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Ojc
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18th Oct 06 at 10:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think they are disgusting to look at.
jamesvalver
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i work at mazda and there not as good as people used to make out they were. even the 231ps 6speed version is gutless untill u get it above 3k rph. they do sound nice though! especially the PZ version!
Tom
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18th Oct 06 at 11:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
i think they are minging looking.

Good engines, if a little sluggish with some nice touchs like suicide doors


What he said
lee mitchell
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18th Oct 06 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by jamesvalver
i work at mazda and there not as good as people used to make out they were. even the 231ps 6speed version is gutless untill u get it above 3k rph. they do sound nice though! especially the PZ version!
my mates is 5 speed would that be the 190 version then or is the 220 5 aswell
Pop
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18th Oct 06 at 12:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
your mates is the 192ps version.. the 231ps version has a 6 speed box
lee mitchell
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ok mate
lee mitchell
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18th Oct 06 at 12:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Maximum Speed139 mph - (Man)
0 - 62 mph 7.2 seconds - (Man)
just found those figures for the 192
231 is
Maximum Speed149 mph - (Man)
0 - 62 mph 6.4 seconds - (Man)
lets get the xe back in and start baiting him
jr
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18th Oct 06 at 13:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thumbs:
jamesvalver
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lee - ive raced an RX8 at work in my valver and left him standing in acceleration. mine will out run a mazda6 mps 2.3 turbo up to 100mph
chr15barn3s
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18th Oct 06 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I drove my mates in America. They sound like washing machines
Nath
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18th Oct 06 at 22:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dont these have really bad MPG too? I think they look nice, but wouldnt hand over my hard earned for one.
jamesvalver
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18th Oct 06 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
we'vehad complaints about 11mpg!!!
Nath
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jamesvalver
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18th Oct 06 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
then again the bloke that owns it now did trade in his 1.9tdi sport a3 so it must of been a BIG shock to him
Marc
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18th Oct 06 at 22:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I like them more than I used to and the 230ps model has quite respectable performance fgures imo.
jamesvalver
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18th Oct 06 at 23:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
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I like them more than I used to and the 230ps model has quite respectable performance fgures imo.


no torque though when you need it when pulling away
Pop
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19th Oct 06 at 08:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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lee - ive raced an RX8 at work in my valver and left him standing in acceleration. mine will out run a mazda6 mps 2.3 turbo up to 100mph


to outrun the mps to 100 you must either have a rediculous corsa or the other person wasn't trying.
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19th Oct 06 at 08:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by jamesvalver
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I like them more than I used to and the 230ps model has quite respectable performance fgures imo.


no torque though when you need it when pulling away


the idea of it isn't to have much torque, it gets its speed from using the full rev range. take it up to 9750rpm in every gear and your hardly slow to go anywhere

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