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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 12 June 2015, 12:04:12
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
Same colour interior as the one I had,looks nice :y
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
Same colour interior as the one I had,looks nice :y
I believe your Signum was the 3 litre derv drinker.......do I have that right, Henry?
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Smart, as one of them goes :y
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Nice! 8) With a 2.8i V6 Turbo I bet that goes like a scalded cat! :y
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Nice! 8) With a 2.8i V6 Turbo I bet that goes like a scalded cat! :y
Similar to a healthy 3.0/3.2 Omega?
This one is the later 250 BHP model so it should be able to keep up with the general flow of traffic.
The earlier V6 turbo had to get by on only 230 BHP.
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
I believe the colour of the leather is described as 'oatmeal' ::)
Personally I'm not too fond of it and would prefer cloth.
It does resemble the colour of 'stools' when feeling under the weather. ;D
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
.......but I know you'll help me out. :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
Not a problem with the mighty power and torque of the Astra, I imagine. ::) :)
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Oh yes.... It's not going to last long then.... ;D
Mind if Lord Opti pays by DD he won't notice the piddling £42 per month going out. :y
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Will you ever go fast enough for the turbo to spool up? I mean....16mpg around town.
Opti......have you gone raving bonkers?
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A very capable steed me lud :) brace yaself :P
What an old Werthers pee smelly colour interior, just need a tartan blanket across back seats, and has it been over 42mph, between pension days. ;D
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
.......but I know you'll help me out. :-* :-* :-* :-*
Yes......I'll help you out....as usual. Once you've realised your mistake, I'll take it off your hands for £500. Fool to myself........ :(
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Oh yes.... It's not going to last long then.... ;D
Mind if Lord Opti pays by DD he won't notice the piddling £42 per month going out. :y
That's £44.19, Sir Tigg..........but the interest they charge will help with the national debt.
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........as will the amount of fuel tax he will be paying. ;D
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In a Vectra, those 2.8T go pretty bloody well in a straight line, though chronic fuel economy if you rag it a lot.
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Will you ever go fast enough for the turbo to spool up? I mean....16mpg around town.
Opti......have you gone raving bonkers?
I thought I was being sensible.
The unpretentious and practical Signum reminds me of the old Morris 1800, the one known as the landcrab.
Spacious......FWD.....and with a big boot.
I mean, what could be more sensible than a modern Morris 1800?... ::)
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Oh yes.... It's not going to last long then.... ;D
Mind if Lord Opti pays by DD he won't notice the piddling £42 per month going out. :y
That's £44.19, Sir Tigg..........but the interest they charge will help with the national debt.
Ah yes forgot about the interest. :-[ My point is still valid though. :y
I still reckon that before long it'll be going the same way as the RX8 and the Merc! ;) Especially when Lady Opti finds the loud pedal! :D ;D
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A very capable steed me lud :) brace yaself :P
What an old Werthers pee smelly colour interior, just need a tartan blanket across back seats, and has it been over 42mph, between pension days. ;D
...and a wicker picnic hamper that I remember from my youth. Ah bliss. ;D
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Oh yes.... It's not going to last long then.... ;D
Mind if Lord Opti pays by DD he won't notice the piddling £42 per month going out. :y
That's £44.19, Sir Tigg..........but the interest they charge will help with the national debt.
Ah yes forgot about the interest. :-[ My point is still valid though. :y
I still reckon that before long it'll be going the same way as the RX8 and the Merc! ;) Especially when Lady Opti finds the loud pedal! :D ;D
Okay, so my track record isn't the best. ;)
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
.......but I know you'll help me out. :-* :-* :-* :-*
You could buy an Omega instead of taxing that ;D
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
.......but I know you'll help me out. :-* :-* :-* :-*
You could buy an Omega instead of taxing that ;D
Several. ;)
I won't be selling mine. Room is not a problem. :y
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
.......but I know you'll help me out. :-* :-* :-* :-*
You could buy an Omega instead of taxing that ;D
2 omega for that price and a full tank of fuel in each ::)
Nice car Mr Opti , those tyres wont last long on the front at full spool :o
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Oh yes.... It's not going to last long then.... ;D
Mind if Lord Opti pays by DD he won't notice the piddling £42 per month going out. :y
That's £44.19, Sir Tigg..........but the interest they charge will help with the national debt.
