've just done a 350 mile round trip to buy a car off JohnnyBravoTurbo, the coop didn't miss a beat. You would not expect anything else of John though
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 20:13
27/03/2010 20:13
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 20:30
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great video and great tune......great car
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 20:33
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edit that post quickly richard........your tempting fate
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 21:16
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Glad you found a lovely vinci LE djmobi, at least now you can make the car perfect for you - Its yours Good luck with it mate, get some pics up ASAP - We need to see her too you know!
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 21:28
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Glad you found a lovely vinci LE djmobi, at least now you can make the car perfect for you - Its yours Good luck with it mate, get some pics up ASAP - We need to see her too you know! yeah, what you need to do now is turn it into a plus!!
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 22:43
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Glad you found a lovely vinci LE djmobi, at least now you can make the car perfect for you - Its yours Good luck with it mate, get some pics up ASAP - We need to see her too you know! yeah, what you need to do now is turn it into a plus!! Not biting Mr Proccy! Wait till you see what I post tomorrow though - You'll LOVE IT
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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27/03/2010 23:08
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Hey, I saw you guys pulled over, two coupes and another car! You looked like you had it all in hand. Welcome to the LE ownership woes, everyone wants them but hardly anyone spends any money on up keep. What number have you got?
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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28/03/2010 01:11
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Pondman
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Congrats on getting yourself the best coloured LE , welcome along for the ride
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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28/03/2010 02:16
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glad you have one mate like i said just see it as an ongoing project and everytime you have cash do another little job and eventually you will be able to start over as in the forth bridge
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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28/03/2010 14:41
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djmobi
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hey peeps...thanks for your kind words. The driveshaft problem isnt confirmed yet, but Rick at Solo seemed to think that was a likely explanation.
I will get some pics up as soon as I can, although the for sale thread has a lot of pictures on it. The bodywork looks ever so slightly worse than in the pictures and it doesn't show that the wheels need a refurb, but other than that the description was pretty much perfect. I took my mate with me who has a mobile, dent/scratch/body repair type business and he seems to think it wont cost too much. Concentrating on mechanicals first though.
There were a few nice surprises as well like the forge re-circ which sounds amazing and the Hybrid turbo is described as follows on the receipt..CHRA, STD SWA, 360 & 60 trim comp wheel....my limited mechanical knowledge tells me that it will be worth putting an FMIC on it?????
Its LE number 179........will put it on the new register when its ready
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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28/03/2010 15:51
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the Hybrid turbo is described as follows on the receipt..CHRA, STD SWA, 360 & 60 trim comp wheel....my limited mechanical knowledge tells me that it will be worth putting an FMIC on it?????
That spec used to be known as the GTiR turbo, dont know if it still is since torque italia stopped doing them... I would put a FMIC and SIP on it and run 1.3 bar
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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29/03/2010 13:34
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Pondman......I put your number plate into the DVLA reg website a few weeks ago and it told me that it wasn;t available.....I wondered if a forum member would have it......Let me know if your ever going sell it.....unlikely I know but it doesn;t hurt to ask
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 00:11
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Hmmm...... Djmobi, I'll bear it in mind when the worlds oil supplies run out or I don't want my LE anymore thanks all the same, I've only had the reg. 6 months or so sorry mate but glad to see we've both got good taste
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 00:20
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Pondman
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Anyway just imagine by looking at my car what yours would look like There are other options available re. reg plates out there, it took me a while to decide on this one, but I'm glad I did
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 11:46
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Mine has already got a decent numberplate on it......just not as good as yours.........mine is L3 TUR, which I like to think means LE Turbo.
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 12:00
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I saw your le at oxford yesterday.In the Solo garage.I had a quick look but it was pouring down.
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 15:41
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I bet it looked really sorry for itself...........little does it know its getting a load of money spent on it to make it feel better....then next week the grooming begins.
Notice I am calling it an "it". Is a coop a he or a she???
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Re: Coupe ownership started with a slight hitch
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30/03/2010 15:47
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A she when driving well, and a male B**tard* when not!!
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