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General Car Chat / Re: Vans give me idea's.
« on: 11 August 2009, 22:06:19 »
oh and it was a cat c when i got it, l/h rear corner.
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General Car Chat / Re: Vans give me idea's.
« on: 11 August 2009, 22:01:39 »
yep, the van is uncomfortable untill i put an armrest in it, now no problem. have driven 300miles in one hit on the southern rads no problem. drivetrain is just a focus but the balljoints etc are bigger. solid rear axle is great but i did have to add double leaf springs as i broke the firsts! as you can see i also have a lot of drag but thats the truck infulences ie lights bars etc. it is also dead but an air filter and egr blocked off helped. at the end of the day its a tool for a job.
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General Car Chat / Re: Vans give me idea's.
« on: 11 August 2009, 21:44:14 »
i have a connect. 03 90ps 220 swb. its hard on fuel compared to mayes 1.7 combo and goes better but he isnt 100kg over wieght all the time like me. if i drive like a granda i get 35mpg but if i drive normal for me i get 27. i wouldent like to see a combo with as much weight as mine and my van hides it well. it has never let me down and only thing ive replaced over runiing costs is a rad but i think its due a clutch soon. i cant complain about it as its drive hard and its never empty and the fuel isnt that bad when compared to other vans like mine that are heavy eg caddy. caddys are good but some issues with gearboxs. fuel good when empty and the best driving van of that size and the go like f**k especially when mapped!
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General Car Chat / Re: Best car you have had
« on: 14 July 2009, 20:34:56 »
1988 Sierra XR4x4 with a tt230 kit still have one only havent driven it for 8 yrs, waiting to be painted. good car
92 astra vx d 1.7. no bother for 60,000m and scraped at 245000m. no room for it.
83 mk2 2.3 granda, must comphy car i have ever sat in, even on southern roads. went everywhere and never missed a beat
92 astra vx d 1.7. no bother for 60,000m and scraped at 245000m. no room for it.
83 mk2 2.3 granda, must comphy car i have ever sat in, even on southern roads. went everywhere and never missed a beat
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General Car Chat / Re: Looks like it might be coil pack trouble!
« on: 28 June 2009, 11:28:37 »
has nobody tried a bosch dealer, i was quoted £67 from my bosch commerical dealer but that was a discount to me (mates). at full retail they where still cheaper than trade club and im in that!
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General Car Chat / Re: MV6 goes BANG, big style :(
« on: 18 June 2009, 09:59:58 »
i take it it was a leg out of bed?
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General Car Chat / Re: MV6 goes BANG, big style :(
« on: 18 June 2009, 09:55:42 »
i thought this type of thing only happened to me! know how u feel, got my mum an 06 1.4 astra with 25k and took it a roadtest to check everything, oilpump decided it wasnt playing and broke up. stripped her down, got all the peices out and she had only just grabbed no.3 big end. replaced and rebuilt only for the engine light to be on! bloody vauxhalls
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General Car Chat / Re: Lovely one for sale...check out the pictures!
« on: 22 June 2009, 12:07:44 »
cars over here are generally more expensive, thats why we can come over to your side of the pond and pay for the ferry back and still get a bargain. a mate just done this at the weekend to birmingham and still got a bargain ( by our standards)
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General Car Chat / Re: Lovely one for sale...check out the pictures!
« on: 21 June 2009, 19:21:27 »
hes a member on here. theres the same pics as well. been advertised a while and cant shift it
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General Car Chat / Re: rare request!!
« on: 13 June 2009, 22:05:45 »
p + f salvage had several 1978 50 and 70 stepy's for sale. 2 weeks ago in the trader.
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General Car Chat / Re: The Fastest Road Car.....................
« on: 06 June 2009, 22:18:34 »
72 victor vx 4/90. just found the article in retro cars. showing ur age now!
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General Car Chat / Re: The Fastest Road Car.....................
« on: 06 June 2009, 22:10:03 »
hw takes his to school in it sometimes! thats a school run!
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General Car Chat / Re: Vauxhall Engine......
« on: 06 June 2009, 22:08:04 »
nova [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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General Car Chat / Re: performance air filter replacements?
« on: 03 June 2009, 23:25:29 »
i used a k&n panel filter in my connect and omega. in the connect i found it stopped using oil because the engine wasnt tring too suck from the crankcase breather. same goes for the omega. first in the 2.5td and then in the 3l. took a lot of the flat spot out as well. plus it lasts a life time [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Meetings, gatherings, parties etc / Re: Northern Ireland
« on: 22 April 2010, 08:58:00 »
Ni-vaux is having there first monthly meet on the 2nd may at oxford island at 1.30pm. Myself and a couple of other members are going to this so if anybody wants to tag along they can.