Some help on picking a car dudes...

[StuartUK]

Right then fella's

Looking at these 3 cars:

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=316095

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=295426

http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=320783


I love low miles, simple ! :)
Its a shame Parkers used prices list these cars way under there asking prices, but still, i got some pocket money to spend, what u reckon ?
:)
Stuie

[Mr OCD]

Low miles = ****ed town car... :)


I'd always go for something with about 8-10k miles pa

Out of those three... it has to be the Blue one :)

[pdh 14a]

Hi Stu! They are all mighty fine cars :eek:
Mostly depends on colour really! I'll give you my precise opinion after food as i have a macy 'd waiting!
Are you going to the rolling road day tomorrow?
aND FINALLY i take it the Liner has been sold :cool: :thumbs:

[pdh 14a]

Low miles = ****ed town car... :)


I'd always go for something with about 8-10k miles pa

Out of those three... it has to be the Blue one :)

Yep its the one that jumped out at me the most! But its too simular to mine :whip: :D

[cardiff scum]

like the black one stu:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

low miles = an owner like Paul, someone who dont use there car, which is perfect !!! :)
Rolling road, yeah, i'll be there, on my BMX !!!!! Skyline sold today :(

Only downside to the black one, theres no boot ?????? am Liking the Stage 3 blue one from up north, but as much as its looked after, i'm guessing in my hands, it could cost me a lot more to keep than my old R34 ! ? found an X plate standard 48k mile on autotrader, £5k , hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Mr OCD]

low miles = an owner like Paul, someone who dont use there car, which is perfect !!! :)
Rolling road, yeah, i'll be there, on my BMX !!!!! Skyline sold today :(

Only downside to the black one, theres no boot ?????? am Liking the Stage 3 blue one from up north, but as much as its looked after, i'm guessing in my hands, it could cost me a lot more to keep than my old R34 ! ? found an X plate standard 48k mile on autotrader, £5k , hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Your dreaming mate... :nod: - every low miler I looked at when I was looking a couple of years ago was a wreck... if you can find something like Pauls then you'll be a jammy git :D

These cars dont like be stood up / un-used :no:...

Good luck :thumbs:

[Madda]

Stu, I know your not going to listen mate, but the best buy on the forum with a 5k budget is this (http://www.sxoc.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=319824).....by miles!!

Chems is a nice spec tho. My only advice is, dont rush and spend as much time as you want (i mean hours) checking it over before you hand over your cash :thumbs:

[pdh 14a]

low miles = an owner like Paul, someone who dont use there car, which is perfect !!! :)
Rolling road, yeah, i'll be there, on my BMX !!!!! Skyline sold today :(

Only downside to the black one, theres no boot ?????? am Liking the Stage 3 blue one from up north, but as much as its looked after, i'm guessing in my hands, it could cost me a lot more to keep than my old R34 ! ? found an X plate standard 48k mile on autotrader, £5k , hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

You don't want a standard one with those 3 on offer :no:
Go with the Black one :thumbs:

[StuartUK]

Nice one Joe !!! hehe !!!!!!
I got 6k max, wanted to keep it too 5.5k though
Right,
Down to 2 cars, the Damson one at 50k mile (as paul pointed out to me, why need a new clutch at 45k mile ?)
and the blue one (well it looks blue to me...), with stage 3 mods, from up Cumbria...... I dont like that its got 83k mile, cos if i try and sell it, i know it wont sell, despite all the toys on it...

[pdh 14a]

Your dreaming mate... :nod: - every low miler I looked at when I was looking a couple of years ago was a wreck... if you can find something like Pauls then you'll be a jammy git :D

These cars dont like be stood up / un-used :no:...

Good luck :thumbs:

Thanks Scott! Mines not that good close up :no:
I reckon the blue ones the one to have! And if Stu's worried about mpg then i have offered my stage 1 stuff for the stage 3 stuff on that and £1k in his pocket :nod: (may have to include the cooling panel though ;) )

[Chem200]

Def the blue one, its the best car i've ever seen :wack:

[pdh 14a]

Def the blue one, its the best car i've ever seen :wack:

Lol,spray it Black,i wanted the only modded blue one in the village :ghey: :wack:

[Buffy]

At first glance I like the black one, I'll have a better look at them later mate :)

Damson is probably the worst colour on the 14a :nod:

The suspension on the blue one will be very hard so you'd probably want to change that soon as you like your comfy suspension

[AlexC]

That black one dude is sswwwwweeeeeetttttttttt! Stunning. :nod:

[sunnybono]

2, 1, 3.

2 is the best value by far!!

You will end up modding the black one which means more money spent. The suspension on the blue one could be swapped for some kyb which might even earn you a bit.

[Jezz_S13]

Save 2k more and buy the 8k one that was Si Roberts'.

[StuartUK]

Few cars out there that catch my eye, theres a garage up north, who got a 'Y' plate in black, 3 owners, standard, 55k miles........ could give him £5k for it......... but he's in Chorley, Lancs, which is 200 miles from here!
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/NISSAN+200+SX/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-17-4294965566-4294967243/advert.action?R=200745298439413&distance=155&postcode=cf24+1qn&channel=CARS&make=&model=&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=

[pdh 14a]

Save 2k more and buy the 8k one that was Si Roberts'.

:nod: Thats the one to have :smitten:

Where were you today too Stuie :confused: :whip:

[StuartUK]

sorry guys, i was in bed till 1pm !!!! :) :) :) then was too gutted still to come out !!, spent hours on the internet trawling for 200's ! even contacting people who advertised there cars months ago !!!!!!

[Madda]

Save 2k more and buy the 8k one that was Si Roberts'.

Best idea yet :) I have his old seats, and they are like new :)

[StuartUK]

I just made an offer to the chap with the Damson coloured one (how much for a respray anyone ?, oh and some BK 299 17" alloys to go on it...)
The Stage 3 modded blue one is out, not interested in that........
and only other one i like, although standard, is a black Y plate 55k mile one, for £5k through a trader....... but he's like 200 miles away !!!!

