Owned by a Type-R last night

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 13:56

Went to a party last night in my Fiat Seicento.....I was accelerating foot to the floor up the Bypass near my house cause i was in a rush to get to a party (still obeying the speed limit ofcourse, just harsh acceleration)... I got upto about 60mph and then i saw some lights in my rear view mirror.... All of a sudden an Old Style Honda Civic Type-R Comes past me doing atleast double what i was doing .... It was a truly awesome show of great engineering.... and i want one

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 13:58

Well your car is not very powerful, my 1.4 205 could rip the nuts off it (and my car is poop), so in fairness the Civic is nothing special.

InvG

Stonedofmoo · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:02

You're obviously easily impressed

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:03

Thats really cool... I try and show respect for a better motor than mine and i get flamed... nice.

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:05

FrannoBaz said:
Thats really cool... I try and show respect for a better motor than mine and i get flamed... nice.

Not trying to flame, just pointing out that the Civic is nothing special. Comparing something like a Civic to a Seicento really doesn't work.
You car is small, lower powered 1.2max and the civic will be something like 1.8, in a not too heavy body.

InvG

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:06

InvaderGIR said:
Not trying to flame, just pointing out that the Civic is nothing special. Comparing something like a Civic to a Seicento really doesn't work.
You car is small, lower powered 1.2max and the civic will be something like 1.8, in a not too heavy body.

InvG

No need to call my car a POS mate. We all have to start somewhere.

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:10

FrannoBaz said:
No need to call my car a POS mate. We all have to start somewhere.

Better?

Personally I don't like them cars, they just seem kind of like gokarts on the roads, like Smartcars.

InvG

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:14

InvaderGIR said:
Better?

Personally I don't like them cars, they just seem kind of like gokarts on the roads, like Smartcars.

InvG

They're nothing like Smartcars... My 1.1 Seicento Sporting could hammer the pants off a smartcar hehe

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:19

FrannoBaz said:
They're nothing like Smartcars... My 1.1 Seicento Sporting could hammer the pants off a smartcar hehe

They look small and like goKarts, that's all I meant.

Still, I would rather have a Civic than my 205.

InvG

Gaverick · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:22

FrannoBaz said:
No need to call my car a POS mate. We all have to start somewhere.

I don't think he was implying your car is a POS, merely pointing out the facts.

GeX · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:23

go karts are amazing fun though!

FrannoBaz, don't be so sure.. this thing was around 120bhp before we gave up and broke it!

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:25

GeX said:
go karts are amazing fun though!

Yeah, but mix them with real cars and lorries...no thanks.

InvG

GeX · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:26

i just avoiding mixing my car, it remains more fun that way

Clarkey · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:27

to be fair a 205 probably wouldn't fair very well either in a collision.

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:28

InvaderGIR said:
Yeah, but mix them with real cars and lorries...no thanks.

InvG

So you're saying a Peugeot 205 is safe if you hit a Lorry with it?

lol

paradigm · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:28

FrannoBaz said:
So you're saying a Peugeot 205 is safe if you hit a Lorry with it? lol

Safer than a go-kart, but still unsafe

Sarduk · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:29

FrannoBaz said:
Thats really cool... I try and show respect for a better motor than mine and i get flamed... nice.

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:31

paradigm said:
Safer than a go-kart, but still unsafe

Exactly!

I would rather I were in a 205 than an (actual) gokart if I was against a lorry.

Still, I want/need to upgrade to something safer and better...the 205 is ok, but really lacking in safe and goodness.

InvG

FrannoBaz · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:32

Thing is though... I don't need to get a better car. Seicento is literally a fill in car before i go to Uni Next year... Only passed my test about 6 months ago

InvaderGIR · 25 Nov 2007 at 14:33

FrannoBaz said:
Thing is though... I don't need to get a better car. Seicento is literally a fill in car before i go to Uni Next year... Only passed my test about 6 months ago

I'm at uni, 205 is mostly for being able to get to places easier, and to top-up my NCB...still want something better though.

InvG