saloon or hatchback?

[chimp007_uk]

well...
i want a hatchback, preferably a mk2 white 1.2, a lad called rob has offered me a pretty tidy one for ?400 just waiting on some pics... and was pretty much set on getting it and then putting my gte engine in it over the summer...
now i'm in some what of a pickle...
i got offered an apparent "mint" blue 1.3 saloon low miles elderly owners etc... think it's mk1 (havent seen it yet) ?100...

and i really like the saloons!?! but i cant buy two, as i already have my smashed up gte sitting on the drive and my parents aren't too happy about that.

opinions people? anyone got some nice pics of saloons? are the bumpers hard to get hold of?

thanks for your much need advice
chris

[dannyb]

buy both sell one on here immediately, or stick the mnter on ebay, as you'll prob make a profit!

[chimp007_uk]

thats what i was thinking, but the nova is a mates uncles and i'd feel harsh

[Jack]

Fcuk the skanky hatch and get the saloon.

Only gays drive hatchbacks :thumb:

[chimp007_uk]

wheres some pics?
are the parts hard to get hold of? the group a exhaust i have on my gte wont fit the saloon :(

[NOV4_SPORT]

pics please

[chimp007_uk]

pics? i have no pics of either... i wanted to look at the saloon tonight. it's my mates aunt and uncles who are in the late 70's early 80's but he's off out, wont be able to look till tomorrow sadly.

are saloon panels, and bumpers etc hard to get hold of?

if i dont get the saloon anyone on here interested?

[draper]

the front of saloons is the same as a hatch iirc, pretty sure the wings are the same as a 5 door nova front

i miight be interested depending on price/cond/tax n MOT etc etc

[Jack]

The roof line is a tad shorter than a hatch, so the rear quarters are smaller as well. Front end is the same as a hatch. Your GTE exhaust will fit; but you'll need to extend the tailpipe if you want it to come out the back like a proper saloon one.

My old one

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/saloon2.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/saloon.jpg

No decent pics of my current one at the mo.

IMO there's something about the lines of the saloon that just looks right. The hatches just seem too short to me, but having said that I hate most hatchbacks these days lol

Oh, and you can put an amp and two subs in the boot, if you're that way inclined, and still have room for the shopping :thumb:

[chimp007_uk]

cheers guys. i'll have a look at it tomorrow night, and keep you posted. i wouldn't mind one.

anything i need to look out for? specific to a saloon?

[LUV2XLR8]

mint buy the saloon above, looks mint, would be good to see a saloon on a road rally, prehaps a rwd conversion lol

[Asa-James]

under the carpet in the boot, the weld across the floor where theyve "added" the boot on. other than that, usual nova spots (i.e. everywhere!) and my lil baby (taken a few months ago and with my cruddy phone)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/asa_037/Image021-1.jpg?t=1167762210

[Jack]

Same as hatchbacks in terms of rust and mechanics, although have a good poke around underneath the boot, my current one is shagged down there. Havign said that, most of the saloons I've come across (not literally) seem to be in far better shape than the hatchbacks.

Few more pics of my old shed:

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Dscf0002.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Dscf0003.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/razorjack/Cars/Dscf0006.jpg

Wish I'd never sold it :roll:

[chimp007_uk]

its not that saloon, it's a blue one... don't know whether i'll road rally it, as it'll be a 1.3 for a while till easter at least. might just sell up all my rally parts, not quite sure yet...

[draper]

like the opel badges RJ, and how many hatches have you seen with a solid bootfloor lol

[Jack]

mint buy the saloon above, looks mint, would be good to see a saloon on a road rally, prehaps a rwd conversion lol
Thats not the saloon for sale, thats my old one which has disappeared off the face of the earth now... not even DVLA seem to know where it is lol

However, if by some freakish chance of nature it turns out it IS that one - H578 YOU - you have a buyer right here :thumb:

[edit]Draper, new one will be Opel-ed too, but with different badging to my old one :D

[draper]

under the carpet in the boot, the weld across the floor where theyve "added" the boot on. other than that, usual nova spots (i.e. everywhere!) and my lil baby (taken a few months ago and with my cruddy phone)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k155/asa_037/Image021-1.jpg?t=1167762210

lose the gash mesh !!!!

i might stick a corsa badge on, see how many chavs i can confuse at mcdonalds

[Jack]

i might stick a corsa badge on, see how many chavs i can confuse at mcdonalds
Give your passenger a steering wheel too, make them think its LHD lol

[Asa-James]

dont panic, the mesh is gone soon. it was a little tribute to my old 'un (i had loads of paint left over and the mesh was rusty) i'm going back to the old crosshatch style grille

[chimp007_uk]

are the bigger rear bumpers harder find?

[chimp007_uk]

anyone?

i think if i got one, i'd fit a mk2 front bumper and the larger rear bumper.

[Jack]

Can be a bit hard to find. I could have taken one on when I picked mine up but couldn't fit it on the trailer with the car :(

[chimp007_uk]

doh... i havnet seen a saloon at a scrappy for ages.

if i get it i'd definatley fit the larger rear. looks like a scavenge hunt.

[draper]

larger rear ???

[chimp007_uk]

one that covers the rear slam panel, like a mk2 hatch rear bumper

[draper]

pics of said bumper ??

[Jack]

I think he means the std Mk2 rear bumper!

http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=439768790

[chimp007_uk]

thats the one

[draper]

im with you now, as it covers the whole rear valace unlike the mk1

[Matt2107]

Saloons are on the increase in terms of them getting into enthusiasts hands.
I would still probably go down the saloon route unless it turns out to be a bit of a rotter.

[craig green]

Saloons seem to command a lot of respect these days & Ive said before, if I had the time & space I'd love to do a saloon. Ive yet to see one done well & Ive got some cracking ideas for one too.

One day!

[chimp007_uk]

one day... it'll be too rotten lol

get one now

[Saloony]

Ive yet to see one done well

**COUGH**

[draper]

**COUGH**

you want some tixlix for that mate lol

ive got a few ideas for a saloon aswell, cant wait to buy my house :thumb:

[Saloony]

Im going to buy up all the saloons just to stop you ****ers getting your hands on 'em.

[Jack]

lmfao, good point

Don't buy saloons, they're sh*t, honest :D

[draper]

i think a saloon would look good kitted up - as long as it was done well

[Saloony]

Something that you hatch boys good never do, cos out would come the isopon and the fibreglass and the saloon would gain chav status. So piss off and leave us grandads to the booted one.

[Jack]

There's a kitted black one in the features somewhere. Originally I was going to kit my red one, but sense got the better of me lol

[Saloony]

There's a kitted black one in the features somewhere. Originally I was going to kit my red one, but sense got the better of me lolDont look too bad, front bumper could of done with being less in ya face.

[Asa-James]

if by any chance you find a spare mk2 rear bumper, give us a shout