vts to vtr conversion

1. Ryan8v Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Exmouth Posts: 164 Landrover Defender

   #1 23rd March 2010, 19:37

   I am thinking about buying a 1998 saxo vts it was originally a vtr but i am not able to afford the insurance on one so i was thinking of putting it back to a vtr so how easy would it be to convert it back to a vtr could i just swap it with the vtr engine in mine as it is the same year.
2. 9Freedman9 Established Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 1997

   #2 23rd March 2010, 19:44

   Why would you do this? In theory you are just going backwards? Just get a VTR and put some S rims on it if you want an S look-a-like?
3. Lp12790 Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Oxford Posts: 327 Peugeot 206 GTI 180, Citroen Saxo VTR

   #3 23rd March 2010, 19:46

   by the time you've paid to change it all back it would probably cost more than the insurance would cost. especially with labour on top if you cant do it yourself
4. Ryan8v Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Exmouth Posts: 164 Landrover Defender

   #4 23rd March 2010, 19:48

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by 9Freedman9 Why would you do this? In theory you are just going backwards? Just get a VTR and put some S rims on it if you want an S look-a-like?

   i already have a vtr if you read what i said but i want a white one but i cannot find one but a white vts has come up for sale like 5mins from where i live so i was going to get that and put it back to a vtr
5. Ryan8v Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2009 Exmouth Posts: 164 Landrover Defender

   #5 23rd March 2010, 19:52

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Lp12790 by the time you've paid to change it all back it would probably cost more than the insurance would cost. especially with labour on top if you cant do it yourself

   i could do it myself where i work so it would cost me nothing to do.
6. Sophia_Bush Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2007 Shropshire Posts: 9994 Moonstone Blue 106 GTi

   #6 23rd March 2010, 20:07

   just case of engine loom ecu
7. axsaxoman Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2003 Scotland Posts: 3380

   #7 23rd March 2010, 20:08

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ryan8v I am thinking about buying a 1998 saxo vts it was originally a vtr but i am not able to afford the insurance on one so i was thinking of putting it back to a vtr so how easy would it be to convert it back to a vtr could i just swap it with the vtr engine in mine as it is the same year.

   its what is known in the trade as a "bastard " car --you should be paying less for it than if it were an untouched vtr.
   it willl+cost to put it back to std
   so keep looking for the right car
8. samueljonburgess Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2007 bromley Posts: 2728 Nissan S13, Saxo Furio

   #8 23rd March 2010, 20:09

   seems like alot more effort than its worth to be honest.....
9. nichollsvts Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 220 MK2 Saxo VTS Skoda Octavia VRS

   #9 23rd March 2010, 20:17

   Paint your car if you want a white one.
10. Tom94 Newbie Joined: Mar 2010 Blackpool Posts: 4

    #10 23rd March 2010, 21:10

    would just be easier to get a vtr
11. toju Regular Poster Joined: Mar 2010 bradford Posts: 380 citroen saxo vtr 2003,black.

    #11 23rd March 2010, 21:22

    i'd personally keep looking for a white vtr but since you've got all the parts and your gonna do it yourself you've got nothing to lose.