dave80
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thinking along the lines of cars that are quick and handle well but aren't considered as "hot" models.cheaper to insure/maintain the better!
pics and specs please...
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sierra 1.6 ghia
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rysz
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205 XS - That is all.
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205 XS - That is all. Rysz. What he said + the Rallye. |
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dave80
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good start but a bit shy on pics...
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sierra 1.6 ghia
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Last Edit: Aug 3, 2013 0:02:00 GMT by joem83
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dave80
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there was a standard one like that local to me not long ago,only Peugeot can do cars like that and actually get it right!
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sierra 1.6 ghia
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mikeymk
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'85 Polo Coupe S 1.6 16v
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^^Oh yes, 167bhp 6speed 306 GTi-6 without the looks.. Another re-clothed motor, this one is a Fabia VRS but with less doors..  205 XS: Both have 1.4 engine, 75bhp, 0-60 about 9.5 seconds, insurance group 7/8. Rallye has steel block & longer gearing - XS has Alloy block & shorter gearing I always thought it had the same screaming 100bhp 1.3 unit put into the 106 Rallye. Peugeout really knew how to make true driver's cars back then, especially for British roads, proving it's not all about power. Shame they no longer cater for that market.. |
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Sierra 4x4, the 2 litre discrete version may not be massively fast in a straight line but not much will out handle it on our damp roads, even today.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Rover turbos are properly quick, subtle and usually pack an LSD (unlike a lot of modern fast fwd card). Insurance is cheap too. Avoid the ones with dodgy wheels and boost gauges fitted and you're on to a winner.  Ps, wanna buy mine?  |
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I've got Rovers.
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peugeot 309 gti? 1.9 8v, around 130 bhp. 3/5 door models. looks sleeperish. and as an 18yo with no ncb insurance it was 1700 quid. which is cheap for what it is.  basically french seems the way to go. |
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'72 Opel kadett coupe
'77 Opel kadett city sr
'92 Peugeot 309 Gti Goodwood
'93 Peugeot 205 GL auto
'88 Citroen BX 16v(Breaking)
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Friend had one of these back when they were new, the electric powered pop out rear windows always amused me.
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Volvo back as my main squeeze, more boost and some interior goodies on the way.
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Friend had one of these back when they were new, the electric powered pop out rear windows always amused me. I had one, the air sealed sunroof gave me headaches. but great fun cars. Corolla AE82 GT, gutsy, lightweight, classic insurance. I loved mine.  |
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those 205 stats are wrong wrong wrong  XS was alloy block 85 bhp, sport ratio gearbox. uk rallye was a re-stickered XR, hence an iron block 75 bhp with an utterly ridiculously long geared box, totally unbefitting the rallye badging. EURO 205 rallye however used the TU24, alloy engine same bore as the 1360 but shorter stroke, and twin 40'd from the factory (apart from the german 1.9 105 bhp low compression cat equipped 205 rallyes, bloody emissions laws, however still not the damp squib that was the UK rallye) TU24 is a different engine to the 106 rallye's injected TU2J2, though not too dissimilar in character. |
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Friend had one of these back when they were new, the electric powered pop out rear windows always amused me. the 309? they were cable not electric. |
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those 205 stats are wrong wrong wrong XS was alloy block 85 bhp, sport ratio gearbox. uk rallye was a re-stickered XR, hence an iron block 75 bhp with an utterly ridiculously long geared box, totally unbefitting the rallye badging. Ahh yeah, that sounds right, 7 years since I was in the Pug scene. The Rallye was a strange one as it wasnt much slower than the XS & would top out in fith with the needle touching the bottom of the cluster lol. Mine matched a VTR for performance, on more than one occasion lol. |
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EmDee
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underated performance cars?EmDee
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I apologise in advance, it's not retro at all. Also, it's ugly. Very ugly.  Looks like a hateful minivan, has the same 2.0 vtec that you'd get in a type R  Never seen one get "the treatment", but it would need LOTS OF IT in fairness. I got those pics off autotrader, they want £900 for that one. Quite tempting if you ask me. |
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Orion Ghia - mates (new) B reg version had same engine as the XR3i. Jetta Gli - same engine as Golf GTi. Cortina 2.3 ?
Paul H
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has the same 2.0 vtec that you'd get in a type R err, not its not, its 40- bhp short |
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EmDee
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underated performance cars?EmDee
@emdee
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err, not its not, its 40- bhp short Ah I see, I always thought it was basically the same engine. Still not bad though, must be 160 bhp? Still a bit of a sleeper and that's a lot of car (and engine) for the money. |
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