Bye Bye twingo

[tommy89]

righto!

this has been coming for a while now - when saving for a new house and family, luxuries like a new ish car had to go. so! the twingo hs been traded in for a ford sportka (boo hiss) a grand for the savings account and a car with 12 months warranty was too tempting an option to miss en route to a family car.

so thankyou to everyone on here for the last year and a bit for all the various help my twingo has required. if the new owner of HV59YUO happens to appear on here, let them know it was a well loved car that saw me through a lot of changes and never missed a beat

maybe see you guys in a few years with a new twingo 133 when the house and family are up and running!

all the best, god bless.

tommy.

 

[133_Ads]

Hope even with letting the twingo go you hang around buddy!

If not, good luck for the future! All the best

 

[singlespeed]

If it helps with getting a place to live and grow into, then its probably a good move

Obviously, your still welcome just like all the ex twingo owners that still drop in

 

[weebob]

Obviously, your still welcome just like all the ex twingo owners that still drop in

... And the ones you just cant get rid of :grin:

All the best, needs must dude, there is more to life than cars, but I hope the ka treats you well

 

[Daveyb133]

Gutted you have sold the twingo mate but make sure u stick around

Get an rs turbo engine in that ka, will be a whole different animal

 

[tommy89]

Thanks for the replys guys.

I am gutted to see my little twingo on the forecourt of a garage - but i know its the right move financially... for now.

the ka is doing well so far -power is much better than my little twingo- but im sure a 133 in a few years will be much better!

I will still be around taking a look at all of your twingos taking shape

 

[DrDrew]

Sad for you to see it go, but sounds like the right move for you.

Will be good for you to get a 133 down the line

 

[waitey]

Sport KA's aren't all that bad, a person I know turbocharged hers on FK-OC.com and on the same forum there's Paul with a V6 turbo KA and John with a focus 1.8 conversion , also there was someone who had a cossie powered one but I don't know where he went, he just disappeared.

Andy Shackleton stanced his and it looked surprisingly good for a KA!

Steve windham racing (SWR) are kind of the ford tuning people to go to

 

[JE_GT]

Sport KA's aren't all that bad, a person I know turbocharged hers on FK-OC.com and on the same forum there's Paul with a V6 turbo KA and John with a focus 1.8 conversion , also there was someone who had a cossie powered one but I don't know where he went, he just disappeared.

Andy Shackleton stanced his and it looked surprisingly good for a KA!

Steve windham racing (SWR) are kind of the ford tuning people to go to

so basically you have to spend 5 grand + on changing the engine to make them good lol

 

[singlespeed]

Sport KA's aren't all that bad, a person I know turbocharged hers on FK-OC.com and on the same forum there's Paul with a V6 turbo KA and John with a focus 1.8 conversion , also there was someone who had a cossie powered one but I don't know where he went, he just disappeared.

Andy Shackleton stanced his and it looked surprisingly good for a KA!

Steve windham racing (SWR) are kind of the ford tuning people to go to

so basically you have to spend 5 grand + on changing the engine to make them good lol

Unfortunately, none of which seem to be in the spirit of Tommys thinking of saving for a home and family

 

[JE_GT]

Cars don't work when you're trying to save, moneypits

 

[maggi200]

Thing with the ka is its a piece of piss to maintain yourself

 

[tommy89]

Haha! all of those plans sound like they would make an amazing ka! unfortunately I would still then be left with a ka.

I got this one cheap due to some rust (obviously ... its a ka) but now me and my dad have spent a weekend on it (bumpers off etc - its a minter!

maggi makes a very good point! these car are a complete dream to work on cheaply - due to the large ammount of scrappers out there packed with rusty kas - mods may be a cheap option for me, unlike my twingo. Its a good base to start from anyways

I tried to get onto Fk-oc but it wasnt playing so I will try another day. Got to admit -even with only 30 bhp more than my twingo, the ka is so much fun! similar handling to my basic twingo- but with a little bit of poke to back it up!

Met the old owners yesterday when I was at the garage to sign my warranty etc - lets just say.... I have found the reason why my drivers seat leather is looking a little knackered

 

[toon4thetitle]

I sold mine last week too...just didn't feel it was 'right' since I bought it. Great car to drive but at the end of the day just not the right car for my circumstances

 

[Alex_225]

I have to say that's a good choice of car to replace the Twingo.

My mum had a SportKa for a good few years and I absolutely loved driving it, certainly one of the best handling cars I've ever driven. Power wise the performance feels very similar to the 1.2tce engines.

As you say only downside I found was it was a bit prone to rust and the engine was surprisingly thirsty. That said if you look after it, make sure you keep the rust at bay and don't have a heavy right foot, it'll be a great motor. Engines are bullet proof too!