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Re: OT: v6 what's the point! -
07-22-2004
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In news:1ghc68c.9cn2ec65xdbkN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk, SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows Peter Hill <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote: On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 22:27:50 +0100, steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk (SteveH) wrote: It's nothing more than a big 200SX. Which were _very_ dull. Father in Law had one. It was quick, and gripped, but it was a Nissan. Enough said. Bitch. S13 or 406 lookalike S14? Odd you say it gripped most people have problems keeping the backend in line. Erm, the first of the booted ones, IYSWIM. M-plated. The lack of tail-out action could be something to do with the slushomatic box, though. The manual ones certainly went quite well. I used one for a week or so when I worked for a Nissan main agent. (couldn't sell the fucking things y'see) |
inside. The nearside wheelarch intruded far too much into the footwell,
the dash was cheap plastic, and the seats made out of a leather which
you'd find on a chav's jacket.
The less said about rear seats, the better.
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The manual ones certainly went quite well. I used one for a week or so when I worked for a Nissan main agent. (couldn't sell the fucking things y'see) I didn't like it at all. OK, it was fast, but it was so badly designed inside. The nearside wheelarch intruded far too much into the footwell, |
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In news:1ghc8gy.1x1ftjbqt3nN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk, SteveH <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows The manual ones certainly went quite well. I used one for a week or so when I worked for a Nissan main agent. (couldn't sell the fucking things y'see) I didn't like it at all. OK, it was fast, but it was so badly designed inside. The nearside wheelarch intruded far too much into the footwell, Left hand drive was it? :-p |
Bloody horrible place to be.
Never got on with the seats at all. Far too close to the ground for
comfort (and this is coming from someone who had a 33 16v.....)
Haven't been let lose in the S-type yet :-(
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300
VW Golf GL Cabrio - Alfa 75 TS - Alfa 155 TS Lusso - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Heh... most of the miles in that car were spent in the passenger seat. Bloody horrible place to be. |
that it was very unpleasant. Excellent to drive though. He sold it after
picking up three speeding tickets in one day driving from Hull to Plymouth
in a bit of a hurry.
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