If all goes to plan I will be picking my new car up on Tuesday 19th Feb.




so can everyone keep an eye out for any accessories or modifying bits please.

waddi was it this u were gona buy on ebay?! or somat simela? http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...ductId_270393_langId_-1_categoryId_31516

what.... like this...

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeelz

or.....

shocks

or....

lights

I love them wheels, I think big chunky 5 spokes would suit best tho.

I've got my eye on them lights already, gonna wait till I defo own the car, don't want to tempt fate so to say.

Ive also seen them shocks, bit expensive, so Im looking at these

Chiccy, the head unit I was looking at is a double size one with a big screen

Air Filter

keep it stock, because modding it is stupid. buy a second car and carry on working on that !

isnt modding any car stupid, and thats why we love doing it. To make our cars different, to make our cars our own creation.

So what second car would you suggest, the same as every other modded car at a cruise or something a little different, say like a Mazda Premacy.

I will be keeping the body stockish, just wanted new rear lights (would love some LED ones), new alloys, lowered, Exhaust. I was thinking of concentrating on the ICE, but no big subs, more multimedia and entertainment.

i like the ideas you got waddi, its an unusual car, and would look good as there are not many of these knockin about modded. Thats the reason i do what i do to my vectra, cos i cant afford another car to do up, and even if i could, i couldnt afford to run it, so i go for the cheaper option..

Its good to mod a car that would suit moddin, but its a people carrier, all im saying mate is that if you are going to spend money on modding your family car, why not keep that money and spend it on a car that would suit being modded !

because his will not be the same as everyone else... instead it will be a people carrier and not a hatch or saloon

You cant go wrong with a decent set of rims. Maybe lower it a tad to suit.

ICE - if you want music in a car buy something that makes a decent noise when you put your toe in, otherwise, listen to music in the comfort of your home

Its a people carrier, thats all its ment for, carrying people. dont do it mr wad. keep it oem !

isnt that what all cars do, carry people ?

Yeh i say less mods on the outside more mods on the inside.

Decent set of alloys
Them rear lights jonah linked 2
Lowered a tad ???

An then full on interia mods, cudly toys
Floor mat, gear knob change, metal pedals?

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0982537/Trail/searchtext%3ECAR.htm

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/0982513/Trail/searchtext%3ECAR.htm

I give up

I think the point Sanchez was trying to make was:

Ice the car - defen the kids
Performance Mod the car - Kill the kids
Suspension Mods - Kids are uncomfy

...and that if you wanted to mod a car, get something for yourself, that will make you deaf, uncomfy, killed etc




...of course I could be well off the money

ooo well worded, thats more agree-able

You struck top dollar chewy ! thanks for explaining it the way i couldn't

nice motor matey

sublte on the outside withn the mods and make it a full wifi media centre from home on the inside. and all lit up inside very cosily. no furry dice tho!!! customice is the man to natter too

The problem is having 2 kids and spare money is impossbile.

I can only afford 2 cars cos i live with my dad again if i was running a house and still with the EX and the baby i wouldn't be able to afford the Cali and the focus would stay standard

buy mine and watch your money vanish!!

Today is the day then, Did it all go well mate ? Do you own this car now ?

the short answer is probably yes.... probly driving round various places with a big smile on his chops lol

The short answer is no, today was the agreed day of pickup, I phoned him last night to arrange pick up time and was told he'd sold it to someone else, and after he had told me to arrange insurance and everything, Wigan Sports and Prestige is a Con Man, gets a huge from me.

Granted I didnt put down a cash deposit, but he told me that the car wasnt officially on the books till he had got it back from the body shop, and therefore he couldnt take a deposit, and that he would ring me as soon as it came back, I phoned him on thursday and he still never had it back but would have it back at the weekend. I told him that it would be atleast tuesday before I could get to Wigan due to work and we agreed on that.

Anyway, Im going to see another one tomorrow, again in Wigan, but definately not Wigan Sports and Prestige . same spec, newer reg, same price

also got another one shortlisted from Arnold Clark.

The journey is not yet over.

i wouldn't go that far mate just incase, try and stay local.

wigan, Far, dont think so, only 25mins.

They always say "Things are always done for a reson" and them messing you about could be a good thing......

wigan prestige, did he not get mega done for selling ringers, plus out of body shop when a newer on is same price, good tip use ur head not ur heart and take a mate who knows his shit and for that sort of dollar get it hpi'd too mate and if a delivery date is arranged get it in writing and witnessed, sounds like u had a lucky escape, whats he gonna do next, call u and say he has had a better offer so u pay more. tell him to get on his yee haa horse and jog on

Thanks for the support guys.

i agree with this mate, you'll get what ur after if you keep tryin matey

well got a hospital appointment this morning but going to see the said 2nd Mazda around 4ish today.

Wish me luck, and I will defo be putting a deposit down if I want it, not letting another one slip through my fingers.

good luck dood

fingers crossed this is the one lol

Ok, shook on a deal, signed a contract and put down a deposit. Im picking it up next Thursday.





Same price, Similar part ex agreed, similar miles, a year newer. and a reversing beeper thingy.

