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    Twingo GT buying advice

    I'm giving serious thought to buying a nearly new twingo GT.

    It'd mean selling a few more of my cars to fund it so I'd have to be sure that it could provide the right level of reliable fun first.

    Are there many common faults on them and what should I look for?

    I reckon 150bhp would be enough poke and from what I've read so far, injectors and lack of Intercooler are the first things to address, but who can I go to to buy parts off the shelf rather than custom made?

    I know K tec will quite happily take a load of my money for a remap and exhaust but who else stocks aftermarket parts.

    Anybody got some first hand experience of a gt that they'd like to share with me?

    Thanks

    Ross

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    Very llittle available for these really, basic breathing changes and remap.

    Handling changes obviously make a difference too.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    I like them especially in white. i would buy second hand though, when i was looking they were about 7-8k for a one about 2 year old.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    There's a blue one at a local dealership with 11k on it for £5k

    Taking the wife to look at it this afternoon

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    Is the 1.2 turbo a better option that the 133? I'd have thought someone had slapped a turbo on the 133 by now or is there no room.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    No one likes to develop the tce for some reason.

    I have no idea why I mean mine worked but very well..... :-)

    With a remap and breathing mods you will see about 130bhp. So I would go with tce engine all Day long. Cheaper to run and more efficient just as good to drive as 133.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    Seems if you want to go bonkers when talking twingo you have to change engines?

    When I had my twingo 133 filter and exhaust were about the limit of options.
    Last edited by andybond; 23-12-2012 at 23:33.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    Be adventurous. Trust yourself and jfdi.

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    Re: Twingo GT buying advice

    Well, I'm very tempted.

    Even the wife likes it

    Drove very well and the finance was quite attractive (isn't it always )

    Anyway, here's the car in question







    Got to move a few bits on to get a deposit sorted but I might go for this

    Ross

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