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Old 19-06-2012, 06:45 PM
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After long negotiations-with an insurance company that actually listens I'm letting the EVO go I've never been in a car that handles the way that did & with 550bhp it wasn't to shabby on the straights eighther. Some of you will be glad it's gone as its not a Scoob. 3years work & £30 k went into this car. The ins engineer could see the value & priced it about right.

Now then what to buy next?
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Old 19-06-2012, 06:49 PM
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Noooooooooo. Glad you got a decent settlement amount Nige. I wonder what they'll do with it?
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Old 19-06-2012, 06:54 PM
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Sorry to hear that Nige, i think most of us on here loved that Evo and i'm defintely not glad its gone

German next?
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Old 19-06-2012, 06:59 PM
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sorry for you mate but no comment lol
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Old 19-06-2012, 07:03 PM
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Gutted Nige

You KNOW that everyone liked that car, it really will be missed.

Spend the money wisely mate
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Old 19-06-2012, 07:04 PM
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Was definitely a bit of a weapon, I liked it a lot!

May it rest in Peace/pieces.....!

Got any ideas on what your going to go for next?
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Old 19-06-2012, 07:26 PM
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sorry to hear that mate! was a nice car!
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Old 19-06-2012, 07:36 PM
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Sorry to hear that nige, i thought things were looking up for it.

Get a Morgan next at least some of it is already made out of TREE's
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Old 19-06-2012, 07:50 PM
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Noooooooooo. Glad you got a decent settlement amount Nige. I wonder what they'll do with it?
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Sorry to hear that Nige, i think most of us on here loved that Evo and i'm defintely not glad its gone

German next?
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sorry for you mate but no comment lol
Mmmmm
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Gutted Nige

You KNOW that everyone liked that car, it really will be missed.

Spend the money wisely mate
I proberly wont. Should be fun though
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Old 19-06-2012, 08:02 PM
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Sad to hear mate .
Don't go German unless it's a porka , M3 will bore the pants off you inside of a couple of months .
I take it you couldn't get the car as well in a deal . Could break it for big money .
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Old 19-06-2012, 08:32 PM
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not good and sad to think its not being repaired
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Old 19-06-2012, 08:42 PM
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Glad you got a good price Nige,
perhaps a sorted r34? Or 996 turbo porc?

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Old 19-06-2012, 08:43 PM
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Gutted for you as that car is you through and through
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Old 19-06-2012, 09:20 PM
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Glad you got a good price Nige,
perhaps a sorted r34? Or 996 turbo porc?

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Gutted for you as that car is you through and through
I know I loved it. Time to move on though.
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Old 19-06-2012, 09:24 PM
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It was the dogs dangly's
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Old 19-06-2012, 10:31 PM
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wot a shame nige,can i have your dump valve to go on my baby evo
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Old 19-06-2012, 11:22 PM
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Sorry to hear that Nige. I can understand how you feel as i have spent out on mine mate.

It's a shame you & I didn't get the opportunity of having the crack together somewhere.

I'm sure you will end up with something special again
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Old 20-06-2012, 12:23 AM
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wot a shame nige,can i have your dump valve to go on my baby evo
Of course you can mate. Just pm me your address & it's yours.


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Sorry to hear that Nige. I can understand how you feel as i have spent out on mine mate.

It's a shame you & I didn't get the opportunity of having the crack together somewhere.

I'm sure you will end up with something special again

I hope so mate
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Old 20-06-2012, 07:06 AM
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Gutted for you, Nige. I do hope you'll find a car that you will love at least as much as you loved your EVO if not more. Wishing you all the best of luck for your search.
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Old 20-06-2012, 11:56 AM
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sorry to here this Nige it was one hell of an evo with much time ,love and money invested in it good luck with what ever you buy next mate
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Old 20-06-2012, 12:55 PM
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thanks nige pm sent
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Old 20-06-2012, 01:11 PM
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Sad to hear this mate, that was a very nice looking car in the flesh. Looking foward to see what you pull out of the box next though.
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Old 20-06-2012, 01:33 PM
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Thats a shame nige, it was a stonking car that quite honestly was on a different level, I will never forget the trip to germany in 2010 on those roads to dover, brutal overtaking!. Good luck with whatever is next.
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Old 20-06-2012, 01:56 PM
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well at least you're happy with the evaluation the insurance engineer made as that could have been a big issue if he had not !
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Old 21-06-2012, 07:14 PM
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I'm sure the next one will be just as mental....
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Old 21-06-2012, 07:33 PM
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pic,s
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Old 22-06-2012, 09:19 PM
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Thats very sad news mate, i know we all used to banter about it but thats the whole scoob vs evo thing was hoping it was gonna be salvagable but at least you got a good price for it. On wards and up wards though mate, looking forward to the next project what ever you decide
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Old 23-06-2012, 09:21 AM
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Before or after?
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Old 23-06-2012, 12:30 PM
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both ive not realy seen it
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Old 23-06-2012, 07:41 PM
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Before





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Old 23-06-2012, 07:44 PM
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Any from the rear which is what most of us saw !
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Old 23-06-2012, 07:54 PM
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This thread makes me sad
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Old 23-06-2012, 07:55 PM
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Any from the rear which is what most of us saw !
Ha! Ha!
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Old 23-06-2012, 08:03 PM
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This thread makes me sad
Think Nige should buy another one
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Old 23-06-2012, 08:26 PM
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It's bloomin sad seeing those pics .

Yep reckon we bully Nige into another one .
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Old 24-06-2012, 08:15 AM
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Sad way for such a great car to go
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Old 24-06-2012, 09:09 AM
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Maybe he was just getting too old for the power
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Old 24-06-2012, 01:28 PM
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Sad way for such a great car to go
That's how a great car is meant to go (with a dizzy git behind the wheel)
Some might know I had the diff controller mapped by one of the guys over on the dark side. The map was bespoke to my driving style & allowed for stupid corner speeds. it even helped with the brakes. I had three settings one for Brands one for the Nubugring & another set for rear end bias.
When in brands mode with the suspension set up correctly & 888's all warmed up the bloody thing was amassing. More like a go kart on turn in than a car.
Now people will ask "how the hell did you crash it then" I've only ever driven this car really with 888's on & I decided to try another well known brand. My own fault I didn't give them time to warm up. I also just changed my arb setting to hardest. Not thinking I was pushing on really & the combination of the above didn't help. I was so surprised it moved let alone going sideways towards a tree. Anyway onwards & I don't know about upwards as yet. Im looking though.
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