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Post by 5lab » 03 Aug 2004 10:54 pm

drive carefully! i've managed 400 miles out of my tank, and its only £29 to fill up
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Post by petavius » 03 Aug 2004 11:01 pm

Nice one! No more double clutch gear changes and burning up at the lights then?! sm25
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Post by special » 03 Aug 2004 11:08 pm

i end up using my fuel when some little **** in a nova laughs at my car so i have to show him what a real car does oh i hate novas :twisted: :twisted:

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Post by petavius » 03 Aug 2004 11:10 pm

Gits all of 'em!! sm2
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Post by 5lab » 03 Aug 2004 11:13 pm

most nova's will be quicker than a 1.4.. some run up to 600bhp :o

i do generally double-d clutch if im shifting down, no need when going up thou
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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Post by special » 03 Aug 2004 11:13 pm

spoke to my insurance company today about a 360 glt they said it would be an extra sixty quid so am gonna get one :360: sm9

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Post by petavius » 03 Aug 2004 11:16 pm

As well as the beast or instead of?
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Post by special » 03 Aug 2004 11:17 pm

novas only run at 600bhp when pushed by a skyline or had stupid money spent on them :twisted:

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Post by special » 03 Aug 2004 11:20 pm

the 360 is goin to spent some time in a garage first and then i will be swapin over the beast is just going to be a test bed for the look of the 360

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Post by Fuse » 03 Aug 2004 11:21 pm

GL about 10-12l / 100km. Could be less if you had lighter pedal foot.. :D About GLT I'm not aware yet how much it consumes fuel... 98 octane costs something like 1.1 to 1.2 euros per litre so it's expensive.. 95 is a little cheaper but turbos like real fuel. :D And over 75% of that price are taxes... Crazy.

BTW: Which Novas are you talking about? Chevy or that Vauxhall thingie which is same as Opel Corsa in here I think.. There's a BIG diffrence. ;)
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Post by JAS » 03 Aug 2004 11:23 pm

another newbie has arrived!!! :D

here is a little info about me,
name: Joakim Skalstad
age: 17
home: Norway
cars owned: 1986 Volvo 360 B20... (GL i think)

english skills in a scale of 1 to 10: hmmm....3 :oops:

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Post by petavius » 03 Aug 2004 11:25 pm

Welcome! The more 300 fans the better.
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Post by special » 03 Aug 2004 11:28 pm

we mean the vauxhall (opel) corsa some one once told me that they called the nova the corsa abroad becase in spanish it means "dose not go " :lol:

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Post by 5lab » 03 Aug 2004 11:29 pm

nova = opel corsa (old style)

some people have spent silly money getting 600+ bhp into them. very quick, but very unstable :)
Siddy-'87 360 Glt lhd convertible
Swapsea-'89 360GLT-swapped!
Leah-'84 340GL-sold! Maisie-'85 340GL-sold!
Snowy-'88 360GLE-killed by a truck! Dougle-'89 360GLT-dead&stolen!
Nessy-'86 340GL-foggy's! Grace-'86 360GLT-gone!

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