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Old 30-06-2004 | 07:52 AM
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Default Sitting here with my hand on a vauxhall brochure......

......i'm in two minds wether to put a deposit down for a new ASTRA COUPE' TURBO in red!!!!



hhhmmm.....
Old 30-06-2004 | 07:55 AM
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Did you know that Vauxhall in Satikuot language means "GAY PORN!"
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Don't do it!!! Go for the Monaro!!!
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i thought you done a post last night about NOT being gay????
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lol..... ah how this 'gay' stereotype i have will haunt me for life!!!!

seriously though......going to get a test drive at the weekend while lucy (girlfriend by the way.....so that proves i'm not gay ) is going for a test drive in the new Street KA at the local ford garage!!!
Old 30-06-2004 | 08:21 AM
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my bros got a 02 plate astra convertible - no space in the back, quite nasty inside...

and its MAROON!!

looks rank with its cream leather....

if you do get 1, put a shit load of copper grease behind the wheels, the twat hit a curb and got a flat tyre, it took 3 of us to get the wheel of, and that was smacking the fukk out it with mallet!

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err.. vx220 ?
Old 30-06-2004 | 08:33 AM
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err.. vx220 ?
vx220 turbo???
Old 30-06-2004 | 08:43 AM
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yeah keith get the vx220 turbo, wicked litle car
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yes

engine is mate by lotus so is ok.

buy 1!
Old 30-06-2004 | 08:44 AM
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def go for the monaro
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Vaxhall..............No mate dont do it you will regret it unless its the vx220 turbo of course
Old 30-06-2004 | 09:12 AM
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Keith, they are foookin shite, make no mistake.

One of my mates bought one brand spankin new from a dealer. I whupped his botty in my 2.0l nova and he sold it about a week later he was that un-happy with it.

Now a VX is a different story
Old 30-06-2004 | 09:14 AM
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Kieth, you getting rid of the S1? and you and Lucy back together? ?
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Keith, you getting rid of the S1? and you and Lucy back together? ?
Not getting rid of the S1 mate!!!

aye, been a bit up and down lately but looks like things are getting back on track with us two!!!

only took me a couple of months to realise that 3.5 years is alot to lose!!!
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PLEASED FOR YA ON BOTH COUNTS MATEY
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cheers matey!!!!
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Sitting here with my hand on a vauxhall brochure.........

......and when I've finished poohing I'll wipe my arse with it!

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been a bit up and down lately
that's the best way to be with your girlfriend
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Vauxhall

Keith mate you crack me up
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Originally Posted by keithG666
Originally Posted by Doh
err.. vx220 ?
vx220 turbo???
Thats more like it.
Old 30-06-2004 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by keithG666
......i'm in two minds wether to put a deposit down for a new ASTRA COUPE' TURBO in red!!!!
Hmmm, buying a brand new Astra Turbo.... theres a sensible idea. Jesus why not just set fire to your money why its still in your pockets

If you want one (don't understand why), get a nearly new one thats already dropped nearly half its value...

Nothing against Vauxhalls, I love the Vx220 and the Monaro looks an interesting car with a cool engine.
Old 30-06-2004 | 01:32 PM
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Anybody seen the 'sport diesel' adverts? been on the vauxhall site as the vectra with the nice wheels looks smart, but i can't bloody find the on the website!
Old 30-06-2004 | 01:36 PM
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Old 30-06-2004 | 01:43 PM
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sillly question but what does the monaro look like and whats the spec?
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umm red VX220 turbo really, with a few body mods, look on the website.
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My bro wanted a Astra Coupe Turbo thingy

Then he had a race with one in his 165bhp FRST and changed his mind.
In his words "Thought it would be quicker than that, Think I'll just put some beige injectors in mine instead"

God lad I thought to myself
Old 30-06-2004 | 04:27 PM
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Do you ever judge a car by anything other than straight line performance???

You seem to have a thing that unless a car is quicker than a tuned RST then its pony... and that if it is and its a Scooby then it doesn't count because its about to melt a piston!
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Heres a pic of a monaro and a description of a stage 5 tune up
The Vauxhall Monaro will be available from the spring of 2004 powered by a 5.7 litre V8 engine developing 328hp and 347lbs/ft of torque.

This stylish full sized four-seater coupe will accelerate to 60mph in just over six seconds and reach a top speed in excess of 160mph.




Stage Five Additional 320 bhp

Cold air intake system, mass airflow meter, Vortech 8psi supercharger, heavy duty (five row) intercooler, blue-printed and balanced 6.2 litre LS1 V8 engine, 80mm throttle body, PCM program, performance injectors, Vortech/ATI harmonic balancer and keyed crankshaft, custom forged pistons, I-beam 4340 billet con-rods, ARP main and head studs, ported cylinder heads, stainless steel shimmed head gaskets, molybdenum push-rods, performance valve-spring retainers, high output valve springs, 1:8 ratio billet aluminium roller rockers, modified oil cooler system, high output crankcase breather system, high volume oil pump, high volume sump and modified baffle tray, high performance dual timing chain, custom 2-piece engine covers, 3" 'cat back' stainless steel exhaust, high-flow catalytic convertors and pipes, competition clutch and flywheel, transmission cooler, uprated differential and differential cooler, 6-pot calliper AP brake upgrade.

now that would be very nice indeed
oh by the way stage 4 tune is Ł15500 fitted
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Originally Posted by keithG666
lol..... ah how this 'gay' stereotype i have will haunt me for life!!!!

seriously though......going to get a test drive at the weekend while lucy (girlfriend by the way.....so that proves i'm not gay )
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/tv/daleswedding.shtml



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Old 30-06-2004 | 04:55 PM
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fook the monaro
im gonna get the xr6 turbo,loads more tuning for little money in OZ
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monaro looks better, and ford hardly ever win the v8 super car series so that must tell ya something
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Benn, pops right actually. When I was out there last year I bought some Aussie tuning mags and those XR6 Turbos look great fun. They run about 0.00005 PSI boost and are still quick. Whack that up and watch em fly...
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Get a VXT mate!

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Good cars
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Originally Posted by popeye
fook the monaro
im gonna get the xr6 turbo,loads more tuning for little money in OZ

XR6 is for girls, XR8 or Commadore SS is much better

Astras are for hairdressers no matter what model they are
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plain an simple

Vauxhall = NO


y in the world would you rather drive one of them than a ford? what about mk5 escort convertable wit rs2000 engine an 4wd system that sounds more tempting to me dont you agree
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Originally Posted by maccuba
plain an simple

Vauxhall = NO


y in the world would you rather drive one of them than a ford?
Fook me This is PassionFord mate... not BlinkersFord.


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