My VTR

[Josh250391]

Hi everyone, here's my vtr i bought it a couple of weeks ago. I am only 16 but i couldnt let it go i have been wanting one of these since i was little.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/josh250391/DSC00250.jpg
This was the day i bought it and got it home. There is a couple of dints and now alloys etc but there only minor problems. I got it for £1300 which i thought was a good price but its got 80000 miles on the clock.

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/josh250391/DSC00258.jpg
This is how it is today. I have put the standard alloys back on and give it a little clean.

What do you think?

Any suggestions what to do with it in the near future would be helpful. Thanks :y:

[Hopcraft]

very nice first car !!!

dirt cheap too.

suggestions are to get some standard mirrors and lower about 50mm, then leave, otherwise insurance will rape you. and it looks good like that.

[mattg]

great price for that age saxo, yeah just try and leave it simple, maybe smoke fogs and lower 40-50mm and your laughing, look better like that imo:y:

[Josh250391]

Anyone know how much approx it would cost to lower? and wud it put the insurance up alot? Thanks for the posts keep em coming:y:

[Hopcraft]

if your near wakefield? you could go to rickyp-rpm or manic motors (im not from up north, so dont know area's well)

they will do it for around 100 quid i think.

depends what insuance company, some it doesnt put it up some it puts it up upto 50 quid say.

only upped mine 15 quid.

[saxomark]

Nice car mate, im 16 in couple of months, and yes looks good condtion and lowering would be a good idea. !

[Josh250391]

Thanks for the info:y:

[Pat_Vts]

16... i wish i had that sort of insight at 16 ... never mind lower it, smoke it all round really and its a nice saxo, very quick for a first car and prepare for 2g on insurance but nice one bud

[Josh250391]

Thanks. i know it will be a propa bomb on the insurance:wall: I like the black and blue look so i dont know whether to turn my alloys black. wat do ya all think?:y:

[Saxy1]

looking good mate.

[carl_hughes]

how much was it

[Josh250391]

£1300 for the car to start off with then £95 for the alloys of ebay.

[flick]

nice first car mate. i reckon u should stick some standard wing mirrors on, and colour code the grill.

[Josh250391]

Thanks. A couple of people have told me to put standard wing mirrors on is it because of the insurance or are htey just better looking?:y:

[flick]

imo they look better. but its your car if u like them keep them! :y: :y:

[Josh250391]

Hve you got standard ones on pal? and if thts your car it looks well nice and is it all colour coded?:y:

[jamiemol]

mine looks nice with black alloys if i knew how to put a pic up i would but yeah lower it 40mm black alloys nice 1st car insurance is going to be 2k+

[Josh250391]

i know it will be alot lol. Have ya got photobucket??????

[jamiemol]

no i havent how can i get it?

[jamiemol]

forgot to add mines a mk1 tho but u can still get the gist lol

[Josh250391]

just go on google then put photobucket on and sign up. all this does is upload pictures from ya comp to tht site then you can post them on here. Firstly you will have to copy the direct url from photobuckte then paste it on the tab wat comes up wen u click on the add image icon which is the little icon with the mountain on. Hope ya can understand tht pal lol:y:

[jamiemol]

wont let me click on the insert image :S

[flick]

Hve you got standard ones on pal? and if thts your car it looks well nice and is it all colour coded?

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5913/rimg0093kg0.jpg

yeah its my car i went for the white and blue theme. its fully colourcoded. i think colourcoding is one of the best things you can do to a saxo but thats my opinion but if you get it done properly its not cheap cost me £350!

[jamiemol]

looks really nice

[Josh250391]

it should do. erm tell me exactly wat u have done up to now

[flick]

thanks bud

[Aly]

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg12/josh250391/DSC00250.jpg


I don't know why but the car doesn't look right on this picture.

I think it could be a Category C or D

[Josh250391]

Tht car looks well nice i wud like my car to look like tht one day which will probs be in the distant future. The blue n white go well especially wen i support sheffield wednesday:y: Mine already came in the sort of black and blue look so i will carryon on wit tht and do the best i can. i deffo need to get it lowered tho:y:

[Josh250391]

Wat does cat c or d mean?:wacko:

[flick]

while you are waiting to become 17 you could do the grill follow this guide its a good, and worth it!!

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67162&highlight=grill+guide

[jamiemol]

i click on the mountain but nothing comes up

[Josh250391]

Wen you click on it does anything come up?

[Josh250391]

Thanks i will take a look at it. Does the car look like a cat c or d to you???

[jamiemol]

nothing comes up...weird cat c is anything up to chassise damage i think and cat d is just body work pannels etc...

