This is SO cool I reckon for 1200 quid!

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/cars-...gsi-motor.html

 

not a bad looking motor.

but 160mph?! or does he mean bhp?!!

 

No he means 160mph

I would genuinely expect it to do that (eventually!)

 

160mph from 193bhp Chip!?

How long would it take to get there, if it would?

 

Never. The clocks may read that but I think 140-145 would be nearer the truth.

Very cool car for £1200 though!!!!

 

Agreed, im sure thats just an indicated speed, and I wouldnt ever want to be cruising at that anyway.

But getting away from the accuracy of the clocks or not, that is still an uber-cool motor for the cash I reckon


(selling it is not anything to do with me, I was actually tihnking of buying it till I considered the 50 quid a week more in fuel it would cost than my A4 tdi)

 

where s this cool car

theres only a pic of a vectra in the link



carl

 

Just the vectra mate, I just think that its a cool car that is a bit different with 193bhp and pretty much bullet proof reliability.

 

is a nice car

edit , found the new price

bargain

 

It says £2200?

 

Read on abit...

 

was 2200, then they kept it, put some more miles on it, now its 1200 to get shot of it.

 

My best mate's Andys car! well its there lasses he has got an astra vxr now agreed it is a very cheap car

 

my scoobie estate makes 170ish judging buy holding the esate record in the 90's , but has almost 300 bhp

 

other than the engine, is it the same as a 1.8 then?

 

Not a bad car, but dont let the GSI or 2.5 V6 bit tempt you into thinking its fast....
They are slow, lazy as fook engines, good for crusing along on the motorway but thats about it!

My old one (Genuine GSI, one of only 317 prefacelift estates)

 

compared to the cossies and calibra turbo you are used to it might be slow, compared to most "normal" estate cars (particuarly in that price range) though its a rocket ship.

Its all relative!

 

Of course, just a shame the performance doesnt match the looks!
My missus Cav SRI was just as quick, and more fun if anything

 

Would have been more economical too.

But on the other hand, you cant put a fridgefreezer in the back of it, lol

 

Yes, driving miss daisy and the Vectra was still thirsty as fook
I really miss the practical factor though, sporty estate on the cards again next time, probably Audi S2 or S4

 

if you want a fast esate get a legy twin turbo end off

 

Why is it end of?
What makes it better than an S4?
I have always had my eye on them, but never been too sure whether to get one

 

for £1200 jb?

 

yeah maby not

 

our mates car.... might try con him into a part ex


Chip you will know him, had the ice blue nova saloon turbo, andy

 

Well I'm glad I just spent a grand on a tv or I would own that now

I wanted a Gsi but it had to be a estate, I converted one to lpg a while back and put a 100litre tank up against the back seats, it still had plenty of boot space and had great range which is what I'm after.

Any idea of a new car though is now going to have to wait till next year but it is typical that these estates keep popping up now, gsi estate does seem rare though.

 

im gonna need a family car soon as i get the insurance payout, but 2 things wrong with that

1. its a vauxhall

2. its not a diesel

 

I know the nova you mean but I dont think I actually know the fella who owns it TBH

 

id have it for knocking about in
my mum had a vectra once though and it was quite possibly the boatiest car ive ever driven and ive driven some boats

 

Thought someone was selling my ex wife for a moment......"Cheap Runaround and abit thirsty"......