Whats the worst modified car in your area??

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:36 am

At least bad mods have moved on from Hackett/nickleson shirts although they are still worn with burberry at the same time, although the most tragic are the ones that paid the full price for the burberry instead of going to the market for a cheap copy that looks just as bad.

Linz Polo · Post by **Linz Polo** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 9:44 am

lol you would hate it in newcastle

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:02 am

Don't worry, it's bad enough round Essex with them all hanging around off licences trying to look hard/cool, or pootling around on mopeds (one good thing about the diesel is soot ha ha ha) or a typical essex motor.

Linz Polo · Post by **Linz Polo** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:09 am

my nova was a diesel and i loved it i got 170 miles to Â£10 i get that to Â£20 now!

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:56 am

Linz Polo wrote:my nova was a diesel and i loved it i got 170 miles to Â£10 i get that to Â£20 now!

Apart from price increases in Diesel, the old Vauxhall diesels were 1.7 wern't they? as the VAG diesels are 1.9, thats where part of the money goes, but boy are they faster!
(I don't know how long you have had the polo and i take it is more powerful too) I manage to get around 450 miles to a tank (40l) of BP ultimate so for it works out 150 miles for Â£10 (@81p a litre) which is still worse i suppose, but not too bad as it's miles better and faster than my old 1.4 16v petrol.

Linz Polo · Post by **Linz Polo** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:58 am

my nova was a 1.5TD isuzu engine the newer ones in ther corsas are a 1.7TD and there pretty quick as thats what i learned how to drive in

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:01 am

THere you go, bigger capacity engine=higher fuel consumption, but remember the amount of tax they stuck on diesel a few years ago.
still, nice to see someone as busy as i am.

Linz Polo · Post by **Linz Polo** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:03 am

lol boss is in later so probably wont be on line as much lol

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 11:05 am

i'm just bored at home as my shift pattern means i get a week off every 4 weeks, which isn't as good as it seems after 2 years of trying to find something to do.

blackgti · Post by **blackgti** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 10:00 pm

The worst I've seen is a Bright Green Corsa at work with all the handles removed and the bumper every little bit is smoothed like a babies bum.

It has seventeen inch alloys on and its slammed to the deck that the front bumper rips off the car when he goes over the smallest speed hump.

And to make it worse its a 1.1 or 1.2 engine lol lol lol what an idiot.

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:52 am

That has to have been his mums car, and he has done all he can without affecting the insurance. What a plank!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:53 pm

I vote for rusted out old bangers that have whopping power underneath...

Because even with a tiny engine, there's nothing quite like outrunning someone with a posh motor in your old beater because it's all mouth and no trouser, or your skills are vastly superior to theirs.
Who really cares what it looks like.. you should only shine it up to please yourself (or for a date, show

) at the end of the day.

16v_po-low · Post by **16v_po-low** » Sun Jan 11, 2004 5:39 pm

hell yeah my old civic would do 135mph (although the lad i sold it to loast his license at 147mph) and used to have fun with most cars on the motorway. i done stanmore station to my house in rugby (some 90 odd miles) in 36mins once, and that included a fuel stop!!! it looked like it couldn't beat 1.0 3cyl corsa mwahaha the feature in banzai said: wolf in sheeps clothing we think so, the 15'' mim brescia wheels only hint at the motorsport theme. i'll post some pics of it soon. if i remember lol

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:15 am

Just a quick, quiet note. that MG Metro that the kid-round-the-corner drives. I got a slightly better look at it yesterday, driving back from somewhere or other. It was for once granted the privelege of resting on their driveway (must have fixed the oil leak), facing the road. It's proudly wearing a completely opaque black-on-white www.PerformanceMetros.co.uk transfer over fully the top third of the screen (doesnt look expertly applied neither) and the radiator grille appears to be missing in a rather over-the-top attempt at debadging. Hence ushering it properly into the 'bad mods' hall of fame, even if only at number 24,395.

(i bet after all that he'll square up to me at the lights one day in that thing and blow my socks off in an unexpected display of raw power and professional tuning...)

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:17 am

...and, after the forum automatically linked that up, i decided to click it... the website doesnt even exist. Scallies probably didnt pay the renewal fee (or, more likely, i got the damn address wrong)