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vauxboi
02-09-09, 06:41 PM
Has anyone drove a saxo and thought that the pedals are too close together.
let_nova
02-09-09, 06:42 PM
has anyone ever driven a saxo and just thought they were utter sh1t?
World + dog.
Next question?
Yes, and this is why saxo owners cannot drive properly, they dont so much use the pedals, more just mash them all heavily with one foot in the hope some acceleration may be acheived lol
vauxboi
02-09-09, 06:48 PM
spudly your exactly right there mate my mate rolled his four times but then bought another, why i dont know
Maybe he wanted to try for six times with this one, his score wasnt high enough lol
vauxboi
02-09-09, 06:52 PM
HAAAAAHAAAAHAAHAAAAAA try for six lol
As i keep telling the wife - Saxo = Fail!
vauxboi
02-09-09, 06:58 PM
tell her to get a nova
has anyone ever driven a saxo and just thought they were utter sh1t?
Ive drove a vts and found it good tbh.
Handles **** hot and goes well, very well for a standard engine :confused:
And yeah the pedals are mega close together.
blue_peg_16v
02-09-09, 07:25 PM
driven a couple and hated them
Sax's were spawned fromt he devils own knarled testicles
Joe Richardson
02-09-09, 07:28 PM
saxo's look/are ****e ,ive never really seen one and said yeah that looks alright:(
chris gsi
02-09-09, 07:54 PM
saxo's are top fun to drive in standard form good on fuel and handle well
the pedals are very close but easy to get used to
Southie
02-09-09, 07:59 PM
I hate the pedals in them but no where near as bad as chinqucentos, there pedals overlap. lol
Why the hell does everyone on here hate saxo's? My mate has a limited edition two tone VTR and its a very capable little car. Think its the 100 bhp version. Pedals are close together though I agree
Why the hell does everyone on here hate saxo's?
Probably the same reason everyone on saxo sites hate novas lol
Why the hell does everyone on here hate saxo's? My mate has a limited edition two tone VTR and its a very capable little car. Think its the 100 bhp version. Pedals are close together though I agree
not everybody on here likes novas either, but they stick with them.:d
mind you, im not a fan of corsa b pedals, the accelerator is to close to the arch bit.
Yeah the pedals are close together, but you soon get used to driving with the sides of your feet.
But far more importantly they're perfectly laid out for heel and toe-ing, which makes an immensely fun car even better. Yeah they might be french crap and badly put together, but they're a hoot to drive, the vts goes very well, and I'd have another
Probably the same reason everyone on saxo sites hate novas lol
I just catagorically hate french cars. It doesnt matter to me how good they are TBH lol
General Baxter
04-09-09, 11:25 AM
Probably the same reason everyone on saxo sites hate novas lol
im sorry to say 90% of people on this site hate novas, lol
People on here dont like Saxos because they know the Vts will waste all the standard Novas lol
I think the Vts is a great car to drive,far far better standard than a Nova Gsi.
Yes the pedals are close together,but unless your wearing Billy Smarts shoes then its ok
106's/Saxos do have close pedals, but it's not impossible to get used to. I find the accelerator the most annoying as it attaches from the side.
In the past I've known mates with very well set up VTR/S and GTi's and Rallyes and I think they handle brilliantly, haven't had as much experience in standard ones but the French know how to build a fun small car.
When I first drove a Nova I thought the pedals were weird. As i was pushing against the arch rather than fully on the go pedal.
Blame the ghey offset steering position. lol
General Baxter
04-09-09, 11:32 AM
Yes the pedals are close together,but unless your wearing Billy Smarts shoes then its ok
so a size 12 flippers a no no then ?
Pedals are close on a Sciecento Sporting too. However the traffic officer doesn't buy into a lack of pedal feel/control due to size 10 feet are what caused the massive burnout in your courtesy car! lol
so a size 12 flippers a no no then ?
well if your bow tie spins and your preffered method of transport is a unicycle.....then sorry this isnt the car for you lol
auzzy-b
04-09-09, 11:39 AM
saxo's are top fun to drive in standard form good on fuel and handle well
the pedals are very close but easy to get used to
Im with you chris, i had a vts and it was loadsa fun!! Quite quick as well:) but the pedals are pants..
well if your bow tie spins and your preffered method of transport is a unicycle.....then sorry this isnt the car for you lol
That made me lol
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o238/Patch1922/its-not-a-clown-car.jpg
scotty GSI
04-09-09, 11:45 AM
saxo's are top fun to drive in standard form good on fuel and handle well
the pedals are very close but easy to get used to
i 100% agree with that, i had one and it was a magic little car.
gtachorley
04-09-09, 11:50 AM
I remember going to a cruise years ago and seeing about 30 Saxos parked up all "modified" but all looking the same (literally it was like they all modded there cars from the same one page ripspeed catalogue) never liked em since.
Saying that how many GTE/GSI on Speedlines did you used to see at cruises??
L33 LEG
04-09-09, 12:36 PM
iv had a few VTRs and i loved them, so much fun to drive and very cheap insurance for 17/18 year olds.
iv got really small feet so the pedals were fine for me but i can see why people with size 10+ would have problems.
General Baxter
04-09-09, 12:50 PM
Saying that how many GTE/GSI on Speedlines did you used to see at cruises??
loads at pv lol
very cheap insurance for 17/18 year olds.
LMFAO, no they're not lol
TBH its not really a fair comparison to pitt the Saxo against the Nova. The saxo has all the mod cons and is a "modern" car.
I don't know why but I f'kin hate saxo's, I have never driven one either, for a modern car as RJ said, they are fugly and are being used by charvas for exactly the same thing as the Nova was in the 90's, horrible horrible cars.
