Recent content by dandycaptain

Whoah. The battery you'd need to power all that ICE must take up the entire engine bay! Lol

Ba-dum, CHHHH! :lolup:

What a git. Forget about him, but before you do, advise everyone here of his name so we all know who to avoid.

Sure there is, but nowhere I know of measures it. Probably because the sheer amount of torque isn't the most important thing as far as that particular force goes, and a torque-to-weight measurement would be very misleading. More important is the torque curve. For example, a car might have...

It's part of the cruise control iirc. I can't remember if it's a separate switch or the same switch flicked a different way though!

That's what I thought. No sane person would offer that. If they're serious, though, accept immediately and get the money in your account quickly before they change their mind. Do it now!

Good pics! Lovely scenery up there, but it did look a bit on the potentially slippy side! Glad you all had a good day.

On ice (or gravel), ABS is extremely counter-productive, there's no disputing that. So rather than letting you know that you're braking too hard, it's actually preventing you from braking enough.

Much better than FWD! It's much easier to direct things safely because understeer is less of a problem even given the slippyness. Gentle balance of the throttle and clutch and Bob's your mother's brother. The car does exactly what you tell it to, and there are no computers telling you that you...

I agree with 90% of the original post. Hell, I drive a Mk1 Eunos: No ABS, no traction control, no airbags. And rear-wheel-drive. And in this snow and ice I wouldn't want to be driving anything else. DEFINITELY not anything with ABS, TC or the like.

Trophy Piers. My brother's mate has one and they are the ultimate stock 182. Fact. Also fact is that if you're gonna be driving it to work and back, you don't want one because the suspension will annoy the hell out of you at town speeds. :D

This car has been great to me. It's never put a foot wrong really, being consistently economical, reliable and good looking. I hope someone here can see its strengths in the same light that I did (I swapped a FF 182 for it!). It really is a great car for someone who wants an economical hatch...

What you MEANT to say there is that the 197 is unquestionably more technically capable than the 182. ;) Better is subjective according to how much weight you give to things like the increased build quality, bigger footprint on the road and more stable feeling. Others would place greater...

Have to say that in looks I prefer the 197, but to drive I wouldn't think twice about going for a 182. It has the crucial feeling of 'being alive' that the 197 completely lacks. I'm sure most folks on here who have driven both know what I mean. :)