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Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:18

thats last century silly

Wrighty_1988

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14th Oct 06 at 16:18

Fiat Grande Punto is one of the sexiest affordable cars at the moment i reckon, specially in yellow

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14th Oct 06 at 16:20

quote:
Originally posted by Robin
thats last century silly

How have they done this centurys already, they only did last centurys 7 years ago. I'm confused

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:23

they havent, but Guigaro won it last century, not this one. hence my Chris Bangle quip.

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 17:57

What's the deal with running in cars these days? Can you drive them hard straight from the off?

It had 56 miles on the clock when I got in and it got redlined a few times

gavin18787

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14th Oct 06 at 18:18

thats what test drives are for

What does it look like with the irmy stuff on?

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

DarkBahamut

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14th Oct 06 at 18:38

Im curious, whats the requirements to test drive one of the new corsa?

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 18:39

you need a driving license, and a vauxhall dealer.

DarkBahamut

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14th Oct 06 at 18:44

Ahh, so no limits on age/time licence held for/etc? I know some are really picky about them. Honda wouldnt let me 23 year old friend with 5 years no cliams drive the new civic

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 18:53

I didn't even show them my license and they didn't ask me my age either.

I just walked in and said is it possible to have a test drive in a new Corsa

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 18:55

Vauxhall aren't fussy. I drove a selection of cars at my local one.

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 18:55

quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
thats what test drives are for

What does it look like with the irmy stuff on?

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14th Oct 06 at 19:00

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
What's the deal with running in cars these days? Can you drive them hard straight from the off?

It had 56 miles on the clock when I got in and it got redlined a few times

You don't need to run in an engine anymore, you haven't had to for a long time. Though it will loosen up a bit after a few hundred miles. In fact, when the car is in the factory it will be bounced off the rev limiter in every gear on a rolling road to make sure it works alright.

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 19:02

Seriously ed? Didn't know that!

bubble

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14th Oct 06 at 19:09

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
What's the deal with running in cars these days? Can you drive them hard straight from the off?

It had 56 miles on the clock when I got in and it got redlined a few times
You don't need to run in an engine anymore, you haven't had to for a long time. Though it will loosen up a bit after a few hundred miles. In fact, when the car is in the factory it will be bounced off the rev limiter in every gear on a rolling road to make sure it works alright.

that isnt true for vauxhalls im afraid.well didnt happen when we went ellesmere port with work. there is no run in process,all they did was drop front wheels of astras intto a roller facilitty for a few seconds and sttays att same rpm for bout 20seconds. tthen nextt car ettc etc

Fad

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14th Oct 06 at 19:17

Yeah I was going to say when I went to the Dagenham plant years ago (for a Business Studies field trip) when they were building Fiestas and Mazdas there, they tested them on the rollers to 5k.

Used to really fancy a brand spanking new Zetec S back in the day

gavin18787

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14th Oct 06 at 19:33

looks quite good in irmy gear

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

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14th Oct 06 at 19:34

quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
What's the deal with running in cars these days? Can you drive them hard straight from the off?

It had 56 miles on the clock when I got in and it got redlined a few times
You don't need to run in an engine anymore, you haven't had to for a long time. Though it will loosen up a bit after a few hundred miles. In fact, when the car is in the factory it will be bounced off the rev limiter in every gear on a rolling road to make sure it works alright.

that isnt true for vauxhalls im afraid.well didnt happen when we went ellesmere port with work. there is no run in process,all they did was drop front wheels of astras intto a roller facilitty for a few seconds and sttays att same rpm for bout 20seconds. tthen nextt car ettc etc

I've seen it done at Ellesmere Port.

Steve

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14th Oct 06 at 19:36

ragging a car in is better for the engine in terms of performance anyway

bubble

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14th Oct 06 at 19:37

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by bubblevaux

quote:
Originally posted by ed

quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
What's the deal with running in cars these days? Can you drive them hard straight from the off?

It had 56 miles on the clock when I got in and it got redlined a few times
You don't need to run in an engine anymore, you haven't had to for a long time. Though it will loosen up a bit after a few hundred miles. In fact, when the car is in the factory it will be bounced off the rev limiter in every gear on a rolling road to make sure it works alright.

that isnt true for vauxhalls im afraid.well didnt happen when we went ellesmere port with work. there is no run in process,all they did was drop front wheels of astras intto a roller facilitty for a few seconds and sttays att same rpm for bout 20seconds. tthen nextt car ettc etc
I've seen it done at Ellesmere Port.

fook knows then? didnt do it when we went for astra h can bus technical course

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