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Old 25-07-07, 10:46 PM   #1
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zs vs hot hatches and wins

well some may remember from the other forums about this thread but i thought i would post one up on here, basically as the title says, all be it a little blast from the traffic lights to a track day, or at santa pod just nice to know what u can beat or cant beat, hey its all a bit of fun and we all do it now and then so share your stories

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Old 25-07-07, 10:51 PM   #2
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Wooped a clio 197 a while ago Made me gigle lol.In fairness the driver gave credit when I slowed to a reasonable speed & he eventualy came past

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Old 26-07-07, 06:19 AM   #3
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Is this a good idea? The last one got out of hand and had to be cleaned up because of that GTI baiter. We'll see, I for one got sucked in!
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Old 26-07-07, 06:36 AM   #4
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If people still want to post about their fantasies then let them, it will run its course and no harm will be done hopefuly but i think it's best left well alone as these threads always lead to arguements and trolls.
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Old 26-07-07, 11:07 AM   #5
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if it gets outa hand then the people respomsible should be delt with accordingly!
ive hard;y had a chance to drive my 180 due to get it taxed 1st lol how do the compare to the like of
- subaru imprezza wrx (uk)
- ford focus ST
- renault clio 182
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Old 26-07-07, 12:34 PM   #6
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Old 26-07-07, 12:47 PM   #7
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yup keep it clean and easy going, dont want to start falling out on here
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Old 26-07-07, 12:48 PM   #8
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yup keep it clean and easy going, dont want to start falling out on here
Yep, and we'll deal appropriately with the 'nasties'.
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Old 26-07-07, 06:19 PM   #9
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if it gets outa hand then the people respomsible should be delt with accordingly!
ive hard;y had a chance to drive my 180 due to get it taxed 1st lol how do the compare to the like of
- subaru imprezza wrx (uk)
- ford focus ST
- renault clio 182
- seat lean cupra R
I've driven a Leon Cupra (180bhp not the 225 bhp R) and the ZS is sharper, doesn't feel as heavy and is a bit quicker. Mrs Snail had a 2002 Bug-eye WRX for 5 years - real good car - ultimately faster than a ZS180. WRX is quicker on the straights, ZS is much sharper and quicker around the corners. ZS180 is more involving than both the above cars.

I haven't had a go at either ST or Clio 182.

Mrs Snail has taken delivery of a WRX with a 2.5 litre, 4 cylinder boxer engine which we can already tell is a quicker, sharper, more communicative car than the 2002 model we traded in. I will know properly after the 1000 mile run-in period (we're limited to 4000 RPM for another two weeks)

Still, neither WRX can be put in 5th gear and driven round a roundabout at 15mph like the ZS.

As for 'running alongside' other cars:

Civic Type R - nothing in it.
Boxster - nothing in it (he must have been a crap driver)
Vectra V6 (don't laugh) not much in it in a straight line, different kettle of fish around the corners
Volvo S60 D5 (I said stop laughing) - nothing in it, which, as you can imagine, came as a surprise.

With things like this, I think there's more influence form the driver than the car and then there's who gets their foot on the throttle first and who's the biggest idiot willing to drive like a loony.
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Old 26-07-07, 06:39 PM   #10
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'garythesnail' when you say Vectra V6, are you referring to the 2.8L VXR? When it comes time to change i'm thinking of a VXR Vectra (a bit away as i need to give them a little time to depreciate ) so all info appreciated....
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