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From: Elder on 1 Oct 2009 15:26 In article <7ik7kmF30giauU1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk says... > Elder wrote: > > In article <7ihp3tF31tl9gU1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk > > says... > >> Elder wrote: > >>> In article <7ih8prF2vjkr9U1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk > >>> says... > >>>> It's more fun to do up an old banger and make it > >>>> go bloke this bloke did with a Vauxhall Victor. > >>>> > >>>> http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/street-legal-red-victor-one-does-0-to-60-in-one-second/ > >>>> > >>> You didn't even know about Red Victor Racing until I linked direct to > >>> their website. > >> Are you after a prize? > >> > >> Bod > >> > > Just pointing out that I linked you direct to the makers website, so you > > could have just pointed to that, you didn't need to find a 3rd party > > review site, like you had googled it up all by yourself. > > Oh dear, does it really matter? > > Bod > Depends on how important, claiming to have found something makes you feel. Do you feel less important than you did when you posted the link? -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553
From: Bod on 1 Oct 2009 15:34 Elder wrote: > In article <7ik7kmF30giauU1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk > says... >> Elder wrote: >>> In article <7ihp3tF31tl9gU1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk >>> says... >>>> Elder wrote: >>>>> In article <7ih8prF2vjkr9U1(a)mid.individual.net>, bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk >>>>> says... >>>>>> It's more fun to do up an old banger and make it >>>>>> go bloke this bloke did with a Vauxhall Victor. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/20/street-legal-red-victor-one-does-0-to-60-in-one-second/ >>>>>> >>>>> You didn't even know about Red Victor Racing until I linked direct to >>>>> their website. >>>> Are you after a prize? >>>> >>>> Bod >>>> >>> Just pointing out that I linked you direct to the makers website, so you >>> could have just pointed to that, you didn't need to find a 3rd party >>> review site, like you had googled it up all by yourself. >> Oh dear, does it really matter? >> >> Bod >> > Depends on how important, claiming to have found something makes you > feel. > > Do you feel less important than you did when you posted the link? I don't really know why you are making such a fuss of it. I just posted a link, who cares who found it first. Bod
From: Silk on 1 Oct 2009 16:44 Adrian wrote: > boltar2003(a)yahoo.co.uk gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >> Spending > > a shitload of Are you drunk?
From: Silk on 1 Oct 2009 16:52 Adrian wrote: > Silk <me(a)privacy.net> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> Can someone explain why anyone would spend time and money trying to hot >>> rod some antiquated POS when after all that effort they *still* end up >>> with an engine that can barely match a diesel mondeo? > >> They try to convince us they have a "classic" by choice because they >> don't want to admit they can't afford a decent car. No one is fooled. > > Yeh, I'll bet that bloke in the Austin-Healey 3000 the other day _really_ > wished he was driving a diesel Octavia instead. > > Or the XK150 drophead. Or the DB2/4 convertible. Oh, wait, both of those > last two were parked outside £1m++ houses. The Aston was sharing > drivespace with a Toerag & a Boxy. Although it's not something that interests me, I can see that the above you describe are what most people would regard as proper classics. A 1970s heap of shite that most people would regard as an old banger isn't. > Perhaps you forgot that Conor also has a recent diesel Mondeo? > Perhaps you should just admit that you're, ultimately, a deeply grey and > boring person? When boring means, reliable, economical, well equiped and, in the case in point, more powerful and faster, I'll take boring.
From: Depresion on 1 Oct 2009 18:35
"Nick Finnigan" <nix(a)genie.co.uk> wrote in message news:h9qref$9f$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > The Debacler wrote: >> Trying to top the poll of the most boring or stupid question.. >> >> How powerful does a car need to be to �push you back in your seat� I >> seem to remember the acceleration from a friends Vauxhall cavalier 2.0 >> 16v was when I first noticed it(which was about 130bhp). I guess >> higher torque causes the sensation more than higher revving lower >> torque cars? Or is it more about delivery Turbo instead of NA? > > A sudden increase in acceleration will thump you in the back. Yes it's the Jerk that's most noticeable as the pushed back feeling not the acceleration. (if a is dv/dt then jerk is da/dt, next is jolt) People who design roller coasters look to use jerk and jolt to create the "thrill" factor as they want to keep peak acceleration under control (and normally relatively low). |