View Full Version : Why do people think novas are **** ?
LEWI007
07-08-08, 12:16 PM
Every one i ask just seems to think theyre old ****ters :tard:
to me theyre :
reliable
cheap
fast enough...
a model for everyone :thumb:
and they look Class!
so wtf is the problem ?
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:21 PM
They dont meet current safety standards. They are all slowly rotting into extinction. The spec available isnt exactly what you could call a model for everyone - air conditioning? climate control? heated seats(as standard)? Power steering? Air bags?
They are a good little car. But you can get a hell of a lot more car for not a lot more money. You have to really be an enthusiast or very hard up to have one these days.
Mine doesn't even have central locking... lol
LEWI007
07-08-08, 12:24 PM
Good explanation
i just remember talking to a friend about it a few weeks ago and we actually said people say theyre crap because cars today have heated seats electric windows etc.. so to like it you have to be an enthusiast. Well to me i dont care what any car has its the looks that are important, you can make any car have electric windows or go fast or have heated seats etc..but you just cant beat the look of the good ol' nova :thumb:
lol
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:25 PM
I didnt go down that road as electric windows and central locking are available on some models so you could get one with it if you wanted to.
They are a 15-25 year old car with a fairly basic spec by todays standards, and they are prone to rusting badly if not kept warm and dry and well maintained.
THAT is why people think they are ****.
LEWI007
07-08-08, 12:26 PM
New cars are starting to look ugly and its a shame the older cars are dying off by rust :(
soon we will very rarely see older cars on the road
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:26 PM
you can make any car have electric windows or go fast or have heated seats etc..but you just cant beat the look of the good ol' nova :thumb:
lol
You cant make it too much safer in an accident though. Side impact protection? errr nope. Unless you count the supports on the seat in the SR models etc lol
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:27 PM
New cars are starting to look ugly and its a shame the older cars are dying off by rust :(
I disagree. It is a shame the old nova's are dying off but there are some quite attractive cars around at the moment.
NASTYNOVA
07-08-08, 12:28 PM
mine has nothing!! but by far the best car ive drove!! central locking, electric windows, power steering ETC all for lazy ****s IMO!!
LEWI007
07-08-08, 12:29 PM
power steering compared to nova steering is just amazing.....
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:34 PM
I always loved driving my nova, but it is NOT the best car i have ever driven, to claim such a thing would just be silly really to be honest.
Modern cars are a much better drive. You might be a little more removed from the process with more mechanics in between such as power steering but still overall better in a modern car.
For example - the 2004 clio dynamique we have, goes when you put your foot down, goes round corners reasonably well and when you slam your foot on the brake it actually comes to a halt, allowing you the comfort of ABS to help you control it as you stop and even ESP too... and all with the in cabin comfort of climate control - and a little stick by the steering wheel to change the track on the cd as you come to an emergency stop without letting go of the steering wheel.
Thats not the best car i have driven either. But a good example of something better lol
Sure, they are nice, reliable little cars. But with them being 15 - 25 years old, most of the novas you see on the road are a wreck, which is why they pick up the name of being a crap old car!
Plus you get a lot of people scrapping mint ones, as they don't think they will get much for selling them. So, there are fewer and fewer nice ones on the road.
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:35 PM
15-25 Lauren. Thats why this year is an important year - 25 years since the first and 15 since the last.
LEWI007
07-08-08, 12:39 PM
15-25 Lauren. Thats why this year is an important year - 25 years since the first and 15 since the last.
Never realised :eek:
why don't you put something on the homepage nova 25 aniversary or something.
Well i might actually make a banner tonight to celebrate :P
Yeah, thats what I put, see? :D
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:41 PM
Last edited by Lauren01 : Today at 12:39 PM.
oh yeah, sill me, so it is.
It doesn't bother me that much what people think. I've driven supposedly better cars and still have two Nova's when I could have something different and newer.
Also can't think of much else for a grand that does 30+mpg, 0-60 in sub 6 seconds and more than 140mph.
we are doing 25th celebration stuff... maybe you should look at the sticky in general chat lol.
anyhoooo. I've got a non power steeringed 2000 plate car and its also not got central locking, no heated seats, no electric windows, its pig ugly but hell its awesome fun!