Ah yes forgot about the interest. :-[ My point is still valid though. :y
I still reckon that before long it'll be going the same way as the RX8 and the Merc! ;) Especially when Lady Opti finds the loud pedal! :D ;D
Okay, so my track record isn't the best. ;)
I'm not sure which you have had the most of.......Ex wives or Ex cars?! ;D ;D ;D
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My mate had one of these, if I remember it's got a very unique turbo on them that was quite revolutionary at the time :y
See link below
https://vimeo.com/105748069
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In a Vectra, those 2.8T go pretty bloody well in a straight line, though chronic fuel economy if you rag it a lot.
I'm told that Bluefin will help the economy by about 10% as well as bolstering the performance with an extra 50 BHP and 80 FT LB of torque in the midrange.
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My mate had one of these, if I remember it's got a very unique turbo on them that was quite revolutionary at the time :y
See link below
https://vimeo.com/105748069
;D ;D ;D
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In a Vectra, those 2.8T go pretty bloody well in a straight line, though chronic fuel economy if you rag it a lot.
I'm told that Bluefin will help the economy by about 10% as well as bolstering the performance with an extra 50 BHP and 80 FT LB of torque in the midrange.
And you forgot that it helps you to pull your foreskin up over you head to keep your ears warm
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In a Vectra, those 2.8T go pretty bloody well in a straight line, though chronic fuel economy if you rag it a lot.
I'm told that Bluefin will help the economy by about 10% as well as bolstering the performance with an extra 50 BHP and 80 FT LB of torque in the midrange.
And you forgot that it helps you to pull your foreskin up over you head to keep your ears warm
Well, hopefully the economy won't get any worse with a remap. :y
.....and the performance will improve.
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My mate had one of these, if I remember it's got a very unique turbo on them that was quite revolutionary at the time :y
See link below
https://vimeo.com/105748069
;D ;D ;D
You've pinched Geoff R's avatar. :o
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Was it driving on twisty Welsh roads that made you want this car?
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My mate had one of these, if I remember it's got a very unique turbo on them that was quite revolutionary at the time :y
See link below
https://vimeo.com/105748069
;D ;D ;D
You've pinched Geoff R's avatar. :o
Have I. It was a standard one on here I changed to the other day :-*
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Was it driving on twisty Welsh roads that made you want this car?
I don't think the Signum is a drivers car like the Omega. The Omega was pitched against the 5 series BMW and Mercedes E class. Badge snobbery was always against it though. :-\
No. Just time for a newer car purely as a means of transport without spending a fortune*
* £10,000 on a Daewoo. :P :P
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
This option seems the most likely.
Insurance for the Signum comes in £30 higher than the Omega at £160.
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My mate had one of these, if I remember it's got a very unique turbo on them that was quite revolutionary at the time :y
See link below
https://vimeo.com/105748069
;D ;D ;D
You've pinched Geoff R's avatar. :o
Have I. It was a standard one on here I changed to the other day :-*
http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=6673
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
Same colour interior as the one I had,looks nice :y
I believe your Signum was the 3 litre derv drinker.......do I have that right, Henry?
Indeed it was a soot chucker,quite a quick one at that :y :y
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
This option seems the most likely.
Insurance for the Signum comes in £30 higher than the Omega at £160.
That's a fine stable, worthy of any enthusiast. ;D
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
This option seems the most likely.
Insurance for the Signum comes in £30 higher than the Omega at £160.
That's a fine stable, worthy of any enthusiast. ;D
Yes indeed Mr Piss taker. ;D
Almost like owning a Veyron, a Lamborghini, and a Zonda. :y
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
Same colour interior as the one I had,looks nice :y
I believe your Signum was the 3 litre derv drinker.......do I have that right, Henry?
