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Are there many people who actually consider their car to be an expression of their sexuality? It always seems to apply to someone else's more expensive car tho!

Just on a sideline, I bought one of those 's**te' Porsches earlier in the year... a 924 and I paid the same as hammond - £750! I've done 2500 miles in it since and all it's needed so far is a new exhaust rear section and the dropped door sorting out. Mind you, the boot lock doesn't work like the 944 on Top Gear - but unlike the 944, not even the remote boot release works. And it's using more oil than I would call 'normal'. Still - £750 and a LOT of fun so far :)

Chris.

You don't need anything really its only when you start getting the car down to sub 6 seconds, there are a few throttle bodied mk2 gte's that do 0-60 in sub 6 seconds. I think the gti has a few bits to aid traction, i'll look it up tomorrow.

Well said.

in news: snipped-for-privacy@karoo.co.uk, "Tim S Kemp" slurred :

You only get problems when the torque at the _wheels_ approaches traction*wheel radius. Since traction depends directly on the vehicle weight, the amount of torque you can deliver before you have problems also depends on the weight.

Also, since power -> torque*rpm (*scaling factor), the amount of power you can put down at your limiting traction varies with the speed you are travelling at. If a 200BHP car can spin it's wheels up to 20mph, then a

The supposedly magical figure of 200BHP as a maximum through the front wheels is bollocks.

Also, whats your take on the fact that every pre-review etc i've read of it suggests it's awesome?

Mk1 406 V6's were 190bhp, but i'm 99.9% certain all coupe's got the 210bhp Mk V6 :)

didn't the saab 9-3 clarkson ragged a few series back on top gear have

in news: snipped-for-privacy@individual.net, "DanTXD" slurred :

Mk1 406 V6's were 194BHp...... :-)

I think you are right about the coupe's getting the later, 210BHp version.

I havn't i'm basing it on..

it's called an opinion mate.

s*it car.

Mason

Not unless you actually point out it's only your opinion.

That is a statement, not an opinion.

You opinion is that you think, wrongly, that it will be rubbish.

I dont like the car therefore i consider it to be s*it :o)

I think vauxhall have only ever made about 3 good cars and dont consider the new astra to be one.

I thionk your opion is wrong but i dont post bollocks trying to rubbish you :o)

Mason

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2. They treat customers like crap
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Crap ISP...

you still seem to think i care :o)

not to worry

So my opinion is not valid unless you agree with it now?

f*ck off.

VX220/VX220t - (not even real vauxhalls but credit where credits due) Lotus carlton Chevette HSR

we dont all have to think the same cars are god you know.

Lotus Carlton, Monaro, Chevette HSR, Big Bertha and Baby Birtha, off the top of my head. You don't know which way's up.

I think your spelling is wrong, and deserved a brief mention :-)

Peter

-- "The humble bic biro draws 13 beards, 9 devil moustaches and 49 penises on newspapers in it's lifetime."

Yep. He was talking how SAAB engineers used to think 200bhp was the limit for FWD.

:o) it wouldnt be a post by me if I didn't rush it and f*ck the spelling up :o)