The nova (and lots of other late 80's cars) has soul. Thats what is missing from a lot of modern cars. I've driven a few new models of late and the odd one or two have glimmers of a soul but the vast majority dont :( its a shame really.
wisewood
07-08-08, 12:55 PM
Hey i'm with you guys, else i might as well not be here lol but the question is why do people think they're ****. The answer is simple. They are old, basic and in most cases abused and left to rot.
Seeing a chav thrashing one around town doesnt do them any favours either.
Jim Mcrae
07-08-08, 01:38 PM
They are not the best car in the world, but i have a soft spot for them. They are dying out, but i like the fact i have a rare car. People always say 'Novas are crap ect ect' but i tend to get good comments when they see mine in the flesh though, its all a silly chav reputation its struggling to shake off.......
wisewood
07-08-08, 01:41 PM
chav reputation? Nothing to do with them all rotting and being old and basic by current standards? lol
craig green
07-08-08, 02:47 PM
The Nova is the car people love to hate. It conjures up images of young idiots either parked up making a nuisance in a retail park or blasting up the local high street with the windows down playing anti-social music.
The cheap running, cheap costs & ease of modifying made them very popular in the late 90's. Almost everyone has had an experience with a Nova of some description & that is why people love to hate them, Nova's took the heat off of Escorts & Capri's.
Personally I have always been proud to drive my Novas & try to be an ambassador for Nova enthusiasts showing we arent all into loud exhausts, hardcore tapes & burnouts.
Thankfully the bodykits & neons of the late 90's have passed & quite a few people outside Vauxhall circles now acknowledge that there arent many left & it is refreshing to see one in good nick.
Who cares what people think anyway?
NASTYNOVA
07-08-08, 04:31 PM
The spec available isnt exactly what you could call a model for everyone - air conditioning? climate control? heated seats(as standard)? Power steering? Air bags?
my car has mint air conditioning!! get too hot?? wind the windows down, get too cold?? wind em back up!!
wisewood
07-08-08, 04:34 PM
Circulate the air from outside around the cabin. Great. If you want the internal temperature to be the same as the external temperature. :-p
they arent exactly luxirious by any standards, and as for the std. spec sheet? pah, could write it on my fingernail. but handle like go karts and the modifications available are endless. i'm gonna be using mine everyday again when its finished, used to with the sr engine in too. sat on its **** with an xe in on carbs, thirsty, unreliable, uncomfortable and very noisy but i love it and its great fun so who cares lol. i only drive 40 miles to work and back everyday so not too ****d about comfort and dont need much space as there aint an army of little me's, just the missus and she'll have her own motor in a few months.
wisewood
07-08-08, 04:46 PM
Go Kart handling doesn't come as standard imho.
Philsutton
07-08-08, 04:48 PM
Aircon is for losers, and powersteering is for fatties. I also hate people that say if its over 5 years old its crap. Like the age of a car dictates how good it is. Most older cars have more character and are more fun to drive.
ABS / power steering / traction control /.................. are all to blame for the decrease in peoples driving abilities. Put most people in a 20 year old car and they will crash it because they have idea how a car actually drives.
Bored of seeing middle aged people in BMW's ect.... doing 400mph in the snow and ice and wondering why they crash, thinking that all their fancy electronics will allow them to do anyting they want.
NASTYNOVA
07-08-08, 04:51 PM
Aircon is for losers, and powersteering is for fatties. I also hate people that say if its over 5 years old its crap. Like the age of a car dictates how good it is. Most older cars have more character and are more fun to drive.
ABS / power steering / traction control /.................. are all to blame for the decrease in peoples driving abilities. Put most people in a 20 year old car and they will crash it because they have idea how a car actually drives.
