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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You are an old duffer though!  Takes you piss soaked folk a bit longer than us young 'uns to get used to something new! 

I don't think so. I think we have more patience and are more discerning. For instance, I wouldn't be seen dead in a souped up vectra. 

Oh, I can understand that Uncle Steve.  People of your vintage tend to prefer a more sedate (slow), less comfortable (rock hard), smaller version of the Vectra. 

Nowt wrong with a vectra, good cars in their day. And Austin 1100's too. 

I do think the Astra that Steve drives is a  fine looking car.

With a proper engine I could be tempted.

2.0 diesel is apparently very nippy. But you won't touch derv.

I would rather engage in depraved sexual acts with Ann Widdecombe. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I would rather engage in depraved sexual acts with Ann Widdecombe.

I heard she's quite fond of you too M'lud!   

[tigers_gonads]

1.6 Turbo.....sadly discontinued last year but available second hand, 1.4 Turbo an excellent all rounder.

Really 

I had a 6000 mile Corsa sri 1.4 turbo as a hire car for all last week
Under steers like a bitch and pretty gutless too if its in 5th or 6th and you are bellow 70 ish.
As for small car economy, I never beat 37mpg and that was 99% motorway   

I don't know if the turbo was a optional extra for hire cars or I had a dodgy one but this one was shite


Oh yeh, it doesn't like going into 3rd when trying to change down to 6th from 5th 

[STEMO]

1.6 Turbo.....sadly discontinued last year but available second hand, 1.4 Turbo an excellent all rounder.

Really 

I had a 6000 mile Corsa sri 1.4 turbo as a hire car for all last week
Under steers like a bitch and pretty gutless too if its in 5th or 6th and you are bellow 70 ish.
As for small car economy, I never beat 37mpg and that was 99% motorway   

I don't know if the turbo was a optional extra for hire cars or I had a dodgy one but this one was shite


Oh yeh, it doesn't like going into 3rd when trying to change down to 5th from 6th

Fixed.

[tigers_gonads]

1.6 Turbo.....sadly discontinued last year but available second hand, 1.4 Turbo an excellent all rounder.

Really 

I had a 6000 mile Corsa sri 1.4 turbo as a hire car for all last week
Under steers like a bitch and pretty gutless too if its in 5th or 6th and you are bellow 70 ish.
As for small car economy, I never beat 37mpg and that was 99% motorway   

I don't know if the turbo was a optional extra for hire cars or I had a dodgy one but this one was shite


Oh yeh, it doesn't like going into 3rd when trying to change down to 5th from 6th

Fixed.

6 speed box Stemo
6th is bellow 5th in the gate 
I pushed up a couple of times towards 5th and hit 3rd 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Standard Corsa one is 100bhp, the Astra is 148bhp (although there a poverty version at 123bhp), very very different 

[tigers_gonads]

Standard Corsa one is 100bhp, the Astra is 148bhp (although there a poverty version at 123bhp), very very different 

That explains why I had so much fun when I jumped in the Omega and went for a little drive during Sunday afternoon 

[STEMO]

1.6 Turbo.....sadly discontinued last year but available second hand, 1.4 Turbo an excellent all rounder.

Really 

I had a 6000 mile Corsa sri 1.4 turbo as a hire car for all last week
Under steers like a bitch and pretty gutless too if its in 5th or 6th and you are bellow 70 ish.
As for small car economy, I never beat 37mpg and that was 99% motorway   

I don't know if the turbo was a optional extra for hire cars or I had a dodgy one but this one was shite


Oh yeh, it doesn't like going into 3rd when trying to change down to 5th from 6th

Fixed.

6 speed box Stemo
6th is bellow 5th in the gate 
I pushed up a couple of times towards 5th and hit 3rd 

Yeah..so you change down from 6th to 5th and, if you miss, get 3rd. 

[tigers_gonads]

1.6 Turbo.....sadly discontinued last year but available second hand, 1.4 Turbo an excellent all rounder.

Really 

I had a 6000 mile Corsa sri 1.4 turbo as a hire car for all last week
Under steers like a bitch and pretty gutless too if its in 5th or 6th and you are bellow 70 ish.
As for small car economy, I never beat 37mpg and that was 99% motorway   

I don't know if the turbo was a optional extra for hire cars or I had a dodgy one but this one was shite


Oh yeh, it doesn't like going into 3rd when trying to change down to 5th from 6th

Fixed.

6 speed box Stemo
6th is bellow 5th in the gate 
I pushed up a couple of times towards 5th and hit 3rd 

Yeah..so you change down from 6th to 5th and, if you miss, get 3rd. 

Your changing down the box, ie into a lower ratio gear 
To do this on a 6 speed box, you move the stick up / forwards from 6th (to the right of 4th) to 5th (to the right of 3rd) 

[STEMO]

You fickin liar. In your original post you put "change down to 6th from 5th". 

[STEMO]

Talk about teaching grandma to suck eggs. Sheeeesh. 

[tigers_gonads]

You fickin liar. In your original post you put "change down to 6th from 5th". 

I didn't 

In best Orville voice