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General => General discussion => Topic started by: CJA321 on 11 April 2012, 20:29
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Hoping this is were to post this.
Okay, so bought a Toyota Corolla T-Sport for £1500 cheap, bloke wanted rid fast as got another car given to him, nothing wrong with it, all legal 12months MOT, 4 Tax, FSH.
Was ALOT less than trade price for the car, so was thinking could maybe make a couple penny's selling it on, anyway
Said Toyota
(http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k530/CJA321/678010.jpg)
1.8 VVTL-I 190 BHP?!?!!! Looks a total sleeper/Granny spec to me imo.
96k, Parking Sensors, AC, remote CL, Double DIN satnav/CD player, full size spare, TC, full toyota service history. The whole lot tbh
Read a few reviews, apparently handling is prity poor, and im not keen on the looks personally which is putting me off the most.
Now i really don't know what I want to do, keep my Golf, which iv put alot of time into and part of me really doesn't want to get rid, especially because MK3s are really not worth alot as it is.
Or go with the more modern/possibly sensible, Toyota. Bearing in mind, the Mk3 is getting to stage it really needs painted now and its getting the plus side of 125k.
Head or Heart.... Insurance etc is as close enough to make no real difference.
Keep Golf, or sell Toyota/ Keep Toyota sell Golf. :undecided:
Love VW's.... But what you guys think?
-Callum
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your are asking on here, :undecided:
a GOLF GTi forum :lipsrsealed:
its obvious really :huh:
GET RID OF THE MK3 :laugh: :grin:
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your are asking on here, :undecided:
a GOLF GTi forum :lipsrsealed:
its obvious really :huh:
GET RID OF THE MK3 :laugh: :grin:
Mk3 Tug Hate aside :grin:
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In a former life I had one of those as a company car.
I was waiting at Cross Hands roundabout in West Wales, on the clutch as I was first, when I was smashed into from behind at 40 MPH by some old barsteward who was busy chatting to his aged passengers and not concentrating! :angry:
Naturally it shunted me onto the roundabout, and by good fortune there was nothing coming around it, and into the side of me!
His car was fecked in the front and the Toytanker just had a buckled rear bumper.
A Keeper!
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Mk3 Tug Hate aside :grin:
get rid of the mk3 :grin:
or store it, fettle it, classic policy, summer car :wink:
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Also, to make things slightly even more difficult.
Bought 1500
Trade 2200
Forecourt 3200.
Wouldn't sell for that obviously. But potential for a big mark up and some decent cash. Why its making it so hard :tongue:
And still cant believe something that looks like that has 190 BHP.... :laugh:
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Get rid of the MK3. It is a easy decision. :wink:
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put it up for £2900 and sit on it for a bit, if nothing after a month think about keeping it or drooping to £2600. Wouldn't be worth getting rid for less mate. Either way, nice find!
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Sell both, buy a mk1 or mk2 :smiley:
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Well its insurance group 28.
Looked a 180 T Mk4, just to kinda get a rough idea, thats group 33.
Sell both, buy a mk1 or mk2 :smiley:
Very Very Tempting :laugh: :laugh: :evil:
put it up for £2900 and sit on it for a bit, if nothing after a month think about keeping it or drooping to £2600. Wouldn't be worth getting rid for less mate. Either way, nice find!
Yeah prity happy about it, joys of working in the motor trade and right place right time i guess :smiley:
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I must be getting old as my premiums are cheap. The V5 I had cost £345, my V6 family wagon costs £355 and the little 8v is £280 all fully comp. Scoobys come in at £490. What does your vRS cost Wayne? I know Chuff pays about a quid for all his cars. :lipsrsealed: :kiss:
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I was only quoted 100 on top of what im paying now for my mk3 8v :shocked:
I have honestly no idea how groups/insurance etc works, so not going to get into that argumant, i only assumed lower group meant less insurance :laugh: :laugh:
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£101 for the Golf.
the vectra went up this year, but t be fair it was bought without considering insurance costs :smug: :smug:
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I was only quoted 100 on top of what im paying now for my mk3 8v :shocked:
I have honestly no idea how groups/insurance etc works, so not going to get into that argumant, i only assumed lower group meant less insurance :laugh: :laugh:
Nope, not that easy
and £25 odd of that will be admin fee to change :kiss:
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Keep it, your Mk3 has more rust and less horses :grin:
Sell the tug and spend the money on insuring the Toyota :wink:
If you really miss a bit of weekend sailing the Toyota will still get you a handful of Mk3's in couple of years time :smiley:
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It's all nonsense anyway premiums I have always ignored the 'group' from the age of 24. I have never paid more than £600 and thats a range of cars that I have owned.
Toyota's I would assume would be cheap to insure.
