That's something to be proud of?
Does that happen on the regular too? You know maybe with a fire hydrant stuck under there or a utility pole in the hood?
. Goes like a rocket, and sounds UNBELIEVABLE. When I bought it, the exhaust wasn't packed. Made such a racket, I got that packed sharpish - and very glad I was too, as it only barely squeaked through the noise restriction at my first track day at Oulton Park.
Thanks!
Working in kit car industry sounds good - where do you work?
It is an SeiW with a red top 20XE.
<deep breath>Tuned by Swindon Motorsport (who I am given to understand are The Don for astra engines), Quaife close-ratio straight cut 5 speed Type-9, xr4x4 LSD, QED dry sump (w/mocal cooler), SBD TBs, Jenvey throttle linkage with MBE mgt, custom stainless BTB exhaust. Engine supposedly was pushing 215 when it was done (2005), but I imagine it's lost a few now.
I think it was a bit of a bargain, mainly because the bodywork is a bit tired - crack in the rear arch, some discolouring on the bonnet; otherwise mechanically sound - who cares about bodywork? It's not going to be in a show, it's being DRIVEN
My daily driver.
Bought it last November, had only 500,000+ miles. So, just barely broken in.
Currently averaging 50mpg.
Here's a few more I dug up. Taken a few months ago shortly after installing these mad bright MTEC LED license plate lights. You'd think it would make my rear plate easier to read from a distance, but the light actually washes away the letters!
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They even light up the floor behind the car
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Rearview camera integrated into the trunk release handle. Not a cheap mod but well worth it. The LEDs also act as a sort of flashlight in the dark, hah.
It wouldn't blind a mouse. The lights shine directly downwards, not at an angle. I've sat behind many vehicles at night time with similar LED lights installed and not found it to affect my night vision at all. It doesn't appear as 'in-your-face' IRL anyhow, the camera overexposes it slightly.
My HID reverse lights, on the other hand...
That's a lot of miles!
Ah okay
Only very light tints are permitted where I am so I don't actually have tints, just the factory rear sunshades. It's very convenient since the rear electric shade automatically rolls down when I shift into reverse. A nice alternative to window tints.
Of course, having a rearview camera is the best solution. At night time some bright lights shining out the back can help enormously with visibility with the camera though.
Definitely see if you can get an HID kit installed for your backup lights if you genuinely want to make them brighter. Even LEDs aren't that much brighter than stock. I can almost use them as headlights if I wanted to drive in reverse
Yeah, probably scared off a lot of prospective buyers, but not me. Periodic service is necessary for long life.
Here's a shot of the odometer taken today showing the long-term mpg at 50.0 and the mileage at 517K. The 0-150 scale is the instantaneous mpg. Highway cruise at constant 70mph without A/C nets approximately 75mpg.
I knew it was pretty good, but from someone 'in the trade', 'tis better. They threw in a Brian James trailer as well (in fact, during price negotiation, he accepted the offer for the car immediately, and haggled over 200 quid for the trailer. I got the impression I'd gone in too high for the car. Oh well.)
Yeah, probably scared off a lot of prospective buyers, but not me. Periodic service is necessary for long life.
Here's a shot of the odometer taken today showing the long-term mpg at 50.0 and the mileage at 517K. The 0-150 scale is the instantaneous mpg. Highway cruise at constant 70mph without A/C nets approximately 75mpg.
