I was just woundering a mate of mine told me if i want a calais, i should just wait till im close to off my p's so like 2 or 3 years, and buy a genuine calais.? what are your thoughts guys ( got about 9 months on my l's i worked it out .)
What does a provisional license have to do with owning a Calais? Unless your referring to a Turbo Calais. Either way, i think that VL Calais are over priced for what they are, Turbo versions even more so. Nearly all of them will have excessive amount of km's, and best of luck finding one with a clean interior.
Personally i would concentrate on the car you all ready have. Seeing as you got it for nothing at all, plus it has a fresh respray, and it's a manual, you'd have to be bonkers to get rid of it to go in search of something that's probably not anywhere near as good.
I'd get it all back together, and just concentrate on getting it as clean as you can. Forget doing performance mods, filters, extractors, all that crap, honestly it will bugger all difference, and you'll just be wasting your money. If you want to spend money on an engine, why not build a motor up in the shed while your on your provisional? Maybe you brother, and his friends could even give you a hand, it sounds as though they probably know a fair bit.
Plus you could draw unwanted attention. Once you have your open's then different story, do all the mods you want, but keep it all legal (you can have a quick car and still be 100% legal) The last thing you wan't is a defect sticker on your windscreen. I grew up in Sydney, i know all too well what the car scene is like down there.
If you want to spend money on it while your on your provisional, why don't you look into some suspension / brake upgrades ect. Then when the time comes, you can drop whatever motor in it you like, and judging by the paint work in the picture, you'll have one of the cleanest VL's around.