[pdh 14a]

I just made an offer to the chap with the Damson coloured one (how much for a respray anyone ?, oh and some BK 299 17" alloys to go on it...)
The Stage 3 modded blue one is out, not interested in that........
and only other one i like, although standard, is a black Y plate 55k mile one, for £5k through a trader....... but he's like 200 miles away !!!!

You really are mad as a box of frogs :nod: :rolleyes:

[StuartUK]

http://www.gt-international.com/vehicle-details.asp?new=&region=&order=&Model=&Make=&notMake=&notModel=&BodyType=&FuelType=&Transmission=&intMin=&intMax=&RSpage=1&ID=423196&popup=

People, i think i will buy this, its standard, but for piece of mind, its under warranty for 3 months, and i can put my own mods on it......

So, am down to this, or that CHEM's one for £6k ...... hmmmmmm

[Buffy]

chem's :nod:

[StuartUK]

Too late
I just bought the X reg standard one for £4,400 !!!! :) (63k mile, will need a service mind... as last full service was at 48k)
Next mission, get some BK 299 17" rims for it, straight through exhaust, FMIC (2nd hand on the zorst and fmic mind), and a boost controller ? basically, i got £1k to spend on toys :)

[Cardiff R33]

bugger me you make your mind up quickly!

[StuartUK]

cant hang about dude, wanted a 200sx, and wanted ideally a 2000/2001 model, with decent miles........ got him to drop the price by £600 (and even the parkers guide price is £5k for this car...). it looks good, so yeah, gonna try and pick it up Wed/Thurs :) :) :) :) And then let me Mr Buffy tell me only good things when he see's it ! :) :)

[sroberts]

cant hang about dude, wanted a 200sx, and wanted ideally a 2000/2001 model, with decent miles........ got him to drop the price by £600 (and even the parkers guide price is £5k for this car...). it looks good, so yeah, gonna try and pick it up Wed/Thurs :) :) :) :) And then let me Mr Buffy tell me only good things when he see's it ! :) :)

You do know that were not built up to 2000/2001, someone will be able to clarify me on this but they stopped making them around 98, so any registered 2001 will have just been sat around for three years - maybe in a field, who knows! Also not serviced for 15K :eek: makes me think what else has been scrimped on. That alone would have me walking out of the door. Esp when you consider its got a boost guage in there, so no doubt its had the boost upp'd at some point and probably ragged about on normal unleaded while not being served for 15K! You should have just done it right and bought my old one. Oh and BK wheels are shite :whip:

Oh and its green... :hurl:


Save 2k more and buy the 8k one that was Si Roberts'.

Cheers fella, sad to see it move on but hopefully someone will use her :)

Si :)

[Madda]

Sorry stuey :( I havce to agree but wanted someone else to say it first.

[Mr OCD]

You do know that were not built up to 2000/2001, someone will be able to clarify me on this but they stopped making them around 98, so any registered 2001 will have just been sat around for three years - maybe in a field, who knows! Also not serviced for 15K :eek: makes me think what else has been scrimped on. That alone would have me walking out of the door. Esp when you consider its got a boost guage in there, so no doubt its had the boost upp'd at some point and probably ragged about on normal unleaded while not being served for 15K! You should have just done it right and bought my old one. Oh and BK wheels are shite :whip:

Oh and its green... :hurl:



Cheers fella, sad to see it move on but hopefully someone will use her :)

Si :)

Harsh but true... :nod: - Green? :hurl: :hurl: :hurl:

Then going by your other threads you have bought this car unseen? - have you totally lost the plot? :wack: :indiff: :wack:

Please tell me you havent bought the car unseen? :confused:

[StuartUK]

paid £200 deposit......
pay the rest on the day IF the car is worthy......
yup, colour sucks, and yup, as far as i know, they stopped making them in 1999 i think, and the others just sat around until sold......
End of the day, if i get there and its nailed, i just had an expensive day out, i get my money back, as i said the trader already, i'll be miffed to get there and find out its got issues.
Its a shame i cant find out via the reg if the prev owner of 3 years is a member on here.........
Just for the record, i bought my S14 with 73k on the clock years ago, not fully serviced for 15k mile, oil for 6k mile, i got it, serviced it, and she ran sweet :)

Despite when the car is made, the value it goes on, is what i went for and miles, plus only had £6k max to spend, so counted Si's out straight away......
Oh, and BK's are in my price range, Rota's arnt :( :(

[StuartUK]

and i didnt just pick this willy nilly, i spent all day yesterday going through ad's on here back to September for cars for sale, including pistonheads ! :)

[Mr OCD]

Get it HPI'd dude...

I know your in a rush but try and slow it down a bit and take the time to find an example you really want and even a better colour ;)

Buy a cheap runaround if necessary short term... lots of 200sx for sale at the moment so should be no reason to buy a rough one... buy on condition not mileage!!

It took me three months to find mine and I was looking UK wide!! ... ironic that I found it practically on my door step!!

[Madda]

An example of a low mileage one (http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=321168&highlight=47k)with a few more issues than most.

What about this one (http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=319632)? :) Under £5k with a super history in the board...and very pretty :)

[StuartUK]

Top one
already spoke to bloke yesterday, thats the one he bought from newport, which was nailed, cams fecked, and its still nailed..........
and bayside - thats got 60,000 more miles than i want on a car ! :)
trust me, i was on this for 7 hours yesterday going through EVERY single S14a advert !!!!!! phone calls here and there ! :)
respray to black wont cost much anyway i hope !
:)


An example of a low mileage one (http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=321168&highlight=47k)with a few more issues than most.

What about this one (http://sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=319632)? :) Under £5k with a super history in the board...and very pretty :)

[pdh 14a]

Well thats the last bit of advice i give :cry:
Standard and Green! you may as well have bought a primera :whip: :p

[Mr OCD]

Top one
already spoke to bloke yesterday, thats the one he bought from newport, which was nailed, cams fecked, and its still nailed..........
and bayside - thats got 60,000 more miles than i want on a car ! :)
trust me, i was on this for 7 hours yesterday going through EVERY single S14a advert !!!!!! phone calls here and there ! :)
respray to black wont cost much anyway i hope !
:)

Being on the phone is one thing... taking the time to inspect them is another... I saw no less than over a dozen sheddy 200sx's before I bought mine - most have seen accident damage at some time and very few have original paintwork on them...

