...as if I don't have enough old tat on the drive already, I keep getting the urge to have a deal with my mate on his E reg Series 2 RS Turbo.
And I've seen a Maestro Turbo in what looks like reasonable condition, at a reasonable price too.
*sob*
urge to have a deal
reasonable price too.
RS turbo slow as f*ck for a turbo car if you ask me, 0-60mph is something gay like 9secs?
maestro *shudder*
go to bed and hope the nasty thoughts have gone by morning
its 8 secs, but remember, the standard car is only 130 brake, and most are shagged now...
If you can find a solid one they will do 0-60 in 6.8secs...torque steer city!
love maestro turbo's just for the sheer blown away by the shittest car ever factor
Yep, that is the effect of a vast powerful turbo engine through a very crap nbritish chassis.
Bloody quick though. One of the fastest FWD cars at ten of the best each year is the modded white Maestro turbo. It's had a "Little" work and is something like 350bhp.
...infact it runs around 500bhp (!) and is consistently the fastest FWD in the UK.
And it can crack 100mph in 7.5 seconds !
And it's not white anymore -->
Not with a hybrid turbo etc., they aren't... which this one has.
Solid tappets a must in the longer term though, IME.
See... this is exactly why I want another one - reactions like this. ;-)
This one had a replacement lump a few months ago, and a hybrid turbo fitted at the same time.
They might have a piss poor image, but if you can find a solid one (and they do exist), they're not a bad car in the company of its contemporaries, such as the Mk2 GTE, and RS Turbo.
A T16, for one thing.
Still, given all the other mods, one assumes the head has been off, and the modded, non oil leaking head gasket has been fitted. ;-)
And it still has rear drum brakes... I like... lol.
Got it gets better all the time. Haven't seen it since last years TOTB on telly, didn't make it down to this years (wanted to but no time).
in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net, "JackH" slurred :
There were only about 500 made, so they have a semi-cult following and cost an imperial fortune - you are looking at £2k for one in decent nick, and closer to £3.5k for a mint one. You would have to be mad to pay that for a maestro, even a bastard quick one, when you can have better and faster cars for less.
That said, if the one you have seen is going for a reasonable price, then it might be a good investment, even if you just flog it on
Slower than that isn't it? The Exploder is faster than the RS Turbo.
It wouldn't be this one by any chance, would it?
-- "The humble bic biro draws 13 beards, 9 devil moustaches and 49 penises on newspapers in it's lifetime."
Judging by the way many gay blokes jump into bed at the drop of a hat, I'd say fast would describe them somewhat more accurately?
You ever driven a petrol turbo? Seriously quick...
Even the first MG with twin DCOE Webers was a hoot to drive.
Its supposed to be 7.2 seconds, 160BHP but my old Capri 2.8i beat them hands down. Guess thats what you get for having a RST driver afraid to rev the engine.
The piss poor image is great when you blow away some modern pride and joy, though. Nice to see the driver's face match the colour of his baseball cap.
Wonder if the Montego version costs as much? I'd say it's got an even worse 'image'.
in news: snipped-for-privacy@news.giganews.com, Conor slurred :
Um, at least for the S2 RS turbo the official stats were: peak power was 132 bhp at 5750 rpm peak torque was 133 lb/ft at 2750 rpm.
0-60: 8.2 seconds 1/4 Mile: 16.8 seconds Max Speed: 128mph
havn't got a clue were you got that info, but it seems even max power are more clued up...
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