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Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Opinions?

Been offered one at work silly cheap... could be good runaround so i can start on my nova

Rob
Cybermonkey
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8th Aug 06 at 08:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.8 litre V6, meant to be very revvy, 7800rpm cutoff. quite quick in a straight line and handles ok. why not
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 08:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Any down sides to them? anyone got a link to the pages with car perfomance figures?

V6's normally have shit MPG and i do 80 miles a day too!
Ditch
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8th Aug 06 at 08:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.8 v6???

pistons must be tiny!!
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


i didnt realise there were a 1.8.... was thinking cool... 2.5 v6 in summit this small!

[Edited on 08-08-2006 by Rob_Lee]
Cybermonkey
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8th Aug 06 at 08:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
75 mm bore and 69.6 mm stroke

144bhp but only 115lb/ft torque

so expect to have to rev its nuts off. might drink fuel at a fair rate too
Ditch
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
75 mm bore and 69.6 mm stroke

144bhp but only 115lb/ft torque

so expect to have to rev its nuts off. might drink fuel at a fair rate too


bag o shite!
Corsa_Carl
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8th Aug 06 at 08:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rather have a metro
Rob_Lee
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Corsa_Carl
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8th Aug 06 at 09:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well

maybe not
Rob_Lee
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So we have concluded its a bag of shite?
Corsa_Carl
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8th Aug 06 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
id have one, but theres better cars
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£400 tho!

[Edited on 08-08-2006 by Rob_Lee]
Corsa_Carl
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for that id buy it lol
Rob_Lee
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They seem to go for about 1k on ebay as well!
Corsa_Carl
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8th Aug 06 at 09:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
cool, maybe u cud sell it on and make profit ?

u can make them look ok to, id just lower it and put some nice alloys on

they aint wow! but they r olrite i think



racing ones lol
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 10:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ummm..... tempted!

Doesnt seem to be much for performance mods available tho!
jr
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8th Aug 06 at 10:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats why you have the nova
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 10:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So.... im still tempted to drop it on some nice alloys.... maybe strip it and put set of buckets in and.....


Ill stop there before i get carried away!
Corsa_Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob_Lee
So.... im still tempted to drop it on some nice alloys.... maybe strip it and put set of buckets in and.....


Ill stop there before i get carried away!



DO IT
Rob_Lee
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only £200 more on insurance from a 1.2i shitwagon to the v6 mx3! haha!
Marc
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8th Aug 06 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I wouldn't say it was a bag of shit

If its cheap go for it.
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£400 isnt bad!

Ill spend bit of money cleaning it up.... and see how i feel from there!
Corsa_Carl
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ye go for it and keep us updated
Rob_Lee
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8th Aug 06 at 12:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cant find any perfomance stuff anywhere!!

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