Its obvious your not going to listen to what people have to say so I will just say good luck :thumbs: :)

[Chris]

respray to black wont cost much anyway i hope !
:)2K+ for a decent job :nod:

[Mr OCD]

2K+ for a decent job :nod:

:nod:

£2k is at cheap labour / mates rates for windows out job :nod:

[Madda]

and bayside - thats got 60,000 more miles than i want on a car ! :)



... buy on condition not mileage!!




:) Mileage means nothing if its been looked after, and a buffy rebuild (not that it will need it) is FAR cheaper than a full colour change, let me tell you ;)

EDIT: Stu,

Between me, Chris and Buffy, how many 200's have we seen/owned of varying conditions?! Take some advice man, we dont want to see you make the wrong choice. :smash:

OCD's comment about the boost gauge on the one you are going for is very prudent.

Also, people on here are all selling there cars at huge losses, that trader is making money, just a matter of how much!!

[pdh 14a]

Yep c'mon Stu,we are all trying to help you here mate! Buying a colour you don't really want,you will always regret! Hire a car for a month and get one that you are looking for!

I used to be mr low mileage!but it really means feck all if the owner has looked after it,which all the initial ad's they obviously had! :nod: :thumbs:

[Jak_Jenkins]

THE BLACK ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!

how can you think otherwise!

[pdh 14a]

Look at this one thats come up! Perfect (although i haven't fully read the add:wack: )
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=321784

[pdh 14a]

Right fully read above now! Needs a slight price adjustment for the warped disks and the slight interior faults!
But the rest of the probs even mine has at 38k miles (so that throws out your low milage argument Stu :p )
So i would pm this guy,put £4700 in his pocket,spend a grand getting it where you want and enjoy :nod: :thumbs:

[Mr OCD]

Right fully read above now! Needs a slight price adjustment for the warped disks and the slight interior faults!
But the rest of the probs even mine has at 38k miles (so that throws out your low milage argument Stu :p )
So i would pm this guy,put £4700 in his pocket,spend a grand getting it where you want and enjoy :nod: :thumbs:

Agreed ... :nod:

The guy has listed EVERY minor fault with the car to be as honest as possible... go and rip his arm off :nod:

[pdh 14a]

There you go stu! You've got the god of bodywork saying go for it! This one coming up for sale tonight is a sign :nod: :thumbs:

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

FFS Listen to peoples advice Stuie, I'm with Paul & Mr OCD on this one mate, do this right and you will be smiling for a long time, not just on the way to Buffy's place to get it checked out and then :cry: as you walk home. Cause you bought a shitter.:nod: WORD:rolleyes:

[StuartUK]

i remember being overtaken on the M4 by that black one, and i was doing 95mph in an astra !! :) he had nicer alloys on it back then though (2 years ago) :)

as to the one i put a deposit on, Prev owner had it from the SXOC :)

Although i do like the black one, will offer him some cash :) see what he says..
as the one i put a deposit on, i dont have to buy it, and can get my money back (and as the book price goes, i am getting it under the book price...)......

oh, and the green one looks alright, i got lots more pic's of the engine, interior, etc etc that aint on there website, and agreed with the bloke if i think its nailed, i walk, simple ! :) (it is FNSH all the way...) (and theres no bren device for altering the boost..)

And dudes, i appreciate what u all saying, but i aint thinking just about the car now, i am thinking ahead 1 or 2 years, how many miles will be on it, and yes, i look after my cars, but when i had an S14, it was kept in top nick, serviced, shiney, just over 100k miles, and i could'nt even sell it for £1500 on here last year....... I do over 13k miles a year, so if i change motors, i dont wanna shoot myself in the foot ! and make Another loss

The car i wanted sold today (it was a black Y plate 55k standard one, up north, and it sold!!!! grrrr)

I saw the green one too, and believe it or not, i like the green, was the damson one i aint too keen on (hence not buying skinks car!)

But seriously though dudes, i appreciate what u all saying, and before doing a deposit, i was seriously umming and arrning over CHems car, which to this moment right now, i still am ! as said, i aint bought nothing yet !!, just secured somthing i can walk away from ! :)

[Clean freak!]

I supose you only get what you pay for,high spec cost coin. They all look lovely thou, Iam liking the black one

[Butuz]

Hope you get what you want Stuie!!! Lol @ you posting a thread asking for help - and then ignore absoloutly everything everyone says :wack:

Butuz

[StuartUK]

Advice is peoples opinions, and thats what i was after !. :)
I havent bought a car yet anyway !!! :mad:
and at the start of my thread, it states what i want to spend my money on, a car with low miles, thats my only request !!! :)
and dont forget, i aint after high spec ! :) just peoples advice ! (which i've got, cheers dudes :thumbs: )

[Wookie]

Hope you find what your looking for Stu,:nod: but I have to agree that low mileage doesn't mean much. I was a low mileage whore:nod: but you can get a car that's had a hard life and poorly looked after with under 50k on it:nod: Mine's on 102,000 miles and it's still as sweet as a nut as it's looked after (to much probably:o)

Good luck fella:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

If i am correct, on this pic, theres no manual boost valve right ?


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[Madda]

Not on there now, no mate...when you going down?

[StuartUK]

if i go, maybe tomorrow, or thurs......... u feckers put the worries on me, when the car looks normal and clean !!!! Grrrrrrrrrr !! (hehe !)
Am only going to look mind, the garage knows i will only buy if it meets the requirments......... 1 thing out, and i carry on my shopping in london..........

I only want small mods peeps ! :)

[Chris]

Not on there now, no mate...when you going down?Could still be washers behind the actuator bracket or the brass restrictor maybe fallen out ;)

The only way to tell is to drive it and note max boost :nod:

[Madda]

same as there could have been one on there, and its just been taken out...!

