possibly ... they look cool though! maybe a bx instead? watch out for dodgy suspension with xm's and bx can be costly

Mine has no rust, because i don't like it and keep my eyes shut when i am under it :lol: seriously though mine cost 10Euros and only has light surface rust underneath/mud/dust as it was kept in a hot climate the arches have no rust at all , had the front arches off and there was nothing crusty at al...

F.O.R.D - found on roadside dead

^^ good point, i find in France that rhd is easier for many reasons one being the big holes in the side of the road . You can see them in a RHD makes it safer ;) bad point is over taking , but if your brave and take time to see whats going on it isn't really an issue. french plates in the uk do mean...

subadobaroo's can be quite cheap here, probably half the cost here, 306 turbo diesel 250euros if you look hard enough with tax and test.(converted price) 1000 pounds could buy a real nice motor in England ive seen volvo 440 diesels for under £400 t&t too i saw a 940 diesel on eBay go for £120 a whil...

Tbh its the wording that has annoyed most of us , somethings didn't need to be put the way they were. none of us like to see cars get trashed not thrashed , car enthusiasts are that because of the fact they like cars! :) and members of the forum/club don't need/want people saying anti-volvo things (...

pug 306 turbo diesel is a win! just over 60mpg maybe more with your long journeys, comfy for a french car, feels bigger than it is, reliable known to last over 200,000miles good handling for fwd and i have just test driven one for my business uses, Love it! fun for a devil fueled french woman! i am ...

a can of ametech restore? http://www.americantechnology.co.uk i used two cans a few years ago on a hyundai that was burning 2litres of oil + a week and it stopped it completely. surprised it worked tbh, i would say its worth a go. the hyundai had compression problems due to worn rings. we used some ...

These two might be worth a look, iirc huskyracer had reco-prop make his for a 1.7 turbo project his website can be found here: www.huskyracer.50megs.com (watch out for pop ups)

http://www.propshaft-services.co.uk/

http://www.reco-prop.com/

tasty mk 3 boss ^^

wish i hadn't treated my fiesta run around so well now, its a habit for me, what ever car i have i service it and keep it clean, what i could of done.. is run it into a brick wall , rag it completely or scraped it, but i didn't because condition wise is was ok and i knew someone else would benefit f...

Hi Tom 700 or 900 for that matter really needs more power than a 2.0 can provide (unless turbo) 2.3 manual is more "perky" the turbo is a real pleasure to drive aswell and the mpg of the turbo is defo better than the auto 2.0/2.3 and on the autoban it would be possible to drive "offboost" which woul...

LOL i know!!

f**k this my bid was removed and now its gone to a w*****

tbf my bid wasn't much but i would of liked a chance to save it.

we had a 740gl , run forever! built like tanks and ultra reliable, things rarely wear out, the worst thing to do however is the handbrake as the rear brake is drum/disc hybrid which makes it difficult to get to. other than this there is an ignition heat sink that can have a hissy fit (it corrodes an...