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Your coop High & low
#889157
26/08/2009 13:35
26/08/2009 13:35
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 626 Westcliff-on-sea,essex
aust_powers
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Enjoying the ride
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OP
Enjoying the ride
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 626
Westcliff-on-sea,essex
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Probably had this kind of thead before, basically your lowest and highest point in your coupe ownership:- Low:- Finding out a week after buying the car from Poweritalia that the bottom end was knocking. High:- Rog sourcing and fitting a new engine for me. Austin
GT28rs,Pro alloy FMIC,Blueflame exhaust,SIP, Bosch 440cc,Helix organic clutch,Stage 3,331bhp,295lbft
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: coupedummy]
#889186
26/08/2009 14:05
26/08/2009 14:05
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eldinho
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eldinho
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High - Auto Italia photo shoot a couple of weeks ago at Bruntingthorpe and going over an indicated 170mph.
Low - Having the car off the road for over a year after 3 ringlands breaking.
The highs definately outweigh the lows.
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: Nigel]
#889207
26/08/2009 14:32
26/08/2009 14:32
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peanuthead
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peanuthead
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highs- having a lovely car and having a stunning girl from my office saying she couldn't belive her luck getting alift to work by a sexy man in a sexy car lol down sides, spending all my money and time to get the coop up to my standards.
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889220
26/08/2009 14:54
26/08/2009 14:54
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roly
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roly
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High: The first drive home after I'd bought my first one.
Low: I suppose the only letdown I ever had (coolant hose of death, about eight miles from Barbz and fixed by him in no time for peanuts). Getting towed to his place over the speed humps of south London was pretty painful.
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889244
26/08/2009 15:45
26/08/2009 15:45
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proccy
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proccy
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high - picking my plus up and of march
low - seeing it towed by the aa when the cam belt snapped
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889250
26/08/2009 16:09
26/08/2009 16:09
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boonman
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boonman
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High: Seeing everything disappear into the distance in my rear view mirror over and over again on the way home from Peterborough to Norwich on the day I bought it.
Low: Totting up the bill for the new turbo, brakes, thermostat, and rad i needed within 3 months of buying it.
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: JKD]
#889404
26/08/2009 19:42
26/08/2009 19:42
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mikeyc
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mikeyc
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High: Pulling away from an a-road roundabout driving the car home for the first time & feeling the turbo kick in. Low: Five weeks later when my auxiliary belt snapped & jammed my cam belt ruining the entire top end (Back in good order now though!)
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: JKD]
#889405
26/08/2009 19:42
26/08/2009 19:42
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belfastjohn
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belfastjohn
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High: First drive home and showing it off to EVERYONE I know.
Low: Seeing the mess the body shop had made of repairing a scratch
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889407
26/08/2009 19:44
26/08/2009 19:44
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,645
JKD
Forum is my job
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Forum is my job
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 4,645
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High: First drive home and showing it off to EVERYONE I know.
Low: Seeing the mess the body shop had made of repairing a scratch I have never ever EVER seen your Coop belfastjohn! Got any pics for us?
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: JKD]
#889420
26/08/2009 19:56
26/08/2009 19:56
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belfastjohn
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belfastjohn
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Theres one floating about on an old old thread from the last Italian car day at Cultra a couple of years back. I'll see if I can find the links.
But I've tagged another week onto my hols so I'll try to take a few pics and post them up. Mind you I'm crap at taking photos. Dont hold your breath though. Its taken me over 2 yrs to fill in and print off an FCCUK membership form.
It's now been sitting on the sideboard in an addressed envelope with a cheque awaiting a stamp for the last 4 weeks!!!
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: JKD]
#889423
26/08/2009 20:01
26/08/2009 20:01
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steven16v
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steven16v
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High- The 1st time you spend all day valeting it and then spend all night sneaking a crafty look at it Low- Waiting/ Expecting for something to go wrong, or someone driving in to it
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: JKD]
#889449
26/08/2009 20:44
26/08/2009 20:44
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belfastjohn
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belfastjohn
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The whole car looks silver, well now it looks 4 shades of silver! Though the courts have awarded me £2500 compensation against the place responsible. That was another high/low mixed point of coop ownership. I usually always describe it as silver, it's just it says grey on the books that I refer to it as grey. But the car, including the dash strip is (well was) all the same colour. Maybe you're just not used to seeing such a clean shiney interior
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889464
26/08/2009 21:13
26/08/2009 21:13
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,477 Birmingham City Centre!
