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you would be gutted if this happens

http://www.leenks.com/media312.htm

I would indeed!

he broke the first rule, dont open the bonnet. but yea, that would suck. seemed like an ok car too :(

...And the second ! He bought a Golf GTi Turbo Nutter Bastard !

NMH

nout wrong with turbo cars :P

Was probly a nice car before all the amature mods to it. Opening the bonnet and trying to fan out the flames only increases them! typical yanks.

SAYYYYYYYYYYY it ain't so  8)  sorry love that song. shame about the motor to

Horrible, false power. Can't beat a big, powerful Normally Aspirated engine *cough* Type R *cough*    :soapy tit wank:

false power? thats called nitrous mate :P


my car aint lightning quick, 150ish bhp,  clutch is starting to slip too :( but it does me. plus nobody knows what it is :)


Type Rs, decent enough cars, but its all top end stuff. i'm not denying its quick as fuck, but theres quicker cars to be had for the same money...

Name one  :soapy tit wank:

It's a misconception that Type R's are all top end power. My one is an 05 plate with the lighter flywheel and the torque is strong from 3k rpm. People say their all top end because VTEC engages at 5800 rpm and think their gutless below that, just not true.

For £16k you will not get a faster car.

0-60 in 6.6 secs and 0-100 in 16 secs  :twisted:

New Astra VXR has 237 bhp but weighes nearly 1400 kg so the power to weight ratio is 170 bhp per tonne (4 more than Type R).  In 2007 the new Type R arrives and i can't wait  :D

apparently the new Type R is supposed to be horrid.
It's had a face lift which has made it look nasty.

Friend of mine was looking at one for the new year and has seen pictures of it and apparently it's horrid.
Much like what Subaru did to the Impreza.

In a way i have to agree with Legget. Type R's power only comes at 5800rpm.
Until then it's quite ordinary. With only 145lb torque there isn't much to pull it along until the Vtec kicks in. Once in the Vtec it flies but out of it i think it struggles.
Now what you need is a Turbo just to help the 2k - 5krpm range and the car would be a flyer.

I drive one everyday, i know how they drive  :wink:

New Type R hasn't been even confirmed yet, only concept models.

car nerds are gay

Oh no, rev's suck, its low down torque u need, ie a supercharger (instant go), or a turbo charger  (2 are better one high pressure and one low pressure), im sure most R-Type are fun, but u arent going to break any records compared to evo-scooby-skyline- type of thing,,, and Magic u r spot on mate, turbo's are great but add nitrous oxide or laughing gas as we know it, it will increases the engine power big time, shove no2 on a 1.3 metro and it will keep up with and r-type (in a strait line) so just imagine what it will do to a car with 280 bhp (impreza) as standard..............

Not as gay as dungeon and dragons nerds though :|

i once raced a car up Santa Pod which was running on NOS.
I just had my slightly bog standard GTE 16v and he was in some kind of old big engined thing. Anyway about half way up i see a little puff of smoke out the back of his and away he went. He finished in 13.4 and i ran in 15.2 (not bad for my first ever go)

true but I don't claim to be anything less :D

I reckon we should have a TEF drag race?  Around swindon.....

sounds good, i haven't got any brakes at the moment so would cut the urge to slow down round the tight corners  :D

No chance, you and Ralphy would leave me behind!

:evil:  but i don't have a car.
i'll drive the Missus' 206 1.4 :twisted:

Who needs brakes! Saying that I saw some lush crashes at the MOTO GP yesterady, best site of the day was a brunnette driving exactly the same car as me but in convertable, we were stuck in traffic for ages admiring each other, oops meant each others cars, god I wish I hadnt had the ex sat next to me!

 :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

getting me brakes sorted tomorrow, might get a turbo fitted at the same time  :o

That's a nasty fire!

As a Honda worker in Swindon who builds Civic's and of course the Type R! The new Type R is not a face lift but a complete new car within the new generation 'Civic Concept'.

The existing Type-R is the fastest car in its class for a mere £16,000 with a 2.0 litre 197Bhp lump.

The new Type- R will be a bit more I reckon but it will have a 2.4 litre engine and kick in excess 225Bhp!

Found some pic's of it:
http://www.honda.co.uk/conceptCivic/gallery.html

http://www.honda.co.uk/conceptCivic/images/main_03.jpg

http://www.honda.co.uk/conceptCivic/images/main_07.jpg

now thats what i'm talking about.

also those pictures you have shown are just the standard concept i take it??
the Type R will be a bit rougher so to speak

No Type R pics have been realeased i assure you.

I'm a regular on Type R forum and know a guy on there from from Honda UK.

As for the 1.3 Litre Metro with Nos keeping up with a Type R  :soapy tit wank:
It will be quick i certainly agree but more Saxo VTR pace than the current breed of 200 bhp hatches.

Hot hatches are all about fun and the main factor is weight.

Type R weighes 1204 kg

New Astra VXR, Golf GTi, Megane Trophy, Cupra R and Focus ST all weigh 1350-1400 kg.

Power to weight ratio is what matters.

It's wrong to think because a car has less torque it will be slower. The standard Impreza WRX has 222 bhp and 221 lb/ft of torque BUT only manages 0-100 mph in 16 secs (same as Type R). The STi is a different matter though, very fast.

Here is my pride and joy  :D

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/cossa1.jpg

this is my old Astra 16V bad boy  :twisted:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v640/magicroundabout/16VGTE.jpg

Loved Your XR3i too mate.

fear the clio

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/option30/car1.jpg

Thats a beast Sonic :twisted:

oh yes, 0-60 in 3 and a half hours, no heater, back windscreen wiper doesn't work, three massive scratches on the passenger door (not my fault! :x) and it's even got seatbelts, front and back!!!