So Im feeling

I found it on

Hard on's all round, except for the women.

dood, sweet! AMBUSH needs bigger wheels, come on everyone lets bombard him with mods potential

waddi thats lovely nice 1 mate xxx

nice 1 mate, much nicer colour too imo

Wheels:
http://www.performancealloys.com/details.asp?procedure=wheel&id_wheels='LG208%20Nocturne'&id_wheels_manufacturers='League'&id_wheels_sizes='19x8'&price='153'&permission=405682918

Springs:
http://www.eibachshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/412

Good stuff mate

some one make him an avatar like chiccys, beep beep, here comes the daddy wagon, pmsl

how this do...

ha ha well cool

omg that ace!!!!!!!!!

thats well good, i love it


Waddi use it

thats cool. make it smoother and not so noisy snd I will use it for s bit Joey

and replace beep beep with Honk Honk

psssh people these days...never happy with a quick fix

joe how did u make it i wanna do them.. an sigs too..

adobe photoshop 7 i think is the best to use.

in Macromedia Flash

Waddi...cant get rid of the noise much

i can get ya 1 done like mine...!? hehe wha every wnt on it

waddi thats sweet ! i like it,am made up for u

Smart mate

Quick question, Does your Astra have "WAD" at the end of the number plate ?

L33 WAD IIRC

So it was him i followed up the New Brighton hill last night

Lmao poor Waddi, Sean follwing him now; he has enough of Pomp doing it

Well i was going to get petrol and was down the front, started going up the hill then thought "is that Waddi" lol

could be worse, could be cali, that lad needs therapy lol

Nah Cali following you is sound, he is fun

he's a character i will say that

He the spam king long live Cali lol

Close Stuy, my reg is on my sig,

Yep I was down new brighton prom last night, took the babies for a drive to get them asleep.

Talk about rocking them to sleep

I wasn't kicking it, Was I?

No no, But lets just say you took the turn at speed by the bike shop at the top of the hill haha

The 2 year old likes it when the back end steps out.

Don't we all

So when you pick up the new ride then matey ?

Week today

Bet you cant wait

just in time for the next meet... whoop whoop !

How much they giving you for the Astra mate, If you don't mind me asking ?

£2400 as it is, damage'n'all

That's not too bad then is it?

Thats good that mate

Book price for an immaculate part ex is 2500, but the body damage, brought the price down, but then the mods took it back up a bit.

Im happy, I was looking at 2k max.

So its my car plus £2600

Im transferring my reg over, but the current plates are WirralVXR branded, my old modified vauxhall club, therefore they dont suit going on a Mazda.

So Im going for these:

But what should I have printed at the bottom?

need you ask.....
THE WADFATHER

The Wadfather is getting old, got my thinking cap on now for a new alias. Maybe something Mazda related - Zoom Zoom etc

Mark, You interested in some advertising space for WikiWirral, Im sure we can agree on a price

ha ha ha love it, waddi always onto money making ideas

the wiki-wirral zoom zoom machine

"the WikiWirral Shaggin' Wagon"

or just wiki wirral zoom zoom

am sure if Mark pays for the advert on waddi's plate he wud want the full address LOL

i'll pay you £15 to put 'Cali 16v spam master'

check out pl84u.com

Wheres my £15?

They have been bought out by "MyShowplates.com" I website I have trouble with loading for some reason???????

it was coz I was running it in firefox, its says at the bottom of the page, thats its not compatible with firefox. their £10 more expensive than www.coolplates.co.uk tho

is now a good time to mention those plates raent kosher...and the local fuzz is having a big purge on non-kosher plates...??

why mate, what is wrong with them, put us all in the picture

I beleive you're not allowed anything other than std lettering fonts and spacing, and no badges except counrty of registration or EU if its euro.

i bought mine listed as road legal

where do i start....symbol on the left isnt permitted...background also isnt..plus the lettering has to be solid font...not gray filled...plus clai16v spam etc also isnt either...should be dealer postcode...and i betcha the plate doesnt conform to the BES standard ...even without looking at it

need i go on?

road legal for where....

a shop in st helens i think it was, they got a web site too..... r they illegal?

would need to have a look at yours again matey..sorry

So are they just cracking down on modified cars or are they going to be pulling the range rover vogues with LFC badges etc

or one that comes to mind is a certain everton player has EFC on his wrongly spaced reg and an everton badge on the left.

lol..its to do with anpr....the cameras cant read them...any they are doing everyone...lol

my reg plate now can be picked up by anpr, has correct spacing but has a VXR badge on the left and my website address at the bottom.

how does the badges and footer affect anpr, because these are variants surely its just the spacing and font that's really important.

i dont make the rules....just know a bit about them......
have a look at the dvla website if your unsure

I know there are regulations, but don't most coppers turn a blind eye as long as your not trying to "pervert the cause of justice". I've been pulled a good few times since having these plates (2005), once for speeding on the motorway and I got a ticket for that, but nothing has ever been mentioned about them, as I say the font and spacing is 100%. its just the border.

