0-60 in 5 seconds . . .
0-60 in 5 seconds . . .
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AceOfHearts

Original Poster:

5,933 posts

215 months

Jimmy No Hands

5,065 posts

180 months

Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Maybe 0-16

TheD

3,142 posts

223 months

Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Maybe 0-16........just

crocodile tears

755 posts

170 months

Wednesday 30th May 2012
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thought it would be closer to 9??????????

W00DY

16,527 posts

250 months

Wednesday 30th May 2012
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I can't help but think he's eliminated his target market.

Looks like a decent, unmodified example of a rare hot hatch, but that one sentence makes the owner seem like a bell-end.

Gogoplata

1,272 posts

184 months

Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Ah but that's "depending on your start"...

mollytherocker

14,413 posts

233 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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Gogoplata said:
Ah but that's "depending on your start"...
It would achieve 2.8 seconds if it started from the back of a plane.

MTR

hyperblue

2,860 posts

204 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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Gogoplata said:
Ah but that's "depending on your start"...
Yes, if you start by pushing it out of a plane smile

benzito

1,060 posts

183 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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Gogoplata said:
Ah but that's "depending on your start"...
that was the funniest part! Also at the end - "I want it to go to someone who will love it and keep it standard" - well who the hell would modify it anyway!

SlowStig

923 posts

195 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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What a load of bks, I have 150-160bhp and weigh 840kg yet can just about get it down to 6.2 seconds to 60.

Any enthusiast would avoid that just from the advert, esp the imaginary 0-60 time in the title....

moreflaps

746 posts

179 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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77,000 low miles.

Translation: It's been thrashed near beaches

LOL

Alx323

421 posts

227 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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Hmm not quite 5, more like 8.5.... Even the 16V takes 7 or so, though I've seen videos of them comfortably out sprinting 172s. Shame about the ad, always fancied an Rsi. Despite the name.

Deano_BMW

430 posts

210 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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my first car (that i paid for with my own money) was an RSI, all the way back in the 1996. Great little car. Replaced with a White 1.8 16v (when white wasnt cool). That soon had a williams lump dropped in. ah, the good old days.

Somnophore

1,364 posts

200 months

Thursday 31st May 2012
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Maybe 0-60 km/h

Monty Python

4,813 posts

221 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Q: Hi mate was just curious about the 0 to 60 times.... Have you fitted a Saturn 5 rocket engine in the boot or is that with a nudge of the great white cliffs of Dover?? Many thanks, I look forward to your reply Regards, sam 01-Jun-12

A: Lol u got a seance of humour. Nah mate, this is the score. I looked at the spec on one website and it said that it does it in 9.8Sec. I thought that can't be right. My diesel fiesta can do better than that. So I tested it on the heads of the valleys road. Nice and flat. I don't like ragging cars and didn't want to blow it up after all my hard work. But I gave it a go. My first attempt was 7.5. And it didn't get a very good start. I did to others. My best was like 5.5. It was hard to do with my manual counting but I am pretty good and didn't get over excited. It has good traction. Only a little wheel spin. Got good tyres on it. It only weighs 980kg that website said. I've not weighed it myself. And I weigh 15St. All things considered with a standard 110bhp oldschool it did pretty f*cking well. I'm trying to find an excuse not to sell her cos I feel like I'm selling my soul. I'm your local and interested. Come and have a look mate. Two of us in the car will effect the time cos of extra weight but it will be semi close like. Piece!

mnkiboy

4,409 posts

190 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Ha! Must be a wind up. Nobody would sign off with 'piece'.

S10 GTA

13,590 posts

191 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Monty Python said:
Q: Hi mate was just curious about the 0 to 60 times.... Have you fitted a Saturn 5 rocket engine in the boot or is that with a nudge of the great white cliffs of Dover?? Many thanks, I look forward to your reply Regards, sam 01-Jun-12

A: Lol u got a seance of humour. Nah mate, this is the score. I looked at the spec on one website and it said that it does it in 9.8Sec. I thought that can't be right. My diesel fiesta can do better than that. So I tested it on the heads of the valleys road. Nice and flat. I don't like ragging cars and didn't want to blow it up after all my hard work. But I gave it a go. My first attempt was 7.5. And it didn't get a very good start. I did to others. My best was like 5.5. It was hard to do with my manual counting but I am pretty good and didn't get over excited. It has good traction. Only a little wheel spin. Got good tyres on it. It only weighs 980kg that website said. I've not weighed it myself. And I weigh 15St. All things considered with a standard 110bhp oldschool it did pretty f*cking well. I'm trying to find an excuse not to sell her cos I feel like I'm selling my soul. I'm your local and interested. Come and have a look mate. Two of us in the car will effect the time cos of extra weight but it will be semi close like. Piece!
Oh, that is pure gold

illmonkey

19,631 posts

222 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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mnkiboy said:
Ha! Must be a wind up. Nobody would sign off with 'piece'.
He is a piece.

Maybe the back seats were folded down?

boobles

15,251 posts

239 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Wow that must mean that my car with double the horses & no back seats must hit 0-60 in 2.5 secs!

zeduffman

4,300 posts

175 months

Friday 1st June 2012
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Monty Python said:
Q: Hi mate was just curious about the 0 to 60 times.... Have you fitted a Saturn 5 rocket engine in the boot or is that with a nudge of the great white cliffs of Dover?? Many thanks, I look forward to your reply Regards, sam 01-Jun-12

A: Lol u got a seance of humour. Nah mate, this is the score. I looked at the spec on one website and it said that it does it in 9.8Sec. I thought that can't be right. My diesel fiesta can do better than that. So I tested it on the heads of the valleys road. Nice and flat. I don't like ragging cars and didn't want to blow it up after all my hard work. But I gave it a go. My first attempt was 7.5. And it didn't get a very good start. I did to others. My best was like 5.5. It was hard to do with my manual counting but I am pretty good and didn't get over excited. It has good traction. Only a little wheel spin. Got good tyres on it. It only weighs 980kg that website said. I've not weighed it myself. And I weigh 15St. All things considered with a standard 110bhp oldschool it did pretty f*cking well. I'm trying to find an excuse not to sell her cos I feel like I'm selling my soul. I'm your local and interested. Come and have a look mate. Two of us in the car will effect the time cos of extra weight but it will be semi close like. Piece!
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