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dont think the petrol stations esso, could be wrong. its not on the dartford turn off.
the usual meeting point after the tunnel is ikea car park but we can meet at thurrok, depends who wants to go straight to southend and who wants to meet the other scooby owners first.
if we meet the...
mdjones - did you go to the sittingbourne car show last summer, i think it was your clio that i parked next to.
it looks like the scooby lot are meeting at Mcds on the A127 but we usually go down the A13. so we have a choice of meet the scooby lot which will be a bit out of the way or go...
im from gillingham!!!
we usually if you coming up before the tunnel we usually meet at a petrol station on the A20. its easy to find.
mdjones - ive seen you car around maidstone quite a bit, did you buy it with the kit on? i just remember it being for sale some time ago. ive got a green RT...
i wait till mine warmed up before taking it over 4k then once it is nice and warm (check by water guage having been in the middle for a while) ill usually take it to 5500rpm and occasionally redline and limiter. but if im doing a causal 35+ following traffic it then in 5th all the time with nice...
standard zorst. for a new one fitted he said about £100 i just just wondering if we filled the hole with exhaust gum would it pass the MOT?? gives him more time to save for a sports exhaust
ive got a 1.4 RT on a N plate and the gearing is as follows
1st gear = 32mph
2nd gear = 58mph
3rd gear = 83mph
4th gear = 108mph
5th gear = 122mph not limiter
that was on my 15s and the speeds indicated on the clock
my limiters 6666rpm
engine mods - cat back twin zorst, k+n...
not sure what speed i hit when in 2nd and bouncing off the limiter but in 4th and limiter i got 110 took a bit of time but needed to find out.
im running 15s and even though its only 1.4 i dont think it pulls that bad when at 70 and accelerating in 5th.
never done a 0-60 but went to north...
i took mine in for bearings to be replaced and when i went to get it they said they had to replace the driveshaft bearings and gearbox mounts.
my cars never idled right since i got it back from them, i even took it back and they changed the sparks and did some electric checks and gave me...
update, its going though the insurance so im waiting for the forms i need to fill in but my dad took a call while i was out and it was the women that was in his car saying i have to pay her £350 excess for insurance!!
my old man kindly told her where to stick it, its his excess not mine.
bingo.
i should have looked over my shoulder but on the other side he souldnt have been speeding.
he was a real amateur driver, i realised he was there before even switching lanes and all i did was tap the brakes and move back but he completey locked up.
i could just drive off (mate...
what a great day!!! i went to over take a land rover on a dual carriage way but didnt check my blind spot, i started to turn then realsied a car was there! i didnt go into the lane at all but the other driver panicked. He locked the brakes and snaked it then hit the central reservation.
git...
it was a turbo d, bens car doesnt have head work done.
Excuses - my race wasnt done right. no actual beep to go. plus was too much revs = wheelspin. too icy on my side of road. car not warmed up. i screwed it up. :oops:
there a member called nick with a V6. he came to the guilford meet (by accident) and brands hatch.
Dash, whats this about you not having been over 130? Neil said he had a trouble keeping up with you...
ive got a double and one smokes up more than the other, do you recon thed fix it under the garentee even though ive had it nearly a year?
and BTW mine cost £460 then another £250 after some dick in a mini ran into the back of me!!