paulbeyer
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 07:56 PM |
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Have a look at the 2.3 turbo Saab 9000's. They can be picked up for a few hundred now and easily tuned with T5 Suite ECU software to 340 BHP or
more. The engines are becoming very popular with BMW and rally Escort owners. I have a 9000 Anniversary currently running at about 280 BHP and 1.4 Bar
of boost.
7 out of 10 people suffer with hemorrhoids. Does that mean the other 3 enjoy them?
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locogeoff
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 09:11 PM |
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Saw a program t'other day with Quentin Wilson going over the case of two blokes one running a big 4X4 who in the end liked his car and would not
change, but did admit to it being an eye opener, and another bloke who ran big old cars who it worked out that he was much cheaper buyiing a small new
car, IIRC he took up the offer of the smaller car, I think that was more to do with fuel consumption rather than bangernomics though.
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zilspeed
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paulbeyer
Have a look at the 2.3 turbo Saab 9000's. They can be picked up for a few hundred now and easily tuned with T5 Suite ECU software to 340 BHP or
more. The engines are becoming very popular with BMW and rally Escort owners. I have a 9000 Anniversary currently running at about 280 BHP and 1.4 Bar
of boost.
My weekly mileage will be about 300 miles these days. It used to be around 400, but has come down a bit. I don't think I would fancy fueling a
Saab for this. I used to have a half share in a 9000 with a Jak Stoll ECU and that certainly liked a drink.
Good suggestion, but maybe not right now.
Current favourite is something with the 2.5 Audi engine 5 cylinder TDI as also used in Volvos. That would be good for the commute and for trailering
duties.
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paulf
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| posted on 18/1/09 at 09:41 PM |
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Ive ran a rover 600 diesel for the last 5 years and spend next to nothing keeping it going.I intended to change it a couple of years back at Mot time
but it passed again so just decided to keep running it .I changed the oil and filters this year the first time for 3 years and had to fit brake pads
and a used driveshaft plus a new water pump so ended up spending a total of £100 to get it moted. .It does 45 to 50 mpg and starts first time even
though it now has 230000 miles on the clock.
The worst bit is the body work is now starting to get rough around the edges and it is difficult to get a good match for the mettalic red that it
is.
Paul
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 02:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locogeoff
Saw a program t'other day with Quentin Wilson
QW is a weapons grade cock.
Man with Rover 600 tells QW he has a wife, 2 kids and a pram he has to transport around, so what gem does Quentin come up with? A Fiat 500. Nice
one, you smarmy condescending pillock. Suggesting someone spends many thousands of pounds on a completely inappropriate nearly new car to save a few
quid a year in tax and fuel obvioulsy makes complete sense if you have his brain.
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trogdor
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 09:18 AM |
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yep i deffo practise bangernomics!
Have yet to spend more than £175 purchasing a car. Our current car is an audi 80 that i brought for £150 with intention to break and use the engine
and gearbox in my saab.
Luckily I needed a car sharpish so put it through an mot where it needed new pads, wipers and a tyre plus some glue to put the mountings on one
headlight back together.
Has not missed a beat since, only prob was ignition switch failed but luckily in the on position so got a bump start home and i had a spare switch as
I had changed all the outer locks a month or two earlier due to having a break in.
Is a bit of a mystery car as it reeks of HC when its running but it gets good fuel consumption and the emissions are really low.
In the words of the MOT man, it passed emissions, I don't know how but it did.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paulf
Ive ran a rover 600 diesel for the last 5 years and spend next to nothing keeping it going.I intended to change it a couple of years back at Mot time
but it passed again so just decided to keep running it .I changed the oil and filters this year the first time for 3 years and had to fit brake pads
and a used driveshaft plus a new water pump so ended up spending a total of £100 to get it moted. .It does 45 to 50 mpg and starts first time even
though it now has 230000 miles on the clock.
The worst bit is the body work is now starting to get rough around the edges and it is difficult to get a good match for the mettalic red that it
is.
Paul
Rear wheel arch rusting ? --- they all rust at that bit due to condsation, I only gave up on my 623 at something like a 180,000 mls because I
couldn't be bothered dropping the fuel tank to replace a brake pipe.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 19/1/09 at 07:38 PM |
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With SAAB always get an insurance quote before buying -- for some strange reason some insurance companies regard some fairly oridinary SAAB models as
high risk.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Simon
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| posted on 20/1/09 at 12:38 AM |
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Have practised bangernomics in the past (like over 20 years ago) - reckon the best was the Mk 3 2 litre GL Auto Crapi, sorry Capri in two tone dog doo
doo
Bought for £200, new headlight (about £8), two years on the road and 40,000 miles. Sold for £190!
ATB
Simon
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