Bored of seeing middle aged people in BMW's ect.... doing 400mph in the snow and ice and wondering why they crash, thinking that all their fancy electronics will allow them to do anyting they want.
mate, rep + for that speech!! proper honesty i like it!!
will you marry me??
wisewood
07-08-08, 04:58 PM
FPMSL @ power steering being the route of all evil!
craig green
07-08-08, 05:16 PM
My Nova has power steering.... doh
Brodie_Sri
07-08-08, 05:23 PM
i agree with the comments from craig green and phil sutton :thumb:
power steering is ok, i prefer the feedback without it though. megane coupe i had (which i swapped for my nova FTW!!) had a decent PAS setup, gave decent feedback and let you know when the front end was letting go, just a bit more vague. if i wasn't building mine to kick the sh*te out of i'd probably fit epas tbh, xe novas with normal steering arent the best at low speed, but i'm willing to live with it.
NovaLad
07-08-08, 05:36 PM
All my mates love novas now.
A couple are thinking of getting 1 when they pass.
They say take me for a spin because they like the nova experience lol!!!
Propper cheesey but it's true.
twistysnovagte
07-08-08, 05:46 PM
They are not the best car in the world, but i have a soft spot for them. They are dying out, but i like the fact i have a rare car. People always say 'Novas are crap ect ect' but i tend to get good comments when they see mine in the flesh though, its all a silly chav reputation its struggling to shake off.......hit the nail on the head :thumb:
Yeah if anyone asks what i drive (or used to..) i didnt like saying, but once people actually saw it they loved it.
I also loved winding up w@nkers in bmws, and it was always bmws that got embarrassed lol
I drive/work on new cars all day long. New cars do drive better more comfortable (well not always). Best cars i find are 2000 - 2003 models, newest like the new corsa are horrible, Mk4 astra is lovely but they lack character
sulphur
07-08-08, 06:50 PM
The nova should be re-made! Slightly wider, slightly lower and with all the VXR goodies to match. I'm sure it'd be a big hit if they got the design down right, matching what's in my head :)
LEWI007
07-08-08, 07:44 PM
A new nova would be nice if they kept the shell the same as the old nova then if they made it crap we could jus strip them and have brand new nova shells lol
I dunno, I've got a HUGE love for the MK4 astra... Vauxhall/Lotus got it right when they set that car up. Its got some soul but still a little clinical :D
Electronics in cars have a lot to answer for when it comes to people driving abilities (or lack of)... The ammount of stupid crap we have to put into the software these days is insane!
Gear shift indication (no not for performance, for economy)
Launch assist (lift the clutch and it alters the engine speed/torque to pull away without a stall).
Stability managers etc
WTF happened to using your brain/skills and DRIVING rather than co-piloting.
LEWI007
07-08-08, 07:51 PM
WTF happened to using your brain/skills and DRIVING rather than co-piloting.
Lol totally agree with you even though im 16..17 on saturday lol
NovaLad
07-08-08, 08:03 PM
When i drive my nova i feel in control.
When i drive a new car i feel like i don't have control.
As said the electronics do it for you.
It's not a driving experience at all.
LEWI007
07-08-08, 08:14 PM
i also agree with you...and i see you stil want a burner im getting my fifth burner this weekend maybe :thumb:
wisewood
07-08-08, 08:36 PM
Everyone seems to be criticising modern cars now - which is ridiculous to be honest.
Why do people think nova's are sh*t?? Because they are absolutely insane and THEIR modern car with all the convenience you would expect that goes along with it has made them soft. Perhaps this is the case, but THAT is why they think the nova, with its rusty arches, chav reputation and basic specification, is sh*t.
Job done.
Anyone with an ounce of common sense will not think that the CAR is rubbish just because it's normally driven by a young lad with a baseball cap fetish and no regard for speed limits.
certain modern cars have stupid/rubbish features, but it dosent make the cars poo.....
