What performanc car bargains have you spotted around. It seems that at the moment you can get a pretty big bang for your buck.
Performance car bargains
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claymore
The Torque Meister
you can get a toyota soarer twin turbo for less than a grand
HDi fun
TC ModFather
Yes but in what kind of state?
There are some Impreza's around that are absolute bargains.
HDi fun
TC ModFather
Fiar Coupe 20v Turbo or Volvo T4/T5/850R
hemingway
Torque Junkie
Is it true with them coupe turbos that timming belt is very expensive to do.Guy at work was sourcing 1 out and found out you have to tilt the engine to do it.Says it was very expensive and they not very reiliable too?
2fast2catch
Torque Master
MasterAuron
Very Senior Member
That is correct.
HDi fun
TC ModFather
I've not heard that, but I don't think any timing belt is cheap to do. Mine was about £450 quid, thankfully it's a 96,000 mile item so next one not due until 192,000
MasterAuron
Very Senior Member
Unless it's a 8v Punto, then you can do it yourself in about half an hour 
It's not a difficult job on a lot of cars tbh. Usually just depends on how much room you have to play with and what's in the way.
E46 M3's are coming down in price.
It's not a difficult job on a lot of cars tbh. Usually just depends on how much room you have to play with and what's in the way.E46 M3's are coming down in price.
claymore
The Torque Meister
Never heard so much drivel, £359 for a belt change, dont call that to expencive, personally I do it myself. Not very reliable? can you quantify that?
MasterAuron
Very Senior Member
Yes but you do have to move the engine around a bit on the 20VT's at leat lol.
HDi fun
TC ModFather
It's not a bargain if it needs millions of hours of attention.
hemingway
Torque Junkie
Fellow was saying they have a few electrical issues with them.Personally i think 350-400 is expensive for timming belt.Thats just in my opinion.Some people have deeper pockets than others.
claymore
The Torque Meister
droping the engine to replace the cam belt is a bind, but I think it's much more rediculous that you have to take the front bumper off an audi a4 just to change the sidelight bulb (maindealer price £120)
What about the new Renault Megane's you have to go through the wheel arch to change the bulbs.
HDi fun
TC ModFather
That would be enough to prevent me from buying a car altogether and choosing a different model.
hemingway
Torque Junkie
Thats just daft.What do you have to do to change the wheel go through the head light...
HDi fun
TC ModFather
Current model Fords aren't so easily maintained as their elder brethren. Even a Mondeo (01-07) needs the headlights out to change the lamps.
The rear cluster on Fiestas require torx wrenches to access those lamps.
A lot of this is designed in to maintain the revenue stream for service parts and labour. Modern cars are so reliable and the servicing so infrequent that the dealers are suffering.
What they're forgetting, however, is this:
If a car needs two hours dealer labour at dealer prices just to replace some lamps this has a knock on effect on residual value. This means, in turn, that cars with a reputation for being sods to maintain end up being worth less as a used buy. Which then detracts from the value of new models because the dealers are having to offer lower PX values at trade in time.
The rear cluster on Fiestas require torx wrenches to access those lamps.
A lot of this is designed in to maintain the revenue stream for service parts and labour. Modern cars are so reliable and the servicing so infrequent that the dealers are suffering.
What they're forgetting, however, is this:
If a car needs two hours dealer labour at dealer prices just to replace some lamps this has a knock on effect on residual value. This means, in turn, that cars with a reputation for being sods to maintain end up being worth less as a used buy. Which then detracts from the value of new models because the dealers are having to offer lower PX values at trade in time.
Daft but true buddy.
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