View Full Version : The frist ever nova
novadave24
06-07-12, 08:58 PM
Does anyone own the frist ever nova that was made or the last one that was made ?
Southie
06-07-12, 09:00 PM
Unless some worked on the production line then I doubt it lol
it will have been a corsa...
and gm probably have it in the spanish factory
novadave24
06-07-12, 09:03 PM
do they always keep the frist one they mmake then ?
most manufacturers actually hang on to prototypes, and early production cars for development, publicity, training purposes.. then a lot get scrapped. or crash tested. jag are about the only company i know for certain that have all the original first cars.
The last Cav is on the road and not in a museum, guess its only a Cav though...
Southie
06-07-12, 09:08 PM
Dave the word is "first" btw ;)
i thought it was his accent......
duick's corsa a website is probably the best place to look. he has tons of obscure info
Southie
06-07-12, 09:16 PM
Mowgli it seems more Swedish tbh than darn saarf lol
Duick is the bible that time forgot though for Nova/Corsa A trivia.
they all say dittend instead of didn't
and they can't say thousand, its more like pheasant
then there is that place called hainault, that is pronounced 'anal' followed by that seal noise that all londoners say instead of the letter 'T'
Southie
06-07-12, 09:24 PM
I love the fact this site can turn from a standardish question into a totally random thread lol
keeping to a topic is not what this place is about.....
try nuttychocolatebars.com if you want on topic conversations....
op, try looking at the tinned peas in aldi, cos thats probably where all the early novas are now.......lol
Southie
06-07-12, 10:00 PM
Mowgli, please wispa next time lol
novadave24
06-07-12, 10:03 PM
Dave the word is "first" btw ;)
Oh yeah I fort I put it wrong lol
suvverners are fukking mongs at times!!
Frist,fort?? are you's on fukking gas??? lol
The last Cav is on the road and not in a museum, guess its only a Cav though...
burgandy 1.8 8v hatch...iirc. had a brand new engine fitted few years ago
Most oem's crush prototypes because they are liable for massive vat and ved taxes if they don't.
novadave24
07-07-12, 06:23 PM
suvverners are fukking mongs at times!!
Frist,fort?? are you's on fukking gas??? lol
Whats matter with the suvverners then and why does it matter how I spell FORT ? You still no what iam going on about .
novadave24
07-07-12, 08:09 PM
Most oem's crush prototypes because they are liable for massive vat and ved taxes if they don't.
Why don't they sell them would be better then wasting them tho
Whats matter with the suvverners then and why does it matter how I spell FORT ? You still no what iam going on about .
Why don't they sell them would be better then wasting them tho
Spelling correctly is one of the forum rules to which you agreed upon signing up, therefore consider this a warning
dave, re the why they don't sell them question....
manufacturers do all sorts of funky accounting to make sure they write off millions and millions against their development budgets, its a selling point on ads & press releases, it looks good to their shareholders & keeps the taxman off their backs, so if they can save several millions by fiddling the books, why would they get interested in a shonky corsa a that cost them a couple of thousand quid to make?
oh god the spelling police have hit this thread hard ffs :eek::roll:lol who cares ....... :)
http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr359/EDDRODGERS/15320283_400x400.jpg
Why don't they sell them would be better then wasting them tho
Because they have to formally value them PROPERLY, which puts mundane cars at massive values. So selling them would be at a massive loss. Not to mention the fact most prototypes are utter dogs as they are engineering cars so the rework is more than just supplying a new car.
PS FORT is a place you fight the bad guys, not a replacement for thought..... I'm declaring that text speak as you are deliberately using bad shortening of a word.
oh no its tha end of da interenetz as someone fort they could spell fort but couldnt
pottersrebel
07-07-12, 10:14 PM
agreed u guys should check out the stockcar forums i use some of them guys cant spell to save their lives but the stuff they know about racing and engines is unbelievable.
loves the smell of the infraction stick.... but not enough to get the ban hammer out. Fell blessed kids.
agreed u guys should check out the stockcar forums i use some of them guys cant spell to save their lives but the stuff they know about racing and engines is unbelievable.
and to most of us it's unbelievable that they enjoy stock car racing....
oh how blessed i feel, thought id logged on to a Open university English course for a minute there, reality kicked in and realized the PNG spell checkers were at work again :)
awwww diddums..... get over yourself :p
oh how blessed i feel, thought id logged on to a Open university English course for a minute there, reality kicked in and realized the PNG spell checkers were at work again :)
edd. you can actually spell. i don't know if anyone told you this..... but you are usually the first to complain when a person gets corrected, and lets be honest here, the language is usually stuff they learnt in primary school, but so many people type so fast that they simply don't re-read it before hitting [post]
edd. you can actually spell. i don't know if anyone told you this..... but you are usually the first to complain when a person gets corrected, and lets be honest here, the language is usually stuff they learnt in primary school, but so many people type so fast that they simply don't re-read it before hitting [post]
Or simply don't think before mashing keys to deliberately spell a word correctly but to replace another word that nearly sounds similar. Then they hit post without thinking about it...