Its true though that the modern electronics have disconnected drivers from actually driving.
wisewood
07-08-08, 08:57 PM
In much the same way that washing machines have disconnected women from their wifely duties? lol
do you all think they sould bring out a new nova.i know the corsa replaced the nova but with the look of the nova but newer
ye bring back the nova i heard they were bringing it back. this is a good thread ive read all the things that every ones said i think each to there own. :thumb: But it has to be said when your at the lights in your j reg nova an some smart ass is in a big toy looks down at you then you smoke them:eek: , there aint nothen better than seen there face :cry: after woulds lol
Every one i ask just seems to think theyre old ****ters :tard:
to me theyre :
reliable
cheap
fast enough...
a model for everyone :thumb:
and they look Class!
so wtf is the problem ?they are all ****ters.....simple
turbodrew1
08-08-08, 03:50 AM
novas are not the greatest cars but you have to be bitten by the bug from a young age like have one as your first car etc
i've had other cars, but most of the time only because iv'e been repairing, building a nova
LEWI007
08-08-08, 07:43 AM
If they made a new nova it would propably look sh*t like the rest of todays cars
Seriously look at the difference between this
http://www.autounleashed.com/images/opel_corsa_gsi.jpg
and this
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/carimages/5083/S8000005.jpg
I know which one id choose ^ :thumb:
wisewood
08-08-08, 09:19 AM
I'd take the red one every single time.
Red one for me too as the white one is a 1.poo!!
had a 'D' in spain a few weeks back..... I expected it to be dull/crap, oh how wrong I was. Much fun, ABS setup to permit proper cadence braking, handled well. Only mild drawback was the 1.4 was thirsty as hell
They dont meet current safety standards. They are all slowly rotting into extinction. The spec available isnt exactly what you could call a model for everyone - air conditioning? climate control? heated seats(as standard)? Power steering? Air bags?
They are a good little car. But you can get a hell of a lot more car for not a lot more money. You have to really be an enthusiast or very hard up to have one these days.
Bingorama
Most people who think they're crap are comparing them to modern cars, so of course they will be crap. You've got to remember this is a car that was designed in the late 70s/early 80s to be a small, economical, cheap citicar for gran to go to the shops and back in, with a couple of cooking models in an unsuccessful attempt to keep up with the trends set by VW and Peugeot.
The Nova IMO is a jack of all trades and a master of none. Want reliability? Get a Polo. Want speed? Get a 205. Want spaciousness? Get a Golf or a Uno. Want cheap parts? Get a Fiesta. (thats comparing it to cars of the same era of course, which would be a fair comparison). The Nova is beaten by some other car in just about every aspect, BUT - and this is a big but - it performs well enough in each category to be worth buying as a good all-rounder.
My personal opinion, which no doubt will take some flack :roll:, is that Novas are quite shonky little cars. The only reason I bought one was because I had experience of them and didn't fancy the shoddy build quality of a 205/305, and its relatively easy to stick a big engine in and have an economical and fast little car for not much outlay.
Unsurprisingly, I vastly prefer the GT4 over the Nova - to me, its a better looking car, faster, handles better, is more comfortable, and doesn't carry the stigma that the Nova does. Don't get me wrong, the Nova is fun, but I certainly wouldn't want one as an only car.
/me awaits abuse and all the usual "so why are you on a Nova forum?" flame replies lol
power steering compared to nova steering is just amazing.....
To me that just takes away the fun of it, I'm not exactly big built but I don't complain that my 2.0 nova doesn't have abs or pas. They're for pansies.
The main reason people think they're crap is because of their bad image over the years and the fact that they are quite rusty and people just see them as 'old bangers' as previously said, you've gotta be an enthusiast to want one nowadays..
*Jack* not sure what you mean by them being unrelaible or expensive parts, quite the opposite ive found.
nova_saloon
09-08-08, 12:48 AM
TBH i would not say there ****e, safety wise yes but ive had quite alot of abuse from people i say oh im sticking a 2.0l in it they just turn around and say why? Get a proper car. i hate that, its a car isnt it! and i do what i like with it :D anyways Nova arnt crap, my first car was a nova and the car ive got now is still a nova not the same nova but a nova at least because you just gotta love them and i wouldnt have it anyother way. i just dont like theese modern cars there too bubbley and silly i like the egg box shape of the nova and always will!
For me its nostalgia. I loved the car, sure I sold it for a cosworth but the nova made me smile, its driven through the decades with various reps and you've been to most cruises in it. Virtually living in it (Recalls sleeping in it with three mate on the coast because you can't afford a hotel room).
