- Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:43 pm
#60084
Hi there!
I recently crashed my VX Astra and the damage to it would cost around £800 to fix
I had spent around £800 getting it on the road and was legal and what not on the 5th of May. However, last week I was avoided a head on collision with a drunk driver..but ended up having a near head on with a wall. Unfortunately the drunk driver didnt hang around leaving me to pick up all the pieces (literally)
Here's before and after pictures
and now how it looks
Anyway..for the interesting bits
A friend of mine owns a Civic VTi but hasnt been using it for the last 11 months for some reason and he said he'd sell me his VTi for £850.
I've known him for around 17 years and he said I'm the only person he'd sell it too for so cheap but it does have a problem, it doesn start. He's not entirely sure why but he believes it's to do with the main relay? Or something like that, which is causing it to be a nonestarter.
Here are some pictures of it, he has put a lot of money in to it he says. I would like to get smaller wheels as I think the civic looks better with them. I do really like the euro look on them. Also maybe go for something more subtle exhaust wise
What do you guys think?
Here's what he told me has gone in to this
B16A2 engine 87k miles
New gearbox/driveshafts from 45k 2000 car cost £700+
Engine was rebuild about 2 years ago using skimmed performance head gasket, ported etc... cost £600
Cambelt done at 85k cost £180
Last MOT had loads done, bushes, shocks, exhaust, lambada sensor, brakes, etc...
Spare set of 14" enkei alloys
Twin Invo titanium exhausts cost over £600 per backbox, and stainless steel custom pipework.
18" alloys
and here's whats bad
* The car has been stood for about 11 mths and wont start, batterys flat etc...
* The car has a few scratches and dings, and a little surface rust by arches (v.small),
* The last owner repaired the rusty tailgate and rear drivers tailgate and didnt do a very good job, never bothered me.
* The front lights need fitting properly due to removing angel eye style ones.
* Alloys are kerbed in places and has 1 flat tyre (slow puncture).
* Car has bonnet pins as latch was remove when i kept getting stuck-looks good though.
* Maybe a few other minor things as it is a 93 car, but can be viewed...
Sorry for the long post but I want to know opinions of other Civic owners first as you guys have a lot more experience than i do. I have been told that the engine is a really good engine and highly tunable.
Thanks guys
I recently crashed my VX Astra and the damage to it would cost around £800 to fix
I had spent around £800 getting it on the road and was legal and what not on the 5th of May. However, last week I was avoided a head on collision with a drunk driver..but ended up having a near head on with a wall. Unfortunately the drunk driver didnt hang around leaving me to pick up all the pieces (literally)
Here's before and after pictures
and now how it looks
Anyway..for the interesting bits
A friend of mine owns a Civic VTi but hasnt been using it for the last 11 months for some reason and he said he'd sell me his VTi for £850.
I've known him for around 17 years and he said I'm the only person he'd sell it too for so cheap but it does have a problem, it doesn start. He's not entirely sure why but he believes it's to do with the main relay? Or something like that, which is causing it to be a nonestarter.
Here are some pictures of it, he has put a lot of money in to it he says. I would like to get smaller wheels as I think the civic looks better with them. I do really like the euro look on them. Also maybe go for something more subtle exhaust wise
What do you guys think?
Here's what he told me has gone in to this
B16A2 engine 87k miles
New gearbox/driveshafts from 45k 2000 car cost £700+
Engine was rebuild about 2 years ago using skimmed performance head gasket, ported etc... cost £600
Cambelt done at 85k cost £180
Last MOT had loads done, bushes, shocks, exhaust, lambada sensor, brakes, etc...
Spare set of 14" enkei alloys
Twin Invo titanium exhausts cost over £600 per backbox, and stainless steel custom pipework.
18" alloys
and here's whats bad
* The car has been stood for about 11 mths and wont start, batterys flat etc...
* The car has a few scratches and dings, and a little surface rust by arches (v.small),
* The last owner repaired the rusty tailgate and rear drivers tailgate and didnt do a very good job, never bothered me.
* The front lights need fitting properly due to removing angel eye style ones.
* Alloys are kerbed in places and has 1 flat tyre (slow puncture).
* Car has bonnet pins as latch was remove when i kept getting stuck-looks good though.
* Maybe a few other minor things as it is a 93 car, but can be viewed...
Sorry for the long post but I want to know opinions of other Civic owners first as you guys have a lot more experience than i do. I have been told that the engine is a really good engine and highly tunable.
Thanks guys
