1.0L 8V 4cyl.......car

tanneman · Post by **tanneman** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:14 pm

Twinspark wrote:It's about as far from Snetterton as you could get - it's at Pembrey.

Never been to Pembrey.

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:41 pm

Gromit wrote:
bigblackfalco wrote:what's going on with the fake rear door handle?
It's......a door handle!!!

I was thinking that too ( fake door handle ) but it's true they do a 5 door. Any chance of a pic with the rear door open I can't find any online... looks weird

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:48 pm

nab 301 wrote:
I was thinking that too ( fake door handle ) but it's true they do a 5 door. Any chance of a pic with the rear door open I can't find any online... looks weird

I'll take one tomorrow for you.

Twinspark · Post by **Twinspark** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:00 pm

tanneman wrote:
Twinspark wrote:It's about as far from Snetterton as you could get - it's at Pembrey.
Never been to Pembrey.

You should - it's a great track and incredibly fast in places.

Allegedly a bit bumpy for bikes, but I didn't particularly notice this in the car.

Al · Post by Al » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:04 pm

Pembrey, cracking little track in deepest darkest Wales, first started marshaling at bike meetings there back in 1989 when I was stationed at St Athan, they even had the forerunner of the BSB championship there a few times, used to be a RAF base and the nearby beach is still bombing range I believe, as you go into the track there is a dome where the turret gunners on the bombers were trained in the war. I was told it is listed but don`t know if that`s true.

Twinspark · Post by **Twinspark** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:25 pm

It used to be a well used circuit - and was regularly used by F1 teams for testing.

Sadly, it has fallen from grace in recent years - not helped by either the location or complete lack of proper pit facilities.

This is in contrast with Anglesey, where they have pit garages to rival any track in the UK bar Silverstone.

tanneman · Post by **tanneman** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:02 pm

Had a look on the map. Just across the water from Pendine.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:14 pm

Twinspark wrote:It used to be a well used circuit - and was regularly used by F1 teams for testing.

Sadly, it has fallen from grace in recent years - not helped by either the location or complete lack of proper pit facilities.

This is in contrast with Anglesey, where they have pit garages to rival any track in the UK bar Silverstone.

... and are hosting the thundersprint this year .. apparently the red barons plane is going to be buzzing around too

ned1 · Post by **ned1** » Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:56 pm

Gromit wrote:
nab 301 wrote:
I was thinking that too ( fake door handle ) but it's true they do a 5 door. Any chance of a pic with the rear door open I can't find any online... looks weird
I'll take one tomorrow for you.

I believe you...... but that's the first time I've seem a rear window that opens like that on an opening door !!
must see the rear door open, !!

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:12 pm

Not wanting to hijack Mikes' thread I posted the replies here

although looking at this thread it's already been hijacked

Al wrote:I had an Arosa on hire in Majorca years back, had to turn the aircon and fan off to give it enough oomph to get up hills!!

Al.

Luckily my 1.0 L has PAS, and nothing else, not even elec windows or airbags.. It certainly goes a lot better since I changed the fuel filter, and does more mpg into the bargain.

SP250 wrote:Nigel
Chuck a V8 in it - I've got a Daimler 2.5 hemi or a Chrysler 440 from a Jenson Interceptor going spare.

Can you put it on a pallet ( old joke

) I'd love to fit one in the rear, the induction noise alone would be worth it ( there's no way it would fit in the front.) A sort of 6R4 for the noughties

KenG · Post by **KenG** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:48 am

just bought a new skoda citigo sport before christmas.
1.0 3cyl 60hp 75ps 3door black with red stripes.
only 600m on it so far, but average so far at 55mpg.
first few days was trying the optimum driving and was on 63mpg, but it was boaring.lol
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jh2g2dfp6umor ... 04_858.jpg

last car was a 16 year old omega td 2'5(the bmw engine) with 345000m on it. running sweet. sold it to a country taxi man.
served me well as i had it from it was 5 years old and 80,000m on it.
original clutch to 310,000
https://www.dropbox.com/s/65fitubth2z52lj/100_0321.jpg
this was it just washed for sale back in september, she was mint for the age.
i have a 2011 trafic passenger115 also, so wasn't in a hurry to get a car.

always loved a big car, but fuel prices, and kids all grown up, i thought i was better changing.
think the wee skoda will devalue like a brick though

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 12:24 pm

Looks good , not sure about the red stripe though

That's some mileage on the omega