And no mention of front (particularly offside) drive shafts, a VERY common failure for pumped Cossies. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Really? They seem to be quite common around here, most of the ones I see are Orange. Two live in my village ffs heh.
To be fair though, I bet it broke down at least weekly hehe ;-) I love Pulsars, I just daren't own one. IIRC correctly you have a Mini don't you? I had a go in a JCW Cooper S a week or so ago, that had also had some kind of tweekery from some tuning place (I can't remember the name). Owner claimed 230-240bhp and I was amazed how composed it was for a little FWDer with that much power and torque. Impressed was I.
My mates dad has a 7 clone kit car thing (a Vortex?) with an R1 engine in, and thinks I should go with him and take the Vee to the next trackday he does. What are the chances that I'll die, bearing in mind my 5 weeks of RWD ownership, hamfistedness and the reputation of the car....?
Oddly, I pulled up behind a blue one yesterday, and thought how understated it was. Which the orange one really isn't.
I was looking at an *immaculate* example f one of those Rover V8-powered 75s, and thinking there was a nice Q-car in there somewhere. (I asked the owner if it was true that Rover disconnected the mpg-meter on the computer, and he grinned and confirmed it. Apparently you can buy an electronic widget for about £25 which restores it.)
message That's the point, you *notice* the orange one's but the blue ones are more stealthy as they can pretend to be a normal Focus until you put the foot down. My order is also Performance Blue.
I think they'd be utterly evil in black.[/QUOTE] Oddly they don't. My Fiesta ST is Performance Blue, but I reckon the best colour now is the new Ice White they do. Really bright white with a blueish tint to it. Actually makes them look good when they've got the stripes on.
wrote I used to own an SIII Land Rover in Purulent Discharge Green, and it was a good colour, reflective of its image.
Ah yes; I fondly recall the Fresh Cowshit Green of my SIII SWB. -- Dave GS850x2 XS650 SE6a Teach a man to fish and he and his pikey mates will have the river cleaned out in a day.
It never broke down once in 4 years and the guy he sold it to never had a break down either. It now resides darn sarf somewhere and it's still not broked. Me? not o your life. My mini days ended in 1972. I had a go in a JCW Cooper S a That'd be a Beemer mini then. Apparently the standard Coopers were faster than a standard 'Teg type "R", so one with 240ish BHP would be a blast I imagine. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Something like that, yes. A friend can get his Jag S Type down into single figures, if he's punting it.
Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate The Older Heh, amongst others I'm responsible for a 6.7 litre, V10, stretched Ford Excursion limo. Full pelt the /average/ tends to be around 3 mpg[1]In normal town driving it does around 8 mpg, on a run anything upto 16 is possible. Not bad considering it weighs in at 4.8 tonnes /unladen/. Probably on the Friends of the Earth "Most Wanted" list for keeping the following on the road; 2 stretch Lincolns with 4.6 V8s @ 12 mpg [2], Jensen Interceptor 7.2 convertible @ 9 mpg, Bentley Turbo R @ 13 mpg, my Range Rover @ 12-18 mpg, Cadillac Fleetwood 5.7 stretch @ 15 mpg.. Scary when the Excursion costs around £175 to fill and will empty the tank in around 350 miles. [1] Miles per US gallon, so it's not /all/ doom and gloom. [2] Same motor as the Rover 75 V8. Great engine.
My Jag S Type had a prodigious thirst. If I gently carressed the accellerator with my foot on a run I could just about get 26mpg. Around town I tended not to have the trip computer switched on. -- Dan L http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11
Pete M () gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : Genuine question - why not gas the work cars? I can understand not gassing the Jensen, but the others...? Hell, single-fuel gas 'em, set 'em up to take advantage of the extra octane, and gain some welly, too - bet the Excursion could use it. Do you tend to fill it with US gallons, though?
Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate I'd love to, and I've been trying to convince the bloke in charge of the money to do it, but he's heard horror stories about LPG and would rather have a £12k p.a fuel bill than have to replace an engine or two. He's got this idea it is somehow much more difficult to gas a V10 - which is bollocks. Most of the LPG stuff about tends to be old V8 Range Rovers anyway, and anyone who can gas a P38 without problems should be able to do the Excursion. He's mad. Only explanation. Oi, that's my excuse to environmentals that is.