[StuartUK]

i dont know what the standard boost should read on the 200sx, i know what it is for the R34 though.......
test drive, if i here a whistle, any noise that should'nt be there, smoke, etc etc etc........ then i'm off, as u all said, dont rush into anything, and thats what i aint gonna do ! :) sales of goods act enables me to get my deposit back on a product should it not meet the requirements :)

[pdh 14a]

And you know what VVT rattle sounds like don't you? nearly all will have that :nod: :thumbs:
I am off friday day if you want me to pop up and look at one with you! But there are others in wales that know a lot more than me :thumbs:

[StuartUK]

cheers dude :)
today, there was an advert on pistonheads, for a 1998 r33 gtr, with r34 gtr alloys on, 56k miles, blah blah blah, no MOT, and cracked windowscreen, priv plate on it (R400 GTR), up for £8k ! It hit the skyline boards, with peeps saying must be too good to be true, etc etc......
I spoke to the bloke who was selling it on the phone, he was like, yeah, it works a treat, all is good etc etc.....
So i did some detective work in the space of 30 mins, i found a tele number for a bloke who owned it 6 years ago !, spoke to him, etc etc, turned out it was written off 3 times, engine has always been busted up ! felt quite good i did !!!!
If tomorrow morning i dont hear of the HPi results, i wont be going to london :no: to look at this car.....
and vvt rattle ? never had it on my S14, but i assume it sounds like a rattle ?! :)

[Madda]

£12 for 3 cars to be checked on rac.co.uk mate...satisfy your curiosity now :)

[sroberts]

Listed as a standard car, I spy a DV, coupled with the boost gauge and apexi filter would indicate something that probably isnt there now. Add into the mix the long interval between services and what look like rough stage one mods would have me worried.

Also I know this is an advice thread so here is my bit. Your looking for a relatively cheap car now with a view to do small mods to. But at the same time thinking what it will be worth in the future, especially considering you do over 13k a year in the car. Taking this on board cost is an issue to you so my advice would be this - Take your 6 grand, spend 500-750 on a cheap diesel, while you look for a 200. Then spend 5500 (plus whatever you have saved while looking) and buy the right 200. Then keep the diesel to use daily, keeping the miles of the 200 and lowering your outgoings, while also making the 200 more enjoyable because you drive it less - meaning that when you do, you love it!

I bet the if you do the math, running the two cars is actually cheaper. The savings on fuel alone will be massive even on 2 years daily driving of 26K. I know this worked for. Plus insuring both cars cost me only £100 a year more because the 200 was on limited millage etc.

Si :)

[pdh 14a]

Listed as a standard car, I spy a DV, coupled with the boost gauge and apexi filter would indicate something that probably isnt there now. Add into the mix the long interval between services and what look like rough stage one mods would have me worried.

Also I know this is an advice thread so here is my bit. Your looking for a relatively cheap car now with a view to do small mods to. But at the same time thinking what it will be worth in the future, especially considering you do over 13k a year in the car. Taking this on board cost is an issue to you so my advice would be this - Take your 6 grand, spend 500-750 on a cheap diesel, while you look for a 200. Then spend 5500 (plus whatever you have saved while looking) and buy the right 200. Then keep the diesel to use daily, keeping the miles of the 200 and lowering your outgoings, while also making the 200 more enjoyable because you drive it less - meaning that when you do, you love it!

I bet the if you do the math, running the two cars is actually cheaper. The savings on fuel alone will be massive even on 2 years daily driving of 26K. I know this worked for. Plus insuring both cars cost me only £100 a year more because the 200 was on limited millage etc.

Si :)

Thats absolutely spot on Si! My xantia now pays for itself!
Another option Stu is to stop traveling the country shagging anything with tits and a pulse? ;)

[pdh 14a]

cheers dude :)
today, there was an advert on pistonheads, for a 1998 r33 gtr, with r34 gtr alloys on, 56k miles, blah blah blah, no MOT, and cracked windowscreen, priv plate on it (R400 GTR), up for £8k ! It hit the skyline boards, with peeps saying must be too good to be true, etc etc......
I spoke to the bloke who was selling it on the phone, he was like, yeah, it works a treat, all is good etc etc.....
So i did some detective work in the space of 30 mins, i found a tele number for a bloke who owned it 6 years ago !, spoke to him, etc etc, turned out it was written off 3 times, engine has always been busted up ! felt quite good i did !!!!
If tomorrow morning i dont hear of the HPi results, i wont be going to london :no: to look at this car.....
and vvt rattle ? never had it on my S14, but i assume it sounds like a rattle ?! :)

NP mate :thumbs:
Yep you have to check a car so carefully! :nod:

[Chris]

Another option Stu is to stop traveling the country shagging anything with tits and a pulse? ;)Ade lives pretty close to Stu :confused: :hurl:

[pdh 14a]

Ade lives pretty close to Stu :confused: :hurl:

:hurl: I think he's in his cupboard as i haven't seen chip shop head for a while :eek:

[StuartUK]

hehe, i cant help it if these birds live miles away !!!!, ran up 1.5k in just motorway miles on my missions !!!! expensive habbit ! ;) and i saw Ade the other day, still looking gay, claims to be working all the time !!!

