Need Advice

[JAKFRIZZ]

hi im 16 and looking into buying a C2
ive already been lookinginto modifications
but i dont know where to buy from

does anyone know where i can buy parts
bodykits, wheels etc.

thanks :D

[Cozzi]

wheels from loads of places, and cituning is the most used place i think, but can be expensive.

and at 16 you should concentrate on gettin the car and insuring it 1st. ;)

[JAKFRIZZ]

yeah ino its gunna be at least £2,000 for insurance :/

whats the site for cituning please?

[Cozzi]

www.cituninguk.com/

[jnc90]

rite try these sites;

http://www.cituninguk.com/

http://www.rimstyle.com/

http://www.topgear.co.uk/

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/

http://www.europerformance.co.uk/

http://www.rockshore.uk.com/aluminium-grille-mesh-33-x-100cm---black-yellow-blue-white-or-red-282-p.asp

http://www.rtecshop.com/

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/default.asp?cls=ROAD

they should cover just about anything lol! :) It gets adictive when u start to look at stuff haha! Enjoy! :)

[JAKFRIZZ]

yeah i have alredy got a picture in my head of what i want my car to look like lol, how much have u guys spent on yours cars would u say?

[JAKFRIZZ]

also thanks for the sites guys :D:D:D

[Cozzi]

i havnt revealed all of my plans yet ;), but about £1000 so far, and about another £1000-£1500 yet to go i think.

[JAKFRIZZ]

wow i was it expecting it to be alot more

very nice car mate, how much was the actual car?
also insurance.

(sorry if im annoying lol)

[Advikaz]

Rays the man for extreme tuning he lost count at 22k lol

[JAKFRIZZ]

:O lol whats his name i wanna see his car lol :P

[Advikaz]

he is on here as ray-vts i think mate go to modifications you'll see his latest post with his yellow xbox

[Cozzi]

the car was just over 5K, and with all of my mods have landed lucky, i got the alloys brand new but half price, everything else alot of research to be found at best price,

maybe couple hundred over on the spent and expected but around those figures.

[JAKFRIZZ]

ok mate cheers il take a look :)

[Advikaz]

http://www.c2club.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=16683

Rays progress topic

[JAKFRIZZ]

yeh found it :D :P

its well nice :)

cant wait to start driving

[Advikaz]

What litre c2 you looking at and any idea's of what you want to do to it

[JAKFRIZZ]

either 1.1 for cheap insurance
or 1.4

i wanna do bodykit and wheels at first then lead on from there

im worried about installing the bodykit and also how to get it sprayed
:S

[jnc90]

Spent about £4500 on the car, £1700 on insurance and approx £1k on mods!
I'm stopping now tho cos I'm after a VTS in september so gonna start again then! :)

[JAKFRIZZ]

sounds good mate :) i reli cant wait to start driving and modding my car :P

[jnc90]

When buying the car check auto trader and piston heads classifieds! Often pick uip some bargains on there!

Also when ur gettin insurance check EVERYWHERE! Prices differ massively, my best quoye by a long way was through 4youngdrivers.co.uk but also try Adrian Flux, and I believe that memebres of this site get a discount there too (check the memebers discount forum!)

but make sure that if u are getting one ask the guys on here first, they're very knowlegdeable and helpful! :)

[JAKFRIZZ]

When buying the car check auto trader and piston heads classifieds! Often pick uip some bargains on there!

Also when ur gettin insurance check EVERYWHERE! Prices differ massively, my best quoye by a long way was through 4youngdrivers.co.uk but also try Adrian Flux, and I believe that memebres of this site get a discount there too (check the memebers discount forum!)

but make sure that if u are getting one ask the guys on here first, they're very knowlegdeable and helpful! :)cheers mate il have to try and remember all that lol
i have checked my isurance and it was around £2,200 for a 1.4 C2 at cheapest but at the most it was like £6,500!!! :O

i only have about £4,000 for the car and insurance atm i need to save some more lol, but yeah ur all helpful and knowlegdeable ive only joined today and already have been welcomedn nicely and been given alot of information :) thanks lol

[JAKFRIZZ]

didnt mean to quote there lol xD

[Cozzi]

to be honest mate, the members on here are the most helpfull and friendly in any car club i am in.

common interest i think helps also.

