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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 16:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

This week i shall be mostly driving this bad boy

DAF cf85.410





Moon mileage.



about 475k
JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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18th Jul 10 at 16:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Whats the 0-60 like?

And will it out handle a 106 in the twisties?
mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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18th Jul 10 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

lol rev counter only goes to 3k

they shift with no trailer on!
Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 16:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

0-56 in about a week. Yet to push it to the limit in the twisties
It wheel spins alot on greasy roads and the 16 speed box takes some getting use to.
CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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18th Jul 10 at 16:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

You so don't look the truck-driving type Nick
JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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18th Jul 10 at 16:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Cool, needs more lowz and stretched tyres tbh though. Maybe stick a few stickers on it too.
MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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18th Jul 10 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Always fancied driving one of them
Mike
Organiser: North West and North Wales
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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: nr. Skipton, North Yorkshire
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18th Jul 10 at 16:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Beast
Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 16:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
You so don't look the truck-driving type Nick
what are you trying to say
CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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18th Jul 10 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Not fat enough, have all your teeth, don't murder prostitutes, etc etc.
Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I think am going to take that as a compliment
CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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18th Jul 10 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I think you'd look at home presenting Saturday morning children's TV actually.
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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18th Jul 10 at 17:05   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Looks like fun!
markx14xe
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Registered: 5th Oct 08
Location: grimsby
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18th Jul 10 at 17:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

whats it like on Diesel then Nick?
Ingham
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Registered: 9th May 08
Location: Burnley, Lancashire
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18th Jul 10 at 17:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

My stepdad's Scania has done over 900,000 on a 52 plate lol.
Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 17:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by markx14xe
whats it like on Diesel then Nick?
about 12mpg if you drive nice and it empty. About 7 or 8 if its full
Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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18th Jul 10 at 18:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Not sure if the cf85.410 is any indicatio or not ( ) but what size is the engine in something like this?
Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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18th Jul 10 at 18:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

12.9litre and 410bhp according to google.lol.
Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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18th Jul 10 at 18:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
12.9litre and 410bhp according to google.lol.
Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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18th Jul 10 at 18:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Nick-S
quote:
Originally posted by markx14xe
whats it like on Diesel then Nick?
about 12mpg if you drive nice and it empty. About 7 or 8 if its full





I thought these where meant to be economical
pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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18th Jul 10 at 18:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

When you think how much stuff it's lugging around and compare it to how much it would cost to fill n times number of smaller vechiles, it's cheaper
MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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18th Jul 10 at 22:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

put some speedlines on it
Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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19th Jul 10 at 00:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Same clocks as mine.

Love it mate. Best of luck with it.
Norcy91
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
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19th Jul 10 at 00:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

thought about a diesel tuning box for this beast? ha
Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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19th Jul 10 at 07:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Is that 3/4 of a million miles or KM's?!

Good luck with it all mate!

 
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