what car do you drive?
- Thread starter saj1985
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RustySpoons
Sleepy Hollow
- My Satellite Setup
- 50E - 30W
2x CM 1.2m Polar Mount/Jack
65E- 65W
Gibertini 1m OP100 - STAB HH100 - Inverto Black Ultra 0.2 Twin
Mutant HD51
Edision Primo IP S2
Dreambox DM800HD
Venton Unibox HD2
Sony Bravia 55" 4K
- My Location
- South Wales
Used to have a MK5 Golf, was a 2.0 GT TDI, well my ex did when we lived together.
Current car is a BMW 320d (mapped to 240hp)
Current car is a BMW 320d (mapped to 240hp)
- My Satellite Setup
- Triple Dragon, Dreambox 8000, Echostar AD3000ip, TBS6522,6925,6983 PCie cards.
Gibertini 1.25m motorised dish driven by the AD3000, with either Inverto BU Quad or Norsat / XMW Ka LNBs . SMW 1.05m + 3 other dishes. Speccy: Promax HD Ranger+
- My Location
- The Flatlands of East Anglia
4YO VW Polo 1.2 TSI. Did have a MK1 Golf GTi for 25 years from new.
Captain Jack
Retired human
- My Satellite Setup
- See signature
- My Location
- North Somerset
Pug 407, twin-turbo 2.2 HDI. Remapped to 213bhp (as confirmed on the rolling road).
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
Dirty Dacia Duster.....(4WD)
saj1985
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Dreambox 800HD SE, Dreambox 500S, Skybox F5S, 90cm Solid Dish, Tm2600 Motor, Inverto Black Ultra LNB! :)
- My Location
- Lost...
mines a 2 ltr diesel, good on fuel
MK1 hey, you mustve paid quite a bit back in the day for that
must be fast
what are they like? any good?
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
Go a lot faster when clean......Bought from new, ours will be two years old next month (35,000 km since new) and it hasn't been any trouble. Serviced last year and will be again next month, as I'm driving down to Girona at the end of April. It's pretty quiet (for a diesel) and a smooth ride. Gets about 20km to the litre. Very comfortable but ours was top of the range, has buit in sat nav and leather seats...
saj1985
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Dreambox 800HD SE, Dreambox 500S, Skybox F5S, 90cm Solid Dish, Tm2600 Motor, Inverto Black Ultra LNB! :)
- My Location
- Lost...
that sounds good, i remember james may from top gear is keen on the dacia's
you got cruise control?
this golf ive got is the first car ive had with cruise control and i got to admit i love it especially when it comes to the 50/60 zones
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
Yes it has, but I've never used it, which is a matter of personal preference really....Besides it's not much use when you get stuck behind a tractor...
saj1985
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Dreambox 800HD SE, Dreambox 500S, Skybox F5S, 90cm Solid Dish, Tm2600 Motor, Inverto Black Ultra LNB! :)
- My Location
- Lost...
sonnetpete
Grumpy Old Retired Moderator and quiz inquisitor..
- My Satellite Setup
- Laminas 1.2M fibre dish with an IBU, on a Clarke Tech USALS motor, covering 57E - 24.5W to an Octagon SX88. Displayed on a 20" Dyon LED TV.
Seperate 80 cm dish on 28E with a Humax Freesat for SWMBO.
Free Sat V8 meter. Sony Bravia 46" LCD, Sony BluRay and Home Cinema.
- My Location
- Normandy, France
Tried using it ages ago when I was on holiday in the USA and didn't like the idea that I wasn't in control. I realise you are of course but it's not for me..
saj1985
Member
- My Satellite Setup
- Dreambox 800HD SE, Dreambox 500S, Skybox F5S, 90cm Solid Dish, Tm2600 Motor, Inverto Black Ultra LNB! :)
- My Location
- Lost...
yea it can feel a bit weird not having your foot on the accelerator, so i get what you mean
jeallen01
Specialist Contributor
- My Satellite Setup
- See Signature
- My Location
- Somewhere in England (possibly?)!
2007 Skoda Octy II 2.0l 16V turbo diesel estate - remapped from a sluggish 140 bhp to a very lively 180 bhp on a rolling road - some basic suspension mods as well and so it doesn't handle too badly either! Great fun to blow off quite a few posher vehicles
Has cruise control which I use occasionally (first car I had with c/c was a 1.3l Marina 1 Coupe - almost certainly the only Marina of any model to ever have c/c, and mainly because I have had a dodgy right knee that needed rests from time to time! Many years later I had c/c fitted to my Mk IV Golf 1.9 TDI for the same reason. Both of those - and many cars before, between and after them were "got at" in terms of tuning and suspension mods as well!
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Has cruise control which I use occasionally (first car I had with c/c was a 1.3l Marina 1 Coupe - almost certainly the only Marina of any model to ever have c/c, and mainly because I have had a dodgy right knee that needed rests from time to time! Many years later I had c/c fitted to my Mk IV Golf 1.9 TDI for the same reason. Both of those - and many cars before, between and after them were "got at" in terms of tuning and suspension mods as well!
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