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Garth:

--- Quote from: rdfcpete on November 07, 2009, 07:51:09 pm ---Good heads up on the ebay shop Garth. Your cars almost identical to mine btw  :innocent: :laugh:

Have you mentioned/threatened action will be taken if and when etc...?
I hope they pull their finger out and the wheels appear ASAP :happy2:

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I got a full refund after 2 weeks of lies, never saw the wheels! I eventually ordered the same wheels from Wheelbase and drove down on Monday morning to get them  :grin: They on the car now, just waiting for the photos to upload as I type.


--- Quote from: nc35 on November 08, 2009, 09:52:49 am ---Hi Garth

You must be a Yorkshire lad.

Don't believe it, looked at that same car myself.  Wife didn't like the colour or it could have been on my drive now....
You must be a lot better than me at haggling cos there wasn't much movement on price when I turned up, but they had only got the car in.

Love the subtle mods you have done so far.  Think I may give the MK4 badge a go too.  IMO the red lip stick looks good on a black car as well as a red.

Looking forwards to more updates.

Keep up the good work

Lee

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Yep, live in Leeds mate. Did you think the car was a bit of a state when you looked at it too? I think they must have had it in a while which is why I got so much off it. I have spent about £500 just getting it back to a nice condition before I started modding it. Think youreself lucky you didn't buy it as it is a bit of a money pit! There's plenty of electrical gremlins in it with things like the rear wiper, folding mirrors and lumbar support all decding to stop working intermittently.

Garth:
Here's a quick couple of photos of the latest mods... I know the car needs washing badly, I will do it this weeked, I promise!  :grin:

New tax disc holder


Wheels:


Lowering may be a problem now as there's not much clearance:

They rub on the screw in the front arch over vaery big bumps, so I need to sort that out.

You can tell they're cheap by the number of weights on the damn things  :congrats:


Better photos will follow when it's clean!

T88OMM:
Looks miles better on those wheels matey  :happy2: :drool:

Leeds s3:
nice motor, me and my pals have purchased a few motors from redline in the past on the whole they are decent guys.

Where in Leeds you from?

nc35:

--- Quote from: Garth on November 14, 2009, 10:59:42 am ---Yep, live in Leeds mate. Did you think the car was a bit of a state when you looked at it too? I think they must have had it in a while which is why I got so much off it. I have spent about £500 just getting it back to a nice condition before I started modding it. Think youreself lucky you didn't buy it as it is a bit of a money pit! There's plenty of electrical gremlins in it with things like the rear wiper, folding mirrors and lumbar support all decding to stop working intermittently.

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Yep live in Calverley just between Leeds and Bradford.

Think the car had just come in when I looked at it.  The main problem was the wife not liking the colour and having a "bad feeling" about it.

Sometimes if a car has been on the forecourt for a while it tells its own tales.

Car Star in Stanningley still has a red 3 door for sale, come down from 14K to 10k in 4 months.  Glad I gave that one a miss too, on the test drive it rattled and banged like.  Probably been in a bump and not recorded.

What did you do to the original wheels.  Still on the lookout for genuine ones at the right price if you are selling.

Keep up the mods.  I will look out for you

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