What cars have you seen off?
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Local Hero
What cars have you seen off?
I'm not condoning racing or promoting a boy racer attitude in any way, though as Gti owners, we know our little cars are pretty nippy, and have the odd dabble every now and again.
Since I have finished my car (On the road over a year now) nobody has wanted to see what it's made of!?!?
…until today. On the way into work this morning, I was behind a Vectra 2.5 V6 who tried to leave me standing as we came off a roundabout. It was only a short dash, but needless to say, I kept up no problem. If it had been a long stretch, then he probably would have got the better of me after about 80+
So what other cars can our 22+ year old beauts keep at bay?
Since I have finished my car (On the road over a year now) nobody has wanted to see what it's made of!?!?
…until today. On the way into work this morning, I was behind a Vectra 2.5 V6 who tried to leave me standing as we came off a roundabout. It was only a short dash, but needless to say, I kept up no problem. If it had been a long stretch, then he probably would have got the better of me after about 80+
So what other cars can our 22+ year old beauts keep at bay?
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Local Hero
what's the official (and tested) performance times for the GTI? 1.6 and 1.8 (although don't think they'll be much between the 2)
If I'm correct that it's 8.5 seconds 0-60 then it should pull away from the fiesta zetec-s at least
If I'm correct that it's 8.5 seconds 0-60 then it should pull away from the fiesta zetec-s at least
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two Sierra Cossie's, and a porsche 968 are my best memories. One other porsche carrera thru the twisty stuff locally to my house, oh and a little ol' mazda turbo which was a hoot as he never gave up once, and one biker who thumped me cos' he couldn't keep up ops:
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turbtechnicsMK1 said
two Sierra Cossie's, and a porsche 968 are my best memories. One other porsche carrera thru the twisty stuff locally to my house, oh and a little ol' mazda turbo which was a hoot as he never gave up once, and one biker who thumped me cos' he couldn't keep up ops:
Yes - but your's in flippin' turbo'd!!!!!
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AL_Mk1 said
turbtechnicsMK1 said
two Sierra Cossie's, and a porsche 968 are my best memories. One other porsche carrera thru the twisty stuff locally to my house, oh and a little ol' mazda turbo which was a hoot as he never gave up once, and one biker who thumped me cos' he couldn't keep up ops:
Yes - but your's in flippin' turbo'd!!!!!
LOL - - ahhhh….. but it has got a Fat bloater behind the wheel so I pay a weight penalty !! ops: :wink:
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Old Timer
I havn't seen off anyone YET :twisted:
Gimme time!
Gimme time!
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Local Hero
Not at Gti standard obviously, but I kept up with a man in a mid 90'sTurbo Diesel Escort who was clearly trying to see me off pulling away from a junction into a 60 limit (his rear end was dipping and he gave me a nice smoke display!) So not bad for a non-injection old diesel? The lack of weight really does give them the edge, even with a small engine - even a mates Astra 1.7 DTI had a concerningly close 0-60 time as mine! GTi next though! :twisted:
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Old Timer
Woah Woah………………..Stop right there!
Just a friendly warning before any one starts bragging what speeds you have done and your racing stories……………
My friend is a member of the Megane Coupe Club forum……
He was telling me that a girl on there was boasting what speed she has had out of her car……………… someone dobbed her in and she was taken to court and punished accordingly.
I'll see if he can fwd the link over to me when he gets back off his hols.
Just a thought to bare in mind!
Just a friendly warning before any one starts bragging what speeds you have done and your racing stories……………
My friend is a member of the Megane Coupe Club forum……
He was telling me that a girl on there was boasting what speed she has had out of her car……………… someone dobbed her in and she was taken to court and punished accordingly.
I'll see if he can fwd the link over to me when he gets back off his hols.
Just a thought to bare in mind!
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Local Hero
Nobody has mentioned anything about breaking speed limits…. :wink:
I didn't necessarily mean on the road - could be on a track day or a 1/4 mile strip, whatever.
There are a lot of new, supposedly quick cars around now but with their weight disadvantage, the good old Mk1 Gti can probably out accelerate most of them!
I didn't necessarily mean on the road - could be on a track day or a 1/4 mile strip, whatever.
There are a lot of new, supposedly quick cars around now but with their weight disadvantage, the good old Mk1 Gti can probably out accelerate most of them!
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Local Hero
:angel: I never break speed limits! :naughty:
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Old Timer
Me either :angel:
Just thought I would warn fellow members encase there are any speed demons amongst us :twisted: !
See I'm always looking out for you guys awwwwww ops:
Just thought I would warn fellow members encase there are any speed demons amongst us :twisted: !
See I'm always looking out for you guys awwwwww ops:
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Kins - I can feel the love radiating out of my PC monitor!
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Bit difficult to out run anyone when its in kit form although i'm pretty sure i did a snail when i was pushing it onto the trailer. My best memory is of beating a vauxhall fontera off the lights - not that great you say but i was in my splitty !.
Racing is life . Anything before or after is just waiting - Steve McQueen
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AL_Mk1 said
Kins - I can feel the love radiating out of my PC monitor!
GROUP HUG!
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Old Timer
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Please don't beat me up ops:
I was kidding!
Please don't beat me up ops:
I was kidding!
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
:pray: for Kins everyone PLEEEEEAAASSSEEEEEE !!!!
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Old Timer
kins you are going down for that
they seem to be able to shrug a lot of bigger cars off on the corners especially with some decent suspension and good tyres, cant be bad for something designed so many years back
they seem to be able to shrug a lot of bigger cars off on the corners especially with some decent suspension and good tyres, cant be bad for something designed so many years back
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Old Timer
I'm a big softy but I'm not that soft!
I used to own a mk1 - well I've had 2 actually - YDU 720X & SMU 420Y. Currently I drive an 98 Scotia White Mitsubishi Evolution V RS…. fancy getting another mk1 someday
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Old Timer
only jesting mate, was a lovely picture..........
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