Indeed it was a soot chucker,quite a quick one at that :y :y
Shed load of torque?
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
This option seems the most likely.
Insurance for the Signum comes in £30 higher than the Omega at £160.
That's a fine stable, worthy of any enthusiast. ;D
Yes, our Lord Opti dons his flat cap, driving gloves and cardigan before alighting any of his prestige motor cars! ;D
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So are you laying up the Omega or the Corsa? or maintaining all 3 on the road? ::)
This option seems the most likely.
Insurance for the Signum comes in £30 higher than the Omega at £160.
That's a fine stable, worthy of any enthusiast. ;D
Yes indeed Mr Piss taker. ;D
Almost like owning a Veyron, a Lamborghini, and a Zonda. :y
Almost.....
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£505 annual tax.........you'll sell it before you have to part with that much. ;D
Times like that you'd want some free disability tax :o :o
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Picking it up on Monday :y when I will be £2400 the poorer :'(
So come on 'ya' bastards let the insults begin about FWD crap and how it will understeer like a puppy on polished lino. ;D
If nothing else I prefer the colour to STMO's bilge green Astra. ;)
http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93 (http://tinyurl.com/pf94t93)
Same colour interior as the one I had,looks nice :y
I believe your Signum was the 3 litre derv drinker.......do I have that right, Henry?
Indeed it was a soot chucker,quite a quick one at that :y :y
Shed load of torque?
Yes,just effortless tbh,never seemed to be trying yet deceptively quick probably due to lack of revs,rare for it to exceed 3k.
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
Oh you do make me laugh M'lud! ;D ;D ;D
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
Oh you do make me laugh M'lud! ;D ;D ;D
That young Tunnie chap apparently gets 30,000 miles from the tyres of his potent 2.2 Omega, so why not me? :)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
Oh you do make me laugh M'lud! ;D ;D ;D
That young Tunnie chap apparently gets 30,000 miles from the tyres of his potent 2.2 Omega, so why not me? :)
Well I guess you'll be wearing your flat cap, driving gloves and cardie, so it's unlikely you'll be applying the full force of that 250bhp lump through the front wheels! :-\ ::) ;D
Will Lady Opti be permitted to drive it? ??? :)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
Oh you do make me laugh M'lud! ;D ;D ;D
That young Tunnie chap apparently gets 30,000 miles from the tyres of his potent 2.2 Omega, so why not me? :)
Well I guess you'll be wearing your flat cap, driving gloves and cardie, so it's unlikely you'll be applying the full force of that 250bhp lump through the front wheels! :-\ ::) ;D
Will Lady Opti be permitted to drive it? ??? :)
I'm not sure that women are capable of handling quick cars. I'm not being sexist but I genuinely believe that girlies are far better off with a 'nippy little town car'
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I'm not sure that women are capable of handling quick cars. I'm not being sexist but I genuinely believe that girlies are far better off staying in the kitchen
I have fixed your spelling mistake.
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I'm not sure that women are capable of handling quick cars. I'm not being sexist but I genuinely believe that girlies are far better off staying in the kitchen
I have fixed your spelling mistake.
That is what I meant to say.
My point being that if women are allowed to drive in this country surely they should be restricted to cars under 900cc and 50 BHP. Common sense really.
Saudi Arabia has the right approach to women drivers.
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
I believe the colour of the leather is described as 'oatmeal' ::)
Personally I'm not too fond of it and would prefer cloth.
It does resemble the colour of 'stools' when feeling under the weather. ;D
I agree, but a lot of car for the money, and you don't see very many of these around. Is it a 4 or 5 seater?
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Will you ever go fast enough for the turbo to spool up? I mean....16mpg around town.
Opti......have you gone raving bonkers?
I thought I was being sensible.
The unpretentious and practical Signum reminds me of the old Morris 1800, the one known as the landcrab.
Spacious......FWD.....and with a big boot.