Cheers for the info guys, had thought about 2nd car, but live in a place with only 1 allocated car park space, there is no where to park a 2nd car, for at least 3/4 miles which sucks ! :(

do wish i hadnt put a deposit down now !, i have to actually see the car to say No to get my money back ! :( still, which bird do i know who lives close by down there ?! :D :D

[pdh 14a]

Congrats on getting a 14a mate! I won't spoil it as to which one you got!
good luck with it all,and if you need any help,go see Buffy or chris :p
Only joking,if i can help you know where i am :thumbs:

[Buffy]

Congrats on getting a 14a mate! I won't spoil it as to which one you got!
good luck with it all,and if you need any help,go see Buffy or chris :p
Only joking,if i can help you know where i am :thumbs:

already booked in :wack:

[pdh 14a]

already booked in :wack:

Yep i thought he said something about a service on the phone earlier :cool: :thumbs:

[cardiff scum]

Congrats Stu,hope its a good un:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :thumbs:

[StuartUK]

Evening fella's. filled up the tank, drove an average 64mph all the way back, took just over 4 hours, did 198 miles, needle is in between top qtr and half way mark, i sooooooooooooooooooooooo like that !!!!! :) :) :) :)

I have my fingers crossed that whatever the issue, Buffy can sort out for me, i got a warranty for it anyway for 3 months :) :)

It feels sooo different driving this compared to the Skyline, soooo different !!, my ass dont fit in the seats in the 200, best i stop eating pizza's :( :cry:

But most of all, am glad to be back in a 200 ! :D :D :D , going shopping now for alloys, FMIC, zorst, and somthing else :)

[Madda]

fill it back up the morning then how much u put in is how much u used so you can work out your actual mpg :) be good to see it above 30 :) the gauges are all gash :wack:

well done :)

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

Congrats Stuie, hope Buffy gives it the all clear for you:nod: :D

[The_BULK]

pics please :nod: :thumbs:

[StuartUK]

of me, or the car ? :wack: :D :D :whip:

[The_BULK]

of me, or the car ? :wack: :D :D :whip:

of the car of course, you can om me your other pics lover boy :wack:

[GAV200]

This'll be the 79th post and we still an't seen a pic of the the new motor......................Goood god man:wack: :rant:




























Well done mate looking forward to some pic's:thumbs:

[skink]

I saw the green one too, and believe it or not, i like the green, was the damson one i aint too keen on (hence not buying skinks car!)

Erm, not that's not quite right is it?

The reason you didn't buy my car is because of your highly comical attempt at beating me down on price and the fact it was practically sold already :)

Should be in the buying used tips in autotrader this for bartering dealers down:


Excuse my ignornance for your ad....
But, i'll offer u £4.2 , and i'll send the wheels/tyres back to u if u want them..

I got my eye on 3 cars, yours, although i'd have to spend a few bob changing a few things, Chem's car, which is modded beyond crazy (i just prefer stage 1), and a black Y plate 50k mile standard £5k through a trader.........
So, i gotta buy this week, so have a think about it....... just to note, i had an S14 for 3 years, and an R34 for 1 year, so i know the values of cars, book prices make the resale costs suck !
Stuie!)

Just to let you know, the South Wales section hasn't got some magical protection that prevents other members selling their cars from looking at your posts :D

Also Mr OCD, a low miler doesn't always mean a sh*tter (see my recent old one and car before that which is now Rich D's, both lovely examples)

Good luck with the one you bought anyway Stu :thumbs:

[pdh 14a]

I don't think he wanted to hide anything!
But good ole Stuie is a tight arse when it comes to cars :nod: :thumbs:

[skink]

I don't think he wanted to hide anything!
But good ole Stuie is a tight arse when it comes to cars :nod: :thumbs:

I know, only having a laugh :)

The offer was worth a try :D

[Butuz]

Congrats Stuie!!

Saw the car last night - very nice. Nice clean and standard :nod:

Now get some decent wheels, and a nice exhaust on there ASAP stu!

Butuz

[Cardiff R33]

let hope he can be tempted to learn to drift now!!

[StuartUK]

From how cold the roads were last night, drifting was somthing I could'nt avoid ! :eek:
And yeah skink, i'm a big time tight arse bargain hunter, hence me offer ! :D :D :D

Couple of things Buffy found:

Gearbox has been rebuilt....... dunno why, but i guess saves me doing it....
back bumper does need swapping out (woman driver i guess, doesnt know how to reverse without hitting things..)
Front bumper slight scrape, alloys got the usual kerbing scrape, but am getting new alloys anyway :)
Remote central locking doesnt work, so off to Nissan to get that fixed........

There is 1 thing thats puzzling me, when driving, if i put the window down, i can smell petrol, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm :(

other than that, X reg, 2 prev owners, 65k mile, fnsh, i paid £4300 for it ! :) (was £5k)

I just need to buy used bits for it now to get her upto 250bhp :)
Am happy with the car, was a sad day to see my R34 go, and lose the comfyness of the R34, but needs must ! :)
Photos coming soon, or can someone host them for me, i cant access my photobucket site from work now :(

[Cardiff R33]

stu email them to me and i will post them

ben.gillespie@chaseblueloans.co.uk

[Cardiff R33]

crappy pics, typical stu!!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w115/vicciandben/DSC00008.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w115/vicciandben/DSC00007.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w115/vicciandben/DSC00006.jpg
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w115/vicciandben/DSC00005.jpg

and one last one!!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w115/vicciandben/DSC00004.jpg

[pdh 14a]

Looks very tidy! Mind you in that light my xantia would look like new :D

[philsx]

Nice looking one you have there mate, on the question of smelling petrol when the window is open, i had the same thing after buying an scooby. turned out to be a slightly loose fuel line in the boot but you could only smell it when you opened the window, worth a look you never know:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

on that note, BUFFY !!!!! Help !!!! hehe ! :)

Chaps, my plan is to get BK299 17" alloys on the green beast, in WHITE :D , what u think, i know BK299 aint that good, but i like them :) , and i think, am hoping, the white alloy will go with the green ? or is it best to go silver ? what u think ?

Stuie

[pdh 14a]

on that note, BUFFY !!!!! Help !!!! hehe ! :)

Chaps, my plan is to get BK299 17" alloys on the green beast, in WHITE :D , what u think, i know BK299 aint that good, but i like them :) , and i think, am hoping, the white alloy will go with the green ? or is it best to go silver ? what u think ?

Stuie

Tey're not a bad wheel but getting a bit dated now! If you are buying new,there are much wider lighter jap rims which will only cost a few quid more!
And i don't think white suits the 299's styling :no: :thumbs:
But do what you like! you always do :p :wave:

[StuartUK]

http://www.customimportarts.com/images/projects/luc-200sx.jpg

i'll go for silver then :)
see the back of this car, i want those !

