What car do you drive now?
07-03-2004, 21:33
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Re: What car do you drive now?
Very nice cars those Kneebs. You'll have to show us some piccies of yours though at some point  My car is a 2 litre 16v too but only develops about 140bhp. Its light as anything though and packs more punch than most things with 140bhp. I somehow think yours may go like stink though
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07-03-2004, 21:47
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Very nice cars those Kneebs. You'll have to show us some piccies of yours though at some point My car is a 2 litre 16v too but only develops about 140bhp. Its light as anything though and packs more punch than most things with 140bhp. I somehow think yours may go like stink though |
You're not wrong mate - 172 horses will go like the clappers, once i reach the elusive 625 miles or so (currently up to about 170 miles on the clock - I only got it on friday morning)
The only problem is, its my first black car - it looked scruffy yesterday morning, and that was only after 1 day - I'm gonna have to clean this baby every week - the last car I had (an old 1.4 fiesta, but served me well for the 4 years I had it) was a light blue, and I never washed it once in the last 2 years I had it !!!
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07-03-2004, 21:49
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Whats the 0-60 time out of interest ? My 2.0 16v does 0-60 in 8.2secs. Guessing yours is abit quicker than that
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07-03-2004, 21:53
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Whats the 0-60 time out of interest ? My 2.0 16v does 0-60 in 8.2secs. Guessing yours is abit quicker than that |
The quoted 0-60 (or is it 62 nowadays ?) is 7.1, although the Cup versions does it in a mind boggling 6.8 (the cup version is lighter than the normal 172)
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07-03-2004, 21:56
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Re: What car do you drive now?
Definately pretty nippy then
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07-03-2004, 22:05
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Re: What car do you drive now?
Seat Leon Cupra. Had it from new a year ago, and amazingly I've still got a clean licence.
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07-03-2004, 22:23
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And a lovely car it is Chi. Especially bombing up the A1...
Well, I don't drive (failed my test), but I do have a 1.6 Litre Fiesta Ghia (supposedly Ghia means top of the range) in Racing Green. Lovely car.
As for bikes, Harley? Wouldn't touch one myself. Lovely bikes, but can seem a bit underpowered when compared to some of the faster Hondas or Yamahas, or so some of my bike rider friends have said.
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07-03-2004, 22:31
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Definately pretty nippy then |
Yep, although i'm yet to experience it 
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07-03-2004, 22:31
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07-03-2004, 22:39
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Nice....are you american, or did you get (un)lucky with the number plate
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07-03-2004, 23:32
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Thanks, and nope, i`m a Brit but got married in Vegas on 29th. The number plate was an anniversary pressie.
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07-03-2004, 23:36
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What have they done to the Blazer?!?! (ok it looks good)
We had one of these in saudi, but it was yellow and white and called Daisy
Now I drive a beautiful new Megane (she's got her own thread) that goes like a rocket!
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08-03-2004, 00:14
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Very nice pocket rocket.
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Well, here's a site with some pics of an almost identical car to mine - a renault clio sport 172 - Mines an import, brand new on an 04 plate - I can't wait till I get it to 625 miles on the clock - the manual says i have to keep it to 3000-3500 revs for the first 625 miles, then I can open it up - Its nigh on impossible to stick to this though - it just wants to go and go and go....
Clio 172
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08-03-2004, 00:16
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It`s just the baby V6 S-10. No way could I afford to run a full size truck in the UK.
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What have they done to the Blazer?!?! (ok it looks good)
We had one of these in saudi, but it was yellow and white and called Daisy
Now I drive a beautiful new Megane (she's got her own thread) that goes like a rocket!
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08-03-2004, 00:24
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Re: What car do you drive now?
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Well, here's a site with some pics of an almost identical car to mine - a renault clio sport 172 - Mines an import, brand new on an 04 plate - I can't wait till I get it to 625 miles on the clock - the manual says i have to keep it to 3000-3500 revs for the first 625 miles, then I can open it up - Its nigh on impossible to stick to this though - it just wants to go and go and go....
Clio 172
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Got mine Monday, just done over 1000miles so I can now open her up
Does 110mph at 3000rpm
Give you a race (endurance I mean, not speed) :pp
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