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Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:55 pm

simple, i have a 316 2 door and i'm after a tourer for more space, has anyone ever swapped cars before? a mate used to swap cars in car parks, just swap logs n keys n leave, lol. might seem a random question but just curious, lol.
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a mate used to swap cars in car parks
are you sure thats all he did winkeye
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hahaha, was rather odd, he always said he was out walking the dog when he swapped cars, though i dont remember him having a dog, :? :D
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mk2escort wrote:hahaha, was rather odd, he always said he was out walking the dog when he swapped cars, though i dont remember him having a dog, :? :D
i bet he was doin this while lookin through the window :wan: 8O
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my step dad swopped a Dihatsui sport track for a 316i touring in lazur blue :)

He has also bought many in the pitch black :mad:
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i'd swap a fiat 128 for any mk1-2 scort nowadays. :D
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:39 am

what sort of condition is the 2 door in i may have a tourer for you
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well i'm only the 3rd owner, the previous 2 were father and son, the dad bought it in 1988 and sold it to his son in 1991, it has a genuine 68,000 miles on it, (i have every MOT to prove), it comes with full service history, all owners manuals and even the original bill of sale for £11,500. it has original bmw mats which were fitted when the car was bought so the carpets are literally like new, the interior is mint, no fag burns, the dash is in mint nick, no cracks etc, even has the original tape deck in it. the body work is in very good condition, the only bad points are the small hole on the inner wing, though its not an MOT failure and the bottoms of the wings have started to go, the engine is very sweet and pulls well, i've fitted a new clutch master and slave cylinder aswell as a new dizzy cap and rev limiting rotor arm. the car will do 43mpg on a motorway and around 30 in town. it also has central locking and electric mirrors and a manual sunroof. all tyres are very good and it has tax and test till the end of 7/2010.
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the spare wheels wheel never been fitted either by the way.
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I once swapped a shed of a 1985 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 SR for a shed of a 1983 E28 BMW 528i manual.

I think I did ok out of that deal! :D

I lost that car though when it got clamped and I wasn't going to pay £60 for it, so I threw the keys at the bloke and said "F**king keep it mate!".
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 1:50 am

hahaha, id love to do that, just not with a car like, lol, maybe a mates car? hahaha
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yeah swapped cars loads of times
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THAT is screaming for a massive engine conversion!
That looks clean!
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:55 am

I have never swap a car in my life but put the 4 door on swapz.co.uk last night to see what i get offered.

Your 2 door looks a good one btw and as scott said is screaming out for an engine swap.
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that really does look like a nice shell and won't take a lot to make it minty fresh :D
then lob a proper engine in there :twisted:
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 10:21 am

looks a bit to clean to swap for my tourer fella :P
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With that registration, it should be almost rust free, as it comes from one of the better parts of the country!
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Brianmoooore wrote:With that registration, it should be almost rust free, as it comes from one of the better parts of the country!

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swappped loads over the years

and also chucked a set of keys at a clamper

just after i kicked in every panel in the carpark lol

no way i was letting him profit from it

then got a call a month later asking if the car was mine as it had been dumped in a back street for the last few weeks :eek: yep got the bugger back full of dents flogged it for 60quid i think :lol:
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Messenjah wrote:looks a bit to clean to swap for my tourer fella :P
does yours need a bit of tlc like? lol
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:35 pm

swap loads of stuff over the last few years, cars, caravans, bikes, computers i`v even swaped my house....for another

so if there anyone got a mk4 golf with standard gti alloys 16"s that wants to swap for my 18`s let me know pm me. winkeye

just thought i would get that in. :mad:
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Sun Jan 03, 2010 7:52 pm

haha, stop hijacking my thread, :D , anyway, if anyone has a decent condition tourer that they fancy swapping, let me know.
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mk2escort wrote:simple, i have a 316 2 door and i'm after a tourer for more space, has anyone ever swapped cars before? a mate used to swap cars in car parks, just swap logs n keys n leave, lol. might seem a random question but just curious, lol.
i swapped my old rat look vectra for a 1988 shogun pickup
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