[pdh 14a]

These ultralite ones on Gerrys look lush :smitten:

[StuartUK]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BK-RACING-BK299-17-Alloy-Wheels-Tyres-Silver_W0QQitemZ320159100909QQihZ011QQcategoryZ988 8QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

I am a bit dim with the tyre sizes, which is nicer, 225/45/r17 or 205/45/r17 ???? :)

[pdh 14a]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BK-RACING-BK299-17-Alloy-Wheels-Tyres-Silver_W0QQitemZ320159100909QQihZ011QQcategoryZ988 8QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

I am a bit dim with the tyre sizes, which is nicer, 225/45/r17 or 205/45/r17 ???? :)

225 :nod: i run 205's on my xantia :ghey: :nod:
Got 255's on the back of my 200 atm :cool:

[pdh 14a]

You should be looking for an 8" rim minumum too! Buy right first time,had to sell my 7"s :thumbs:

[GAV200]

One of the only sets of wheels I ever bought new these , from KJ hoses in Swansea for my civic.I had a sort of shiny charcoal colour set.

Welcome to a whole new world of wheel cleaning with these buddy, invest in a tooth brush:D

[StuartUK]

what u mean, an 8" rim ? thought the rim was 17" ??? :confused:

Is the 225/45/r17 tyre low profile ? (thats what i want, low profile!) dont understand the sizes like....

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

what u mean, an 8" rim ? thought the rim was 17" ??? :confused:

Is the 225/45/r17 tyre low profile ? (thats what i want, low profile!) dont understand the sizes like....

17" refers to the face of the wheel, the pritty bit.

you want 8" depth which is the measurment between the 2 rims, ie "out edge to inner edge" where the tread is. the more depth, the better " therefore being able to fit wider tyres = more grip.

1st number 225 is the depth of the tyre
2nd number 45 refers to the profile
3rd number 17 refers to the diameter of the wheel.

sorry if my explaination is a bit cr@p

[Wookie]

BK299's are a nice looking rim but really :ghey: width and the tyres that come with the ones in your link are probably worse than Nankangs :(

IMHO your better off looking for a set of second hand 17's with a good offset and width. Like these: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=307869&highlight=modena a bit old school but decent rims and good widths although they could do with a bit of spacing. I think the white would look good against an emerald green car:nod:

[The_BULK]

rota torque drift 17 x 9.5 all round in white :smitten: :nod: do it stuie DOOOOO IITTTTTT!!!!!

[StuartUK]

am sure i saw them on driftworks ?
probably gonna go for silver mind !

[GAV200]

rota torque drift 17 x 9.5 all round in white :smitten: :nod: do it stuie DOOOOO IITTTTTT!!!!!

You know it makes sense stu:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

spent hours looking for alloys and stuff last night, used and new, cant afford the ones i like :(
so, going for the BK's, as gay as they are, i do actually like them ! :)
ok, they are 17x7's
ok, so for the tyre, 215/45z/r17 or the 225/45z/r17
?????
and FMIC, none on here for sale, £200 off ebay, yes or no ?

[Wookie]

Have you tried here for a FMIC? http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=314945
:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

saw it before, but noticed the order already gone ! :(
what u reckon to the tyres wookie, ?

[Wookie]

saw it before, but noticed the order already gone ! :(
what u reckon to the tyres wookie, ?

I think Dan may still take an order for you mate as one of the Irish lads ordered one recently:nod:

I'd probably go for the 225's,:thumbs: but Like I said in my other post I'd get the second hand wheels I linked to with

this width on the front: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s16p0

and this width on the rears: http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s18p0

[Butuz]

Stuart those wheels are gonna look :ghey: - theyre 2 inches narrower than you need, and theyre garunteed to be a bad offset to (so they'll sit in the arches way too much).

FFS dont waste your money on wheels that dont fit!

Butuz

[StuartUK]

what if i got spacers ?! :)
I only got so much i can spend on alloys, and as said, the ones i like, are £300 over my budget ! (£510 tops for alloys/tyres)........ i really like those rota torque ones, but they aint cheap !

[Madda]

good spacers are gonna cost you £130+ for all 4 mate! ;)

[Django67]

You'll need 25mm spacers all round to fit those wheels, which will blow your budget anyway. As everyone else has said, get some second hand decent width ones.

If you really must, then I would go for 215 width tyres (or even 205) on a 7" rim, 225's a bit too wide and would look balloony, IMO.

[Wookie]

Seriously though Stu, cheap narrow alloys are a false economy:nod: your much better off going for something like these, and they are within your budget: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=322595

[pdh 14a]

Cheapish intercooler here! http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=322761

Yep skinny wheels are false econemy as stated! i've learnt that the hard way!
Spent £160 on spacers and over £800 on wheels (All second hand) Even my big buddys run a 5mm spacer on the rear and 20mm on the front :eek: :cry:

[Django67]

your much better off going for something like these, and they are within your budget: http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=322595

Very good wheels with (depending on wear) very good tyres on. :nod: You'd be mad not to. Even if the BKs were a decent width, the R33GTRs would still look better.

[Madda]

Very good wheels with (depending on wear) very good tyres on. :nod: You'd be mad not to. Even if the BKs were a decent width, the R33GTRs would still look better.

And will still be worth the same in a years time if you dont kerb them, whilst the BK's will be worth peanuts :rolleyes:

[StuartUK]

I was bidding on some R33 GTR alloys on ebay (chap selling them on here too, but someone beat me to it (ended the auction early :( )
i do really like the r33 alloys..........

Intercooler - i ordered one from DB Power on here (kind of in the group buy scheme)........

cheers for the linky, just pm'd the guy about the gtr alloys.....
am i gonna need spacers if i manage to buy these gtr alloys ? (please say no... !!!!)

[Butuz]

yay go for the R33GTR alloys stu - as far as weight and strength go they are far far better than their price sugests.

