Whats the biggest waste of money mod you have done?
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From: A Yorkshireman living in Lancashire, Recruiting for the War of the Roses part deux!
Whats the biggest waste of money mod you have done?
As above and i'm not sure if it's been posted before. But what is the biggest waste of money that you have spent on your scoob and it hasn't quite worked out.
I'm talking BOV's, Spoilers that dont quite work out, Stickers, You get the idea.
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I'm talking BOV's, Spoilers that dont quite work out, Stickers, You get the idea.
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My car came with EBC brakes on it an they have cracked already lol they were pretty much new
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On a non scoob - I put Gneuine TVR Tuscan carbon exhausts on my old saxo......... wow i ruined my car in a horrific way. sold it 1 week after doing that hideous mod.. Whats was i thinking (it was 5 years ago when i was 17)
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On a non scoob - I put Gneuine TVR Tuscan carbon exhausts on my old saxo......... wow i ruined my car in a horrific way. sold it 1 week after doing that hideous mod.. Whats was i thinking (it was 5 years ago when i was 17)
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Fitting STI suspension, from a v5 apparently, to my classic. It took me all day to do and i haven`t noticed that much difference. Also it hasn`t stopped a knocking noise from the rear which i hope it would. I should have put the money towards a coilover group buy instead!
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A ecutek remap, which was replaced by a simtek a month after. £650 lost
Also sports downpipe and cat pipe, which has been replaced by a h&s decat after 1 month, £420 down the drain
Wiley
Also sports downpipe and cat pipe, which has been replaced by a h&s decat after 1 month, £420 down the drain
Wiley
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glad to knw that i havent made any costly mistakes as of yet as i usually buy second hand off ebay or research deeply into the product on this forum and have other peoples opinions first
oh 1 mistake actually paid £155 for a polished inlet manifold bloke said it fitted my car when actually i have a my97 impreza and the inlet was for a pre my96 sold it for £140 so only lost £15
oh 1 mistake actually paid £155 for a polished inlet manifold bloke said it fitted my car when actually i have a my97 impreza and the inlet was for a pre my96 sold it for £140 so only lost £15
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From: Slowly rebuilding the kit of bits into a car...
scoobian, doesn't that big noisy thing under the bonnet catch your attention ?
dunx
P.S. Mine is a parallel fuel rail mod, how will I know if it was going to blow up if it doesn't
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P.S. Mine is a parallel fuel rail mod, how will I know if it was going to blow up if it doesn't
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A second hand apexi fc ecu that died whilst mapping.......was only on the car about 3hrs top!! So called 'uprated discs and pads' for the standard 4 pots.......killed them easily and went straight to a big brake kit!
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I've not made any bad purchases as such, I've just bought loads of stuff and left it sat in the garage unfitted for ages. Taking the car off the road for the whole of March so I can get them done, includes larger TMIC, Walbro, Hybrid DV, oil catch can, adjustable rear arms, de-cat, up-pipe, GGR induction kit with heatshield, brake stopper. I could made a fortune in interest if I'd left the money in the bank and bought all the stuff now.
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spent 20k on a 5 gt turbo over 4 yrs what an idiot i was lol
snap done more like ten with mine lol
but with the scooby it would be a new tdo5 turbo and then the garage who told me the turbo was dead then told it wasnt the turbo its piston number 4 so i got to buy and engine
snap done more like ten with mine lol
but with the scooby it would be a new tdo5 turbo and then the garage who told me the turbo was dead then told it wasnt the turbo its piston number 4 so i got to buy and engine
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Have a look at you rear bumper fixings if you've got noises coming from the rear, I had the same which drove me nuts for month. I added extra nuts and bolts and the knocking noise went away