I've had about 14 cars since the Nova, but the Nova I had the most fun in. The first thing I wanted to do when I got the company car was buy another nova.
You can't hate this car if you've owned one.
nova_saloon
09-08-08, 01:00 AM
Bingorama
Most people who think they're crap are comparing them to modern cars, so of course they will be crap. You've got to remember this is a car that was designed in the late 70s/early 80s to be a small, economical, cheap citicar for gran to go to the shops and back in, with a couple of cooking models in an unsuccessful attempt to keep up with the trends set by VW and Peugeot.
The Nova IMO is a jack of all trades and a master of none. Want reliability? Get a Polo. Want speed? Get a 205. Want spaciousness? Get a Golf or a Uno. Want cheap parts? Get a Fiesta. (thats comparing it to cars of the same era of course, which would be a fair comparison). The Nova is beaten by some other car in just about every aspect, BUT - and this is a big but - it performs well enough in each category to be worth buying as a good all-rounder.
My personal opinion, which no doubt will take some flack :roll:, is that Novas are quite shonky little cars. The only reason I bought one was because I had experience of them and didn't fancy the shoddy build quality of a 205/305, and its relatively easy to stick a big engine in and have an economical and fast little car for not much outlay.
Unsurprisingly, I vastly prefer the GT4 over the Nova - to me, its a better looking car, faster, handles better, is more comfortable, and doesn't carry the stigma that the Nova does. Don't get me wrong, the Nova is fun, but I certainly wouldn't want one as an only car.
/me awaits abuse and all the usual "so why are you on a Nova forum?" flame replies lol
I am a little confused by this not going to slate you because whats the point of having freedom of speech and opinion but i have gone through this forum and see pretty much a comment from you in every thread now there has to be some great love in there for Nova's for you to scream out and say i LOVE MY NOVA!!! i mean there ove 20,000 posts from you come on admit it :D you love it
There's alot of love in this forum. I feel a tear. Group hug.
brainsnova
09-08-08, 01:27 AM
When do you think GM will realise and produce the nova from new once again with side impact protection and engine choices 1.3,1.6,1.8,2.0, 2.0 turbo :thumb:
all this power steering talk....if anyone feels there steering is to heavy then they obviously havnt checked the tracking and tyre pressures recently
Too true ^^^ the only time mine has felt too heavy is after it had been standing for a couple of months, but then the tyres sagging at the bottom is normally a give away that they need inflating! lol
just vaux trev
09-08-08, 02:39 AM
[quote=Philsutton] Like the age of a car dictates how good it is. Most older cars have more character and are more fun to drive.
well said/\
i think the coments about them being bought (nowerdays) as cheap scrape the barel cars is wrong as for a lot of them now sell for as much or more
than your average late 90's early 2000's hatches (tidy ish examples),
i hate people who buy new cars for the year, eg new bmw or 70's shelby gt500 or e type jag hmmmm,
fair enough nova's have rightly had some stick but that started to change when the saxo was made:p , a tidy top spec nova with a few extras/updates would stand it's ground with most newer cars:thumb:
the reason you need aircon these days in britain is that modern car design makes them stuffy, the air vents won't let enough air thru & you get deafened & buffeted when the windows are opened. in a nova the vents work & the window can simply be opened.
ABS does not make cars stop any better, it means you can steer round the object whilst braking, which is an improvement, but most people think its like a parachute being chucked out the back, so they still hit things.
power steering is only necessary because cars these days have much wider rubber. try driving a nova on 145r13s it is hilarious & there is still quite a lot of grip.
Smurf-Xx
09-08-08, 09:27 AM
No one in this world should need power steering! I think you have more control without it!
*Jack* not sure what you mean by them being unrelaible or expensive parts, quite the opposite ive found.
I didn't say they weren't cheap or reliable, I just implied there were cars out there that were cheaper and more reliable :)
Ok I admit I do like Novas, but I definitely think its a love/hate thing lol Its also related to value for me, I'm one of those people who appreciate a £7,000 spotless Nova, but I wouldn't spend that money buying one (or double that making one).
As for the power steering, yes I would certainly say a Nova doesn't need it. Other cars do though, I know the Celica certainly does, and that doesn't reflect on the driver being a pansy or whatever.