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I was only quoted 100 on top of what im paying now for my mk3 8v :shocked:
I have honestly no idea how groups/insurance etc works, so not going to get into that argumant, i only assumed lower group meant less insurance :laugh: :laugh:
Nope, not that easy
and £25 odd of that will be admin fee to change :kiss:
was posts getting deleted all over the shop there :grin: :laugh:
£25 admin fee? To press yes on the keyboard and rob me again? what a rip... :laugh: :grin:
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It's all nonsense anyway premiums I have always ignored the 'group' from the age of 24. I have never paid more than £600 and thats a range of cars that I have owned.
Toyota's I would assume would be cheap to insure.
i have never bothered either what group insurance the car im buyin :grin: :grin: even with scoobs
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it never bothered me until I was told mine would be £1k for the ed30 :undecided:
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I was only quoted 100 on top of what im paying now for my mk3 8v :shocked:
I have honestly no idea how groups/insurance etc works, so not going to get into that argumant, i only assumed lower group meant less insurance :laugh: :laugh:
Also depends on how many cvnts have crashed them, how old the car is, what you had for breakfast, what make your toaster is and if it is a 2 or 4 slice toaster. :grin:
None of it makes sense yesterday my ex did a quote on a 1994 1.6 Astra £9500, did a quote on a mk2 1.3 and gti £650 and £800. she is 18 and is a learner, I will pay more than that being 24 with 3 years no claims on my mk3 gti 8v
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Also, to make things slightly even more difficult.
Bought 1500
Trade 2200
Forecourt 3200.
Wouldn't sell for that obviously. But potential for a big mark up and some decent cash. Why its making it so hard :tongue:
And still cant believe something that looks like that has 190 BHP.... :laugh:
Get it on the rollers to see how much of that 190hp is left!!
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Near enough same engine as the honda type R. Been told there pritty good to there ponys, and with full toyota service history id be quite confidant! Would be interesting though :tongue:
But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
:lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed: :lipsrsealed:
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oops then try a mk4 as a challenge :grin:
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
just dont try it with brads mk3 :grin:
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it never bothered me until I was told mine would be £1k for the ed30 :undecided:
I know that feeling :shocked: :shocked: :lipsrsealed:
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Great find and very good car :smiley: My brother has a grey 3 door t sport and it moves very well not quite as quick as the type r but near enough :smiley: for the spec your saying, I'd say your looking at £2800 re sale which is a good profit and could easily see a nice 1.8t under the mk3's bonnet :smiley: i will tell you now i had a full on race with my brother in his and like my friend with his honda type r there is not much in it! between my 155bhp mk3 16v gti! now people will say thats ridiculous but i can tell you now between the torque there is sod all and maybe that's what does it! anyhow it is a good car and not as common as the type r and can look amazing done properly :smiley:
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
just dont try it with brads mk3 :grin:
that's as far from a mk3 as you can get!
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
just dont try it with brads mk3 :grin:
that's as far from a mk3 as you can get!
:grin: :grin: be a laugh watchin it destroy the toyota though :grin: an have u still not been to see those pandas :wink:
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Sell it and buy something else if you're not keen on it IMO.
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If you're really not keen on it and you're also not desperate to keep a hold of your Mk3 why not sell both and put the combined funds towards something better? :huh:
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
just dont try it with brads mk3 :grin:
i can tell you now it wont dust a mk3 16v off the lights straight away not even a type r can !
that's as far from a mk3 as you can get!
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Sell them both, and get something decent. I think all mk3's should be scrapped tbh. :lipsrsealed: :drool:
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If you're really not keen on it and you're also not desperate to keep a hold of your Mk3 why not sell both and put the combined funds towards something better? :huh:
This.
You could certainly get a Mk4 1.8T or Seat Leon 1.8T.
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As above sell both and get a seat . Remap . Job jobbed.
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If you're really not keen on it and you're also not desperate to keep a hold of your Mk3 why not sell both and put the combined funds towards something better? :huh:
This.
You could certainly get a Mk4 1.8T or Seat Leon 1.8T.
Well what im going to do is insure the Toyota for a month, advertise them both as its better to try sell are car thats being used imo and go for something a little more VAG and modern i think :cool:
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id get rid of the toyota..
they are not fast, look sh!t and handle worse than a standard MK3 and thats not good
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But tbh that power seems bit wasted with such a granny spec look :laugh:
tell yaself that when you just dusted a mk3 off the lights in it :grin: :laugh:
just dont try it with brads mk3 :grin:
that's as far from a mk3 as you can get!
:grin: :grin: be a laugh watchin it destroy the toyota though :grin: an have u still not been to see those pandas :wink:
:evil: :evil: :evil:
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id get rid of the toyota..
they are not fast, look sh!t and handle worse than a standard MK3 and thats not good
The 3 door looks a little better imo, still not great thou. Iv looked around and have seen you can get a factory super charged version lol.
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sell both mate buy yourself a mk4 turbo with leather spec :smiley:
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id get rid of the toyota..
they are not fast, look sh!t and handle worse than a standard MK3 and thats not good
Nail on the head.