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Ok, so about 3 or 4 years ago I was happy rattling around in my Mk3 XR2i CVH 8v (stunning little car in the best colour Mecury Grey)
But with my mate gloating about being able to afford a brand new BMW mini cooper with quite alot ticked on the options list, he wouldnt let it lay that I was driving a 10yr+ XR2i, so I desided that I take a loan out and treat myself to a nearly new car or as new as I could afford.
Now I was on the hunt for a Vauxhall Vectra 2.2ltr SRi Saloon (dont laugh!) but one sunday when I was out with my old man we stopped at a dealer who had a Blue Cougar which after sitting in I just had to have.
Over the next 2yrs or there abouts I had a custom Stainless Steel induction kit and custom Stainless Steel exhaust with dual 3" jap style cans which really did sound the business
all supplied and fitted by 4extreme performance just outside Billericay Essex.
I also had a set of Wise(something - Green springs/German Brand) 30mm springs again fitted by 4extreme, a Areogear grill and Stoffler front spoiler/splitter. A Custom Cougars (USA) quickshift improved gear changes. So the end product looked like this.
But with the 30mm drop and the Stoffler front bib caused massive clearance problems! To the extent that I couldnt clear nearly any speed bump or ramp, so a second car to 1 keep the mileage down and 2 get over a speed bump was in order so a lucky find one weekend turned up a Mk4 XR3i 90spec in need of a good clean and some tlc and for ?ú280 I couldnt say no.
After a few months I had totally t-cutted the bodywork, refurb'd a set of series2 RSturbo alloys in White, repainted a 90spec Turbo spoiler and fitted a fibre glass Turbo kit. Again the end product looked like this
It was not long inbetween the two that I meet up with my now partner and she had her own car a nearly new Micra so 3 cars and the fact we worked together made little sense. So the XR3i was sold privately and the cat was part ex'd for my now current car a Saxo VTS, now its been a bumpy old ride with my 16v pocket rocket, what with it being French it was designed to fall apart
The VTS has changed quite alot over the 2yrs from standard car to single seater rallye slag to putting it back together to hopefully sell and fund another Cougar!
From standard
to slightly mod'd
to single seater Rallye slag
Ive been through a few other car ideas mainly 2door coupes such as Gen5 Honda Prelude 2.2, Toyota 3.0 SZ Supra, and a few others but they have either been too old, too expensive to run or just I dont want one sitting outside my house without the use of a secure garage.
So back to the Cougar I keep comng, hopefully a 24v V6 but we're see[/b]
But with my mate gloating about being able to afford a brand new BMW mini cooper with quite alot ticked on the options list, he wouldnt let it lay that I was driving a 10yr+ XR2i, so I desided that I take a loan out and treat myself to a nearly new car or as new as I could afford.
Now I was on the hunt for a Vauxhall Vectra 2.2ltr SRi Saloon (dont laugh!) but one sunday when I was out with my old man we stopped at a dealer who had a Blue Cougar which after sitting in I just had to have.
Over the next 2yrs or there abouts I had a custom Stainless Steel induction kit and custom Stainless Steel exhaust with dual 3" jap style cans which really did sound the business
all supplied and fitted by 4extreme performance just outside Billericay Essex.I also had a set of Wise(something - Green springs/German Brand) 30mm springs again fitted by 4extreme, a Areogear grill and Stoffler front spoiler/splitter. A Custom Cougars (USA) quickshift improved gear changes. So the end product looked like this.
But with the 30mm drop and the Stoffler front bib caused massive clearance problems! To the extent that I couldnt clear nearly any speed bump or ramp, so a second car to 1 keep the mileage down and 2 get over a speed bump was in order so a lucky find one weekend turned up a Mk4 XR3i 90spec in need of a good clean and some tlc and for ?ú280 I couldnt say no.
After a few months I had totally t-cutted the bodywork, refurb'd a set of series2 RSturbo alloys in White, repainted a 90spec Turbo spoiler and fitted a fibre glass Turbo kit. Again the end product looked like this
It was not long inbetween the two that I meet up with my now partner and she had her own car a nearly new Micra so 3 cars and the fact we worked together made little sense. So the XR3i was sold privately and the cat was part ex'd for my now current car a Saxo VTS, now its been a bumpy old ride with my 16v pocket rocket, what with it being French it was designed to fall apart
The VTS has changed quite alot over the 2yrs from standard car to single seater rallye slag to putting it back together to hopefully sell and fund another Cougar!
From standard
to slightly mod'd
to single seater Rallye slag
Ive been through a few other car ideas mainly 2door coupes such as Gen5 Honda Prelude 2.2, Toyota 3.0 SZ Supra, and a few others but they have either been too old, too expensive to run or just I dont want one sitting outside my house without the use of a secure garage.
So back to the Cougar I keep comng, hopefully a 24v V6 but we're see
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