31-01-2013, 08:32 PM
New car time
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31-01-2013, 09:12 PM
Yeah, sorry we kept it quiet lol....Infact niall kept it so quiet I didn't even know.
31-01-2013, 09:20 PM
Is this the works car by any chance or have you really got boring?
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31-01-2013, 09:21 PM
6 is gone mate! I've gone all Eco friendly!
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
31-01-2013, 09:26 PM
Yeah I know the '6 is gone, but really? Eco friendly?
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31-01-2013, 09:36 PM
Everyone should be thinking about thier carbon footprint!!
Not that I give a f*ck, our parents ruined the earth, so we might as well aol drive v8s now.
31-01-2013, 09:48 PM
31-01-2013, 10:25 PM
(31-01-2013, 09:48 PM)procta Wrote:(31-01-2013, 09:21 PM)Niall Wrote: 6 is gone mate! I've gone all Eco friendly! No cant afford it and now im working longer hours, i rarely get a chance to use it. It just sat there for 3 weeks before it sold because any driving i did was long distance so it made sense not to use 306 and use the work bus but now ive had to get rid of that, i couldnt afford two cars! Seriously though, been driving it tonight for a while. Dont know why i didnt buy a newer car sooner.....i am starting to see where tom is coming from now.
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
31-01-2013, 10:44 PM
To be fair Kia's have moved on allot in the last few years! Trouble is people still have images of the early 90's Kia Pride (most ironic name ever lol) and the like. They'll shake off the image problem like Skoda did.
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31-01-2013, 11:03 PM
It may handle like a '6, be just as quick as one and do epic mpg.
But it will still look like you've borrowed the car from an elderly relative.
31-01-2013, 11:05 PM
(31-01-2013, 10:44 PM)Pete Wrote: To be fair Kia's have moved on allot in the last few years! Trouble is people still have images of the early 90's Kia Pride (most ironic name ever lol) and the like. They'll shake off the image problem like Skoda did. Was just about to say, skoda had the same rep but now people are realising they are just a vw, they are selling really well!
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
31-01-2013, 11:43 PM
As quick as a 6 eh?
Serious question btw, what are these packing?
01-02-2013, 12:35 AM
About 130bph iirc
01-02-2013, 08:32 AM
But when that turbo spools up it 999 bhp and still doing 150 mpg .......... Kia ftw
01-02-2013, 09:13 AM
Thought this was a wind-up at first, and that the KIA was just a company car...
I can see the appeal of a new car but I don't find any 'new cars' appealing, if that makes sense. This is like you have aged 30 years in the space of 5 minutes. I also have my doubts that it handles as well as a GTi6, I would guess it's more relative to the fact the car has a much, much wider track and fatter tyres, whilst every component is brand new and has no wear on it yet... Also, do you not get that underlying feeling that it's not really 'your' car? Disclaimer: The above is not to be taken to heart and is probably a joke, grow up you big girl.
01-02-2013, 10:25 AM
I think youl enjoy the newness and everything for a month or two and then you'll start to miss the awesomeness of a 306.
That's what happened to me when my dturbo threw a rod and I got a Mondeo. I was all like this is great it's so comfy has all these options blah blah blah. But at the end of the day it's just bloody boring in comparison to a 306
02-02-2013, 10:33 AM
Tom will wank him self silly. 98mpg ftw.
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
02-02-2013, 10:34 AM
i'd still rather shit in my hands and clap . . . . . i still think this is a wind up . . .
Phase 1 D-Turdo, K14@24 psi, De-cat, meaty backbox, Bosch pump, grinded LDA pin, duel air fed K&N =133.7bhp & 188ft/lbs
02-02-2013, 10:40 AM
02-02-2013, 10:47 AM
It is tom. I can vouch for it.
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02-02-2013, 10:50 AM
It genuinely is Tom. We got on the motorway and it just started to shoot right up!
Team Eaton
1999 China Blue 306 GTi6 - Eaton Supercharged - 214.5bhp 181lbft
02-02-2013, 11:08 AM
Ok fair enough then...but I bet you don't get anywhere near that over a tankful.
If you do I'll give up on what I was going for and get a f*cking kia instead!
02-02-2013, 11:29 AM
It's actually a really nice car, I prefer the looks of the 306 but would be seriously tempted by one if I got offered a good deal. It is every part as fast as a 6 and handles well, though goes without saying a 6 would have it in the twisties.
02-02-2013, 11:49 AM
Sitting in this bus now, its nice. Comfortable, no rattles, no clonks or bangs, smells of new car too!
Member of the 99% warning or you're nothing club 2000 Moonstone 1.8 Meridian - Sold 2000 China 3dr XS - Dead 1998 Diablo 3dr XSI
02-02-2013, 03:19 PM
So much win. Really like this car after my initial doubts. Gonna test drive one when I get home, seriously tempted to get one.
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02-02-2013, 03:32 PM
05-02-2013, 02:29 PM
I know this might not make sense, but a nice low miles XK8 can be had for 5 grand, and will probably still be worth about that in 5 years, and the Kia will probably be worth about the same at the most...
I'd have been tempted to buy the Jag and spend the finance money on fuel and insurance, I bet after 5 years you'd be no worse off... How much was the Kia? Basically, I'm trying to justify an XK8 to myself |
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