[Paints gone bubbly ?]

Probably be able to buy and swap the doors over cheaper than the respray.

[Painting spats dumb question ;)]

x2, 040 is super gloss and requires no lacquer, confirmed by jawel paint who I get my paint from. Go ahead and Top coat it, true it won't hurt, but then again it won't look the same.

[Caliper paint - point me to the best!]

hammerite +1

[Taking The P***]

I currently have both and would much rather be sitting in a Celica of any Generation than the Astra.

[Sanity or Stance?]

If you have never owned/driven a stanced car then I say do it, because you will fast realise it's only advantage is sitting in a car park having its picture taken by people wearing flat peaks and chinos.

[What came in the Post Today?]

Is it the H5000 or the S5500?

[What came in the Post Today?]

Curry's have put the price up on those 40" Samsung smart TV's by £50 on their website in the last few week's, otherwise I would have bought one .

[Having to sell the project, whats it worth?]

Prices seem on an all time low with 205's at present, with the faults I would think around 1k. May be best selling some of the bits off to get most for it. Drop me a PM if you decide to split the three spokes and tyres

[wolverhampton to london]

What a nice person

[The Amazing Flying Gen 6!]

Sprayed old engine oil and a rag down a dusty road is how we under sealed my mates old car

[Battery Charger / Conditioner]

Been and bought one from lidl today. I paid £60 for a jump starter off ebay a couple years ago, and the damn thing didn't work. So if the car struggles not being used over winter just take it off and charge it, £15 well spent.

[SLICK 50]

I used the gearbox slick50 additive in another car and it helped.

[Retread tyres]

"dont be a tw@t"

Dad is that you?

[Retread tyres]

yea I may just get some part worn snow tyres, its only for a second set of wheels for the few times it will get used over winter. Just fancied a play in the snow and did not want to take the new 18" out.

Must admit I bought 4 new winter tyres for the van last year and they were the best purchase I ever made, fantastic in wet and frost.

[Retread tyres]

Has anybody used retreaded tyres or can say if they are any good. Been looking at snow/winter tyres and came across eco-tyre.co.uk seller on ebay who sells retreaded never seen them before?

[Exhaust gaskets.]

Get genuine from Toyota is what he probably means. Although you can just use the gasket rings, depends what the mating faces are shaped like.

[JDM - meanings and various interpretations]

IMO unless a Japanese person has guffed in the foam of your seat then you are not JDM.

Who needs a sticker to tell people the car was made in Japan anyway?

[Norfolk Police and exhaust noise]

I have had that comment a few times "your car looks loud......" but in the words of Eddy from Bottom " You hit the nail on the cl*t there you cu*ting ba*tard."

[Thinking its time to move on :( pics added]

I think there is definitely a market for cars like yours esp for people looking for a gt4 and know there stuff will be able to tell its not in the same league of those 2k POS GT4's. I wouldn't want to see it go for less than £3500 even then I would de-mod it as much as possible.

[any one know this car?]

£1200 for a 185 , be going over that with a good eye.

[opinons]

Just sell up, buy a gen 7, and be done

X2

[Clutch / Gearbox issue]

Start with the easy things first and then and go from there.

[Clutch / Gearbox issue]

I think I have read about this before on the OC and it turned out to be the clutch master/slave cylinder.

Have a look in the engine bay its attached to the bulk head and has the fluid reservoir ontop see if the rubber boots are intact not leaking fluid.

[What wheels to keep?]

Keep the rotas, like everybody says in bronze on your car they will look

[Is it pointless to do Mods to my car when its at 90 k miles]

Ohh man there is some Astra bashing going on in this thread..