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[matt uk]

any thoughts on this car lads

what they like performance wise

bought it for long trips down south to girlfriends

cost me £1100 but i'll get it for £1000 on day

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=008&item=180041877408&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

[Coops]

supposedly god awful cars mate, but if its for cruising mite be okay.avoid corners is what i've heard! :lol:

[schakal]

funny enough i have seen one of these in a garage
on friday ,it had a snapped cam belt .
the mechanic in there said he is gonna break it
even though the body looked in mint condition .


he said these cars are worth more dead than alive .
apparently they have mitsubishi engines in them as well
for some reason :shock:

so make sure you get your cambelt changed if you dont know
if its been done recently :wink:

[matt uk]

oh yeah its only for long journeys

my girlfriends dad has one and loves it

have air con etc and nice cruising cars etc

r reg to for 1 k with tax/mot cant be bad

the engines are the same as the mazda 2.5v6 which produces 187 bhp

the ford version is the same engines just detuned to about 170bhp

apparently.....

[Laine_16v]

my mate had the 2.0 one, it was a bad bad car.

[lumoxs]

there the vauxhall eqivelant (sp) to the calibra! but i would have the calibra over a ford anyday!!!

specially the turbo 4x4 6 speed - i owned one oce and took it off the clock :lol: (160) had sat nav in the car saying 157!!!!

all on a private air strip of course :lol: :wink:

[matt uk]

very negative so far then lol


might not bother fetching it at this rate.....

it was just a price agreed outside ebay anyway so nothing legally binding

[lumoxs]

nah mate - save your money and get a calibra turbo if i were you!!!
if thats the route you wan to go down!

[matt uk]

had a pulsar turbo before at 330bhp so i aint gonna get much faster and that, or worse on fuel



just want something comfortable with a bit of umph for the long trip down south

i was even looking at a mondeo st24 but there real expensive

probes are so cheap

[Joel]

tbh i think theyre awful, shud have bought an MR2 8)

[Coops]

cheap for a reason! :wink: :lol:

[lumoxs]

as above!!!!! - tell you now mate want comfort and umph! nothing better than a calibra turbo - i got nothing but praise for them!
mine was 300bhp with just a turbo and fmic and a chip!!! and it used to leave most things behind!

you got any pics of your pulsar - always wanted one!!!

[matt uk]

if you search this site on the introduce yourself part theres a puc of me and the pulsar

bout 7 months ago i think when i sold it

[lumoxs]

did you have much trouble with it? heard there an absolute nightmere - the only reason i havn't bought one!

[matt uk]

tempremental but when they run well they are evil


my mates 106 gti running 135 bhp was about 3 car lengths behind by 60 mph on a slight rolling start

but you get boost leaks all the time misfires from fuel cuts etc

lot of hassle

ok standard but its a different car an 1 bar of boost absolutly frightening

[lumoxs]

:twisted: :twisted: very tempted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

clio hybrid anyone :lol:

[matt uk]

there is a mint m reg one on ebay at £3600 at min


you can get them cheap but be careful as cheap means theres a problem youll eventually discover

[lumoxs]

yea, been looking - but black is too common would have to be whit/red i'm affraid ;)

[Andyvalver]

2.5v6. Valvers are slightly quicker to a ton but then they stick with you to about 125.

Not that ive ever raced one :wink:

[MatBrown]

just want something comfortable with a bit of umph for the long trip down south


Get a Saab 9000.



Mat.

[MatBrown]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-SAAB-9000-CDE-GRIFFIN-2-3-TURBO-AUTOMATIC_W0QQitemZ200036217706QQihZ010QQcategoryZ 18263QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem



Mat.

[Daz.]

Get a corrado - they ace 8)