this bloody weather (warning this post may contain rants)

rick · Post by **rick** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:55 pm

just finished work and i decided yesterday to take the car tonight as its getting cold and i\'d rather drive cold than walk cold. but me being me i forgot about frost i was stood out in the carpark with a scraper and a tin of de-icer for about ten mins then i had to stop half way home to clean the ice off the INSIDE of the windscreen. it would have been quicker to just walk. luckiy the next time i\'m working linz is in so i can talk her into keeping an eye on our cars with the engines running for 10 mins b4 we finish

tom87 · Post by **tom87** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 10:48 am

i know its always cold where i live

Post by **PaulW** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 3:21 pm

tbh it doesnt really bother me... except for complete idiots in there car

was going for a drive through the wirral with the missus the other night when it was hailing & snowing a bit more up this end...

some fool in a clio was trying to \'race\' me from the lights... absolutely no traction so he didnt get anywhere, yet i just puled off slowly & without going over 2krpm i still beat him

saw him 10 mins later half through a wall... fool

tom87 · Post by **tom87** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:52 pm

lol i dont why people do it in 1.2s for go up and race all you gsi drivers , i have a 1.2 but i would not do anything like that whats the point??

rick · Post by **rick** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 11:37 pm

i have a 1.4 and i dont even race 1.2\'s ever since i was beaten my my friends clio

danm her and those 16 valves. altho i might be able to beat yours tom

that is if it only has 8 valves

jsc · Post by **jsc** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:14 am

i have a 1.2 aswell and they are poo they dont even move i got overtaken by a 1 litre puegot at 75 mph!! and i could get anywere near him

amanda · Post by **amanda** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:21 am

when i had my 1.2 i lost 10mph going up little hills, then i crashed it and got a 1.4

jsc · Post by **jsc** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:23 am

mine does the same going up hills

Post by **PaulW** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:25 pm

i \'had\' a 1.4 8v SPi...

was ok.. not overly quick

messed with the engine & got it as quick as the SRi\'s - was quite impressed

engine blew up a few months later... 3 times infact...

amanda · Post by **amanda** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:31 pm

u can feel the difference from 1.2, but then again your used to your 1.6 gsi

Post by **PaulW** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:00 pm

no im still gettin used to it

i remember the old 1.4 would easy do about 90-odd, but struggle to reach 110 on the dials, yet the GSI it seems to cruise at 110... topped it at about 127-ish on a private road of course

jsc · Post by **jsc** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 1:59 pm

i had a go in a 1.4 sri one of the first ones and it would wheel spin into third gear easily the 1.2 just stalls if i try to anything like that!