Posted By: Jay1984
I'm back.... again.... for round 3! - 14/12/2016 18:32
Hi All,
Okay, this is a little late in coming cos I actually rejoined the Coupe Forum in August after buying my 3rd coupe!
I bought my 1st one back in 2011 (I think). The big end bearings went after 9 months. Made all my mistakes with this one - didn't check oil level frequently enough, etc!
2nd Coupe was bought in 2013 and was a cracking car. Mint condition and a few tasteful upgrades. Had to sell a couple months later as I started dating a girl from Aberdeen and frequent visits meant I needed a diesel.
Now, it's 2016. That Aberdeen gal is now the Ball n Chain. But she never forgot the sacrifice I made a few years ago. I therefore had her blessing to buy this little guy....
So, a little about the car. I bought it from a lovely chap in Stonehaven. He had done lots of work on the car including an engine overhaul, belts, pumps, etc.
This is the oil pressure AFTER driving it from Aberdeen to Dundee...
I've been all over this car and cant find a spot of rust anywhere, all looks very good. Only 76k on the clock.
I bought this car as a "weekend toy" and I have some plans to try and make the car a little more to my taste. I've already got a GTEC chip installed (Cheers GrahamL) and removed the rear spoiler -
I've got Plus Dials / Clock to go in along with chrome rings. The wheels will be getting swapped for some silver equivalents or re-sprayed back to silver. Will be getting some LE skirts on it and also a Baileys Dump Valve. After all that, it's going to the bodyshop (either for full respray or a deep polish - it's just not as shiny as I think it should be!)
Only known issue is the usual small oil leak. I haven't had time to fully investigate this yet but I imagine it's either Oil Cooler Pipes or Oil Filter needs tightened. It's going to be off the road until probably March / April 2017 so we'll see how far down the list I get before bringing it back out!
Anyway, good to be back!
Okay, this is a little late in coming cos I actually rejoined the Coupe Forum in August after buying my 3rd coupe!
I bought my 1st one back in 2011 (I think). The big end bearings went after 9 months. Made all my mistakes with this one - didn't check oil level frequently enough, etc!
2nd Coupe was bought in 2013 and was a cracking car. Mint condition and a few tasteful upgrades. Had to sell a couple months later as I started dating a girl from Aberdeen and frequent visits meant I needed a diesel.
Now, it's 2016. That Aberdeen gal is now the Ball n Chain. But she never forgot the sacrifice I made a few years ago. I therefore had her blessing to buy this little guy....
So, a little about the car. I bought it from a lovely chap in Stonehaven. He had done lots of work on the car including an engine overhaul, belts, pumps, etc.
This is the oil pressure AFTER driving it from Aberdeen to Dundee...
I've been all over this car and cant find a spot of rust anywhere, all looks very good. Only 76k on the clock.
I bought this car as a "weekend toy" and I have some plans to try and make the car a little more to my taste. I've already got a GTEC chip installed (Cheers GrahamL) and removed the rear spoiler -
I've got Plus Dials / Clock to go in along with chrome rings. The wheels will be getting swapped for some silver equivalents or re-sprayed back to silver. Will be getting some LE skirts on it and also a Baileys Dump Valve. After all that, it's going to the bodyshop (either for full respray or a deep polish - it's just not as shiny as I think it should be!)
Only known issue is the usual small oil leak. I haven't had time to fully investigate this yet but I imagine it's either Oil Cooler Pipes or Oil Filter needs tightened. It's going to be off the road until probably March / April 2017 so we'll see how far down the list I get before bringing it back out!
Anyway, good to be back!
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