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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #10 on: 13 November 2015, 17:17 »
or buying a car that is already running that power with everything done  :smiley:

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #11 on: 15 November 2015, 20:09 »
Indeed, hindsight is a wonderful thing lol


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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #12 on: 15 November 2015, 20:44 »
Indeed, hindsight is a wonderful thing lol
I must have just been lazy then doing it that way  :whistle:

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #13 on: 16 November 2015, 12:59 »
i was thinking about buying them wit hall the work done but most golf i see online are usually only 150bhp, unless I;m looking in the wrong place?

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #14 on: 16 November 2015, 13:58 »
i was thinking about buying them wit hall the work done but most golf i see online are usually only 150bhp, unless I;m looking in the wrong place?
plenty of them out there for sale already running that power  :smiley:

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #15 on: 18 November 2015, 13:30 »
what sort of websites should i go on? i go on pistonheads but they're only ever 150-180

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #16 on: 18 November 2015, 15:51 »
seen a few on ebay and gumtree for sale but also check for sale section on here  :smiley: just depends what your looking for and budget



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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #17 on: 18 November 2015, 15:51 »
ok thanks mate will keep an eye out for some, saves me the hassle of doing it myself

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #18 on: 18 November 2015, 15:59 »
ok thanks mate will keep an eye out for some, saves me the hassle of doing it myself
this car has all been done although it needs some bodywork but cheap for everything that's been done to it  :smiley:

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Re: taking car to 270bhp
« Reply #19 on: 18 November 2015, 16:08 »
I might even look at selling 1 of my mk4s for that car  :smiley: