my saxo

[stunshell]

hi just thought id share the experience ive had with my saxo

it started out life as a 1.1 flat arch model. here is whats done.

body:

full respray, vt kit fitted, fully colour coded,smoothed side badges,smoothed boot lock,smoothed tailgate bagdes and a wide mouthed front bumper,106 mirrors.

suspension,exhaust,induction and wheels.

full apex sport damper kit,gmax springs,etech strut brace,supersprint race centre pipe and back box,simota open cone induction kit,206 cc/gti alloy wheels.

interior:
106 gti half leather interior,faux suede trimmed head cloth and a,b,c pillars,106 quicksilver grab handels.

ice:

fully sound deadend, dvd head unit, vibe kevlar amped up comps and tweeters,artic 1600w amp and twin 12" vibe subs.
every thing done to the car i have done myself apart from painting.

now thats all the spec done here's some pics.

[i remember]

might be being a bit blunt here but

easier just to start with a vtr?

[The Riddler]

i remember said:

might be being a bit blunt here but

easier just to start with a vtr?

You would assume so?

Unless he's a 17 year old new driver with a previous for drink driving?

ETA - Looks like a VTR, so if thats what your intention was, well done.

Edited by The Riddler on Sunday 6th December 23:12

[deevlash]

Id have thought so, surely all the cash spent on making it look like that would more then have covered the insurance?

[i remember]

The Riddler said:

i remember said:

might be being a bit blunt here but

easier just to start with a vtr?

You would assume so?

Unless he's a 17 year old new driver with a previous for drink driving?

ETA - Looks like a VTR, so if thats what your intention was, well done.

Edited by The Riddler on Sunday 6th December 23:12

Well yes i would , and did.

HTH

[stunshell]

probably yes but when i started the car i was just past my test and vtr insurance was through the roof and it was also a birthday gift

[deevlash]

fair play then

[stunshell]

its took me 3 years to get it to the standard its at now but its obviously not apreciated on this forum as much as others.

[jezb]

stunshell said:

its took me 3 years to get it to the standard its at now but its obviously not apreciated on this forum as much as others.

Are you surprised?

[deevlash]

takes a lot to impress folk on here! You must be in scotland, where abouts are you? theres a good few runs etc arranged on here from the scotland forum.

[stunshell]

from perth mate. i suppose youl have to have spent thousands on your car and had it put into specialists for it to impress people then. built not bought is the best way

Edited by stunshell on Monday 7th December 19:13

[deevlash]

jezb said:

stunshell said:

its took me 3 years to get it to the standard its at now but its obviously not apreciated on this forum as much as others.

Are you surprised?

would you rather he'd stuck a jap style kit and massive wing on it? his car looks pretty good and he hasnt whacked an endeclared 2.0 litre engine under the bonnet. Im sure once he grows up he'll get the cash together to buy something faster etc but at least he's proud of his car and looks after it.

[Ferg]

stunshell said:

from perth mate. i suppose youl have to have spent thousands on your car and had it put into specialists for it to impress people then. built not bought is the best way

Calm down young man!
You just got some people who aren't impressed it seems.
I am though. We have a 1.0 Paxo and it's a great little bundle of raw power!! AND VTRs do look good.

[deevlash]

There's a lot of tits on here but the sensible folk will be more impressed by your enthusiasm and appreciation of cars in general and not neccesarily by what you drive. I drive a rusty Puma and people still talk to me!

[Ferg]

My car has a plastic chassis and only a small majority laugh at me.

[stunshell]

it just seem to me thats what people look for in cars now. look at most cover features on the mags all of them have been put into a specialitst to do the work then when finished they get a cover

also im not as young as it may be being perseived due to the fact that i have a 1.1 saxo im 21. tbh i wont ever sell this car as it was a gift. ive had a few other cars aswell as this one unfortunatly my favourite was petrol bombed outside my house at the beggining of last year.

[Ferg]

stunshell said:

also im not as young as it may be being perseived

You're still a young man compared to me, Stuart, believe me!!

[deevlash]

I didnt get my first car until I was 23 (the puma) and it was still over £1000 to insure it

[jezb]

deevlash said:

jezb said:

stunshell said:

its took me 3 years to get it to the standard its at now but its obviously not apreciated on this forum as much as others.

Are you surprised?

would you rather he'd stuck a jap style kit and massive wing on it? his car looks pretty good and he hasnt whacked an endeclared 2.0 litre engine under the bonnet. Im sure once he grows up he'll get the cash together to buy something faster etc but at least he's proud of his car and looks after it.

Couldn't care less really. It looks ok, he's not ruined it or anything.

I'm not sure what you want really? It's one of the most basic cars in existance so it's pretty boring.

My first car was a tidy 1991 1.4 Fiesta, it did me well and I liked the car, but I wouldn't expect it to impress anyone on PH.

[stunshell]

the point im making is im not here to impress anyone just share my love of cars and moding them