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 Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:20 am |
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Joined: Apr 01, 2010
Posts: 564
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Ampshire
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| doughboy5 wrote: |
| the veccies have a s**t gear box same as the astra. my mate had to get a new gear box after 45k on his astra and has same gearbox and engine as the vectra and the dealer said they have quite a few problems as they dont handle the the 150bhp power to well. |
They have one of the strongest gear boxes 
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Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:23 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1495
Trade Rating: +3
Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)
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| Jack4273 wrote: |
I shall be getting rid of mine soon, probs after christmas or something like that. Getting either a fiesta zetec s '52' plate or a vauxhall astra 1.8 sri  Woopppaaadooooo, cant wait! |
dear god no!
i had one as a rental car and it's so wet it's shocking!
i stabbed the sport button all the way to and from northants and still to this day i dont think anything happened :/
plus i guess you can add me to the cull
even if mine was unintentional :'(
twingo gt now!
guess i just like the torture of owning french cars 
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:36 am |
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Joined: Mar 16, 2010
Posts: 210
Trade Rating: +1
Location: Nottingham
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| Howey wrote: |
| Im looking into getting a Porsche 944 after xmas, I just really want one! |
Haha  My dads got 2 porsche 924's but one's a spares car  Sounds like a beaut
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Sony XMZ-R604 440 watts Channel Amplifier
Vibe Slick 12" 1200 watt Subwoofer
Pioneer TS-A6903i 6 x 9 3-way 350 watts
Raceland 4-2-1 Stainless Steel Manifold
Remapped Ecu
Wolfrace Street Hustle 17"
Click For Da WIP! 206info.co.uk/Garage/m...d=336.html | |
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:48 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 973
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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| PugJH wrote: |
| Also i dont like the astra altho i did look into it as above, but they are tail happy, especially the 5dr |
I find it hard to believe that a front-engined, front-wheel-drive hatchback is truly tail happy.
Drive something mid-engined and rear wheel drive in the rain to really get the idea of 'tail happy' 
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| '98 MGF 1.8i
Team: ex-206 owner
Team: Roof is always down when it's not raining! | |
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:40 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 1730
Trade Rating: +9
Location: Northants
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| GazRG wrote: |
| PugJH wrote: |
| Also i dont like the astra altho i did look into it as above, but they are tail happy, especially the 5dr |
I find it hard to believe that a front-engined, front-wheel-drive hatchback is truly tail happy.
Drive something mid-engined and rear wheel drive in the rain to really get the idea of 'tail happy' |
Yeah FMR or RMR would be a nice Fish happy device lol, luckily i dont have one, altho i had a lovely Toyota Hilux 4x4 back in the day, and that was lovely round roundabouts, few bags of sand help, keeps the weight down, even tho you'd expect it to sway more having more weight, mind you a 2.4diesel pickup is only 112bhp for a vehicle with a curb weight of about 1200kg single cab.
Astra - It wasnt tail happy due to rear wheel drive, because it isnt, it was tail happy *possibly wrong wording maybe more draggin it a**e is a better way of saying it* i didnt try the 120cdti or 150 it was a smaller petrol, that lacked power even felt it compared to my 1.1
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Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:53 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
Posts: 973
Trade Rating: +6
Location: Bournemouth/Cardiff
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| PugJH wrote: |
| GazRG wrote: |
| PugJH wrote: |
| Also i dont like the astra altho i did look into it as above, but they are tail happy, especially the 5dr |
I find it hard to believe that a front-engined, front-wheel-drive hatchback is truly tail happy.
Drive something mid-engined and rear wheel drive in the rain to really get the idea of 'tail happy' |
Yeah FMR or RMR would be a nice Fish happy device lol, luckily i dont have one, altho i had a lovely Toyota Hilux 4x4 back in the day, and that was lovely round roundabouts, few bags of sand help, keeps the weight down, even tho you'd expect it to sway more having more weight, mind you a 2.4diesel pickup is only 112bhp for a vehicle with a curb weight of about 1200kg single cab.
Astra - It wasnt tail happy due to rear wheel drive, because it isnt, it was tail happy *possibly wrong wording maybe more draggin it a**e is a better way of saying it* i didnt try the 120cdti or 150 it was a smaller petrol, that lacked power even felt it compared to my 1.1 |
MR FTW
Roundabouts are good fun in the MGF
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Team: ex-206 owner
Team: Roof is always down when it's not raining! | |
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