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Motors Woot! Getting my new car on Saturday!

Discussion in 'General' started by quack, 13 Nov 2003.

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  1. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    quack if i can make my 1.9 diesel (non turbo) rover 200 (the square ones) hit 104 with 2 of my mates in the back your mg is capable of more

    fun when you get a new car aint it
     
    samuelellis, 16 Nov 2003
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  2. HellDiver

    HellDiver What's a Dremel?

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    104 in a 218D? Holy ****, I'm glad the smoke cloud didn't come this direction. ;)
     
    HellDiver, 16 Nov 2003
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  3. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    git, actually when its warmed up it barely smokes (i know a lot of petrol cars that smoke more than mine)
     
    samuelellis, 16 Nov 2003
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  4. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    £405 actually ;)

    BTW, for those interested my car has a 1.4 litre engine with 103BHP - the Punto is a 1.1 and only 55BHP.
     
    quack, 16 Nov 2003
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  5. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    OT Question: what exactly do the "insurance groups" mean? I think the MG I have is group 7, but wtf does that actually mean?
     
    quack, 16 Nov 2003
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  6. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    i ahve no idea & id love to know why your car is immensly more powerful than mine but its 2 insurance groups lower
     
    samuelellis, 16 Nov 2003
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  7. quack

    quack Minimodder

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    Cos I rock? :lol:
     
    quack, 16 Nov 2003
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  8. HellDiver

    HellDiver What's a Dremel?

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    This page is very good at explaining insurance groups:

    http://www.abi.org.uk/carinsurance/help.asp

    Basically, it depends on how safe the car is, how much parts cost, how good the anti-theft systems are, and how likely the car is to be nicked.
     
    HellDiver, 17 Nov 2003
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  9. HellDiver

    HellDiver What's a Dremel?

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    It's more modern, so safer in an accident, easier to fix when bent, and more difficult to steal.

    The old Rover 200/400 cars are simple to steal - they have no immobiliser as standard, and the central locking is simple to bypass using a plug in the wiring loom which is accessible under the plastic inner wheel arch on the driver's front wheel. They're also not terribly safe - airbags aren't standard, the seats tend to rip off the rails in accidents, and the passenger cell isn't rigid so doors either don't open or fly open in an accident.
     
    HellDiver, 17 Nov 2003
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  10. :: Phat ::

    :: Phat :: Oooh shakalaka!

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    tut tut tut... you'd never catch me speeding like that...


    *caugh* hides the fact that he hit 125mph while overtaking the other day *caugh*
     
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  11. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    Did anybody catch Rich Hall on Top Gear last night, with his impromtu song on the Rover 25 (Which is what Quack's car used to be called: Rover 200 -> Rover 25 -> Rover ZR)

    "It's a Rover - Their drivers seem to be older" etc. etc. etc.

    :lol:

    Nice car Quack. ;)
     
    GreatOldOne, 17 Nov 2003
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  12. samuelellis

    samuelellis What's a Dremel?

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    you shut up mines a rover 200 (made in 92)

    quacks is the stupidly tweeked version tho

    j/k goo m8
     
    samuelellis, 17 Nov 2003
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  13. Atomic

    Atomic Gerwaff

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    Yep, that was funny!
     
    Atomic, 17 Nov 2003
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  14. HellDiver

    HellDiver What's a Dremel?

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    Who were you overtaking? Damon Hill? Ralf Schumacher? :)
     
    HellDiver, 17 Nov 2003
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  15. :: Phat ::

    :: Phat :: Oooh shakalaka!

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    a 6 wheeled crane acctually ;) but about 7 cars behind it too :p
     
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