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mattupson
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Usually text my girlfriend explaining why i'm going to be late getting round her house, becuase I am 'busy'.
mattupson
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Quote from jwardy :<------ My Avtar

182?

Nice
mattupson
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Clio read 105mph on the speedo, at an airfield.

In reality it was probably less then that.
mattupson
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Quote from Chrisuu01 :Whel 1,3 litre 4 cilender with about 120bhp its enough to gor from a to b (said by dad)

120bhp? Sure about that?
mattupson
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Quote from mrbogeyman :That A8 has been ruined.......

Sure it could have been a lot worse....but.....just.......

Agreed, thats hideous.

If you want cheap rice its got to be a civic hasn't it, but you don't like hondas...
mattupson
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Nope.
mattupson
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Quote from Noccy :Mmm what is a pergoet 107?
Is it a renamed peugeot only made in Britain, similar to the foxhole's opel makes over there?


On topic : since u are moving to Australia the only car that's worth buying is a holden , either the commodore SS or one of their HSV vehicles. :lovies3d:
If u really do want fueleconomy, I guess u have to go for one of the newer small cars with a tiny diesel in.(either japanese or european) But they arent fun to drive at all imho.

True, but in all fairness he never said he wanted anything 'fun to drive'. Plus the body roll and comedy understeer make them 'fun' :P
mattupson
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Nope and nope.
mattupson
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Get guessing...
mattupson
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Not too sure what cars they have over on the other side of the world, or what the prices are like, but my Clio was cheap and is great on fuel.

Its a 2001 reg, 36,000 on the clock, nippy 1.2 engine, does 45+mpg (if you drive sensibly) and cost £2900.

Do you have a budget?
mattupson
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Peugeot 907.
mattupson
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Whoa, uber bumapage.

I used to own a Ford, a 1995 Fiesta infact. Served me well, until it rusted into the ground. Drank oil like a b***h. Ended up in scrappy.

This 'tuned up' fiesta you speak of... specs? Can imagine its an RS Turbo?
mattupson
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Quote from Xaid0n :You're lucky, cos in a few months time, the law is changing you have to do at least 100 hours at a driving school before you can apply for your Practical. Congrats nonetheless and hope your "driving career" will be as joyful as possible

Um, i don't think this 'law' has actually been introduced yet. I'm sure there would be much more media coverage if it was actually happening.

There has been talk about increasing the amount of lesson time to 100 hours and also talk of not being able to take your test until 18, although being alowed to take lessons at 17.

Anyway, congrats on passing Also passed with only 2 minors.
mattupson
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Quote from Nathan_French_14 :its a 3.0 V6 out of the 2006 ST220 (thats what the police car was) and i dunno if this applys in the US, but in the UK, alot of police cars are slightly modified (engine wise) and when we got it, it was already putting out about 290hp, the standard ST220 engine puts out about 220-230hp. When we got the engine, we re-built it, put a forced induction kit on it, Superchip, uprated exhaust system (manifold, backbox etc.) and many other things. I cant list all the things because obviously, this is'nt my car, it's my brothers so i dont know everything done to it. Were gonna try and get it onto a dyno at the ford fair, but we'll have to take the front bumper off duee to the fact that it will be to low to get on there

Btw, as i said, the 3.0 liter certainly does'nt out out 170hp standard, in truth, the 2.5 litre engine from ford pushes out 170hp

Interesting, but as jayhawk said, do you have any anctual rolling road proof that the car is producing this kind of power? Or is it and estimated figure?

IMHO, the car would like better dressed as the standard ST modeo, none of this silly bodykit nonsense. All IMHO of course, each to there own.

What figures are the cossies putting out?

EDIT: DVLA is saying its a 2.5, not told the nice people at swansea theres a 3.0 in it?
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mattupson
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Woop woop, kettering

Theres a fair few phone shops in kettering. Did you buy it used i take it?
mattupson
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Not flooded where i live, live up high, although a few weeks back my local tescos got flooded pretty bad (link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_QARB-F0-o / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... p;mode=related&search=)

Also heard from a mate this morning that had been stuck on the M1 from 4pm yesterday until 8am today.
mattupson
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Feck, completely forgot about this!

Got to give my girlfriend and her family a lift to the airport so won't be able to make this weeks race. Sorry!

