Motors Chat Thread Round 4

dgt · 30-10-2013 09:33PM

Bpmull wrote: »

On my way home from college last week I was behind a focus 1.4 who was behind a slow moving car doing 50kph. Well the focus went to overtake and it literally felt like eternity we hit a slight incline and I thought he was going to have to drop back maybe there was something wrong with this car as my focus is far from quick but this was a joke. I've never actually driven one so maybe there not too bad. My astra 1.3 was extremely slow from take off specially first and second was a bit of a pain on roundabouts but once it was up and going it was not too bad at all.

Having been a passenger in one I can verify they are desperate slow.....

pred racer wrote: »

So, a 406dgt then? :pac:

With a transit idtd pump for extra smoke :pac:

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 09:33PM

pred racer wrote: »

So, a 406dgt then? :pac:

That's it, you caught me. 1.9 D Turbo going into the MX5.

Cantona's Collars · 30-10-2013 09:37PM

£250,000 for the model version:eek:

YbFocus · 30-10-2013 09:40PM

Bpmull wrote: »

On my way home from college last week I was behind a focus 1.4 who was behind a slow moving car doing 50kph. Well the focus went to overtake and it literally felt like eternity we hit a slight incline and I thought he was going to have to drop back maybe there was something wrong with this car as my focus is far from quick but this was a joke. I've never actually driven one so maybe there not too bad. My astra 1.3 was extremely slow from take off specially first and second was a bit of a pain on roundabouts but once it was up and going it was not too bad at all.

Sounds about right BP:o

Back to third regardless of speed to get it to pass anything!
Fourth was pointless, actually you hear of dangerously slow cars going about, they're one of them.

Having been in both I can say that yours is far quicker, genuinely!

@ CianRyan - If you attend the next drift day I can swing a lift in a very fun s14 a best friend of mine has

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 09:42PM

zerks wrote: »

£250,000 for the model version:eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr0gNJ090JA

Edit: @YB Oh hello! When and where is the next one?

Bpmull · 30-10-2013 09:48PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Sounds about right BP:o

Back to third regardless of speed to get it to pass anything!
Fourth was pointless, actually you hear of dangerously slow cars going about, they're one of them.

Having been in both I can say that yours is far quicker, genuinely!

It's mad because there is some serious amount of 1.4 focuses on the road specially mk1 and mk2 they seem to be very popular.

pred racer · 30-10-2013 09:51PM

Bpmull wrote: »

It's mad because there is some serious amount of 1.4 focuses on the road specially mk1 and mk2 they seem to be very popular.

I've driven a mk1 1.4, it was nippy enough.

Bpmull · 30-10-2013 09:53PM

pred racer wrote: »

I've driven a mk1 1.4, it was nippy enough.

They could well be I haven't driven either. Apparently the mk2 feels slower than the mk1 going by what people say.

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 09:56PM

So much want.

YbFocus · 30-10-2013 09:58PM

pred racer wrote: »

I've driven a mk1 1.4, it was nippy enough.

Maybe but the others weighed so much Pred

@ Bp - They are awful, I can't talk about the Mk1's but the Mk2 weighed about the same as a tank!

@ Cian - Not sure man, maybe he won't attend, once I hear of the next one I'll get after you

Just had it's first run after being built at watergrasshill over the weekend. He'll have no hassle bringing you for a belt!

Alanstrainor · 30-10-2013 10:02PM

The mk1 focus was the first car I drove, I loved it. Handled well and made a decent noise for a 4 cylinder. Not quick by any means, but I didn't find it as "dangerously slow" as a lot of people on here would have you believe. No experience of the mk2 though.

Bpmull · 30-10-2013 10:05PM

YbFocus wrote: »

@ Bp - They are awful, I can't talk about the Mk1's but the Mk2 weighed about the same as a tank!

I'd say the mk2 is a bit heavier than the mk1. There a heavy enough car. Hoping to get my ones leaky injector sorted Saturday. Hopefully there will be no more issues after that until at least after Christmas :pac: see how realistic I've become no point lying to myself saying there will be no more issues with it. At least the faults list is reducing slowly. There's never a boring moment when you drive it wondering what will go wrong next. Ah it's probably not as bad as I make it out to be or so I tell myself

YbFocus · 30-10-2013 10:06PM

Alanstrainor wrote: »

The mk1 focus was the first car I drove, I loved it. Handled well and made a decent noise for a 4 cylinder. Not quick by any means, but I didn't find it as "dangerously slow" as a lot of people on here would have you believe. No experience of the mk2 though.

My Mk2 was my first car, it genuinely was outrageously slow.
I'm not going on because of me having a quicker car now, just it genuinely was!

YbFocus · 30-10-2013 10:12PM

Weight of Mk2 = 1,229 kg

Weight of Mk1 = 1,150 kg

It's showing the same 0-100 times (14.1s) and power outputs (80Bhp). The top end of a Mk1 is a touch higher though!

Don't know at all so, maybe mine was especially slow as I had silly 18's on mine :rolleyes:

Chris_Heilong · 30-10-2013 10:20PM

YbFocus wrote: »

Weight of Mk2 = 1,229 kg

Weight of Mk1 = 1,150 kg

It's showing the same 0-100 times (14.1s) and power outputs (80Bhp). The top end of a Mk1 is a touch higher though!

