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DervMan ( snipped-for-privacy@ntlworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Slow as hell, but you'll get there. Eventually. Yup, sounds like an atmo- diseasel.

I seem to recall driving a 1.9(non-T)D ZX dragging a small car trailer (350kg+) bearing a Citroen Ami (750kg).

Out of the yard with the lockups, U-turn onto the road out the village, and then immediately into a nice climb.

Foot flat in 1st, pedal bending the floor, about 2500rpm, and a big cloud of smoke.

A bus overtook me...

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Adrian
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The message from Adrian contains these words:

I like the idea of an atmospheric diesel - I've had a few that'd apply to rather too well. You'r right though - you'll always get there up a hill in a diesel - just that sometimes you have to wait.

I did the climb out of Robin Hood's Bay (1:4 in places) in a 1.6 atmodiesel 4-speed Astra with a dying CV joint.

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Guy King

Guy King ( snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I don't think that a, erm, pressure-equalisation-aperture in the side of the block counts...

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Adrian

Yeah, the early ones. Now they're fine. The Maserati GranSport uses the same technology

Yeah, older anything is better :-)

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T.

But there was no Felicia TFi, and the Felicia is always significantly cheaper than the Seat/VW equivalent,a nd does come in a useful sized small estate version should you want a little extra carrying capacity.

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Sleeker GT Phwoar

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