[JAKFRIZZ]

yeah init, do u know how much it wud cost to get a body kit sprayed the same colour as the car?

[Advikaz]

i agree im such a nice guy

[Cozzi]

depends how good of a job you want done, but i would allow between £300 and £500, but that s just an estimate.

[JAKFRIZZ]

what about if i sprayed it myself? lmao

[Advikaz]

what about if i sprayed it myself? lmao

NO!!!! not unless you have all the proper equipment & good knowledge of spraying otherwise it will look bad mate

[Cozzi]

well my old man sprayed his car, did a good job actually for his 1st time. the cost is in the compressor, and equipment then. dont know how much it all cost him though.

[gregwVTS]

Hi mate, welcome. I would stick to the 1.1L if I was you to cut the ol' insurance costs. Oh, and good luck with your driving lessons ;) .

[scuderia91]

if you only have 4grand for the car and insurance how are you planning on paying for a bodykit!? and btw, the 1.1 is a great little engine, its got enough speed in it and youll still do 50mpg

[Jayme]

Alryt mate. I'm 17 and got a 1.1, as the cheapest on insurance. I wouldn't bother getting anymore than that for the time being really, would cost you too much, as i had a similar budget.
And it's exactly the same car, apart from speed of corse! So you might as well just stick with a 1.1.
With my insurance, it was around 2000, i put my mom on it and it was cheaper than having both parents! So with her on it's about 1800 apx.

[Cozzi]

which ever you go for, i would recomend thaving the VT* kit, so i think in the 1.1 and 1.4 its the furio, which mine is. you get the skirts, body color bumpers and sports seats, etc.

looks sportier but still with a low engine, and if you change your mind about body kit, you can leave it looking good but still standard.

[JAKFRIZZ]

thanks alot guys some reli good advice there :)
i think i will get the 1.1 aswell and to the person who sed bout affording the other stuff i have a part timee job so im saving up lol :P

whats that VT* kit? and where can i see it mate?

i shud have about £6000 if i keep saving up and dont spend anythin but more like £5000 cuz i will spend alode lol

[scuderia91]

the vt* kit is the one you get standard on the vtr/vts/furio/code

[ashz]

lol oh lol oh lol
16 and wanting to mod a c2 he doesnt have lol
i think the people coming on this site are getting more strange.
first the guy who wants and evo or vxr at 19 and now you lol
2k for insurance without mods declared........how much will it go up when you tell the insurance about them.... thats if you do.

on topic thoug.. bought my car new for 7k odd 700 insurance. spent nothing on it the first show i went to and had a photo in TWO mags.
and at present iv sent about £50 on the car, coilovers are going to be the most expensive things i by at 350quid. my insurance will be at 500quid then at 21 on a 1.1 because who needs a big engine in a small car :D

and well geting a body kit etc on it straight away i wouldnt do because they say something like 80% of new drivers crash in the first year, body kit ruined then if you do...

id concentrate on learning to drive then passing first then buy a shitty cheap car for the first year, if you crash that so what, then if you still want a c2 buy one then, then you will have more experience and no claims bonus if have your own policy etc so will have cheaper insurance

[scuderia91]

i have no licence as of yet, the c2 is my first car, im only lightly modifying it to make it look a little nicer, but ye, if i was you id get a car and pass your test before you start thinking about major mods as just running a car soon gets expensive

[jnc90]

I can see what Ash is saying ut I don't totally agree!
If u ask me shouldn't have to buy a cheapy shed car when u first pass, just depends how u drive, keep it sensible and as long as ur confident u'll be fine!

I drove my fathers 1.8T for the first 5 months of passing my test and not even a slight knock so totally depends on u not the car!

As for the VT* bodyki its just the corner bits of the front bumper, the sideskirts and roof spoiler that are on the Furio, VTS and VTR! And they do set the car off nicely!

This is a good guide to look at, made a standard 1.1 look like a realy nice sport model! :)

http://c2club.co.uk/index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=18524

Good luck and the C2 is perfect for a first car if u ask me! :)

[mcmichael]

iv been passed about 6months and my c2 is the 2nd car iv had. Had a 10 year old 1.2 clio to geta bit of experience before spending a bit of money on a more modern car which really helped. was a tad apprehensive about going down to a 1.1 but its a wee speed machine lol good luck with the lessons and ur car.. welcome to the club ;)