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1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded #949171
10/12/2009 17:17
10/12/2009 17:17

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pics please - and a discussion thread?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #949174
10/12/2009 17:19
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Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: stan] #949179
10/12/2009 17:21
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cheers stan....... blush

anyway, i think that's decent price for a low miler - lets see the pics!!!

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #949417
11/12/2009 08:04
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That sounds a beautifull bargain! frown

Also my favorite colour - you don't wanna swap it for my sorted Sprint Blue 20VT do you? smile (brand new engine 30K ago lol)

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: JLow75] #949875
11/12/2009 18:49
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Oil pressure looks a tad on the low side here confused

what is your hot oil pressure?

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Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950001
11/12/2009 23:05
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sounds like a good buy and i really fancy it but i asked about oil pressure at its worst in traffic and it does dip below 1.5 which has scared me off a bit also had to replace the turbo as it was smoking ..maybe previous owner had a bit too much fun with the manual boost cont..or maybe just the decat did it! smile

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950101
12/12/2009 10:30
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naively, what should hot oil pressure be?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950109
12/12/2009 10:41
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1.5 bar minimum on hot tick over

any less requires some investigation as to the cause, It could be quite a few things causing it..

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950141
12/12/2009 11:29
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Originally Posted By: hoyleyboyley
naively, what should hot oil pressure be?


iceberg told me he'd only worry if one was as low as .5 bar. face it, if it didn't have an oil gauge nobody would give a flying freak about it provided the levels are kept to correct levels and oil changes are regular.

mine regularly drops to about 1 bar when hot and both motormech and flea have said i have a strong engine, putting out 278bhp without performance mods. some use more oil than others, it's no massive deal imo....

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950146
12/12/2009 11:39
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cool, looks great and modded to a nice level, shpould be quick and still reliable yes?

my only thing that puts me off is yellow... smile

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950153
12/12/2009 11:49
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it'll be quick for sure, to me (i'm no expert) the mods seem fine but that is no guarantee. like any car, check as much as you can using the buyers guide from this forum, and preferably take someone who knows about these cars with you to check stuff out. if you have any doubts over anything major then walk away, there are others around.

yellow is one of those marmite colours, but if you're under 30 i'm sure the attention it gets would become a good thing...

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950156
12/12/2009 11:56
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steveo says its been to rog @ poweritalia so that sounds good to me.

if it was any other colour i would be on my way to see steveo now!

nicely modded, stge 1 mods, which is pretty much all i'd do to a coupe anyway.

currently tossing up the idea of swapping my std 16vt for a 20vt so this would be a decent trade up, rather than spending 1500 quid modding ym 16vt to a similar power level.

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950159
12/12/2009 12:00
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yellow, how can you not like it!

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950174
12/12/2009 12:34
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ha!

black vinyl wrap on the roof, and it'll look the business.

i do like it, but if i'm going to mess about swapping one coupe for another, i want my perfect spec which is ink black/vinci grey, electric blue.

still, might see if i can view this one as the mod levels and condition do look good.

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #950428
13/12/2009 00:32
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I'm not a million miles away from the car and if it had been any other colour, I probably would have ventured over to Gravesend for a looksie.

Although its got vented wings, where are the indicators?! (thinking MOT)

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #960440
03/01/2010 22:02
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Interestingly, its back on ebay. And less than 5 miles away from me (its getting closer!). Apparently its got a slipping clutch.

I have to say its almost tempting but can't help but think to buy it and then sell it later on rings bells.

Slipping clutch on just 68k miles? Been ragged perhaps?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #961024
04/01/2010 20:53
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if it's on it's original clutch wouldn't that be within the realms of normal use?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #961028
04/01/2010 20:57
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Depends how you drive it? smile

I may be wrong but I don't see any reason why a clutch wouldn't last 100k+ given correct usage in a Coupe.

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #961044
04/01/2010 21:16
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My Coup is still on its original clutch and its done 121k

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #962310
07/01/2010 00:21
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Well, been thinking on it and I reckon it's got more wrong with it than just the clutch. Don't think I'll persue it!

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #962834
08/01/2010 08:41
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Surely clutch life would be subjective anyway, a car that spends it's life doing a steady 60 on the motorway is going to keep it's clutch longer than a car that spends it's life in the city stop-starting all the time?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #967234
15/01/2010 21:44
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Did this sell?

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #967246
15/01/2010 22:08
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Yes but its back on ebay. Now located in Folkestone but has a shot clutch.

On a previous thread, the oil pressure was under question as well.

Re: 1997 Broom yellow 20VT for sale nicely modded [Re: ] #967247
15/01/2010 22:13
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Oooh bad times. Cheers Insy


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