Just to annoy everyone on here I thought it only fair to keep you up to date with whats happening in the world of Rob(Novaboy)
Well for the first time in as long as i can remember i'm Novaless, the poor shed ended up going to become a track slag for some burberry weaer(poor car) i've managed to scrap another Cavalier (the 1.8 motorsport that was left abandoned at me Mums) and i'm hunting for a new car.
I've became disillusioned with this buy cheap and fix up philosophy i've decided that finance is easier on the back,
But alas my circumstances have changed, No longer is my main concern setting quick lap times on the B876 or how many subs i can squeeze into the boot. Now its fitting 2 kids and a weeks shopping in so the options are as follows
Zafira Gsi- fast bus with enough room for kids shopping and the usual half Ikea showroom, also comes with lots of toys and enough grunt to worry quite a few tasty motors. seems to be a good match with the current cav on performance stakes and thats without any modification, Pros- 350 bhp easy to achieve and debadge just for the evil fun. Cons cant afford a new one would be looking at 2 yr old examples at best
Pug 107- Oh my god its a 600cc group1 insurance horrid little snot box, but i've fallen in love with them it would be a commuting/fun car only with the cav being retained as project/workhorse. Pros- brand new motor for 7 1/2 grand looks funky and i'm sure it will handle which is a plus now my commute is twisties and roundabouts Cons- 0-60 is 14.2 seconds which is an eternity not big enough to be practical
Impreza Turbo- Well it suits practical 4 door saloon (or estate safe fun 4wd well within budget but does not appear at first glance to be very DIY friendly. Pros-Tuneable 4wd and Jap wife wouldnt get insured on it Cons reliability when modified complicated 4wd gubbins to look after
Current Cavvy Sri- practical 4 door saloon quick enough when asked to be its bought and paid for and doesnt come with a finance book. sticking with it would allow wifey to trade up to astra Gsi rather than a sport hatch so would get me in her good books.
Pros 175 bhp non xe'd cav(very rare(ecotec-even rarer) know it like the back of my hand and I do enjoy driving it and embarrasing more expensive modern machinery. Cons its a Cavalier and will need some work done (nothing that cant be DIY'd keeping would result in more um extensive mods and i'm never going to see any of the money back)
thoughts for the cav if kept are to get the interior swopped for some turbo leather stone chips sprayed over some 18" compomotives in Antracite and some nitrous the throttle bodies were considered but i've seen to many boys drop wads of torque to gain in real terms very little BHP
Im quite happy with the current 175 bhp 170 lbs/ft torque not earth shattering but with some well aimed modifications(next step being 100 shot nitrous with progressive controller Lexmaul 4 branch and a rebuild of the bottom end dropping in some Arps along with a set of C20XE pistons and having the whole assembly lightened and balanced. top end getting the same bar the head being breathed on. A V6 throttle body and the current dastek ecu (i cant justify 1400 quid for the fancy irmscher inlet manifold). hopefully the above would see me knocking on the door of 200 bhp off gas which is plenty for a fwd saloon
As always Thoughts please guys. and yes steve i did consider a nice Alfa and its still an option :)