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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 09:45:06 AM

Title: Shes here!
Post by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 09:45:06 AM

Picked her up last night :D

My new Calibra Turbo (ok its not NEW but its new lol) M plate (95) 108k miles in diamond black and its mint!

Pics this evening but the drive home was great, they feel like a different car when running 4x4 awesome!

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Post by: madmax on April 05, 2006, 10:43:49 AM

nice one Binary  :D

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Post by: Goblin on April 05, 2006, 12:09:50 PM

Try not to break this one :P

Goblin

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Post by: Serious on April 05, 2006, 18:13:35 PM

Remember to keep an eye on the mirror just in case some other forum member decides to give you one up the exhaust pipe again ;)

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Post by: Poison_UK on April 05, 2006, 18:15:54 PM

Nice one :) Any work to be done on this one at all?

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Post by: maximusotter on April 05, 2006, 18:20:12 PM

108K? New timing belt/chain and turbo I hope! :)

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Post by: Poison_UK on April 05, 2006, 18:22:25 PM

108k on a Vauxhall aint that bad....

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Post by: brummie on April 05, 2006, 18:23:44 PM

Nice one. gonna take us all for a spin?? :D

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Post by: DEViANCE on April 05, 2006, 18:25:33 PM

sounds good dude. need pics :D

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Post by: Serious on April 05, 2006, 19:29:19 PM

Quote from: Poison_UK

108k on a Vauxhall aint that bad....

Yeah but the owners invariably vaux hall the way there and back  :mrgreen:

Title: Shes here!
Post by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 19:47:35 PM

PICS!!!:

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n1.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n2.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n3.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n4.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n5.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n6.jpg)
(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.woodford/new/n7.jpg)

Aww aint they cute :D ^^^ my babys :lol:

Its been well looked after but will get a new cambelt and full service as all my cars do, theres no smoke so the turbo is still good :D

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Post by: brummie on April 05, 2006, 19:54:11 PM

Looks nice and clean for an M  

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Post by: soopahfly on April 05, 2006, 19:58:34 PM

Prefer the turbo wheels.

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Post by: DEViANCE on April 05, 2006, 21:19:50 PM

Looks very clean, good find.

i prefer the old ones alloys too, and its ride height. have all the 4x4 badges been taken off the new one.

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Post by: soopahfly on April 05, 2006, 21:30:52 PM

I like calibras, and they were on my short list before I got the astra.

There were a few things stopping me, weight being one of them.
I think I would prefer a Let Tigra, although slightly girly looking.

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Post by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 21:31:32 PM

the turbo badge and both 4x4 badges were removed yeah, the ride height has pros and cons but i will probably drop the new one eventually.

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Post by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 21:38:44 PM

meh they do weigh a lot but its plenty quick enuff

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Post by: knighty on April 05, 2006, 21:54:26 PM

you still got the old (written off) one ?

deffo need to swap the wheels for some better less chav ones ;)

looking good tho :)

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Post by: Binary Shadow on April 05, 2006, 22:01:55 PM

yeah the old one is still gracing me with its presence.. will sort it out the weekend lol up the drive way then back down a shell of its former self.

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Post by: Mark on April 06, 2006, 01:10:32 AM

smoke from the exhaust is only one symptom of a turbo going bad - but yet its the only one people seem to check for - you can have a turbo on the verge of failure with no obvious smoke.

I would be more concerned about oil leaks, obvious repair, rub marks, split hoses, odd noises and tuning devices like bleed valves, and of course the big one, fluctuating boost - but not everyone is like me and brings a boost guage when viewing mint cars - the look on the owners faces normally tells the tale!

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Post by: Binary Shadow on April 06, 2006, 01:21:10 AM

tbh yeah smoke pouring out is just 1 sign, could be a weak actuator, worn wategate, low oil pressure so on the verge of siezing etc..

I had a good look around the engine bay, its unmolested, it pulled like it should and when i discussed the car with the owner it was obvious he had taken a massive interest in the car and was looking after it well, not to mention hes an engineer so understands this sort of thing.

Theres no boost gauge on it so it may not be boosting as it should but it drove well and was plenty quick enuff.

Im happy and TBH thats all that matters.

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Post by: Rhino on April 09, 2006, 23:47:12 PM

get some smoked side repeaters for it sharpish ;)

other than that it does look minty fresh :mrgreen: