"fastest clipper in the uk"

on't bay

anyone know any faster ones? i know what he quotes are estimates, seems like quite a statement though

The advert isn't exactly telling the truth - I'd like to see a timing slip of a G60 convertible which has achieved under 13sec 1/4 mile. Also, a 0-60mph time of 7 secs equates to nearer 16secs 1/4 mile than 13secs. So he's obviously not completely familiar with the whole idea of things….

Also I wasn't aware that 8V boxes are stronger than 16V ones, unless he's talking about an 02A vs 020 box. You'd need to confirm which box the car has.

Also - ?3800 and no hood cover!

paul_c said

Also - ?3800 and no hood cover!

 

like you said paul, they don't seem to add up.
i'll build a sub 13 second g60, mine will have a roof though

Was looking at this, and did seem a little suspect  
Nice car tho, and cant mock it, but its a bit tatty, and not worth the ?3800 imo. I rekon i could build the same car to a much higher standard for that price!  8)

oh wooders will love that    

For the money, i would rather this. I know its a hard one, but so much nicer imo!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300192298138&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D300192298138%26fvi%3D1

lovely

If that engine and G-lader are in good order then i would say its quite feasable to be quoting 215 bhp in a car a few 100 kgs lighter than a Rallye then i would say it had a good power to weight ratio

as for the gearbox the O2A in the Rallye golf was a modified passat unit and as he states 8v? maybe he means G60 as it is an 8v after all :wink:  

as for his 0-60 times who cares :dontknow:  a 215 bhp cab is gonna be fast enough!!!!!  FUN IS NOT JUST A STRAIGHT LINE!  all you "straight line warriors" need to realise that!!! a standing start from A-B in a few hundered yards is not a test for how good a car is!!

Hell of an adrenaline rush tho when your waiting for the lights to change  

But i agree. Theres much more to racing than that of a straight line  

Topoftherange said

If that engine and G-lader are in good order then i would say its quite feasable to be quoting 215 bhp in a car a few 100 kgs lighter than a Rallye then i would say it had a good power to weight ratio

as for the gearbox the O2A in the Rallye golf was a modified passat unit and as he states 8v? maybe he means G60 as it is an 8v after all :wink:  

as for his 0-60 times who cares :dontknow:  a 215 bhp cab is gonna be fast enough!!!!!  FUN IS NOT JUST A STRAIGHT LINE!  all you "straight line warriors" need to realise that!!! a standing start from A-B in a few hundered yards is not a test for how good a car is!!

If you don't care about 0-60 times, don't buy a cabby with a G60 or other engine conversion!

why? you dont need to be a straight line warrior to have a nice modded car do you?

Topoftherange said

why? you dont need to be a straight line warrior to have a nice modded car do you?

That a different argument altogether. You can't generalise "modified" into one lump, people do different modifications for different reasons. You have to admit many people DO modify for performance reasons. A mild amount would result in tweaks to the original engine, and a greater degree of performance benefit is achieved with a suitable engine conversion. As for straight lines, drag racing is a particular subgroup of performance mods. But mainly when it comes to Mk1 Golfs, most modified cars also handle rather well around the corners too. I know mine does!

that's not even horse sit. it's bull sit!!  as said, 215 is no way impossible but a 12 sec 1/4? in a floppy? what? shark skin roof?
 i think he's got his miles and kilometres mixed up

my cabby is about 198bhp and will do low 14s

if theres a cabby quicker in a straight line id like to race it at the strip the roof make a huge difference on the strip if my setup was in a tintop it would no doubt be late 13s easy

It'll be nippy yeh but its a dog by the looks, paint looks dull, in the door shuts theres still red paint lol….i'd rather have it tatty and red.

biggaz said

It'll be nippy yeh but its a dog by the looks, paint looks dull, in the door shuts theres still red paint lol….i'd rather have it tatty and red.

Exactly! Never change the colour of a car, unless ur doing the whole shell! Looks so cr P otherwise! Like people who spray their cars different colours to origional, and then leave under the bonnet  :roll:   :?
Why do it? It looks pants! With the amount of work that cabbys already had done, atleast get a decent spray job, n make it look nice (Sorry for the rant, but i hate people doing 'half a job  :wink: )

My issue is with his statement :
'As you can see I wanted to keep the classic look just improve it'
 :roll:  :roll:  :roll:
As far as I'm concerned sticking a Mk4 'Golf' badge & Range Rover 'Supercharged' badge on the arse end neither keeps the Classic look or improves it  
And as for the interior, where did he get it???? Ikea mix & match section  :roll:  :doh:
If you're spending ?8k of your money improving your cabby, do it properly. Do what you want under the bonnet but keep the bits Joe public sees original (or at least matching) if that's the plan.
Now I've got that off me chest I'm off to post in the Parts Wanted section.  

I agree it looks a bit of a dog in certain areas :wink:  but all the comments about its performance etc are all suposition……….if you havnt driven or "raced" it then how can so many scathing statements be made about it?

it quite possibly is a shed, but you cant assume your car is faster based on a picture and some boastfull words!

Topoftherange said

you cant assume your car is faster based on a picture and some boastfull words!

0-60 mph and 1/4 mile times are closely related, obviously due to the physics of what's happening during acceleration. Others have built up empirial formulae to link:

power
weight
1/4 mile times
0-60mph times

which have been proven to be reasonably accurate. An example of one is here:

http://www.letstorquebhp.com/calculator.asp

Now, a 0-60mph time of 7 secs, gives an (approx) 1/4 mile time of 15.4 secs. A 1.4 mile time of 13 secs equates to a 0-60 of (approx) 4.6 secs. Quite a difference there…..