Novaboyleon
09-08-08, 02:57 PM
i agree totally, ive had cars with powersteering and its pure lazy, my 1st car was a nova and so was my second, after then ive had cav gsi and calibra with air con, poersteering, leather seats abs etc but now ive gona back to a nova again, you just cant beat them, and if anything does go wrong its easy to fix and not that expensive, they also make newer more powerful cars look stupid even in standard form of a gsi or gte. they are more for the entheusiast and kept well and maintainted will outlast alot of the newer cars that are made badly. Also i wouldnt liek the repair bill of a new car from a garage or whatever, you simply cant fix them yourself, there even making it harder so service yourself with codes and numbers flashing up on the dash.
Want reliability? Get a Polo.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
there even making it harder so service yourself with codes and numbers flashing up on the dash.
Whats hard about that? If my car starts badly in the mornings, instead of poking around with sensors and guessing at problems, I simply bridge the diagnostics, check the error code and fix the problem (which is usually top up the charge cooler fluid lol)
NASTYNOVA
09-08-08, 04:20 PM
As for the power steering, yes I would certainly say a Nova doesn't need it. Other cars do though, I know the Celica certainly does, and that doesn't reflect on the driver being a pansy or whatever.
i agree with that!! moved a mitsubishi GTO that had packed up with a fella i know, never felt steering so heavy in my ****ing life!! thought my arms were gonna fall off!! lol
LEWI007
09-08-08, 05:36 PM
Well the nova is my dream car and it propably always will be
Well the nova is my dream car and it propably always will be
Oh I've just noticed, happy birthday mate :)
LEWI007
09-08-08, 05:51 PM
Oh I've just noticed, happy birthday mate :)
wow lol yeah thanks 17 today woooo lol
Also can't think of much else for a grand that does 30+mpg, 0-60 in sub 6 seconds and more than 140mph.
my missus's cally turbo. paid £180 for it.
34mpg on a run, 0-60 in 3.5s and top speed of erm 170+ (gps speed)
then again sleeper novas are nice. :D
i love the boxy shape of 3door hatch and s'loons, the missus thinks they are a box on wheels :P
A cally that does 3.5 to 60? this we must see!
Yeah right lol
170+ mph lol
some of my mates think my nova is a rusty shed on wheels, but tbh its going to be my first car so i dont really bother with peoples comments and to be fair i wish i never started to modify the car because the insurance is going to be stupidly high. i got a quote of 1400 and some say i could get a new corsa alot cheaper but hey its a labour of love and thats why i have a nova.
Well the nova is my dream car and it propably always will be
I remember when I said that at 18. Oh how times changed!
This is my current dream car :D
http://www.noneckschevelle.com/images/carpics/Travis69%20camaro%20ss.jpg
Well the nova is my dream car and it propably always will be
FPMSLOLROTFLMFAOBBQGHEYHATUSARUSSIA!!!
Well the nova is my dream car and it propably always will be
You mean to say, if someone walked up and said, I can give you ANY car you want in the entire world. You'd say "Oh a Nova please mate"?:tard:
wisewood
10-08-08, 10:19 AM
I'm with you Alex, thats a ridiculous thing to say to be fair.
"Excuse me sir, would you like to swap your nova for this Bugatti Veyron?"
"no thanks the nova is everything i want from a car".
I got into Novas because there really isnt a better car that size that you can make go that fast for that little money. Thats not an opinion, thats a fact, and i challenge anyone to come up with an alternative. Couple that to the ease of maintainance and your onto a winner. The 1.2 is also perfect for the mrs to learn in, and during my recent times of buying ludicrously cheap cars that keep breaking, the Nova would fire up first time and get me where I needed to go even if id not touched it for a month!
BUT
They are NOT good cars in this day and age, and they never will be. They are flawed, and thats what makes them desirable to enthusiasts like (most) of us lol. Things need flaws to have soul, as Stuart has said. Modern cars just dont have flaws. They all drive the same and leave you feeling turned off.
Would I buy one as my main daily drive? Would I fook!
If I had £1,000,000, would I own one? Definately!
