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Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
#433115
11/09/2007 16:23
11/09/2007 16:23
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carlt
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carlt
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Ive got a green 16vt with 90k on it i bought off here.
The car is honestly very straight and the engine is superb, just swapped the turbo as the old one had blown.
Full history, keys etc etc.
Only problem which wasn't mentioned is it crunches into 3rd if your not gentle with it. So probably the selector on the box worn or worse case new box time. I will check it first though. The slave seems a little dicky.
Its a shame to hack it, as for a 16vt it is very good and has alot of potential in the right hands. Everything from wishbones to clutch have been done.
So for what £950 is it worth selling as is? I can get £800 for the lump as soon as someone needs one, there super rare now.
Or am i just opening myself upto a bunch of loosers at that price expecting to see a 8k Plus?
I'd like to see it go back into use as it could be a very very nice one when done. Seems a shame to hack a perfectly straight original car up.
Its basically taxed and mot'd and essentially ready to go, just as all the other cars are, its just like the rest for sale, but has the bonus the important bits are right.
If anyone reads this and is interested drop me a call on 07749 069 057 for a chat. Im not shifting on the price though.
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
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#433158
11/09/2007 17:06
11/09/2007 17:06
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k9huff
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Sounds like a total bargain for someone. Like you say seems to shame to hack it up if it's a perfectly useable car with no major issues. I guess you could supply a good box for it if needed anyway?
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
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#433159
11/09/2007 17:09
11/09/2007 17:09
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carlt
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carlt
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Yeh sure could. Its just in the condition they all are, the usual 2k 16vt. But sadly im a fussy swine so its just not for me. Its cheap, certainly is. Driving it i really think the slave may be the issue the pedal is just very weak.
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
[Re: whatmoretyres]
#433231
11/09/2007 18:10
11/09/2007 18:10
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MattW
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MattW
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yeah but it's green.....
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
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#433344
11/09/2007 20:44
11/09/2007 20:44
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sugerbear
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Je suis un Coupé
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But at least its not porto Sell it, Shame to hack one thats still working and in good condition. There is one up the road to me in same colour that I keep meaning to look at. Not my favourite shade of green, but still worth it for 1k.
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
[Re: sugerbear]
#433399
11/09/2007 22:12
11/09/2007 22:12
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MattW
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But at least its not porto I knew that was coming! note to self: chin up! they always eat their words when they see it in the flesh.
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
[Re: benmuir]
#433435
11/09/2007 23:33
11/09/2007 23:33
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fiat131turbo
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fiat131turbo
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you really gettin £800 for a 16vt motor now?
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
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#433438
11/09/2007 23:38
11/09/2007 23:38
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carlt
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carlt
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you really gettin £800 for a 16vt motor now? Yes im sure the mod who offered me £1000 for one and waited and waited but i couldn't find anything would support that too. Also a chap recently came over and offered £950 if i broke one up, so i did and off went the engine. One of motormech's customers paid £700+ vat. Of course only the best fetch that, i couldn't sell the usual dogged on its last legs 0.5 bar idle engine for that. 20vt engines are now £800+ vat and again sold out and needing 4 more.
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#433444
11/09/2007 23:42
11/09/2007 23:42
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fiat131turbo
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fiat131turbo
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Re: Should i bother selling or just hack it up???
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#433470
12/09/2007 00:34
12/09/2007 00:34
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carlt
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carlt
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Yeh they are in real demand. I can just imagine how many times ill get asked just hours after i sell this car. Lot of shitters about though there's some real horrors of people buying proper dogged ones, one chap up your direction paid £1200 for one, it ran for 2 hours and started knocking i blamed him not even cleaning the oil cooler out though after the old engine spun itself! That was from a huge salvage yard, done 43k allegedly i remember People who have owned there cars for years are happy to at least find something, forget the cost. Not everyone just throws them away when the blow up. Trouble is, as you well know, whats left of any value after the engine on a 16vt? Nothing else is really in demand so they have to fetch that to make the cars worth throwing away.
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#433535
12/09/2007 01:43
12/09/2007 01:43
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fiat131turbo
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fiat131turbo
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true,after selling that 16vt motor ,i finally found the 16v integrale ecu i needed for my tipo 16vt conversion,and i was going to look for a 16vt motor again but i dont fancy paying big money,jeez it wasn't that long ago i was buying good to very good 16vt thema turbos for £200 !
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