Cheers,
Matt
mattupson
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I was in the car following this tin-can, when it crashed...
mattupson
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Quote from Bawbag :
I felt the same as you Matt, was leaving Motherwell after working there, It goes from a single lane to a double after a roundabout, it's also downhill.

Being 8 at night the sun was basicly just above the road in my eyes, then who do I just see standing like his batton is up his behind? Yeah, Plod. I was doing about 45 when I saw him, then I slowed down to about 35, I don't think it helps slowing down but it's just a reaction.

Anyway, didn't get any letter through, but it was sucky after it not knowing if it was a 30 or a 40.

Also had some jack artist on the way to college one morning, they were pulling alot of people into the bus stop, I was allready alongside the start of the bus lane when this jacko points at me to come in. I was nearly passed him and there's no way i'm slamming the breaks for some sleeping pc plum.

Apart from that i've never even been asked to pull over, nor checked. Used to drive a moped when i was 16 to and was never checked on that neither, no wonder there's so many people getting away with no insureance or liscences.

Known of a guy some years ago, was just over 16, got himself fake lisence fake mot and fake insureance and an old rover. He got away with that, he was pulled over quite a few times and checked but somehow our reliable police force nowadays can't tell a real liscence to a fake.



EDIT: Psycho, I think you'll probarly find that your mates astra had the speedo tampered, heard and saw of quite alot of cars having the speedos tampered so that there mileage isn't as high as it should be.

Hmm, interesting. Thanks.

Regarding clocking etc... i went college with someone who disconnected the speedo on every car/bike he ever bought/owned, which means he drove about guessing his speed the whole time... until he got clocked doing a 140mph on his R6.
mattupson
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Cheers for the replies guys, looks like i'll just have to wait and see.

It really is quite wierd though, as two years the same road was a national speed limit road, then made to a 30mph... and now they are doing speed checks at 30mph.
mattupson
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Quote from J.B. :I got lasered once and they pulled me out about 100 meters after the measurement. Since a laser doesn't take pictures this is the only way to get a ticket.

BTW, are you saying that he was measuring your speed with a laser while following you with his car? I think you can only use the laser when you're stationary.

No, he was just stood at the side of the road with his hand-held gun.

I think i would have been stopped if was on the same side of the road as him, but was on the opposite side.
mattupson
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Quote from XCNuse :As a former cop uncle of mine said to me over Christmas break, by the time you see the cop, it is to late anyway.

If a cop has a laser, he will only go after people he finds speeding way over the limit, if it is a camera, it will send you mail because it gets your license plate, the cop with a radar gun just takes speeds.

Unless you got pulled over, no you won't get any ticket. Atleast in the US you wouldn't, but chances are it's the same in the UK.

Thanks for that XCNuse, exactly what i was thinking. There were no cameras or anything, just his radar gun.
Possibly caught speeding - Radar/Laser
mattupson
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Right, so i'll cut a long story short.

Was driving a friend home this afternoon, going along a fairly quiet road in which the speed limit was 30mph. I know this road very well and is quite plainly, straight, with set back house one side and open fields the other.

So i was doing around 40mph along this road, when from behind a silver astra pops out PC Plod with his radar/laser gun pointing at my car. By the time i had realised he was taking my speed, i had passed thus not being able to slow down in time.

Now my question is, can i be prosecuted? The thing is other cars coming the opposite way (the side of the copper) seemed to be getting waved to pull over if speeding, where as PC Plod just pointed the radar gun at me and gave me a wierd looks as i 'sped' by.

Now, i'm not saying i'm in the right and that he wasn't just doing his job, but can a i be prosicuted even though i wasn't pulled over... seeing as there was no camera to capture a picture of my car/registration (therefore, no evidence)?

Thanks.
BTCC - Donington - 15th July
mattupson
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As title says. Anyone going?

Barely been Donny, and the opertunities i've had to go i've been in the pits, not actually spectating.

Would like your opinions on the best place for spectating? I've heard Craner Curves and the Old Hairpin are some good places to watch.

Cheers.

EDIT: Ugh, still half asleep, should have posted in 'General Racing Talk' section really i guess.
mattupson
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I like the idea as a logo, like have it somehwere on your car.

Nice one
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