Can we swap for the weekend?

Asher, just been reading the Becky and Gem thread, do you drive an Audi TT or maybe a Ford Sportka or even a Mini Cooper Convertible ?   :mrgreen:

Interior  8)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/cossa6.jpg

At least my Passat TDI is better on fuel than urs :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

Who cares  :soapy tit wank:

I'm a performance car enthuiast, diesels sound boring.

I spend a fortune on car tax, petrol and insurance but it's my passion so i don't care  :)

the only pictures i ever took of that was after i had smashed her up. :cry:

wasn't the fastest but she was ace. Clean tidy and had bags of potential. Was saving up for a turbo conversion when i crashed it :(

Ralphy wait till u have a family, things will change. Allthough i have been where u are ie scooby 1995 wrx import 285 bhp modded ecu, de-cat, etc so i guess im a petrol head too but needs must...... :D

not got any pics of the new one yet, but my old one is an awfully tasteful colour...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/jimothy/front.jpg

Nothing will stop my passion  :D

I'm keeping this for 2 years and then trading in for the new Type R if i like it or a used BMW M3  :twisted:

thats why i'm going for a Scooby.
Said to the wife, it has all the power and fun i need + 4 doors if we have kids :wink:

always one step ahead

Thats true  :)

I love the sound of the BMW straight six though.

ralphy my man, the M3 is such a faux pais!!! :P get a used Z3 M coupe. rare, and go like faeces off a large digging trowel. and got the 3.2 straight six from the M3.

I'm not a fan of BMW's. don't get me wrong the M3 is a nice bit of kit but they're just *inside out hedgehogs.












*pricks are on the inside

Fucker Fucker Fucker, I love my new car however will get bored by xmas so will probably chop and change again next year! Is quick tho

Classic Magic roundabout :soapy tit wank:

I'm going to take apic of my bad boy tomorrow now 8)

sure, but don't steal my tapes.

is there a way to find out where your old car is? like a search by reg plate, i miss my little astra  :x

Z3 M looks ugly Leggett   :-))(

I like the E46 BMW M3  :twisted:

Wrong to stereotype cars with owners. Like saying all Scooby owners are chavs or all Saxo owners are kids.

the shitroen saxo, also called the shitroen clit, cos every cunts got one...




the z3m coupe is ugly? then again, you do drive a bland, bland car :P so i'll forgive ya

Yeah but lets be honest I am a stereo type bmw driver - a prick, ha ha

never heard the scooby one as chavs can't afford decent cars.
But Saxo's are owned by kids. Same as Fiesta Z-tec's. Those two cars are the new Nova's of today.

Reason people stereo type BMW owners cos most of them* seem to come with a bluetooth earpiece, cheap sunglasses and think they're kings of the roads.

*Asher excluded of corse :wink:

The original shape Impreza is now owned by alot of chavs.

You know the Type, Tatoos everywhere, called darren and lives on a council estate.

I have a bluetooth set! oh but not cheap sunglasses but I do own the road, damn im a prat!

Give me a shout when you sell up Ash.

Mates rates n all that.

I like the new M5  :twisted:

Says in my Autocar this week that the new M3 will be a V8 with 400 bhp  :twisted:

autocar bum BMW hard. fact.

I respect them though, been around along time and their road test data is superb.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y153/Ralphy-Boy/M3.jpg

400 horspower with a V8 soundtrack  :arsekisser:

and no indicator stalk!


and the 1-series looks like a midgets hurse. FACT.

I like BMW's anyway  :-))(

Ha ha, youve had a test drive in it now mate so the price will remain the same unless were talking cash etc!!!

Maybe Il have enough for that and the coach when I win dream team eh?

Swindon Town Transit Casuals. Your new number 1.

ha ha, quality and no one else will get that

Yeah. Im gonna murder that old cunt at work (in sun's dream team). haha.

Did he let you read the paper today spencer? Im gonna do my team tonight

This is an explanation of the Type R's i-VTEC engine for those doubting it.

Of course without some form of forced induction, getting such high power outputs from just two litres requires high revs, which in turn requires cams with high lift and long duration to provide sufficient valve opening to allow the engine to draw in large amounts of air/fuel mix. Great at high revs but crap at low revs, which is a real problem for a road car - or would be without Honda's ingenious VTEC system, which works by literally having two camshafts in one, with three cams (two mild ones sandwiching a central wild one) for each pair of valves.
In normal running the mild cams do the work, operating the valves via rocker arms just like with an ordinary 16-valve engine. The clever bit happens around 5850rpm when pins lock the previously redundant central rocker arm to the two outer ones, at which point the valves are then controlled by the high lift, long duration cam, providing the improved breathing the engine needs to run at high revs.

No he didnt. The old fucker catches a bus from Grove in the morning so is at work half hour before me at 6.50. HE FINNISHED OFF HIS TEAM and then STUCK THE DREAM TEAM SUN UNDER YESTERDAYS ROTTING FOOD IN THE SKIP! He then asked me 'if id finnished my team yet?'. To which I replied he was a yiddish cunt and to go grow himself a foreskin (hes spurs). Il put his picture up on here if hes not careful.  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I had of course foreseen the act of sabotage and therefore bought todays sun. But the dream team sheet was nowhere to be found. Turns out Iv got to wait for fridays.

Ive done one for the Star. But the 0905 number didnt work on the work phone and Im buggered if Im gonna spend 8 quid on it. That can go in the post.