I've also passed 2 MOT's with them.

had a little attempt in cs3 to change the rear lights:

DVLA PDF file

thsts lovely

Thanks mate,

was that the car in general or the rear lights change?

Funny you should say that, the Fella at the dealer Im buying this from (Which is actually on the same road as Wigan Prestige), when I told him about my misfortune, he told me that he was meant to have closed shop 12months ago.

According to www.demonplates.com

Standard, 3D and 3D Carbon are all legal fonts for road use in the UK

told ya he was dodgy and that came from a conversation with the service manager at road range a few years ago, the prestige bloke broke every rule in the book. plates look cool but no, if a dibble (officer) has not had sex that morning u could be stuffed. there is only two legal fonts in this country for a plate and they are the before september 01 type (bigger letters) and the after sept 01 type and also since about 04 they must have the euro (country) ensign if on a new car. they must also be on a plain background. I have been stopped a couple of times but as soon as i showed I'D and cape town chaos's birth certificate they are cool. also someone nicked my front plate and i had to go through a major process to get new ones made from Z.A, all fun and games!! you will probably be fairly ok tho as u can say if stopped they were on the car and also i would be suprised if u are as they are on your family car and not a mega modded astra or something along those lines.

ps thanks for the link for plates and i like the lights idea

hmmm...interesting theory

Audi, are there going to be targets to hit on how many dodgy looking regs you pull, meaning that anything looking remotely not 100% is going to be a tick in a box.

lol...theres no numerical targets.....just go pull what you find....

Him i like that idea, no wonder chewy want's to be a plod, he needs a new bird !

Nothing at all leave it blank. After ten pages of number plate talk lets talk about something else maybe?

maybe chris could join aswell whenever he was hungry he could just pull someone and have them for dinner in there car!

OK, Well only 3 days till pick up, Im getting excited.

Exterior mods Im looking at:
Alloys
Rear lights
Exhaust
Lowered

interior mods
in dash double din dvd screen

what sort of set up for lowering the car/mpv are you going for, just t he springs or coil overs, also is it just the back box your changing or the full system from manifold bud ?

Was gonna just change the springs, but now Im under the impression that just changing just the springs on a big car is just asking for trouble with the dampers.

as for the exhaust. Was looking to take it to peco or cybox and get a custom full system with sport cat. Dual exit like Jonah or centre exit.

Who knows till i get it and take it for some quotes...

is a DOHC engine a ford?

a DOHC (double over head cam) engine just means it has 2 overhead camshafts

Its all engines bud, stands for double over head cam, well all engines that have it that is.

And yer, you'll need the full set up on a big car, speak to some of your mates on the vauxhall sites about the Gsi people carrier they do, im sure some peeps must of played round with the suspension on their mpv's.

Lad my bro works with had to get coilovers due to the 19's he had fitted and the 310bhp out of the Zafira GSi engine.

peace of mind with coilovers is if you don't like the settings it can be changed quite easy. plus they might last longer.

Id just change the springs matey rather than spend a fortune on suspension. Its never going to handle due the to type of car, and Im sure that as its so tall, your not going to be driving it that enthusiastically, so anything more that lowering springs for appearance will just be a waste.

...and sorry to get back to the Plate thing, but check this thread.

Thanks Stuy,

Its not as big as it looks, Just wait till you see it at the meet next Thursday.

Why????????????????

Why what?

have you got it now hun?? xx

Yep, picked it up today, then went to mothercare and got Halle a new car seat.

It got Traction Control and I can switch it off, woo hoo.

oh... never came to see us did u...lol

Sorry, went to get a baby seat from mothercare. Then for a eat to bite.

subway

No, Burger King.

been playing with cs3

looks good mate

wow how u do that??

looks good without the graphics

Is there a newer model out, design wise? I saw a Mazda yesterday that looked like the same sort of vehicle, but didnt look half as as good or as agressive as this!!

There is the Mazda 5, which is the new premacy, but in the far east they kept the name (premacy). also when the premacy isnt in its sports attire it looks completely different imho.

saw this at the meet on thursday, and was impressed waddi, nice colour, pre-tinted, 4 point bucket seats for the kids... am mightily impressed dude...

is it looking good??

Cheer's, whatever it was, it dont look half as good as the one you got matey... wise choice.

do the graphics they look well boss.

dont do it lol

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gf's ex has a mazda 5 sport in black, pretty smart


for ur motor something like: http://www.1stoprimshop.com/images/wheels/jesse_james/jesse_james_lawless5_black_black_sm.jpg

...would look spot on on ur motor waddi

do the graphics in the same colour as the car but place them in the back (blacked out) window, its your motor tho dude.

...are you retarded?

Waddi, looks fairly decent with the wheels and a bit of a kit, but if you wanted something sporty - the Premacy wouldnt have been top of my list...

Stuy, I wanted a bigger car for the family, but wanted it to match the astra (1.6) performance wise or better and be similar insurance.

the premacy ticked the boxes for me.

The kit is standard, So im just looking for some alloys now, not sure about lowering it, want to keep the comfort for the kids.

looks like this with the alloys but not lowered

u want some split rims on there, them wheels look odd lol

still standard;