Frosty's S16 6 speed

[JackLewis_Dturbo]

well its easy to say you will make your money back on that!

[Frosty]

Would love to try a 6 box though

im not sure if the 6 speed makes it faster or slow or not really changed it. i never really drove it with the 5 speed

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well its easy to say you will make your money back on that!

yeah i think i would but i have fallen in love with it and dont want to sell it lol. i would like to think that it will go up in value a bit as there are starting to get pretty rare.

also i am staring to mount the money up that im spending on it.

[puglove]

Who cares about making your money back really? Its about the enjoyment you get from them. I think youd be lucky if they go up in value. Id like to think my 6 can only go up in value but i dobt it lol.


Like i said to jonny before S/C mi/s16 oohhh yeah.

[Frosty]

got some wind defectors for my car and got them fitted on the weekend. realy easy to fit and i think they look pretty good









i also got a pair of front wings to go on it as the driver side has had someone tunch up a scratch but really badly



so when i get round to putting the wings on i also need to replace the passenger side side skirt as the lacquer has cracked and its all faded. hopefully get round to these sometime so.

i will try and get round to washing it and get some better pics of it

[mr_fish]

interior looks pretty neat....suits the car! nice work by the way.

[Frosty]

interior looks pretty neat....suits the car! nice work by the way.

cheers mate. the interior is pretty nice. i love S16 seats.

your location is Devon? where abouts as im in devon!

[mr_fish]

probably not far from you. near exeter airport.

[Mattcheese31]

. I think youd be lucky if they go up in value. Id like to think my 6 can only go up in value but i dobt it lol.

yeah but the S16 is actually a rare car, unlike the 6 . . . . . .discuss, infact don't bother i've just summed it up . .

[Frosty]

probably not far from you. near exeter airport.

yeah not to far from me. im down the A30 towards Taunton. near route303. What car you got?

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. I think youd be lucky if they go up in value. Id like to think my 6 can only go up in value but i dobt it lol.

yeah but the S16 is actually a rare car, unlike the 6 . . . . . .discuss, infact don't bother i've just summed it up . .

everyone has an opinion on it. On how many left, it says theres only 60 S16s left on the road in the UK and that amount will only go down

[Mattcheese31]

S16 will become a collectors item in not too long imo, GTI6 won't for a long time . .

[Frosty]

S16 will become a collectors item in not too long imo, GTI6 won't for a long time . .

well i would like to think that will be the case. i think that i will prob end up keeping the car really as i do really like it now that i have been driving it. just not liking the amount of fuel it drinks compared to my D turbo. i suppose S16s are just like ph1 gti6s really. they are pretty rare as well now

[mr_fish]

yeah not to far from me. im down the A30 towards Taunton. near route303. What car you got?

Ahh route 303 haha, i'd be embarrassed to say on here...i have the 306's little brother (the 206 ) but been looking to get my hands on a XUD9 for a bit of a project.

[Frosty]

What engine is in your 206? There a car cruise down exmouth Saturday you should come down

[rocker8742]

Good to see another local member, car was looking good the other night mate got a nice sound with that omp

[Frosty]

Good to see another local member, car was looking good the other night mate got a nice sound with that omp

Yeah us locals need to stick together! Cheers mate, it's getting there slowly. I do like the sound if the exhaust but keep getting tempted by other exhausts. I think the de-cat makers a big difference!

[mr_fish]

What engine is in your 206? There a car cruise down exmouth Saturday you should come down

only a tiddly 1.4hdi. had it throughout uni due to being fairly cheap to run. Getting a bit fed up with the limited power though now so ought to find something else for a laugh. Derv of course .

Yea cool might do that. whereabouts and time?

btw, De-Cats FTW...

[Frosty]

they 1.4hdi are awsesome on fuel! think its about 7ish down exmouth. i will PM you

[Frosty]

Went to a car cruise at Exeter last night. Gave it a wash before and here's a few pics















Also got some club stickers to pop on when I get chance. Also hope to get the wings and passenger side skirt sorted soon!

[Frosty]

so i've got a slight issuse. in the oil filler cap i got a lot of the 'creamy' stuff thats usally a sign that the head gasket is gone. but the guy i got it off had done the head gasket 2 years before and only done about 10000 miles in that time. i have also just got round to putting the head gasket tester we got at work on it and its showing no sign of the headgasket gone. the coolant is also fine as is the oil. so i think that there much be water getting into the breather system some how. anyone got any ideas?

[rocker8742]

Sucked up a bit of water yesterday?

[Frosty]

Sucked up a bit of water yesterday?

No it's been like it a while I just wanted to use the head gasket tester before I jumped to saying the head gasket is gone

[Jonny b]

Does the car get used a lot? Or just short journeys? If its just short journeys then I wouldn't worry bud probs just a bit o condensation, mine gets like that in the colder months unless I take it for a massive run, catch tank helps

[Frosty]

Does the car get used a lot? Or just short journeys? If its just short journeys then I wouldn't worry bud probs just a bit o condensation, mine gets like that in the colder months unless I take it for a massive run, catch tank helps

i use the car pretty much ever day. its usally sort journeys like to work which is 8 miles and all on back roads so doesnt get driven very hard. it gets a longer journey ever now and then. its quiet common for this to happen then? also whats a catch tank like to fit?

[Jonny b]

Don't know mines sat in the shed ha ha, but yeh that's about my journey tbh, everyday. still get a build up in winter, does clear though if you go for a good couple of hours drive, wouldn't worry though bud, I change my oil every 1500 miles, castroll magnatec is decent and cheap enough. I have never seen it in the oil that comes out when I change it! Just seems to sit at the top,

[Frosty]

ah right. thanks for the help/info. im going to change my oil and filter soon, when it hits 120000. its on about 119200 at the moment. i was thinkimg prob change it every 5000 miles. will proberly clean the breather pipes and oil filler out at the same time

[Jonny b]

No probs bud!! I was we'll paranoid about it! had mine rebuilt in the colder months and it still happened 2 weeks later lol

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Does it every year, had the car 8 years now

[Frosty]

been spending a bit more of my money on this. i brought an E-tech top strut brace and a magnex cat back exhaust. i am hopefully going to get round to fittng the exhaust sometime this week. i fitted the strut brace last night and im pretty happy with it. i used the standard bolts though to fit it on with. will they be ok or do i need some slightly longer 1s just to be safe? i didnt get any pics though but will hopefully get some later on.

i have also had to change the n/s/f brake caliper last week as it seize solid which was a bit of a pain but popped a spare 1 on for now. i just need to get another 1 painted up to go back on

also still got the problem with the stop light but thats in a different tread as dont want to bore you lot too much

hope to get some pics up later on

[Ed Doe]

You need longer bolts for the strut brace; PM Swampy on here, he does them for about £5 posted IIRC...

[Frosty]

You need longer bolts for the strut brace; PM Swampy on here, he does them for about £5 posted IIRC...

Cheers for that. Got some coming now. I got the magnex exhaust off the guy on here. Just wondered if you know how to tell that it is a magnex cuz I can't see it on the exhaust any where. Could you tell from a pic?

[Frosty]

As promised here's some pics of the strut brace fitted







I got some strut brace bolts coming also ordered some braided brake lines at the same time.