L33 LEG
04-09-09, 03:45 PM
LMFAO, no they're not lol
TBH its not really a fair comparison to pitt the Saxo against the Nova. The saxo has all the mod cons and is a "modern" car.
when i was 17 i got a VTR. was by far the quickest and best overall car i could own and insure sensibly at that age. granted that was a few years ago though.
ben doodar
04-09-09, 04:10 PM
Ive drove a vts and found it good tbh.
Handles **** hot and goes well, very well for a standard engine :confused:
And yeah the pedals are mega close together.
ive got to agree with adam, ive drove them and 106 gti's (im actually buying one next week) and ive got to say much faster than a 1.6 nova, and handle much better than a redtop nova.
dont get me wrong im not slatting the good old xe but a decent 106/vts would beat a redtop nova as its been proven many times on the d road near us, maybe the nova would have a little more top end speed, but the saxo/pug aint far behind, + when it comes to the twistys bye bye xe im affraid!
ben doodar
04-09-09, 04:47 PM
lol i really hope my saxo driving friends dont come on here after how much grief i give them and heres all of us bigging them up, lol lol
dj_wudgey
04-09-09, 05:34 PM
saxo's/106's are w*nk!!
The thing is, has anyone driven a Nova and got really pissed off with the sterring wheel being too far to the left?
NovaLad
04-09-09, 07:14 PM
1 car i actually had problems with when having a test drive of was a suzuki swift!!!
Them pedels are ridiculously close together!
vauxboi
05-09-09, 02:09 PM
so any one bigger than a size 10 has problems
a few lads at work have on every one the back seems to skip out someare lowered some standard they all do it
16v Nova Kev
05-09-09, 02:19 PM
Ive drove a vts and found it good tbh.
Handles **** hot and goes well, very well for a standard engine :confused:
And yeah the pedals are mega close together.
i bought the woman one a year ago a vtr. they are easy to work on and easy to find bits. i have to agree with adam they go well and handle good. dont know why some folk slag them off but think a 106gti is good when they are the same shell :wtf:
that farmer
23-09-09, 05:07 PM
saxo's are dog siht no space for my feet on the pedals!
brainsnova
23-09-09, 05:22 PM
the pedals are that close as they are cars for birds.
The pedals are a pish easy fix.
Next complaint? Or you lot just jealous that for same money you can a better spec faster car in standard form then a Nova GSi
i've never had any problems with pedals in a Saxo or 106 :confused:
These little saxos are awesome funn and dead cheap as well, And use the spacing to your advantage ;) They are awsome when you learn how to drive them properly They only slide out on the **** end if you lift off.
Yes ive had one and driven one and had some funn, the clio williams was better tho. They will give most xe novas a run for the money all day on most a/b Roads roundabouts etc.
I would still rather have the xsara VTS over the saxo as they are a hell of a lot better built.
djshaggeh
23-09-09, 07:04 PM
The reason I hate them is the image they have. Not forgetting they're not that fast for what they are. They also look like a big dung heap with wheels.
Or you lot just jealous that for same money you can a better spec faster car in standard form then a Nova GSi
I got my GTE waaay cheaper then one of these.
The reason I hate them is the image they have. Not forgetting they're not that fast for what they are. They also look like a big dung heap with wheels.
I got my GTE waaay cheaper then one of these.
Novas have just as bad a image tho.
You can get a VTR for £600 now if you look around chap, most average condition GSi's fetch twice/three times that.
Pmsl @ image... dude you drive a nova and your arsed about the image.
You can pick up VTS saxos for around £700 in a half decent condition so get a half decent nova these days your looking at twice that.
djshaggeh
23-09-09, 07:23 PM
I think the nova image is wearing off slowly myself or at least saxos have taken over from the nova.
£600 - The GTE was even cheaper then that by a fair bit. Its not aswell equiped admittedly. No electric windows, no power steering, just the way I like it. I even got some rust thrown in too.
novaload1992
23-09-09, 07:25 PM
oh boy a chance to have a dig at saxo's. there drivers always wear them beanie hats and always have a big show cage that u can hear rattling in the back
Whats wrong with beanies???
£600 - The GTE was even cheaper then that by a fair bit. Its not aswell equiped admittedly. No electric windows, no power steering, just the way I like it. I even got some rust thrown in too.
Meh, technicality, my 02 reg Corsa Van cost me £150 :p
novaload1992
23-09-09, 07:34 PM
Whats wrong with beanies???
nothing just a general observation lol .....i have a few myself:d
good good, Dont be dissin' the bean/
good good, Dont be dissin' the bean/
+1 ;)
djshaggeh
23-09-09, 07:43 PM
Whats the going on with the solid centre caps on some alloys on VTRs? Have sh!treon done it for a reason?
Brettski
23-09-09, 07:50 PM
chicken paxo = citroen saxo :p
Whats the going on with the solid centre caps on some alloys on VTRs? Have sh!treon done it for a reason?
Yeah to be annoying and cut costs on alloy wheel making lol.
djshaggeh
23-09-09, 08:11 PM
Cool, I thought as much. I'm a tyre fitter by trade and that REALLY aggrovates me, that and new minis with a pressure low warning light, that doesn't specify which tyre is low:(
Jon_nova1
23-09-09, 11:11 PM
i drove my mums when it needed fixing
The pedals are too close, its just not comfortable to sit in, i mean, your legs are either too cramped, or the steering wheels too far away lol the steering is far too heavy (it was only a 1.1 and heavy as f*ck)
changing gear was similar to what i can only assume to be a well abused 1970's 7 1/2 ton wagon
jsut wait till a cv joint goes, you need to replace the whole shaft! and not forgetting the cheap and nasty cv boots thats are more plastic than rubber
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