[flick]

not sure mate, i have noticed the dent under the headlight so must have been in soem sort of knock. do you know anything about it? best to get it checked out, but i dont know where you would get it checked somone on here will know.

[Josh250391]

Tht guide is propa good. i will do tht. is it how u did yours???

[Josh250391]

i think its just the body work but i am gerrin all tht sorted out i know wat he means. some of the drivers side body work is out of place slighty. its been messed around with i think. doesnt really bother me anyways its my first car so i have plenty of time to get it how i like:y:

[Josh250391]

i dont know then pal sorry bout tht jamie. maybe show me some other time if u get it sorted:y:

[flick]

Tht guide is propa good. i will do tht. is it how u did yours???

yeah thats how i did mine, was worried i was goin to mess up the spray painting bit but its easy u just gotta be patient with it and let it dry. i did have silver mesh behind it before i bought my alloys but thought i would have a change and it looked better with black mesh and white chevrons.

[saxoseb]

nice first motor mate!

[Josh250391]

Thanks saxoseb:y:

[Josh250391]

Have ya ever tried white mesh. bet tht wud look wicked wit ya alloys n tht

[flick]

i did think about it but wanted white chevrons and didnt want to over do it with white mesh aswell

[Josh250391]

i suppose looks brill as it is pal. Get doin the interior now pal but i bet tht is already done aswell lol;)

[SaxoJamie]

tidy car mate, great first car:y:

[Aly]

Wat does cat c or d mean?:wacko:

I'm not sure what the difference of the two is.

Most people are not bothered by Cat C's or D's but it all depends on whether you can find out what sort of damage.

For example my Saxo has had slight front side damage and it made very little damage and didn't set the airbag off. That's as far as I would go.

Also If it is a really good repair. Like a mate of my uncle and he says mine is a really good repair so when I ever come to sell mine I'd tell them it's been in a crash but It wasn't structural and was a good repair.

I say yours could be C or D when you look at your front right wing. The join seems to far too out of place.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/5913/rimg0093kg0.jpg

yeah its my car i went for the white and blue theme. its fully colourcoded. i think colourcoding is one of the best things you can do to a saxo but thats my opinion but if you get it done properly its not cheap cost me £350!

Why £350?

In about 1995 we used to have a 205 1.4XSI and my dad thought it would be good to colour code the bumpers to make it look more like a GTI. So my dad sanded down the bumpers, used some White spirit, applied a base coat then colour of paint and protection. Took a full day.

Why couldn't you just do that with a Saxo?

[Josh250391]

i know wat u mean now. i know the right wing is abit messed up so i am gunna get another one. plus the wheel arch is loose so will need to be tightened. Isnt anything bad or i would have known about it from the seller. it was a 4x4 tht reversed into the right wing. I will get it sorted soon enough dont worry:y: Cheers for the info by the way

[onzakieron]

As everyone has said, get it lowered before anything, Take into account what you'll wanna do in the future though, if you plan on huge wheels, dropping it loads isn't wise or if you plan on using it as a taxi but if you want a 2 seater car then yeah, 60mm, maybe get buckets or some leather 106 GTI seats? most insurance companies don't need to be told about the inside so a nice leather interior would be good?

[Josh250391]

Thanks pal. i will be lowering it bout 40 or 50. Thts wat am gunna do there are just a couple of dents n tht wat need sorting then thts it for the outside thn its all going into the interior and some nice ice:y:

[flick]

i suppose looks brill as it is pal. Get doin the interior now pal but i bet tht is already done aswell lol

interior is standard will prob be staying that way aswell because i am buying a house so wont have the money. i would like a gti interior.

Why £350?

In about 1995 we used to have a 205 1.4XSI and my dad thought it would be good to colour code the bumpers to make it look more like a GTI. So my dad sanded down the bumpers, used some White spirit, applied a base coat then colour of paint and protection. Took a full day.

Why couldn't you just do that with a Saxo?

i know some people on here have done it them selfs but i didnt really want to risk it and plus i havent got a gararge to do it in so thought i would be safe and pay someone to do it for me lol

[VTR-Chris-VTR]

Thats my old VTR i had to get rid due to cudnt afford fiance due to loss of job :clapping:

It isnt a Cat C/D though the back rear quater panal is damage due to an accident i had in it (£2,000 to repair i got quote for rip-off)

it had 88k on clock wen i got rid of it though not 80k :S

I had black super t's on that car looks mint, cause i smoked the lights before

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/mdbchris/Photo-0045.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/mdbchris/Photo-0047.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/mdbchris/Photo-0040.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/mdbchris/Photo-0013.jpg

BTW mate you got a Supersprint center pipe on it :y:

Good to see my old car is still on this forum.......guess you joined due to my Sax-p Stickers on rear windows :afro: