mint vauxhalls... anyone got one?
mint vauxhalls... anyone got one?
ive just seen that tidy GSI in the for sale section and it got me thinking...
nothing in particular relating to that car, but in vauxhall clubs (im sure they have them too?
lol) do they have concours competitions with astra GSI's, lotus carltons, cavalier turbos etc blablabla???
ive never really seen a MINT astra GSI with proper low miles??? ive only seen one decent clean example of a classic vauxhall and it was an astra GTE!!! (which is still cool
)
is it because they are all crap
joking!!! 
or are they just rare
does anyone have a nice mk3 astra gsi 2.0 sfi minter tucked away
anyone have links to any vauxhall forums containing some tidy classics? no im not thinking of buying one just a fan of some older models!!! 
nothing in particular relating to that car, but in vauxhall clubs (im sure they have them too?
lol) do they have concours competitions with astra GSI's, lotus carltons, cavalier turbos etc blablabla???ive never really seen a MINT astra GSI with proper low miles??? ive only seen one decent clean example of a classic vauxhall and it was an astra GTE!!! (which is still cool
)is it because they are all crap
joking!!! or are they just rare does anyone have a nice mk3 astra gsi 2.0 sfi minter tucked away
anyone have links to any vauxhall forums containing some tidy classics? no im not thinking of buying one
just a fan of some older models!!!
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thats what i was thinking whilst typing the original post
some nice motors posted up, well 1 or 2 of them not sure about the rest LOL kind of the response i expected!!!
that nova, one of the last shells and it was a saloon, i saw the front and though wow that actually looks pretty cool, then saw past the back door and it all starting going horribly wrong!!!
the stripped out astra with the turbo lump is awesome
cav and vectra are well nice though proper examples!!! just the sort of thing im on about except the vectra aint old enough lol
i remember seeing pics of the cav on here back when you had it
and nice astras! look pretty tidy
any more pics of the lotus carlton
i really really love them 
apart from the price of them and their cunting running costs
some nice motors posted up, well 1 or 2 of them
not sure about the rest LOL kind of the response i expected!!!that nova, one of the last shells and it was a saloon, i saw the front and though wow that actually looks pretty cool, then saw past the back door and it all starting going horribly wrong!!!
the stripped out astra with the turbo lump is awesome
cav and vectra are well nice though
proper examples!!! just the sort of thing im on about except the vectra aint old enough lol i remember seeing pics of the cav on here back when you had it
and nice astras! look pretty tidy
any more pics of the lotus carlton
i really really love them apart from the price of them and their cunting running costs
Last edited by indycos; Mar 6, 2008 at 11:47 PM.
Mine are nowhere near mint, but still kinda cool
My calibra:
My Nova:
Bit of drifting:
New engine:
And for some reason I love this picture of the RS200 plenum and manifold, just looks hardcore I reckon
My calibra:
My Nova:
Bit of drifting:
New engine:
And for some reason I love this picture of the RS200 plenum and manifold, just looks hardcore I reckon
Last edited by Chip; Mar 7, 2008 at 02:52 AM.
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My vectra daily hack. Gets driven hard and does anything between 400 -1500 miles every week without much complaint, has only ever been off the road once in the 7 months ive owned it and that was for a burst power steering pipe. how many shitty old fords of the same age and milage (110K)could do the same job..?
Cant decide what to replace it with so its staying until I make my mind up, only been looking for a new car for the last 3 months !! the old thing must be doing something right.
Cant decide what to replace it with so its staying until I make my mind up, only been looking for a new car for the last 3 months !! the old thing must be doing something right.
Tell me about it! Every time I look on the Wortech website I think, well If I have that, I think I should have that as well, and if I do all this, I might as well have the highest spec of everything, and if I have all that I'd better have the AP brakes, and if I have those I might as well have the suspension as well, and then I add all that up and it's quite a big bill!
Every time I look on the Wortech website I think, well If I have that, I think I should have that as well, and if I do all this, I might as well have the highest spec of everything, and if I have all that I'd better have the AP brakes, and if I have those I might as well have the suspension as well, and then I add all that up and it's quite a big bill!
