Originally Posted by Andreas
Had so much fun playing with one this summer.
Sat at the lights in the cossie and suddenly a calibra turbo appears in the rear view mirrors. He is caning it out of the bend prior to the lights and since the traffic lights flicked to green at the same point off I went.
The calibra driver was well over the limit so it was gaining on me very fast. Just when he is about to pass me I engage third gear.....fourth....going in to fifth I let off as he is so far behind.
Not much of a race but I take every chance to educate the calibra owners about cossie power.
now if the calibra driver would have done the best thing you can with a calibra and put the engine on a nova/astra/corsa
that would ahve had a different ending
i dont like calibra's i think they are crap but you cannot knock them for in a reliablity and performance per pound
oil pump failure on a let
second hand crank within standard spec £30
set of rods £30
pistons £100
unskimed head £100
and imo thats where the calibra comes into its own
but the cav turbo is much nicer lol (althou really just the same )