New Nova Owner

[basskemestry]

Hey everybody. I'm a 17 year old driver, just passed.
I bought today a G-reg 1.1 Nova and what I want is ideas!
Anything you wanna give me would be great, any ideas what so ever!
Bar in mind that I'm a student, but every single available penny is going on this car to make it hopefully one of the best in essex.
Any info or ideas you can give me will be great.
Cheers people!

[kevw]

Welcome to the site...

Just a question:
As far as I know there isnt such thing as a 1.1 engined Nova!?

So Im guessing its either 1.0 or 1.2!

Kev.

[ade]

Welcome aboard m8 - best advice I can give is start small - as you've just past yer test, I'd wait a few months before doing anything - simply coz if you mod it could hike up yer insurance. Take a look around at some of thr past posts to get ideas - several peeps have also asked for ideas and been given lengthy ones (saves us repeatng stuff coz were lazy! :roll: )

Kev, you're eaither -

a. just finished boxing
2. practicing to be a monk
3. actually Micky in one of his discuises!

:o

[Nova1.6]

nah he looks more like that old man off gladiator, the farther of maximus maridimus big cockamus eat-a-muff :lol:

Yeah i agree, start small, do little things and save up a bit of money and then get alot done at once, like send it to a body shop(or do it urself depending how much u know) and make it look different.
You say it's a 1.1? Has the person who had it before you stuck them on, and were they dislexic?(no affenice to annywon whoe miaght be disclexis)hehe

If u want some ideas of what to do read Ade's posts, it'll take u 2 weeks to read them all but worth it.

Hope u do good things with your nova, love it till death does u part.
Neil
(dont ask about the name, Dog's Boloxs fault!)

[basskemestry]

Personally i think Kev looks like he just got out the shower and fancied lookin on the net for some relief...but no more of that!

I will attempt to read the mountain of posts on novas...heaven!
And I was told it was a 1.1 and i havnt checked the engine yet, i only bought it last nite! so its probably a 1.0 but have no fear by the time im finished with it it'll be a huge black lowered 2.0 beast that'll be on the covers of fastcar maxpower AND redline!
I can but dream.

[Ric 16v]

now then mate this might be a good mod for you to do "a GSi facelift " which would cost about ?479 from on-line tuning, www.tuning.co.uk for this you would get the new shape front end and rear, it consists of, GSi front and rear bumbers, Gsi grill, headlights, indicators, GSi sideskirts, and GSi rear spoiler !!! maybe a new interior from a GSi or a mk2 SR or SRi about ?100 or more/less, digital dash about ?70 and a new shape dash about ?80 visit www.novarally.co.uk or www.vpsc.co.uk for loads of nova bits, hope this helps

[dangermousegsi]

the possabilitys r endless with a bit of vision an a lot of bollocks loads of stuff from other cars have graced the nova(sum better than others)

Ibiza splitters/wheels,laguna splitters/spoilers,escort sideskirts,dimma rear spoilers etc etc etc have fun

[Anonymous]

kenwood sunstrip, blue washers, tights on rears, fake red disks all round, 5-spoke wheeltrims, all good... :roll:
get some alloys, get it lowered n it will look sweet, didnt cost me much 2 do mine, bit of diy and some seccond hand rims, :D up2u mate,

[carltoncrazy]

id be honest with you mate,
leave it,okk your 17,
guys who have proper done novas are 20-25 ish ok,they have built up no claims and can afford to do this within reason,
yes do the interor and radio,but leave the rest,because mr busy body in you insuance company is just waiting for you to up grade so he can hike ya insuance.
wait a few years,probley not what you wanted to hear but you gota get no claims

[Anonymous]

v-true mate, mine is on 16s with a 40mm drop, didnt cost much at all, not easy to save up i know, i'm only 18, not been drivin a year yet, i'm happy with how its going, just see how it goes mate,

[basskemestry]

Cheers for the advice guys. im only payin 470 insurance though coz the car is under my mums as second. im just any named driver under 25. No claims dont bother me at the mo coz im a reckless 17 year old driver....lookin ahead and makin plans to save money is not a big issue.
Damn im selfish!
I still wann know if i can get the same quality spray if i do it myself?