I mean, what could be more sensible than a modern Morris 1800?... ::)
An Austin Maxi.................. :y :y
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
I believe the colour of the leather is described as 'oatmeal' ::)
Personally I'm not too fond of it and would prefer cloth.
It does resemble the colour of 'stools' when feeling under the weather. ;D
I agree, but a lot of car for the money, and you don't see very many of these around. Is it a 4 or 5 seater?
In reality it is a four seater much like the original Rover 2000/2200/3500*
* for those of 'whippersnapper age' the original Rover 2000 was not the awful SD1. ;)
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
I believe the colour of the leather is described as 'oatmeal' ::)
Personally I'm not too fond of it and would prefer cloth.
It does resemble the colour of 'stools' when feeling under the weather. ;D
I agree, but a lot of car for the money, and you don't see very many of these around. Is it a 4 or 5 seater?
In reality it is a four seater much like the original Rover 2000/2200/3500*
* for those of 'whippersnapper age' the original Rover 2000 was not the awful SD1. ;)
The SD1 wasn't awful IMHO, just very poorly assembled by people who had no passion for the job they were being paid to do and much preferred to stand outside the factory gates on strike.
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Loads of torque steer and 'cat shit' leather. Nice. :)
I believe the colour of the leather is described as 'oatmeal' ::)
Personally I'm not too fond of it and would prefer cloth.
It does resemble the colour of 'stools' when feeling under the weather. ;D
I agree, but a lot of car for the money, and you don't see very many of these around. Is it a 4 or 5 seater?
In reality it is a four seater much like the original Rover 2000/2200/3500*
* for those of 'whippersnapper age' the original Rover 2000 was not the awful SD1. ;)
The SD1 wasn't awful IMHO, just very poorly assembled by people who had no passion for the job they were being paid to do and much preferred to stand outside the factory gates on strike.
I specifically make reference to the 2000.
I always did like the 3500, especially in Vitesse form :y.......not so sure about the 2300 and 2600 models though.
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
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Just seen thus months car mechanics buying tips Vectra C and Sigmund.
Bit late now :D
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
Unfair rumours I do say! MrsT often tells me to slow down.
I've even managed to (almost) shred a set of tyres in just 14k on the 3.2. :o ;D
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
Unfair rumours I do say! MrsT often tells me to slow down.
I've even managed to (almost) shred a set of tyres in just 14k on the 3.2. :o ;D
Yes indeed.
Take no notice of the little shits, Mr Tunnie. :y ::)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
Unfair rumours I do say! MrsT often tells me to slow down.
I've even managed to (almost) shred a set of tyres in just 14k on the 3.2. :o ;D
I've never worn a pair of tyres out yet on any car :-[
Worn loads out on motorcycles though 8)
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
Unfair rumours I do say! MrsT often tells me to slow down.
I've even managed to (almost) shred a set of tyres in just 14k on the 3.2. :o ;D
I've never worn a pair of tyres out yet on any car :-[
Worn loads out on motorcycles though 8)
That's because the cars you buy don't last very long. ;D
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Tell us a bit about the performance. What's the 0 to 600 expenditure time? ::) ::) ::)
A mere 258 foot pounds of torque at 1800 rpm means I expect to achieve a minimum of 30,000 miles from the front tyres. :)
I would have thought close to 60,000 miles if you drive it like tunnie does his 0.6666667 Omega a spinster aunt does her Morris 1000. ::) ::) ::)
I do hear rumours that Mr Tunnie is deadly slow for a young chap. :)
Unfair rumours I do say! MrsT often tells me to slow down.
I've even managed to (almost) shred a set of tyres in just 14k on the 3.2. :o ;D
I've never worn a pair of tyres out yet on any car :-[
Worn loads out on motorcycles though 8)
That's because the cars you buy don't last very long. ;D
........Frontera? ::) ::)
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I do drive slowly though , omegas were not meant to be
thrashed and driven like an F1car ::)
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Still on the same 4 tyres on my frontera that i got last year,and they get some abuse ;D