Indeed not, and in a surprisingly very comfortable and refined car too tbh. The drivers seat is the comfiest I've ever sat in, especially on a long journey and road manners are good too. I was a bit sceptical at 1st, but I'd recommend one to anyone now. The rear seats are like 2 individual bucket seats as well. Room in the back is immense, it will seat 4 large adults in comfort... once they're in. They didn't exactly make it easy for them to get in and out the back. I've had a couple of people stuck in there before now, lol
And my wallet's always get emptied, no matter which car is getting the treatment
And my wallet's always get emptied, no matter which car is getting the treatment
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theres a few in progress, non beeing taken back to standard bar decs nova
ones i can think off off the top of my head beeing built at the moment are Decs nova sport, Keith R's nova turbo, anything that spankee builds usally turns into beeing silly clean as well
if i could get on mig i would show you some pics.......
ones i can think off off the top of my head beeing built at the moment are Decs nova sport, Keith R's nova turbo, anything that spankee builds usally turns into beeing silly clean as well
if i could get on mig i would show you some pics.......
Most I've ever got is 23.9
Generally get somewhere between 20-21 with a mixture of driving
I's just pootling around town etc that really lowers it down to about 16-17
Of course, single-figures can be achieved pretty easily too, lol...
Generally get somewhere between 20-21 with a mixture of driving
I's just pootling around town etc that really lowers it down to about 16-17
Of course, single-figures can be achieved pretty easily too, lol...
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thats what i was thinking whilst typing the original post
some nice motors posted up, well 1 or 2 of them not sure about the rest LOL kind of the response i expected!!!
that nova, one of the last shells and it was a saloon, i saw the front and though wow that actually looks pretty cool, then saw past the back door and it all starting going horribly wrong!!!
the stripped out astra with the turbo lump is awesome
cav and vectra are well nice though proper examples!!! just the sort of thing im on about except the vectra aint old enough lol
i remember seeing pics of the cav on here back when you had it
and nice astras! look pretty tidy
any more pics of the lotus carlton i really really love them apart from the price of them and their cunting running costs
some nice motors posted up, well 1 or 2 of them
not sure about the rest LOL kind of the response i expected!!!that nova, one of the last shells and it was a saloon, i saw the front and though wow that actually looks pretty cool, then saw past the back door and it all starting going horribly wrong!!!
the stripped out astra with the turbo lump is awesome
cav and vectra are well nice though
proper examples!!! just the sort of thing im on about except the vectra aint old enough lol i remember seeing pics of the cav on here back when you had it
and nice astras! look pretty tidy
any more pics of the lotus carlton
i really really love them apart from the price of them and their cunting running costs 
chip, nice cars mate, i like the interesting conversions, great idea with the nova, shame its actually a nova 
the calibra is a bit of an outdated car now, good the engine makes up for it (and the rims) thanks for posting the pics up
love the sierra thats great work youve done on that, saw it in the other thread and really really like it, cant pick anything wrong with it (from the pics ive seen)
is it the same car thats off the back of one of the ford magazines? if yes, even more great advertising for it, reckon you should get some sort of private plate for it to hide the A, and make it look better. thats the only thing that lets it down, but to be honest, it means nothing being a reshell (if thats what it is?) i still see it as a cossie, top job you've done there
the calibra is a bit of an outdated car now, good the engine makes up for it (and the rims
) thanks for posting the pics up love the sierra
thats great work youve done on that, saw it in the other thread and really really like it, cant pick anything wrong with it (from the pics ive seen)is it the same car thats off the back of one of the ford magazines?
if yes, even more great advertising for it, reckon you should get some sort of private plate for it to hide the A, and make it look better. thats the only thing that lets it down, but to be honest, it means nothing being a reshell (if thats what it is?) i still see it as a cossie, top job you've done there
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this ws my old GSI . bloody best car ive every had i reckon .sold my M3 for Ł6k and then got this for Ł3k and i loved this more . then i let some dick do the cambelt on it and it snapped 200 miles later. it then took 3 months of argueing etc to get it repaired and Ł700 of my money and by this time in got a RS2000 for a runabout and i just didnt trust or want the veccy any more . id definitly hve another one tho !!
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My vectra daily hack. Gets driven hard and does anything between 400 -1500 miles every week without much complaint, has only ever been off the road once in the 7 months ive owned it and that was for a burst power steering pipe. how many shitty old fords of the same age and milage (110K)could do the same job..?
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