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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18375 on: 16 May 2019, 19:05:32 »
Sold my Merc today,sad to see it go but opens a space for the Swedish machine that's incoming :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18376 on: 17 May 2019, 07:03:09 »
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Another successful MOT on Mrs AA's 14 year old Astra (16,000 miles from new).
congratulations on the pass  :)

I took Mrs Builder's racing car shooting brake shopping trolley, 14 year old Astra (107,400 miles from new).
this morning for MOT
pass, no advisories  :)

I got one advisory, slight corrosion on front subframe.
Mrs Builder's had light surface rust , I rubbed it off and applied curust ,then metal protection paint

That's what I plan to do :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18377 on: 17 May 2019, 07:58:50 »
Quote from: henryd on 16 May 2019, 19:05:32
Sold my Merc today,sad to see it go but opens a space for the Swedish machine that's incoming :y


A Vectra in a posh frock, then for you.  :)
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« Reply #18378 on: 17 May 2019, 08:04:14 »
Quote from: biggriffin on 17 May 2019, 07:58:50
Quote from: henryd on 16 May 2019, 19:05:32
Sold my Merc today,sad to see it go but opens a space for the Swedish machine that's incoming :y


A Vectra in a posh frock, then for you.  :)

Yep,08 Aero HOT estate auto :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18379 on: 17 May 2019, 09:36:36 »
Should serve you well! I'm looking for a pre '06 one as I'm not nearly wealthy enough to pay £45 per month in road tax ;)

08 should have a fair amount of toys too, iirc they just weren't selling at that time so they were pushing fully loaded examples on anyone who seemed vaguely interested.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18380 on: 17 May 2019, 10:37:06 »
Quote from: jimmy944 on 17 May 2019, 09:36:36
Should serve you well! I'm looking for a pre '06 one as I'm not nearly wealthy enough to pay £45 per month in road tax ;)

08 should have a fair amount of toys too, iirc they just weren't selling at that time so they were pushing fully loaded examples on anyone who seemed vaguely interested.

The mighty  Signum falls in the almost £50 a month tax bracket. Worth every penny....... ::) ;)
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« Reply #18381 on: 17 May 2019, 10:38:33 »
Quote from: henryd on 17 May 2019, 08:04:14
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Quote from: henryd on 16 May 2019, 19:05:32
Sold my Merc today,sad to see it go but opens a space for the Swedish machine that's incoming :y


A Vectra in a posh frock, then for you.  :)

Yep,08 Aero HOT estate auto :y



Is this the 2 litre 4 pot?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18382 on: 17 May 2019, 10:43:24 »
Hopefully the full fat 2.8 awd one 8)
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« Reply #18383 on: 17 May 2019, 10:47:52 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 17 May 2019, 10:43:24
Hopefully the full fat 2.8 awd one 8)

Yes......I feel the mighty Signum would be better with four driven wheels.

If not all four then the back wheels....... :-\
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18384 on: 17 May 2019, 11:13:35 »
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Hopefully the full fat 2.8 awd one 8)

Yes......I feel the mighty Signum would be better with four driven wheels.

If not all four then the back wheels....... :-\

.. and all connected by something not made of jelly, perhaps? ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18385 on: 17 May 2019, 11:26:43 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 17 May 2019, 10:38:33
Quote from: henryd on 17 May 2019, 08:04:14
Quote from: biggriffin on 17 May 2019, 07:58:50
Quote from: henryd on 16 May 2019, 19:05:32
Sold my Merc today,sad to see it go but opens a space for the Swedish machine that's incoming :y


A Vectra in a posh frock, then for you.  :)

Yep,08 Aero HOT estate auto :y



Is this the 2 litre 4 pot?

2.3 260 bhp :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18386 on: 17 May 2019, 11:46:24 »
Almost full fat then ;)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18387 on: 17 May 2019, 12:00:29 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 17 May 2019, 11:46:24
Almost full fat then ;)

Its the full fat 4 pot,it'll do me :y
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18388 on: 17 May 2019, 12:36:18 »
Quote from: henryd on 17 May 2019, 12:00:29
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 17 May 2019, 11:46:24
Almost full fat then ;)

Its the full fat 4 pot,it'll do me :y
I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on how it puts that down, through the front wheels. Most I've ever put through front wheels is 190 (MGZT), 225/45/18's all round. It took off fine, cornered on rails but tramlined like a bastard.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #18389 on: 17 May 2019, 13:02:17 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 17 May 2019, 11:46:24
Almost full fat then ;)

Sadly, the 9-5 (almost) never got the 2.8. It only got that engine in the Insignia based "NG" 9-5 that was briefly available from 2010-2011 ish. And by briefly, I mean that I don't think any 2.8's were made in RHD, if there were, it will be a handful of examples.

For the previous one, (98-09) the 2.3 4 pot was as good as it got. Depending on how late the model, you got either 230, 250 or 260bhp.

The auto is (slightly) torque limited in 1st and 2nd vs the manual but neither will do much at the traffic light grand Prix. 30-80 mph is where the meat and potatoes are  8).

Henry, you might do well to check this gentleman out. His work is excellent:
  http://www.noobtune.co.uk/ 
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