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i bet if it was some tuning companies demo car with speedlines stripped out a mental engine people would love it!
all the car is is a demo car for the company, and they are an ICE company so it is like a live mobile showroom! it doesnt need to be quick as how can you listen to it if its going...
At the mo im selling the Ph-Quick as its to loud and bumpy for my needs right now and was abit of a swine to live with with the omex and that!
BUT since ive had GDis new ICV fitted the car is a different car to drive, it starts first time if cold or not and its just like a standard smooth car...
I dont want rid of the car! But this particular car is just not suitable for my needs right now!
If you really want to know i need a quieter car and slighlty more comfy car so i can take my 7yr old niece and 9 yr old nephew about whilst my other 11yr old niece is in hospital having operations...
Selling the car at the mo, not really pushing it at teh mo as deciding on a few things.
But someone wants the coilovers and would swop their standard shocks with sportlines and plus abit of cash!
But im wondering if its worth it, as would the car be worth more with coillies or appeal more...
I was going to put it in there but thought here was the best place seeing as its a pistonheads link and this is the pistonheads forum. Could put all the pics and that in the real section as stops any comments i spose!
Got the car running now, although it still dont feel quite right, il give andy a ring in the morning :)
Is it possible that the cable would need greasing up at all? Or would the cable become to tight for any reason, as for it to work normally ive move the clips on the grooved bit by the...
Im waiting to go back to GDi for the idle control valve fitting to sort all teh cold start problems out, thats a whole other problem and one im not geting into as it just turns into a slanging match!
I just cant work out why the cable is slack but still intact if you get me!
The thing with my car though is im running omex and i always have to give it abit of gas to get it going, but as the cable doesnt seem to be doing anything the car wont start.
But then i tried starting it and manually pulling the whatever it is at teh end of the cable and still nothing...
Went to start the car earlier and it just wouldnt!
It turns over but the throttle cable is slack, its still intact as the pedal goes down when you pull it in the engine bay!
But it doesnt seem to do anything!
Any odeas peeps?
Would love to be able to run and store a 2nd car for a blast every know and then tho!
But its nice when using a standard car to just hop in and drive off without worrying about anything!
Because i just dont think i can live with a modified car anymore :(
I sold my MK4 Astra GSi Turbo back in June/July as it was costing to much to run and i felt like i wanted something more exciting!
So i went out and got a Ph2 172, and have to admit i loved it it was exactly what i was...