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Re: Which Automatic? -
04-29-2007
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Because you quite clearly haven't got a fucking clue... OK. While visting relatives in the US I got to drive a Bugatti Veyron 16.4. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it. |
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I drive an automatic 2.0 turbo Cit XM. 150bhp. I've also had the identical car but with a manual box. The auto's a total slug compared to the manual - which still isn't exactly a ball of fire - but the auto is still over a second quicker to 60 than the last shape auto 1600 Corolla. So the so the auto was quicker! Just my point. No, you fucking muppet. In the case of my car, The auto is much *slower* than the manual version - yet the auto is *still* quicker than your Corolla. Fuck me, glaciers are quicker than automatic Corollas. With reference to that, please expand on how your 1.6 Corolla was like shit off a shovel. Does not need expanding. It certainly does. S h i t o f f a s h o v e l = v e r y f a s t. Is that expanded enough? If you had half a clue, you'd sit there staring at it for hours trying to figure out what it was. Its amazing just how many nutters there are on Usenet! |
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Ho well, at least while you are here you are not causing mayhem on the roads. |
Apparently people can't breath above 60mph, y'know.
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"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message news:1hxcmzg.1h8sa7qe0efqoN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk.. . Dave {>¿>} <dave (AT) dave-thomas (DOT) co.uk> wrote: "Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote in message news:1hxcfem.1rgx9sm1h31m5xN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk. .. smiffy <no (AT) way (DOT) com> wrote: IMO any 1.6 engined automatic is a complete waste of time and money. The engine feels completely disconnected from the wheels. Possibly the most frightening car that I drove in recent years was an Astra 1.6 with an automatic gearbox, impossible to get out at junctions or to accelerate up a motorway slip road. Well if you do buy Who said I bought it? and drive shit Automatics like Astra's what do you expect? Astra's what? Just what I expect from an Astra driver!! |
'Astras' does not have an apostrophe. Normally I wouldn't feel the need to
explain this but I feel as though you would never actually have got it heh.
Also, Corolla 1.6 auto, 60 in what about 13 or 14 seconds? Dude, my car is
slow, and will do 0-60-0 quicker than that.
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Adrian <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote: Dave {“¿“} (dave (AT) dave-thomas (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : My Corolla 1.6 was like shit off a shovel and could out accelerate most manual cars. You have quite obviously never driven anything even vaguely brisk. Reminds me of my great Uncle who lives down in Cardiff. As we wheezed up to a heady 28mph in his 1975 Marina, he turned to me and said 'goes well, doesn't she?' |
of torque. The one thing that hasn't improved with modern engines is low
rev torque - assuming size for size and normally aspirated. But like for
like cars are heavier now too.
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Reminds me of my great Uncle who lives down in Cardiff. As we wheezed up to a heady 28mph in his 1975 Marina, he turned to me and said 'goes well, doesn't she?' The Marina 1.8 auto was quite nippy actually in its day. Light with plenty of torque. The one thing that hasn't improved with modern engines is low rev torque - assuming size for size and normally aspirated. But like for like cars are heavier now too. |
It was some poverty spec manual. I assume a 1.3 A-series lump?
Had lovely melted cheese seats....
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www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
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The one thing that hasn't improved with modern engines is low rev torque - assuming size for size and normally aspirated. |
at high revs, and higher power, but harm the low-end.
Mined ewe, any half-decent modern multivalve diseasel has infinitely more
torque than any petrol - shame there's no decent spread of revs.
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But like for like cars are heavier now too. |
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Dave Plowman (News) (dave (AT) davenoise (DOT) co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : The one thing that hasn't improved with modern engines is low rev torque - assuming size for size and normally aspirated. Multiple valves are largely to blame for that - they allow freer breathing at high revs, and higher power, but harm the low-end. |
156.
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www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Well if you do buy Who said I bought it? and drive shit Automatics like Astra's what do you expect? Astra's what? Just what I expect from an Astra driver!! |
I don't drive an Astra, I have driven an Astra. At no time have I ever
owned an Astra.
And you are talking total shite.
The VVTi Corolla manages 0-60 in 11.5 seconds.
THe Astra does it in 11.9 seconds.
That is both cars are total bloody slugs. Either car is out-accelerated
by the Smart ForFour 1.5 which is another bloody slug, but it still
manages 0-60 in 10.5s
Now go back to driving that imaginary Veyron.
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In news:1hxcnsv.hklkvt1o7sim2N%%steve%@malloc.co.uk, Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wittered on forthwith; Dr Zoidberg <alexNOOOOOO!!!!!!!@drzoidberg.co.uk> wrote: I thought the A class I had was appalling. The wibbly wobbly heap of shite was dog slow and didn't do corners (or straight lines for that matter) I'd describe it as anthing other than wibbly-wobbly. Typical German rock hard suspension. I've seen lots of people whine about them, but I have no idea what they are comparing them with, beats most cars other than the Focus IMO. The A classes I've driven have mainly been boring but perfectly acceptable. Comfy enough but I've never really felt any compunction to drive one any harder than "progress". |
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I thought the A class I had was appalling. The wibbly wobbly heap of shite was dog slow and didn't do corners (or straight lines for that matter) But I bet it was better than the Astra he drove. |
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