NotoriousREV

excellent, I'll be there. It's a great museum and it'll be nice to put some faces to the names. I hope the weather isn't too nice, as I'll be tempted to bring the bike instead of the Lex ;) j/k

I think 9.5 secs is about right, "feels" a little slower overall than my previous Vectra 2.0 SRi, but is actually quicker at the top end. It's a peaky motor, so 0-60 is a little slow, but once it "gets up on the cam" it's pretty quick. The engine suffers from a lack of grunt, but if you slip the clutch and work the gearbox you can make surprisingly rapid progress.

I reckon you'll get more miles from a tankful, unless you keep booting it :D

Tech Manager for an ISP in Smoke-On-Stench, Staffs.

For the 2 days per year we get snow here, snow tyres aren't worth it ;)

Caffeine Bomb, I'm with you, that one is sweet. Who makes it? How much is it?

yeah, I saw that and thought "wow, cool new look for the site - wait a minute..." :D

you'll find Optimax is cheaper than other garages high octane fuel too. Definately sounds like the Windom prefers the higher octane juice.

automatic headlights was the thing I loved most, they're just so decadent, LOL :D

We'll call it a pint and a bag of pork scratchings :P

I'd reccommend it in yours, you'll probably find the cost evens out. Certainly wouldn't hurt to try it.

someones nuts

Hmm, Bradford eh? Saves me selling it. "No don't hurt me [whisper] make sure I never see it again [/whisper]" ;)

Was one of my posts deleted last night, or was i to drunk to hit "Post New Topic"? I think it was the drunk thing...

Well, the result are in. I tried Shell Optimax for 3 tankfuls, then switched back to normal unleaded for a tank to see what the differences were. The result: I'm about £8 worse off than I would have been. No noticable increase in performance, no improvement in economy. Keep your money in your pockets. Disclaimer: other vehickes may well prefer Optimax, this was a highly unscientific experiment and does not represent the views of the site owners, members, or (strangely enough) the author. :D

not only does the cabrio look fake, it proves that an IS cabrio wouldn't be such a great looker, looks very bland!

that's the worst Photoshop hack I've ever seen, I'd take it with a pinch of salt

Hmmm, never noticed any surging when warmed up, but yes, the throttle is choppy when cold, but clears once warm.

I know my car too well for this to happen: thick layer of salt? check scabby alloys? check 2 years worth of airfresheners hanging from the rear view mirror? check :D

Yup, count me in. I might even wash my car for the event :) IS-PW, if you don't want to leave your Lex at Liverpool Airport (a sensible move considering the location) you could leave it at my house and get a taxi, it's only 15 mins away. If you're lucky, I might even give you a lift ;) Unless you're going between 8 - 22, as I'm away myself

It only affects the warranty if the gas system is found to be at fault.

wtf? Tesco wanted £907 too. Esure wanted £1000. I think my SP60 counts against me more heavily than a normal speeding conviction. Even though I was stopped on a motorway (SP50 is speding on a motorway) I got an SP60 (undefined speeding offence) which probaly makes Underwriters think "what the hell did this guy do?"

amen to that! I know there's a device available for Honda's that let's you play with the VTEC settings. Is there anything like that for our VVTi? I have myself convinced that the VVTi is a con, and in fact it just makes a step in the power for the sake of it :D What you wnat is the following motor: 1G-GTE DOHC 4 85-90 1988* 210@6200 203@3800 75 75 8.5:1 It takes twin-turbos to reach that kind of power. None of the 1G series has made more than 168 without forced induction. I found a couple of Toyota engine websites, and the general consensus was 1G = don't bother. Anyone got a used 4.3 V8? :D [Edited on 18-1-2002 by NotoriousREV]

I'm colour blind, so I'm not bothered too much. What are the colours now? :D

I was a member on is300.net, was dragged kicking and screaming to the Yahoo club, then shoved over here ;)