I'm going to buy a car tomorrow

"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet) 12/01/2017 at 16:30 • Filed to: None

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So like a few others joining the 2018 Euromeet group, I’m buying a beater to tour the hills and valleys of Wales in. It’s £400. It’s not a special car. But I will make it a special car.

Not actual vehicle

May I present to you: The 2002 Skoda Octavia 4x4 Combi with a well-run-in 180,000 mile 1.8T motor. Mapped to 200hp, with Golf R32 springs and shocks, and a three inch mild steel pipe in place of an actual backbox; This is my beater.

As it stands it’s not a particularly exciting car, but I have drawn myself a plan. I’ve never had a car that I didn’t have to care about, and the thought of being able to do whatever the hell I want with this thing to prepare it for March has filled me with excitement. I’ve given myself £500 TOTAL to spend on this thing, excluding tax/insurance etc.

So now, I present to you: The 2002 Skoda Octavia 4x4 Combi Rowdy Edition

I’ve got the tyres, got the steel, the rally lights, the wiring, switches and relays, the roof bars and rack, the drainpipe, and the cutting discs. The only thing I need to buy to get to this point is some arch extensions (to pass MOT), etch primer and some paint - easily staying under my £100 budget for accessories and add-ons. I see absolutely nothing that could possibly go wrong with any of this plan.

Project Rowdy - Beginning 11:30AM-ish Saturday 02/12/2017

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 16:42

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Rather choice er, choice. Not an AMC Eagle, but then what is?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/01/2017 at 16:48

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I mean I was thinking more along the lines of budget e400 4x4², but I guess the Eagle is a benchmark of sorts

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 16:55

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It’s important to set the bars for tastelessness, utility, and chimericity all equally high. Why the Eagle’s the best benchmark: a near-lethal dose of 80s, wagon, hatchback, and Jeep all rolled into one to impressive effect. It’s nearly the default to have one with *woodgrain vinyl*, after all:

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/01/2017 at 16:59

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I will plaster woodgrain across the sides in homage to the Eagle. You may consider it done!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 17:01

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It’s important to have standards.

Tareim - V8 powered > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 17:05

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ooo I forgot about the oppo meet, has a date been decided?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Tareim - V8 powered 12/01/2017 at 17:13

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Last week in March! Buy a beater, join in

CRider > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 17:15

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Step 1: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/how-to-score-a-500hp-ls-engine-for-free-1131506504

Tareim - V8 powered > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 17:17

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I’ve got a beater mr2 lol

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Tareim - V8 powered 12/01/2017 at 17:18

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Perfect! You’ll be in good company, there’s another 2 MR2s coming

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > CRider 12/01/2017 at 17:23

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I would love to, but sadly the LS is not exactly ubiquitous in the UK

Cé hé sin > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/01/2017 at 17:27

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Not going to bolt onto a VW bellhousing too well either...

pip bip - choose Corrour > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/02/2017 at 05:17

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is it subject to the VW-group recall?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/02/2017 at 12:10

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For what? For being a Skoda?

pip bip - choose Corrour > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 12/02/2017 at 17:29

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Emissions

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/02/2017 at 17:36

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Nah it’s a petrol