Unless on an iPad, in which case it makes random tat up for you and its just easier to let it go lol
pottersrebel
07-07-12, 10:31 PM
and to most of us it's unbelievable that they enjoy stock car racing....
each to their own i say, we certainly cant believe some people can spend so much money on fixing up a rotten car but we never mock you as u constantly do to anything i post.
I can always get the ban hammer out ;)
i don't mean any malice in anything i post.
i know a bloke who has been into stock car racing for about 30 years, and he is not exactly the most clued up person i've ever met.. he was merrily telling me some things to do with my nova if i ever fit a redtop.... like simply moving the whole engine & box back 2" to sort out the handling......
the main thing about stock cars is safety. they build the cars tough, simply to finish the race... the f1 ones have those massive v8's & 2(or is it 3?) speed boxes, which is way over what they need to get round the track fast, but it is a bumper car sport.
then the fastest cars start last & always win, so there's a lot of people in the race who can't be doing it right
edd. you can actually spell. i don't know if anyone told you this..... but you are usually the first to complain when a person gets corrected, and lets be honest here, the language is usually stuff they learnt in primary school, but so many people type so fast that they simply don't re-read it before hitting [post]
im not disagreeing with people spelling stuff wrong, basic stuff wrong is annoying yes, spell check aint hard to use if your stuck :)
BUT after 3/4 posts correcting his bad spelling, (admittedly posting 'fort' after the initial spelling mistake was a little humorous lol) then a Moderator giving him a warning is rediculous
Just seems to be alot of threads full of people banging on about spelling lately, personally i find it boring
Surely we log on to PNG to chat about nova's and other random stuff not to constantly jump on the spelling bandwagon
Would you rather every post was using random words that nearly sound like one you already mean and other such typing/spelling oddities?
That would be lovely huh..
pottersrebel
07-07-12, 10:44 PM
when its contact racing its normally the guy who has the biggest ( courage ) that starts at the back and its guys like me who start in the middle that move out of their way to save a trip to the wall. Thats why they normally finish first, sorry for going off topic but maybe f1 should be the same ie put the quickest guys at the back of the grid. I dont do the brisca f1`s or f2`s just the 1300 stockcars which use 1300 vauxhall engines and are very restricted on any engine modifications so gear ratios and what differential u run mean alot.
paul080803
07-07-12, 10:46 PM
TBH as frustrating as it is, people making the odd mistakes/text speak doesn't bother me. However rules are rules so should be respected.
What is a bit out of order on this particular thread is the main person who complained before mods got involved not only spelt words incorrectly he was also derogatory about people. Surely that is as bad, or worse, than the original guy spelling 1 word incorrectly.
there is a lot of BS spoken in racing paddocks. our firm sponsored a lad in stock hatch, & some of the 'advice' he received actually made him go slower.
pottersrebel
07-07-12, 10:56 PM
totally agree with that mowgli. im in my second year and have been sponsered my new car by the guy who built it an his advice is totally different to what i have been told in the past and im now currently fourth in the points out of 20 + registered drivers. Some people are worth listening too the rest i just nod my head and agree then ignore their advice
EDD do you have a life? As all you seem to do is spent your days on here trying to pick fights and cause arguments all the time, you bore me
EDD do you have a life? As all you seem to do is spent your days on here trying to pick fights and cause arguments all the time, you bore me
Yes I do thanks, a very nice one
No argument causing here chap, just bored of the spelling crap all the time :)
Well we are bored of nagging all the time but until the imbreds get it through there thick skull that's the way it's going to be.
paul080803
07-07-12, 11:17 PM
*their
Plus rep for you, well done
Nova-nation
07-07-12, 11:19 PM
*their
I'm sorry but that was Quick lol lol
paul080803
07-07-12, 11:20 PM
Plus rep for you, well done
Sorry, it had to be done lollol
Here's one for all you anti-spelling freedom fighters, clearly i listened and learned how spell and speak, and punctuate whilst at school, reading posts by others annoys the hell out of me when they deliberately mis-type/mis-spell/plain use incorrect words, why should i be accused of being the spelling police for pointing it out or correcting someone, im being victimised simply because i can spell, surely it should be the other way around and the ones who didn't listen, who didn't learn, should be the ones who need the constant barrage of abuse from people like edd when he mounts that horse?