MattyB
My job on the forum
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My job on the forum
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 1,477
Birmingham City Centre!
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Highs: Driving the car for the first time after a month in sunny weather after driving a slow Rover diesel Lows: Breaking down in Scotland in the pouring rain 400 miles from home!
Ex Coupe Owner - Unfortunate Peugeot driver!
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: coupedummy]
#889479
26/08/2009 21:51
26/08/2009 21:51
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J_K
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J_K
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Highs - The satisfaction of actually changing 8 exhaust valves reasonably successfully and then driving the car. The pleasure of driving a perfect example of a 20vt (thanks darmtb ) Lows - Finally giving up on my 16vt and accepting that its rattly bottom end and low oil pressure meant it was never to be salvaged, and worst of all having never driven it
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889723
27/08/2009 12:11
27/08/2009 12:11
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Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,918 Stoke-on-Trent duck!
Tommy_Coop23
My life on the forum
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My life on the forum
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,918
Stoke-on-Trent duck!
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The whole car looks silver, well now it looks 4 shades of silver! Though the courts have awarded me £2500 compensation against the place responsible. That was another high/low mixed point of coop ownership. I usually always describe it as silver, it's just it says grey on the books that I refer to it as grey. But the car, including the dash strip is (well was) all the same colour. Maybe you're just not used to seeing such a clean shiney interior haha, why the black 20v turbo icon, since ive been on the forum i thought you were a fellow ink black owner??
I'll be back Alor Blue Seat Leon FR 180 atm
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: Tommy_Coop23]
#889728
27/08/2009 12:30
27/08/2009 12:30
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belfastjohn
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belfastjohn
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Hope you're not haha-ing at the fact someone turned my coop into a muti-shaded eye sore Tommy As for the 20VT icon in black...Is it? Do they come in different colours then I've never really noticed. But if I'm giving the impression I'm driving around in a Bic Biro Blue coop, I may have to consider changing it Action considered and conclusion reached - I cant be bothered
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: Tommy_Coop23]
#889817
27/08/2009 15:37
27/08/2009 15:37
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Marco20valveT
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Marco20valveT
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high for me - driving the coupe home the day i picked it up!
low point - going into the back of an old git who had stopped on a green light...
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889919
27/08/2009 19:00
27/08/2009 19:00
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keithc
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keithc
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high - gt28rs proalloy front mount, blue flame exhaust and chip all at once sitting a car lenght behind 4wd evos launching,
lows - seeing 78 psi on a compression test yesterday ..
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: Nigel]
#889943
27/08/2009 20:10
27/08/2009 20:10
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Truffle
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Truffle
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If he is your son Nigel, surely he's now looking to go forged
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#889997
27/08/2009 21:47
27/08/2009 21:47
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CallumMGF
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CallumMGF
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high- Driving through Boston town centre in a convoy of 3 yellow coops, with everyone pointing and looking low - crashing into the back of DanDan
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Re: Your coop High & low
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#890151
28/08/2009 10:21
28/08/2009 10:21
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 12,295 Sandhurst
Begbie
Ex El Presidente
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Ex El Presidente
I AM a Coop
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 12,295
Sandhurst
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high - driving it for 6 weeks
low - a lot
Your car is Usain Bolt with wellies
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: Gunzi]
#890212
28/08/2009 11:35
28/08/2009 11:35
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,632 Northern Ireland
daithi28
My life on the forum
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My life on the forum
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,632
Northern Ireland
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High- Getting the Coupé Low- Turbo blowing on the day of purchase High- Lovely 5 cylinder burble of the engine Low- Engine expiring after 10k miles High- Shiney Front end respray Low- Paint reacting and going off after 1 month High- Another front End respray Low- Paint reacting and going off after 1 month (again) High- Having immaculate bodywork Low- Woman manoeuvring into drivers door, mother reversing into bootlid Geez I’m a miserable git
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Re: Your coop High & low
[Re: daithi28]
#890393
28/08/2009 15:52
28/08/2009 15:52
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splateagle
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splateagle
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High: A gloriously sunny week last August spent touring Sutherland in the Coupe with my big brother, especially seeing the grin on his face the first time I let him drive it. Low: Standing in the rain watching as it was taken away on a trailer last week when I finally gave in and sold it (after 6 months of sitting in the garage SORNed 'cus I had no money to repair or run it). I've already started saving up for another, but for now at least I've got the memories.
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