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Title: Wish List
Post by: Northern Monkey on 10 March 2007, 16:22
If you had £1000 burning a hole in your bank account, what would you do?
Spend it on your car or something else?

What would you get for your car?

Question isnt as silly as it sounds..... I'm trying to work out what to do.
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 10 March 2007, 16:36
Coilovers
Wheels.
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Northern Monkey on 10 March 2007, 16:49
Coilovers i really need. Car looks odd.
Was seriously thinking about a 16v lump in. BUt again not sure. That one may have to wait
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Post by: xxdansigxx on 10 March 2007, 16:57
WIld camms / veinier pullies
Oil cooler

Ecu upgrade :D

and it should leave me with about £3.99 change for a mcds :D
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Post by: sacvwgolf on 10 March 2007, 22:10
respray
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Post by: Uruk Hai on 10 March 2007, 22:39
A nice holiday !
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Post by: Chris-White on 10 March 2007, 22:40
2.0ltr bottom end, and sort the rust on my doors out and get them sprayed  :smiley:
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Post by: Sammie-golf-cabrio on 11 March 2007, 01:37
this is a easy question monkey, if YOU have £1000 in ya bank u can and i WILL let u...............................
....................give it 2 ME   xxxxxxxxxx   :kiss:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: kittie on 11 March 2007, 10:57
Rebuild for sure  :grin:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: foxy mk1 on 11 March 2007, 12:29
Coilovers
Wheels.

im with slick
once you put coilovers on it will feel qiucker anyway
polly bushs?
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Len on 12 March 2007, 10:10
Not worth putting coilovers in a Cab. Cabs are for cruising not racing!

Get a decent set of lowering springs, around £100, spending another £200 on coilovers is a waste.
Then get a really decent set of wheels/tyres and a top class detailing/valet.
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: tom26 on 12 March 2007, 15:17
Coilovers
Wheels.
sounds like the way foward.
Don't forget little things like clear/smoked repeaters indicators can make a real difference for not a lot of bucks.
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: foxy mk1 on 12 March 2007, 22:10
Not worth putting coilovers in a Cab. Cabs are for cruising not racing!

Get a decent set of lowering springs, around £100, spending another £200 on coilovers is a waste.
Then get a really decent set of wheels/tyres and a top class detailing/valet.

but you can sit ur ride exactly how u want it with coilys
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Northern Monkey on 13 March 2007, 07:13
Cabs are for cruising not for racing?
You;ve never seen me drive then. I think coily's are the way to go. Got wheels and smoked rears, just need the front and repeaters doing, if anyone can help with that.
Ah new stereo and speakers too.... then I can pimp it to the max as I drive....lol :grin:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Len on 13 March 2007, 09:04
So foxy how often do you change your settings?
With set height springs available in so many sizes I just dont see the justification of the additional expense. Its just a bling thing, THE thing to have. far more worthwhile in my opinion is adjustable shocks.

So when do ya wanna race NM??? :grin:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: foxy mk1 on 13 March 2007, 09:13
So foxy how often do you change your settings?
With set height springs available in so many sizes I just dont see the justification of the additional expense. Its just a bling thing, THE thing to have. far more worthwhile in my opinion is adjustable shocks.

So when do ya wanna race NM??? :grin:

as u & me know, golfs sit low on the bck end so normal lowering springs do thesame as they lower the car the same all the way round,
i didnt c adjustable shocks in ur fist quote lenny, or was it an after thought? :cool:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: ...joe on 13 March 2007, 09:23
Its just a bling thing, THE thing to have.

yadda yadda yadda, coilovers are just better, not just for the fact that you can raise and lower them, they are generally made better. the bling thing? you can't really see them, THE thing to have.... err well if you want top quality suspension you have to go coilovers. apart from top end eibach/koni or H&R regular set ups nothing can touch a decent set of coilovers. i guess there is a reason why decent coilovers top a grand? not just to be able to raise and lower them surely? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: foxy mk1 on 13 March 2007, 09:31
yeh, sorry joe, its the only reason but sittin ur ride is important, every time you walk awy from it you look at,
and it looks better than sat on its ass,

len; only set mine once baby,
as 4 arace, wat do u wana race in?

1, totaly standard mk1 MINT
2, 230BHP 20vt mk1 mmmmm

wat ya got?
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Len on 13 March 2007, 09:36
In my humble opinion coilovers are really only for going racing with a track/road car so you can reset your suspension to suit.
As for cost well just coz something is dearer dont mean its better, its that old Emperor's clothes thing. The designer label.
personally I rate Spax and they tend to be relatively cheap.
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: ...joe on 13 March 2007, 20:46
that wasn't aimed at you foxy, i have coilovers and my car is slammed!

len spax suck. just because they were good 5 or so years ago doesn't mean they are still good. look around, they fell off in terms of quality big style which is why hardly anyone uses them any more.
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Post by: T_J_G on 26 March 2007, 15:55
a grand i'd buy a nbew guitar!

Or if on the car..maybe sorting rust/fade out

or coilovers and wheels. and the new clutch it needs !
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Post by: Stu.750 on 26 March 2007, 16:48
Theres an Evo 2 on ebay in need of some TLC id have myself some rice  :shocked:
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Post by: bulk66 on 27 March 2007, 00:45
Some cams and a chip for me.  :smiley:
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Post by: tom26 on 27 March 2007, 08:54
re-trim my recaros (joe *wink wink*)
Title: Re: Wish List
Post by: Martz on 27 March 2007, 13:26
Give it away to charity. :smiley:


Yeah like that would happen...........................................


Have the Beetle sorted. :cool: