Rover 200vi - strange happenings

fergy7197 · Post by **fergy7197** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:18 pm

My rover 200vi which has been ever so slighty modified is really surprising me. I have de catted the car along with just turning the airbox on its side so it keeps the same shape, now on the way to work today there was a scooby wrx estate in front of me, the road we go is called the lang whang (runs from carnwath to balerno near edinburgh) and i know the road really well, thiss scooby sinks the old sandal to try and show me iam a measly rover owner with a slower car, however mr scooby was surprised when iam not totally dissapearing in his RVM iam about 30 feet behind, we negotiate a few harsh bends and soon again iam indeed right behind him and can overtake him safely. I do so. to his surprise.

Is this really a case of good driver vs ego

or am i now beginning to realise what owning a hot hatch is really like??

has anyone ever really surprised themselves with their car??

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:56 pm

Vi's are a lot more capable than people give them credit for!

fergy7197 · Post by **fergy7197** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:22 pm

thats very true, but i do have a clubfoot as well so that does contribute to my excessive driving lol

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:55 pm

fergy7197 wrote:can overtake him safely

Unless his was a Sport, there's no way a ~145bhp Rover will overtake an Impreza Turbo... sorry.

But yeah, I show people up all the time in the GSi. My best two are when a Laguna Diesel in the next lane was riding the clutch at the traffic lights. I hate people who do this and always set myself up for a quick start.

I booted it, they booted it... muchos smoke out of the Laguna (:D felt sorry for the people behind her). Upto 60 (the limit) and she's quite a way behind. I back off and she goes past giving me a nice sign as she passed.... I don't think she liked me after that

The other one is when I was playing with 2 guys in a BMW 328 Coupe. Booted it down a dual-carriageway keeping up with him pretty well, to a roundabout... I don't think he was happy that I was keeping with him around the roundabout as he then proceeded to do 50+ straight through a 30 sign

I'm not an idiot so I slowed down to nearer the speed limit, but he just kept on going. Made me smile though.

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:09 pm

Scoob WRX - 240ish hp, 140-155 at the wheels, 1250kg.
Vi - 145ish hp - 120ish at wheels, 1000kg.
You do the maths!

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:10 pm

A tonne? I didn't know the bubbles weighed that little!

And I was thinking of a WRX (280bhp)

I take back everything I said

rover220 · Post by **rover220** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:11 pm

agw_01 wrote: A tonne? I didn't know the bubbles weighed that little!

ours only weigh 1200kg and bubble looks smaller

Post by **agw_01** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:12 pm

rover220 wrote:
agw_01 wrote: A tonne? I didn't know the bubbles weighed that little!
ours only weigh 1200kg and bubble looks smaller

I thought the 220's were 1250kg. And

Yeah, it looks smaller... doesn't mean it weighs any less

Post by **Punx0r** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:17 pm

Grant620 wrote:Scoob WRX - 240ish hp, 140-155 at the wheels,

That's a hell of a lot of transmission loss...

220 is about 1150kg, VVC coupe is 1090kg. If Rover managed to shave 90kg off when going to the bubble then that's pretty impressive

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:21 pm

Mk3 is very light.

BrackenFox · Post by **BrackenFox** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:21 pm

You'd be surprised what can keep up with a Scooby once they've lost the launch advantage AWD gives them.

Drove quite a few over the years, wonderful off the line, but never found them all that impressive once rolling. I know for a fact that my Vit can quite comfortably keep up with anything less than an STi if they fudge the launch.

(And yes, I know two people with them, and yes, we've had a bit of a play

Off the line I'm absolutely dogmeat, but from about 30 upwards, very even.)

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:31 pm

scoob WRX (UK) are 240hp or less. Only the PPP stuff is more - 260 I think.

RED-ROVER-Ti · Post by **RED-ROVER-Ti** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 8:41 pm

i showed up an M5 on the way to pod the other week.

i aint saying any more than that!!

*cough* he hit speed limiter *cough*

i got some serious respect from a tt supra a few days before that while a 'blade and 'busa looked in amazement at my cars abilities. lol.

i will miss that

scoobies are over rated imo ( sorry martin )

David220 · Post by **David220** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:15 pm

I agree with the comments that imprezas are very over-rated!

My old Gsi T used to absolutely destroy imprezas unless it was from a standing start and they launched it. Even then..it wasn't long before I caught (and passed

) them.

That was when I had the tired old 115k engine that was down on power!

Still love the noise imprezas make though.

Dave

vi turbo · Post by **vi turbo** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:40 pm

agw_01 wrote: A tonne? I didn't know the bubbles weighed that little!

And I was thinking of a WRX (280bhp)

I take back everything I said

dont forget the vi dont carry around that heavy lazy cast iron engine the gsi does

john

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