Hi All,
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Just thought i'd do a quick introduction
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So, my names Iain and i live in Bournemouth on the south coast, originally from London.
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Love it down here.
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I work in IT and to be fair its an ok job which
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pays the bills.
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Car history for me is quite limited, passed my test at 17 but didn't get my first car till i was about 25
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I started off in a 1991 1.4 civic GL.
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40K on the clock.
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Awesome little car.
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After six months or so i moved onto my first Celica as i've always had a soft spot for the Gen6 since the days of Sega rally.
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1996 1.8st
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Bit of a dog to be honest, i rushed into buying it and ended up replacing most of it over the following months
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(brakes, handbrake, clutch, belts,etc etc and eventually the engine) Nicked name the car
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"new car in old suit".
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Bit of a fail there on my part.
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After a year of the 1.8 i moved onto to a 94 GT
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(UK).
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Lightly modified by the previous owner, including TRD kit, she was a much better purchase than my first one
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I've enjoyed this car and have done my best to keep her in tip top mechanical shape, although my garage has shafted me a few times.
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The only thing i don't like about this car is the paint work
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(showing its age) but otherwise it rocks.
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After nearly 2 years of the GT I decided to make the final step
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I purchased a 1994 Celica GT-Four WRC in 2011.
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Pretty much stock
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(alloys/exhaust/induction/samco hoses) and in good shape.
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Fell for this car big time, and proceeded to care for it to no end.
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Spent a small fortune on it keeping it serviced and replacing bits etc making sure there'd be no issue with it.
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This is how she looked when she went
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Unfortunately, money went wrong for me.
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Changes where made to bonuses at work
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(they were removed) and I was suddenly
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£400 a month down.
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Then I got married, which ate even more into what money I had.
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Long story short, before I got into too much financial difficulty I had to sell the Four.
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Very upsetting seeing her go, but with the wedding now past and paid for, I have a bit more breathing space to sort myself out.
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I could have kept the Four and struggled on but I decided now was the time to sort myself out.
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Here's the sale AD just for info and those curious to what I did to the old girl
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C437959
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But, I can' be without wheels in my life, so I found my current car.
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Its a 1995 Rev3 T-Bar.
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UK car with
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(just ticked over) 88k on the clocks.
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Very good nick inside and out.
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Only mods being Apexi lsprings and the OZ alloys.
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Nice and fun and enjoying it so far, but do miss the noises the Four used to make.
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Will not be doing too much to this one.
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It was a little bit more coslt than I wanted to pay ut, but its just had the Clutch and Belts done, and a new MOT so it works out well.
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Just going to enjoy it really whilst I sort my self out
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Cheers
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