*Member* Jess' Ford KA

[ka-skarlet]

Well spotted, will probably go to ED afterwards though so yeah you can bring it with you if you want.

Still deciding whether to ring him back or not...the R5 is on ebay for a grand, many probably wouldn't like it but personal preference and all that

[r5ben]

r5s are ace if you can get them to run right but they do blow up all the time

[Saint AAI]

Mines only ever blown through pure abuse, and yours wasnt exactly running standard boost now was it?? Come to think of it, you did some work on my engine to, maybe thats the common denominator lol Seriously though, if left alone and well maintained theres no reason for them not to be reliable, and they are really easy to fix. The condition of the body and chassis is much more important IMO on these little French boxes.

[ka-skarlet]

Decided to take car to Galaxy tommorrow to see how much they'd give me for her.

Found a Pulsar for £1,950 and it sounds good. 72000km (43000) Miles, it has 12 month mot and 6 months tax and it's in Chesterfield, may go up and have a look at it 2moro if I can get intouch with him, anyone wanna come with?

£2500 fully comp on insurance on my own, might see if I can get it on my mums or something any cheaper.

Never rang that dude back up about coming to look at the Ka, wish I would of now

[Saint AAI]

Well if you do, make sure you fully check round it or take someone who knows about them to look round it. And its not really the insurance I'd be to worried about. More the running costs/maintenance etc... Turbo'd Jap cars burn money not petrol.

[ka-skarlet]

I'd be soooo happy with a Pulsar, even if I could only afford to run it one day a week

Gunna try and find that dude's number in my received calls and give him a bell about the ka.

[Roger_Sausage]

Gotta agree with Shane Jess; insurance is the last thing on your mind expense-wise when running a Jap turbo, especially once it gets to 15 years old. It's stuff you don't think about like £50 worth of oil every 6000 miles, clutch changes at £400-500 quid (it'll happen trust me!) and all the other niggly bits that bite you. I'm not trying to put you off, just making sure you're aware that Pulsars, GT4's, Imprezas etc etc were £25-30k new and if you're paying 2k for one there'll be some baggage at some point! As long as you're prepared to swallow it though it'll be fine.

My Celica was MOT'd, taxed etc when I bought it and drove fine on the journey home...so far I've spent nearly another £2000 getting it how I want.

Exhibit A....





Just make sure it gets checked out properly before you buy it!!

[ka-skarlet]

Lollipop for whoever guesses what they are first...and don't say brakes.



They come a week on Tuesday

[Ant]

rs turbo?

[ka-skarlet]

Nope...280mm...4x4...