Picked this up the other day



Going to leave it as is for a little while, if i like it then ill go for a saab 204 and f28.

Its not too bad how it is tbh, guessing 780kg in current form, but carnt help thinking how it will go with a 300+ engine and 6 speed box

 

looks very clean and solid, bets its fun to drive, i have a real soft spot for novas

 

I love anything very small and light with a decent N/A engine in it. Soooo much more fun to drive imo than bigger cars with 2 or 3 times the power! I'd love something like that and bet that goes pretty well!

 

yeh tbh i was supprised how clean it was, shell has only had 2 owners and 35k miles its rot free.
must be mental having a 20let or saab one they must be crazy.

 

Nice! I've always wanted a 2dr nova saloon, RWD with something turbo pushing it along.

 

yeh and one of the main reasons is if i drive it hard i dont have to be scared of a big repair bill if it goes wrong i can just enjoy it.
Hate driving around thinking "whats the noise" or "wheres that smell coming from" and not being able to just enjoy a car with out dred of it going wrong and costing a fortune.

 

a guy i am working with has just bought a rwd hatch shell he plans on 4wd and evo engine, and his pal who shares his work shop is building a 20let saloon.
they rave on about them so i though i would give it a whirl.

 

Fuck! That sounds awesome. I don't think I could handle anything that extreme I was thinking Zetec turbo or 20DET

 

Looks almost the same as my old XE Nova, same colour scheme etc

Mine had a few bolt on bits and absolutely battered a 330Ci cabrio...guy was showing off to his gangster mates with roof down etc, all eyes on me as I cruised past with the speedo needle heading back towards 0 lol

 

16v nova's are proper rapid mobiles,I'll get one in the future for a bit of fun I think!!