Best And Wost Things About Being A Frp Owner?

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Best And Wost Things About Being A Frp Owner? Whats yours?

#1 CHRIS210972

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 06:47 PM

Best - The attention, i cannot belive how many people stare, makes me feel so special

Worst - As i haven't had to spend any money on 207 yet i have to say, its the obsession with detailling and the amount of time and effort i put into washing/polishing/waxing.
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#2 big g

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 07:04 PM

best thing is the attention

worst thing is finding/ cost of parts
but ive been pritty lucky on that front so far

#3 db6245

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 07:16 PM

Best - The attention, soo many people use to stop and stare when i drove mine, it was great

Worst - The Cost of Parts, and stone chips

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Now Got Turbo Power aka FRS 0749

#4 CHRIS210972

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 07:18 PM

QUOTE (db6245 @ Mar 7 2007, 07:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Best - The attention, soo many people use to stop and stare when i drove mine, it was great

Worst - The Cost of Parts, and stone chips

I forgot about the stone chips

May u live 2 see the dawn

#5 Mountain Lion

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 07:43 PM

Best

The prestige (Audi TT's are ten a penny) and all that lovely, lovely attention. Beautiful looking car!

Oh, and I suppose it handles quite well.

Worst

If it's not one thing, it's another. And if it's not another thing, it's one thing.

Did I mention the attention?

(the beauty of mathematics)

#6 Dan

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 07:44 PM

Best - The handling, followed closely by the sound

Worst - Not wanting to park it anywhere

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#7 PG12

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 09:26 PM

Worst - pooty garages, parts availaibility

Best - the synergy of looks, sounds and it's rarity on the roads

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#8 Guest_XIIVVX_*

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Posted 07 March 2007 - 10:04 PM

Best: Looking back over my shoulder as I walk away from it and thinking it looks quite cute. Long high-speed tight corners and being held into one side or other of the Sparcos

Worst: Ride, NVH, general impracticality, stone chips, the bills from Pumabuild, how slow it is in acceleration terms, parking visibility.

XIIVVX

This post has been edited by XIIVVX: 07 March 2007 - 10:05 PM

#9 Rog

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 11:48 AM

Good: Those brakes; the best I have ever experienced on a road car

Worst: Hate getting it dirty

VW Golf MK V R32 - Outstanding car for all occasions
Ford Racing Puma #148 - What can I say that hasn't already been said about these cars?
Merc CLK 320 - Good Points - Comfortable, Bad Points - Comfortable!
Subaru Impreza Turbo WRX STI Type RA - 4 doors, 5 seats, a boot and 0-60 in 4.3! It doesn't get much better!
VW Golf MK2 GTI 16v Special (celebrating the 10 millionth Golf) - my baby, shouldn't have sold her
Pug 205 GTI 1.9 - an even bigger hoot!
Pug 205 GTI 1.6 - a hoot!
VW Beetle (new one from Mexico) - really quite good
1962 Mini 800 - always breaking down

#10 Guest_jacko_*

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 06:38 PM

u bunch of showoffs!!!!!

best - handling & general feeling u get from driving it.

worst - im constantly wanting to spend money on it!!!!!!!! (newest item is an air horn!!!! some silly t*rt nearly reversed into me & horn is useless. really like to see her explain away the cost of an frp bumper & pucka s1600 carbon splitter to her insurance company - try looking backwards when reversing

)

anyone up for a bank job? would be a sight to see 20 or so frps as getaway cars!!!!!!!!!!

#11 vaspetrol

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 10:14 PM

Best Thing- Looks, Handling, colour, seats, noise, attention, and being the best Ford EVER!!

Worst thing-Stonechips.

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#12 James Enwood

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 10:31 PM

I would agree with Vas,

Best Thing- Looks, Handling, Drives, colour, seats, noise, attention, and being the best Ford EVER!!

Worst thing-Stonechips and going over SPEED HUMPS NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#13 dava

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 08:55 AM

BEST- handling , sound and the looks it gets in petrol stations and places like that.

WORST- how dirty it gets so quickly, costs to be repaired and worring were you park it.

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#14 Guest_XIIVVX_*

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 09:03 AM

QUOTE (James Enwood @ Mar 11 2007, 10:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

.... and being the best Ford EVER!!

May I take issue with that statement?

XIIVVX

#15 James Enwood

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 12:32 PM

oh I had forgotten about Ford's GT40

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#16 Leighton

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 08:09 PM

The misses finds it to loud so when i take it out on weekends she wont come along, good or bad thing? i guess it depends.......lol

#17 scumski

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 08:13 PM

worst is I can't afford one on a nurses sallary.

#18 BOK

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Posted 12 March 2007 - 08:20 PM

Best: styling, exclusivity, so many of the owners are cool

, relative practicality, potentially economical, heated front screen, brakes, handling, colour, noise (esp. with stainless back box), seats, quality of the gearchange, cohesiveness and sharpness of the drive, definite feel-good factor

Developed by Brits exclusively for the Brits (no 'World Car' bu11sh1t here)

Worst: hard to park without kerbing the rims, rubbish turning circle, eats brakes and tyres (partly my fault), trim rattles from the hard suspension/poor trim/component quality (more Ford than FRP specific), lack of adjustable steering column, rubbish factory locking wheelnuts, lack of steering feel, needs to TLC to be it's best, can be costly to run, some owners have got issues...