I think that sums it up :)
my missus's cally turbo. paid £180 for it.
34mpg on a run, 0-60 in 3.5s and top speed of erm 170+ (gps speed)
lol lol lol lol lol :cry:
NovaBoi92
10-08-08, 04:57 PM
read through this whole post. im only 16. i keep my nova garaged- cant drive it on the streets. drove it around the garage area and it seems like a brilliant car, ive driven modern cars. corsas, clios, fiestas, all sorts. u jsut dont feel like your in contol of the car. in my nova, just feel like im in complete control. i mean for a 1st car, cant go wrong. i dont care about power steering, ABS all that sh1te takes fun out of driving. in the nova, theres just you and the car. not much in-between.
If I had £1,000,000, would I own one? Definately!
What would you spend the other £999,750 on? lol
What would you spend the other £999,750 on? lol
lol
My dream car is an F40. Always has been, always will be. Properly raw, no elecronic crap, and the last of the proper shaped ferarris :thumb:
NovaBoi92
10-08-08, 05:06 PM
3,999 more novas for £250 each ;)
read through this whole post. im only 16. i keep my nova garaged- cant drive it on the streets. drove it around the garage area and it seems like a brilliant car, ive driven modern cars. corsas, clios, fiestas, all sorts. u jsut dont feel like your in contol of the car. in my nova, just feel like im in complete control. i mean for a 1st car, cant go wrong. i dont care about power steering, ABS all that sh1te takes fun out of driving. in the nova, theres just you and the car. not much in-between.
How big is your garage?! How have you driven this many cars when you are only 16? lol
NovaBoi92
10-08-08, 05:11 PM
eer the nova just fits in the garage and i look like a gimp tryna crawl out of it. about 40cm each side. m8's, family and theres this place near me were u can have driving lessons at any age.. OOH i get ya now, its a council garage u no wher thers loads each side. a few little roads
I love it. My car is noisy, but you move house if you don't like it lol
BTW, modern toss like corsas, fiestas etc - I think most people will agree that they handle and feel rubbish. Our works barge (54 plate vectra) is appalling.
As much as its a beautiful thing to see young love blossom, can you take this converstaion to PM please!!
NovaBoi92
10-08-08, 05:24 PM
go on PNG chat?
Simon 1867
10-08-08, 11:10 PM
It doesnt need to have all the mod cons to be a good car...Novas have a lot of character and are becoming a classic in there own right.Vauxhall was proud to launch the nova to compete with ford fiesta, People should keep them on the road and as original as possible to keep the old vauxhall alive.... when driving was driving.
To be honest each is own...I personnely wouldnt be with out my 25year old nova
To be honest, lets face it novas are s!!t but thats why we love them. The first one i owned was in the early ninety's. It was excellent then, but to be honest when i get in my current nova (gte), i know im in trouble if i crash because its so small and tiny compared to other modern cars. I parked next to a brand new fiesta in work the other day (which i thought was a small car). But next to the nova its bloody huge. Thankfully i have another car which is my daily drive but over the past few months ive been driving the nova on a daily basis because its more fun! There just do rare now and thats why i love them!
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belly257
11-08-08, 12:22 AM
i think novas are awsome, not saying im going to own them for the rest of my driving career but ive had a few and i love them, don't know why though:thumb:
lee 16v
11-08-08, 12:38 AM
im hopefully selling my last nova soon, i love the look of them and there fun to drive, and you can get bits off other vauxhalls and they fit. ie v6 brakes and other bits and bobs. but just things like when you shut the door and it sounds like a bean tin and the dash looking like its going to jump out the window when you get to over 100. i know its not as fast but my mk3.5 feista feels safer and has some more mod cons like air bags, abs, pas, side impact bars thought the dash still jumps about though lol and the zetec is no where as good as a red top..
hmm if the nov adont sell i might do a red top rs1800 and a zetec nova lol
Rally Nova
21-02-09, 09:35 PM
everywhere i drive i seem to get respect in me nova lol in the past few months ive had quite a few people complementing my car which is good dont think my cars too polular popular on my road though it does make a bit of noise
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