New car :D

fonzee · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:33

iaind said:
it's not an enthusiasts car

they have a huge following, its the follow up to the saxo ffs.

give the lad a break, 'shopping trolleys' are the cheaper option when your young, noubt wrong with trying to improve upon OEM.

iaind · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:34

Nothing wrong with your choice of car, I quite liked it. I just think you're on a slippery slope to completely ruining it

alexisonfire · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:34

iaind said:
As I said before, it was quite a nice tidy little car - a decent little alternative to a fiesta for popping to the shops in.

But it ain't a performance car, it's not an enthusiasts car, so I really don't see the point on making it sound like a wet fart in the pursuit of 1.5bhp.

A little fiesta for popping to the shops in, would in my opinion be something on the lines of a 1.25 5 door with a 0-62 of 16 seconds? Where as my car with these mods does 0-62 in around 8 seconds. You can't really put those two cars in the same class... I'm not going to pull a mike and claim my car is in the same league as a jet fighter, but its far from a shopping trolley.

Leeum · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:46

iaind said:
it's not an enthusiasts car

Fooled me. :cool:

Bet that makes a cracking track toy.

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:48

Bet an Elise would make a more cracking track toy.

alistair55 · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:52

sort of looks nice :/

Leeum · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:52

[TW]Fox;17672030 said:
Bet an Elise would make a more cracking track toy.

For french car money?

Plus, some us have to keep french tat alive.

alexisonfire · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:53

Leeum said:
Fooled me.

*snip*

*snip*

Bet that makes a cracking track toy.

Aye, he did all that work and then ripped it apart and sold all the parts, i believe he has a 225 cup now. Was a nice spec c2 though...

1.6 16v C2 GT engine
LAD modified ported and polished cylinder head
Pug 106 Motorsport Cams
Pug 106 adjustable vernia pulleys
New timing belt kit
C2 VTS inlet manifold
C2 VTS injectors and fuel rail
GT ported and polished throttle body
BMC CDA induction kit
Piper 4-1 manifold with 2" collector
Piper full stainless steel exhaust system
GMC lower engine mount
Quaiffe ATB LSD diff
Lightened and balanced fly wheel
Re-built box
Porsche boxter 4 pot callipers with 285mm discs
Hell braided brake lines
Rear standard discs
16" Pro race 1.2 Team Dynamic Wheels
Toyo R888 tyres
C2 VTS front and side side skirts
FK silverline coil overs
Fully re-sprayed inside and out in Ford Radiant Red
Fully stripped interior
Flocked dashboard with carbon fibre inserts
Carbon fibre door cards
OMP gear knob, deep dish steering wheel and harnesses
Cobra Clubman bucket seats

Morba · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:54

[TW]Fox;17672030 said:
Bet an Elise would make a more cracking track toy.

same as every other elise then. unlike this which is a little bit different.
different in the same way as that old merc estate that was drifting around a track.

Leeum · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:55

alexisonfire said:
<big list>

Ok, so maybe he could have bought an Elise after all.

alexisonfire · 28 Oct 2010 at 22:57

Leeum said:
Ok, so maybe he could have bought an Elise after all.

Indeed

But if everybody bought an elise to go fast, the world would be a very boring place. Making a slow car go fast is half the fun

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:00

Morba said:
same as every other elise then. unlike this which is a little bit different.

Yes, because building a track car is about being different.

alexisonfire · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:10

alexisonfire said:
the world would be a very boring place

Albeit, a boring world where everyone owns an extremely fun lotus elise.

Joshy · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:27

[TW]Fox;17672105 said:
Yes, because building a track car is about being different.

Last time I checked, it wasn't about building the fastest/best/most competent car possible either.

It is about having fun. If you get that in a C2 VTS then crack on

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iaind · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:29

Joshy said:
Last time I checked, it wasn't about building the fastest/best/most competent car possible either.

It is about having fun. If you get that in a C2 VTS then crack on .

Surely most track use is competitive?

Morba · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:31

[TW]Fox;17672105 said:
Yes, because building a track car is about being different.

Building a track car like that is about being different. Can you not understand that?

Joshy said:
It is about having fun. If you get that in a C2 VTS then crack on .

given that list of mods, theres not much c2 vts left

vti_786 · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:32

how is the reliabilty on citreons? not really had any experience with them, just interested?

alexisonfire · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:32

Just for the record, before someone runs into this thread wielding a wireless keyboard, takes what joshy just said out of context and proceeds to molest my face with the corner of the Ctrl key, i am in no way implying that fitting an induction kit to my car has transformed it into a track car

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:33

Morba said:
Building a track car like that is about being different. Can you not understand that?

I suspect its about being deluded.

Joshy · 28 Oct 2010 at 23:39

iaind said:
Surely most track use is competitive?

I am assuming that the car in question (The red one, not Alex's!) is used for track days which are specifically non competitive

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[TW]Fox;17672282 said:
I suspect its about being deluded.

Into thinking what exactly?

If you're going to get into a "My car is going to be quicker around a track than yours and therefore your car is stupid and pointless" contest, why are we stopping at an Elise? A seven style kitcar with a meaty engine will wipe the floor with one.