Get another car!!!!!!

 

I was a little worried about getting another car, because it means, more tax more insurance, more maintaince another MOT and would I really save that much money after it all.

But I put £28 of petrol in my Corsa, which filled it up, done over 100 miles and I have not even used a 1/4 of the tank yet. Makes a difference from £20 lasting 100 miles and only just.!

 

 

One problem though, is its damn slow. :( but in the long run well worth it.

 

Any one else find having a 2nd car easier on the pocket?

 

Stuart

Originally posted by Dilbrain

hmmm wonder if the Supra forum would be intersted in the latest

Nissan news.....Hello.....?:confused:

 

Point taken. I have asked Gio to remove my post.

Originally posted by Supragirl

Point taken. I have asked Gio to remove my post.

 

FFS it isnt doing any harm and it is just general chat. Some people moan about sweet FA.

Originally posted by Supragirl

Tweaked by TRD, Toyota's tuning and motorsport arm, the newcomer will sport a blown 1.5-litre engine pumping out nearly 160bhp - that's 51bhp more than the Yaris T Sport launched in 2000. The turbo is also said to have had a marked effect on the unit's torque output, which will rise to 196Nm, up from 145Nm. A reworked five-speed manual gearbox channels the power to the front wheels, while a limited-slip differential will help alleviate the torque steer commonly associated with high-powered front-wheel-drive cars.

 

Performance should be phenomenal - a 0-60mph time of seven seconds is expected, with a top speed of 130mph

 

 

Or you could buy a Starlet turbo with 5mph more top end,loads more tuning parts available and for around 1/3rd of the price for a minter:p (mind you I'm biased cos my girlfriend's got one).

 

On a slightly off topic rant, what is it with car companies making the newer models slower/less powerful than the older stuff??:mad:

 

eg: 300zx vs 350z

RX7 vs RX 8

starletgtt vs yaris rs

new celica vs celica gt4

sunny gtir vs almera sri (alright I admit the last one is a bit unfair;) )

Originally posted by AdamR

Or you could buy a Starlet turbo with 5mph more top end,loads more tuning parts available and for around 1/3rd of the price for a minter:p (mind you I'm biased cos my girlfriend's got one).

 

On a slightly off topic rant, what is it with car companies making the newer models slower/less powerful than the older stuff??:mad:

 

eg: 300zx vs 350z

RX7 vs RX 8

starletgtt vs yaris rs

new celica vs celica gt4

sunny gtir vs almera sri (alright I admit the last one is a bit unfair;) )

 

I think nowadays the public soil their pants at the thought of buying a proper turbocharged supercar. People are scared off and want the safe option of a pretend sports car such as the AudiTT. The hot hatch market took a battering with the joyriding thing and insurance premiums, the sri and gti type badges are put on very ordinary cars now.

Paul

It was a pretty p*ss poor moan , no offence meant Supragirl , just come back from pub etc , :o

Originally posted by AdamR

eg: 300zx vs 350z

RX7 vs RX 8

starletgtt vs yaris rs

new celica vs celica gt4

sunny gtir vs almera sri (alright I admit the last one is a bit unfair;) )

 

DAMN RIGHT!!! What's wrong with the world?

 

It seems we're a world full of lightweights!

 

Why does no one build a REALLY scary car anymore? All those stories of 205 GTI's with lethal lift-off oversteer, Ferrari's and Maserati's with hideous road manners, Japanese performance cars that were built purely to blow the rival car out the water in terms of speed, not bloody build quality and aesthetics!

 

The closest you get now is a Mitsubishi Evo and even those are getting tamer (look at the 7/8 compared to the 5/6)!

 

Excuse me Mister manufacturer, could you build me a supercar?

 

Certainly sir, we'll give you 600bhp.... oh, and traction control, launch control, automatic gearbox, 4WD, 67 airbags, an ice, snow, rain, sun, gravel, tarmac, drizzle and road crap detector, sensors in every wheel to tell you if they're happy, GPS, VPL, Passenger restraint system and an inbuilt speed camera that takes a photo of you every time you speed to send to the police to ensure you are on the road as short a time as posssible! And it's 250,000,000,000 pounds please!

 

Noooooo..... just give me the 600bhp, a body made out of tin-foil, looks to drop a girl to her knees, a really awkward gearbox and heavy clutch and REAR WHEEL DRIVE! :D :D

 

Sob... the last thing I raced was a Honda Civic Type R on Friday - a freaking squashed people carrier FFS!!!

 

Mind you - it was pretty quick, I think he expected to show the old Zed a clean pair of heels...... hehehe.... fraid you need more than that sunshine!

 

He was behind me when we got to a clear bit of A1, i was cruising along at 70ish, not looking for a race, it just errr.. happened I was in third ;) . Nailed it when the gap opened up.... see you later mate!

 

He filtered past when we got stuck in traffic later on ans I ended up a couple of cars behind him. We get to another bit of open road and.... zoooom - off he goes like a scalded cat! Unfortunately I had to wait for the car in front of me to shift over before I could engage pursuit mode.... it started off with i'd say a 10 car gap between him and me...... I reckon I was doing about 140 by the time I caught up with him! then it was a case of just sitting there and looking impatient!! :D He must have been caning the tits off that Honda though!

 

We slowed down and he pulled over to turn off, I went past, lots of grins and thumbs up.... from his fit bird!!!!! Bring it on, the Zed destroys another victim.... :D :D :D

 

Hmmm.. I seem to have comprehensively hijacked this thread.... BRILLIANT!! What was it about in the first place?

Best post I read all day anyway:D