Butuz

[Cardiff R33]

stu as above really! I would go for more expensive rims as opposed to an intercoole you dont really need running the power mods you intend!

[Wookie]

Not sure with standard front struts you may be ok, you will need a 5mm spacer if you had coilovers though:nod:

[pdh 14a]

Not sure with standard front struts you may be ok, you will need a 5mm spacer if you had coilovers though:nod:

And a 5mm pair are only £8 new :cool:

[StuartUK]

the bloke with the gtr alloys said someone is going to look at them tomorrow, i already said i will have them anyway, just gotta wait and see :)

[cardiff scum]

you bringing her (the car:D)to the meet stui?

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

you bringing her (the car:D)to the meet stui?

???

[pdh 14a]

???

Stuie has a new car :nod::thumbs:

[cardiff scum]

i really hope so now :D

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

Stuie has a new car :nod::thumbs:

Yea I know that, can't remember what I was confused about now, I obviously stayed up to late last night and my brain had turned to mush:wack:

[GAV200]

and my brain had turned to mush:wack:

you say turned:wack::D

[StuartUK]

hehe !!!! ;)
And yup, i'll be there in my new beast ! :)
I just bought one of those hong Kong special car stereos, with a pop out 7" screen, can play Divx Movies, etc etc and, has a TV tuner built in to it ! :) :)

[GAV200]

hehe !!!! ;)
And yup, i'll be there in my new beast ! :)
I just bought one of those hong Kong special car stereos, with a pop out 7" screen, can play Divx Movies, etc etc and, has a TV tuner built in to it ! :) :)
Be afraid if it has a reset button on it:nod:

[Madda]

Be afraid if it has a reset button on it:nod:

Bulk fried 2 back in his chav krooooooozin days which werent that long ago. :p

[GAV200]

Bulk fried 2 back in his chav krooooooozin days which werent that long ago. :p

I bought a Hong Kong type one from JAE back in 2006 and if I pressed 2 different buttons within 30 seconds of each other it locked up and had to be :confused:Reset:confused:

It did play a DVD if it felt like it and play it well, It was just crapply frustrating popping out when ever it felt the need so the final thing that killed it was me with a sledge hammer:smash::D

[StuartUK]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7-Motorized-Car-DVD-Divx-MP3-TV-Touchscreen-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ230193909712QQihZ013QQcategoryZ 67772QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thats what i got, well, will have soon enough, wanted the DivX bit mainly, and the TV thing is handy :)
Whats the score with this reset thing then ?!

[Wookie]

I bought one of those about 2 weeks ago:nod:. I've only had it running in the house for a few hours and I've had no problems with it.

If your using a SD card in it make sure you have a disc in the player or you woun't be able to select the SD card function for some stupid reason.

I tried the TV and it was pretty shitty quality but then again my normal TV reception is not the best:(

[GAV200]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/7-Motorized-Car-DVD-Divx-MP3-TV-Touchscreen-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ230193909712QQihZ013QQcategoryZ 67772QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thats what i got, well, will have soon enough, wanted the DivX bit mainly, and the TV thing is handy :)
Whats the score with this reset thing then ?!

Can't use ebay from work, And I'm not trying to put you off mate:thumbs:

As above mine was pants and I think the reset button was there cos they new it was pants so they put a button to re-set it every time its crappyness reared its head:D

eg : pressing skip then play then skip with in 30seconds of each other. would cause every function to freeze Radio, screen operation , every thing:wack:

Then mannual told you to press the reset:eek: if this happened which was a butten on the bottem left, which then reset everything, including all presets and you regained control.....................but not for long:wack:

On a positive note though: :D
Also you'll need to put it in the lower din to prevent it putting Hazords,Fogs,re demister etc on:thumbs:

[StuartUK]

hehe !
yeah, it will go in the lower din (replacing the clarion factory fit stereo), dunno what iso thingys i am gonna need mind ?
As for the TV part, i bought the TV tuner 22db booster antenna, so that should help there....... end of the day, if i have problems with it, says its covered for 1 year warranty, so i could always moan ?!! :)
I wont be using and SD or USB things on it, just MP3 on DVD discs, movies in DivX format, and the TV bit so whichever chick is in my car, can watch Corrie !!! :D hehe :D

[Wookie]

All you need now then is the reversing camera hooked up inside the car so when you get freaky with the chickes you can watch yourself on the screen:wack::D

[StuartUK]

Ok
Done some searching, increased my budget a bit, i think i can collect from a local franchise for these,
but i can get Rota Torque's, on 17", with 205/40/r17 tyres, for £585 (excluding locking nuts) (http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/17_inch_Rota_wheels_Torque_Silver_Alloy_Wheels.htm l)

Or a replica nearly of the r33 gtr alloy: http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/4x_BK121_Silver_Alloy_Wheels_with_205_40_17_tyres. php (for about £380)

or last choice, http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/BK399_Hi_power_black_with_205_40_17_tyres.php (but in silver, for around £515)

All with 205/40/r17 tyres.........
Anyone got some locking nuts i can borrow until i buy a set off ebay ?! :wack:

[The_BULK]

you need width stuie, i say wait a while dude, put some more pennies away and happy days.

i also advise against the cheapy in-car tv's to, i had one and it went pop, then i had my other one get pinched :wack: got a pioneer one now which is cool touch screen FTW :thumbs:

LMFAO @ wookies comment about chicks :D

[The_BULK]

Bulk fried 2 back in his chav krooooooozin days which werent that long ago. :p

whos the chav now with sun visor monitors ay ay :rolleyes::p

[Cardiff R33]

stu!!!!!!!!!! get marc to sort the fitting of that screen for ya! Like bulk said you need widthio for the rimio

Keep it JDM and tyte y0!

[StuartUK]

u punks are confusing me now !! i thought Rota Torque's were the way to go ?!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
too late on the hong kong special, already ordered !! :)

[Wookie]

Ideally you want at least a 8" wide rim on the front and 9" wide rim on the back:nod: 9/9.5" wide all round will look :cool:

As Bulk said save your pennys and get a decent set of rims first as last. Are you that desperate to have alloys?

