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Old 30-04-2005, 06:41 PM
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stuffed the coffee van last night

oh how much fun are replacement motors

poxhall astra 1.8 sri
full air con electric goodies etc etc etc .. and so bloody quiet

thinkin what the turbo's are like now

Old 30-04-2005, 06:54 PM
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How good's the handbrake? Hire cars and abuse of them kinda go hand in hand lol

The New Astra VXR 2.0i Turbo is a cracking looking car

Old 30-04-2005, 06:58 PM
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hmmm that is nice, saw a megane turbo today in orange looked quite nice to!
Old 30-04-2005, 07:08 PM
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me and benn304r got 120 out of our megane 1.4 hire car last year on the way upto totb,,that was 4 up and benns a fat coont,so must have been about 60 stone in the car
Old 30-04-2005, 10:21 PM
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Funny thing is, these are the one owner, low mileage nearly new cars that end up in Ford Direct, Vauxhall Network Q, and in the big car supermarkets!!!!
Old 30-04-2005, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by POPEYE
me and benn304r got 120 out of our megane 1.4 hire car last year on the way upto totb,,that was 4 up and benns a fat coont,so must have been about 60 stone in the car
cheeky coont
And only done 1 tank of fuel irc?

couldnt belive the amount of room in it, i think we should see if we can hire the sporty one, 225bhp isnt it?
Old 30-04-2005, 10:27 PM
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My brother in-law has a 03 plate gsi turbo he said its around 200 bhp or some thing has'nt got the same pull as the cossie tho
Looks good tho


And one of the engine Bay



But the intercooler is TINY

Its there sum where
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Ps whot did you do to the van then
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nah it used like a tank on the way up and only half on the way back,lol
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o right, well i was asleep most of the way back lol, so must of missed the fuel stop
Old 30-04-2005, 10:46 PM
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i had one of the 1.8 astras othet day came for me dad so obviusly i took it for a good rip thought it were shite personally!
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sufsRS, Thats because its not got a turbo
Ps pete before it goes back do you want to sell the engine And say it got nicked as my cusion blow his up the other week
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