Don't know at all so, maybe mine was especially slow as I had silly 18's on mine :rolleyes:

my car has a 0-100 time of a little over 5 seconds, just for comparison.:cool::cool:

YbFocus · 30-10-2013 10:29PM

Thats pretty quick for what must be a fairly heavy machine

Mine is 6.8s, a long way from 14.1s

El Guapo! · 30-10-2013 10:31PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Tyre land Clarehall is gone, went there for a new front tyre, The word on the street is they got into trouble with the tax man, don't know how true that is.

I lurk here quite a bit but very very rarely post.
Just had to pop in and say don't believe "the word on the street".
That's not even remotely true. It should be back open soon enough.

Ded_Zebra · 30-10-2013 10:31PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

my car has a 0-100 time of a little over 5 seconds, just for comparison.:cool::cool:

Fast fast fast

:D

Fron this video I guess that my car would be about 7 (or a bit under) too much wheel spin at the start.

Chris_Heilong · 30-10-2013 10:39PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

Fast fast fast :D

Fron this video I guess that my car would be about 7 (or a bit under) too much wheel spin at the start.

Thats a fast Levin he has, the FTO was around seven-ish also.

So all faster than a MK2 Focus:pac:

Big Nasty · 30-10-2013 10:43PM

CianRyan wrote: »

So much want

G'wan ourra dat - you'ld take a Moskovitch if it sported a set of superlites.

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 10:43PM

Not so bad, I was expecting worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUSc1cbtT4o

Big Nasty wrote: »

G'wan ourra dat - you'ld take a Moskovitch if it sported a set of superlites.

I probably would and all but that's a Silvia, no messing about there.:D

Ded_Zebra · 30-10-2013 10:44PM

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Thats a fast Levin he has, the FTO was around seven-ish also.

So all faster than a MK2 Focus:pac:

It's actually a fairly standard one, It has an exhaust but no remap to suit (I got that from the video description). 2 people in it too

pred racer · 30-10-2013 10:47PM

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

It's actually a fairly standard one, It has an exhaust but no remap to suit (I got that from the video description). 2 people in it too

Both pedaling?:pac:

Stheno · 30-10-2013 10:56PM

Hal1 wrote: »

This JTS looks savage and a bit more pow than the 1.8 gt.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/06-alfa-remo-brera-2-2-jts-coupe/5871060

pred racer wrote: »

I've never driven a 2.2, check out on Alfaowners, it seems to have 'hesitation'issues without a remap.
Lovely looking car though, my favourite colour for the brera.

Those Breras have a rep for being a bit sluggish :eek: from what I've read. Lovely looking cars and a great colour too

They are going for nothing these days

CianRyan wrote: »

My dad's dodgy 1.4 Megane.
I've honestly never been in anything so slow, I can rev it out in second gear and it'll only do about 75k.

Well, looking to the future and I won't be holding back with my next purchase.

Jesus, I test drove a 1.4 Megane a few years ago, it struggled to get up hills, it was horrid.

Scortho wrote: »

Alfa eh...:pac:

If you're going to do it right buy one with a v6 and rwd. I wish mine was rwd all the time!:(

Anyway this is a nice gt and it's frickin rare to see a 3.2 gt.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/alfa-gt-3-2-v6-fsh-new-nct-taxed/5828607

It was rare to see a 3.2 v6 up on donedeal for ages then four pop along. I don't like the v6 gm in the brera so it's not counted. That track car is a beast by the way.

That is just fab, really lovely and for not much money, those cars will be hitting bangernomics soon enough

pred racer wrote: »

I was behind a transit today that put out considerably more smoke than your yoke:eek:

I havent seen that much smoke since I was driving behind a 1L charade td (back a good few years ago) with a bollixed engine:D

My first car that I owned was a 1l charade petrol, it was a right noisy little fecker, but great fun

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 10:59PM

Was heading up a big oul hill on the way into Youghal from a few weeks back, 100k in 5th... Then it was 80k, down to 4th... 70K... Righty then, 3rd it is, and I finally got moving again.

Stheno · 30-10-2013 11:00PM

CianRyan wrote: »

Was heading up a big oul hill on the way into Youghal from a few weeks back, 100k in 5th... Then it was 80k, down to 4th... 70K... Righty then, 3rd it is, and I finally got moving again.

I had the same experience in the mountains near tallaght which is where I test drove the thing.

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 11:02PM

Out in my former play ground, I say former because there's no point in even trying with the Megane.

pred racer · 30-10-2013 11:03PM

CianRyan wrote: »

Was heading up a big oul hill on the way into Youghal from a few weeks back, 100k in 5th... Then it was 80k, down to 4th... 70K... Righty then, 3rd it is, and I finally got moving again.

Thats why you want a daysul boi;) 6th gear hills ftw:D

CianRyan · 30-10-2013 11:04PM

pred racer wrote: »

Thats why you want a daysul boi;) 6th gear hills ftw:D

Or just not a gutless mini tank, I'm sure an S14 will get up a hill no bother!

Supergurrier · 30-10-2013 11:07PM

Daysul silvia, best of both worlds

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