If you want to bring something in from the states that are pretty cheap with decent widths have a look at these: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/18-ADR-BATTLE-EXE-STAGGERED-WHEELS-5x114-3-SILVER-RIMS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ43958QQihZ001QQite mZ110194581296QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V

[pdh 14a]

Anything will still look tiny until the car is lowered anyway!
And as stated many times 8" front and 9" rear is the way to go :nod:
Anything less than 8"s and you'll be looking for £150 worth of spacers! :thumbs:

[Mr OCD]

You buy a green car... and now you want to buy narrow wheels?

:D ;)

As mentioned at LEAST 8 inch wide all round... not worth bothering else imho.

I run 8 x 17 with 235/45 tyres / ET30 and it sits and looks spot on ... but wish rears were 9 inch wide...

[The_BULK]

yes stuie rota torques are the way to go, but they gota be 9.5 all round, that will give your car a sexy stance and may me very jealous :wack:

DO IT DO IT DO IT :D

did you look in the rarerims section after?

[StuartUK]

I thought the Torques were 17x8 rims, with low profile tyres ? was gonna see if i could see them at lunch time in the shop round the corner......

and what my problem is, money burns a whole in my pocket, i already just gone out and bought a 42" plasma telly ! :wack: , so this is why am trying to buy my bits now, as i know, i'll burn my money ! :( and wont have any left to buy bits with !
So far, have paid £235 for Hong kong Fooey special pop out 7" touchscreen divx TV dvd player...
£187.50 for FMIC from DB Power
Done the full service on the car....
Have put money aside to get the car lowered a little bit....
given myself £590 for alloys...
given myself max £325 to spend on an exhaust
Gonna spend £40 ish on the boost valve...

:)

ok, as to wheels, i got standards on at the mo, what size are those ? i know the tyre is like 205/55/r16 , are the alloys like 16x6 ? or 16x7 ? , all identical size ? (really do like those torques u know !!)
Looked in rarerims, compared the rims i like on other websites at slightly cheaper prices (hence the Torques)

[Cardiff R33]

stu cant believe you bought a big plasma lol

[StuartUK]

Just realised my current tv cabinet which holds my 32" tv, is only 32", so gonna be like my alloy situation ! :wack: , the TV is gonna be hanging over the sides of the cabinet !! Still, not bad, it i got an LG 42PC55 for £557.99 delivered :thumbs:
Means i gotta spend money on a new cabinet now ! :(

[pdh 14a]

I'll give you £400 for the plasma telly then!
Problem solved ;):thumbs:

[StuartUK]

haha !!!
Right, checked with Rota, the alloys are 17x8 , thats all they got at the mo
i like em, i want them, will i need anything else ? dont forget boys, am simple when it comes to cars ! :)

Just out of interest, what u think of these ? http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/17_Inch_Inovit_STVI_Alloy_Wheels.php

[The_BULK]

haha !!!
Right, checked with Rota, the alloys are 17x8 , thats all they got at the mo
i like em, i want them, will i need anything else ? dont forget boys, am simple when it comes to cars ! :)

spacers :thumbs:

[StuartUK]

I just got a cracking deal from RARERIMS !, cracking deal !
I bought the Rota Torques, which are 17x8 , with 215/45/r17 tyres :) :) :)
delivered, with locking nuts, bits i need, etc, all for £590 :thumbs:

Am most impressed with this company !!! :D :D :D
Wheels arrive next week sometime, plz tell me, that someone as dim as me can fit them ok ?! :)
Spacers if needed, i can get another time i guess ?!

[pdh 14a]

haha !!!
Right, checked with Rota, the alloys are 17x8 , thats all they got at the mo
i like em, i want them, will i need anything else ? dont forget boys, am simple when it comes to cars ! :)

Just out of interest, what u think of these ? http://www.topgear.co.uk/acatalog/17_Inch_Inovit_STVI_Alloy_Wheels.php

there goes my lunch :hurl: nah thier ok i suppose,would suit an almera right down to the ground :p

[pdh 14a]

I just got a cracking deal from RARERIMS !, cracking deal !
I bought the Rota Torques, which are 17x8 , with 215/45/r17 tyres :) :) :)
delivered, with locking nuts, bits i need, etc, all for £590 :thumbs:

Am most impressed with this company !!! :D :D :D
Wheels arrive next week sometime, plz tell me, that someone as dim as me can fit them ok ?! :)
Spacers if needed, i can get another time i guess ?!

what do these ones look like/ i've gotten all confused now with the 4000 rims you have shown us :wack:

[Wookie]

Did they come with a wobbelyheadratchet? If not then they won't fit:no:















































Only kidding stu:D, I think even you will be able to fit a set of wheels;)

[StuartUK]

haha paul !!!!!
http://www.rarerims.co.uk/alloys.php?product_id=e379ac25f19934aae4f8709e5535 2b63&startrow=0

Thats the rims i got, blokey on the phone said he would sort what i need for a straight fit to my car !
nice one wookie !, for comedy value, i may photograph my wheel change, i'm bound to go wrong somewhere ! :wack: :wack: :D

[Madda]

Nice work Stuey! :)

[The_BULK]

rota torque drift are the ones you should have gone for as they have the staggered look, however i think they will suit your car & colour nicely my man :thumbs:

[pdh 14a]

haha paul !!!!!
http://www.rarerims.co.uk/alloys.php?product_id=e379ac25f19934aae4f8709e5535 2b63&startrow=0

Thats the rims i got, blokey on the phone said he would sort what i need for a straight fit to my car !
nice one wookie !, for comedy value, i may photograph my wheel change, i'm bound to go wrong somewhere ! :wack: :wack: :D

Yes i do like those,nice one stuie :thumbs:
Just pu something under the car,like the old wheel so if it falls you can get a jack back under :thumbs:

[JIMS14]

Stu, just remember the larger dished portion of the wheel goes to the inside! lol. Good luck fitting them mate hope it all goes well.