WANTED - 480 Help a man in need!

David London · Post by **David London** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:38 pm

I now need a 480!

Preferable colours are: blue, red or black. But I will accept it in any colour, yes even in white! Provided of course that its in decent nic.

Little or no rust, working electronics, and no water leaking in would be great.

Also milage under or around 100k

Oh and not too far from London as well

Thanks
David

David London · Post by **David London** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:39 pm

oops wrong place. Sorryd

Big Brother · Post by **Big Brother** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 9:04 pm

David London wrote:oops wrong place. Sorry

Its in the right place now

David London · Post by **David London** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:34 am

volvo-bigbrother wrote:
David London wrote:oops wrong place. Sorry
Its in the right place now

Thank you

Matthew Brennan · Post by **Matthew Brennan** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:21 pm

What sort of engine do you want? 1.7 i 2.0i or 1.7 turbo

Auto or maual?

David London · Post by **David London** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:47 pm

I'm interested in any apart from automatics.

A 1.7 would suit me fine. Less insurance and still decent power right...?

Matthew Brennan · Post by **Matthew Brennan** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:46 pm

All 480's are DIRT cheap to insure because boy racer's dont drive/steal them. There will be little/no difference in insurance price from 1.7 to 2.0 and prob Â£40/50 extra P.A. for the turbo. I pay Â£350 a year for my 2.oi TPFT (tesco's)

The 2.0i is JUST powerfull enough. Its not properly fast - its more of a tourer than a racer. Still, It beats most chav cars from the lights. It has 110HP as standard. I think the 1.7 is about 100HP? Both engines are nearly impossible to mod. The 1.7 turbo has 120 hp as standard and can be easily, cheaply (Â£80ish) to 165ish HP. Don't forget that this is a HEAVY car for its size, mainly due to the giant steel safety bars in the roof and doors etc. If i could choose again, I would have the Turbus.

They all (apart from the S models) have a nice standard spec of heated seats, electirc heated mirrors computer etc etc. Whatever one you get (as long as the gadjets work) will make you happy!

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:15 pm

Matthew Brennan wrote:Don't forget that this is a HEAVY car for its size, mainly due to the giant steel safety bars in the roof and doors etc. If i could choose again, I would have the Turbus.

HEAVY? What planet are you on boy!! They're made out of foil, and weigh only a fraction over a tonne. A corsa weighs more!

catgroom · Post by **catgroom** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:15 pm

Yeah theres no way to that ya big spastic yer a mentalist!

Now wheres the rooooad???

Matthew Brennan · Post by **Matthew Brennan** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:08 pm

JohnTurbo wrote:
Matthew Brennan wrote:Don't forget that this is a HEAVY car for its size, mainly due to the giant steel safety bars in the roof and doors etc. If i could choose again, I would have the Turbus.
HEAVY? What planet are you on boy!! They're made out of foil, and weigh only a fraction over a tonne. A corsa weighs more!

We are closer to the equator down here in Devon, therefore the car weighs proportionally more than a car from 'the north' might

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:15 pm

That sounds like something my mummie would say to cover up my weight problem!

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 10:17 pm

go for the turbo if you can find a good one, the feeling when you hit 3000rpm and the boost comes is addictive.
its great for the traffic light gp, because the chavs think they have a chance in their corsa... then the boost comes and its byeeeee!!

David London · Post by **David London** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:22 pm

Im SOLD on the TUURBOOO

Im going to be totally honest. I scare myself in my current (embassingly crap) car that only has a 1.1 engine. I like driving fast, pushing the machine and myself, but also sensibly. I like to push it to its limits whilst keeping as safe as possible.

I'm not sure what the 1.7 let alone the Turbo would feel like. But I know I want to find out!!

I guess its a case of getting used to it and having the acceleration there if and when you need it.

Just need to find one now. Anyone!???

What were you driving before your 480? Did you feel the differeance in pull?

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:41 pm

i drove a mini before owning a 480, i started with a 2.0 which felt pretty quick to me, the 2.0 is a good engine, its smoother than the 1.7 ones.
going to the turbo was wierd. its like the exact opposite of the 2.0, it isnt up to much until about 3000rpm then it takes off, the 2.0 is pretty quick until about 3.5k then starts tailing off.

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:57 am

Matthew Brennan wrote: We are closer to the equator down here in Devon, therefore the car weighs proportionally more than a car from 'the north' might

Sorry mate, but due to the ellipsoid shape of the earth, the poles are closer to the core than the equator, and therefore gravity is strongest the further north you go, so therefore the weight increases the further north you go

clubman_dan · Post by **clubman_dan** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:55 am

98kellrs · Post by **98kellrs** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 2:43 pm

Stoopid university giving me random useless knowledge like that!!

Matthew Brennan · Post by **Matthew Brennan** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:31 pm

98kellrs wrote:
Matthew Brennan wrote: We are closer to the equator down here in Devon, therefore the car weighs proportionally more than a car from 'the north' might
Sorry mate, but due to the ellipsoid shape of the earth, the poles are closer to the core than the equator, and therefore gravity is strongest the further north you go, so therefore the weight increases the further north you go

Well that's what uni says but i googled for it and google told me otherwise and everyone knows that google is more right than most things. What was this topic about to start with?

JohnTurbo · Post by **JohnTurbo** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:37 pm

Gravity definately changes...been talking to a clock maker about tuned pendulums.

martinholmesuk · Post by **martinholmesuk** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:08 pm

What were you driving before your 480? Did you feel the differeance in pull?

I had a subaru impreza turbo after I left vader to die.

Vader = slow even with t25 etc etc
Suabru = scared me the first week
both= they crap there engines which was a shame.
Vader= much more fun thanks to risk of danger.