If i were driving along in a car with no insurance, tax or even a licence, you'd be the first to get annoyed and shop me in because you have a licence, tax and insurance, why should you have to go through all the hard work of acheiving the relevant skills and certificates to drive legally, when i can just flit my way through life and not bother, yes im just using this as another view on this, but the written word is man's greatest acheivement, it' soon going to be lost because people simply don't care anymore, and that is infuriating to those who actually bothered and worked/learnt at school!
Oh and Stubert....
loves the smell of the infraction stick.... but not enough to get the ban hammer out. Fell blessed kids.
Damn you for that, have an infraction lol
Although im probably the only one that's noticed so youre efforts weren't in vain :p
Anyway, back to the OP, i'd be willing to bet that the first ever nova, was a base model and wouldn't have been worth keeping, they sometimes made a show of the last ever one like they did with the Cavalier mk3, but it will still have been sold on, iirc the heritage centre only keeps models of interest, i.e. the mk2 Astra GTE and such, so a pov spec Y reg nova wouldn't have held much interest to be fair lol
Try one of these -> .
It makes reading a long a paragraph a lot easier.
Err, if that was to me Paul, i didnt need to use full stop in the middle of my sentence, i used comma's as and where needed, i dont understand that?
If it's not aimed at me then ignore me lol
If i were driving along in a car with no insurance, tax...
Is illegal... Not quite the same as bad spelling. lol
Love how childish this post has got..we come to this site to talk about our passion for a vehicle and get grilled for spelling which leads to everyone getting involved over nothing.
Get your priorities straight people, this is meant to be a community, not a dictatorship..
Communism is always more profitable than socialism lol
Is illegal... Not quite the same as bad spelling. lol
I knows this and like i said, i'm just using it as an example :p
Love how childish this post has got..we come to this site to talk about our passion for a vehicle and get grilled for spelling which leads to everyone getting involved over nothing.
Get your priorities straight people, this is meant to be a community, not a dictatorship..
Oh this makes so much sense :) + rep
Spud, I don't think you have had a barrage of abuse from me on my horse lol rather its you giving abuse about spelling ffs lol
Seriously the chaps post I quoted sums it up really, 4/5 people jumping on a spelling mistake then a mod wading in with the ' you've been warned' shizzle, don't make it a very friendly atmosphere :)
So are teachers bullying and abusing kids in school's when they teach them, like ive said before, if noone corrects someone's mistake(s) they will continue to be incorrect, and continue to make the mistake!
Spud this forum aint any form of education tho lol its for Vauxhall Nova's NOT teaching people English !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Think you might need to take some teaching lessons and crack down your local schools if you feel that strongly bout it
turbojolt
08-07-12, 04:34 PM
this **** again.
novadave24
08-07-12, 06:44 PM
I only asked a question about what happens to the cars that they keep. Not about my spelling .
Southie
08-07-12, 07:09 PM
I only asked a question about what happens to the cars that they keep. Not about my spelling .
You can blame me as I picked up on it.
novadave24
08-07-12, 07:10 PM
ok i blame you .
novadave24
09-07-12, 12:03 PM
i thing a few people picked up on it but some times iam just not to good at spelling some words so i just do them the way i think they are or just a shorter way .
or just a shorter way .
That would be text typing which is not looked on kindly, as it clearly states in the rules. I doubt you'll get banned for spelling mistakes though, unless Burgo is having a bad day. lol
novadave24
09-07-12, 02:57 PM
ok then i just spell words the way i think is right then and wont put it like text typing then .
http://www.illuminatephotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/by-jove-300x237.jpg
novadave24
09-07-12, 06:40 PM
lol mowgli
Mark Sparks
09-07-12, 08:48 PM
So are teachers bullying and abusing kids in school's when they teach them, like ive said before, if noone corrects someone's mistake(s) they will continue to be incorrect, and continue to make the mistake!
Just trying to help :thumb:
My point exactly, cheers dude :d
nova_niek
09-07-12, 09:08 PM
Most oem's crush prototypes because they are liable for massive vat and ved taxes if they don't.
Watched some or other car show recently and got told that the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse prototype used in South Africa will get crushed as soon as the development programme is ended. This made my stomach turn... :(:eek:
Experienced the same thing many moons ago in a VX220. I got to have a go in it - on a Belgian potato field! - as it was to be sent to the crusher shortly after (it was a test mule for Vauxhall UK apparently) so giving it the berries in the dirt wasn't a problem. Sad, this... very sad indeed.
When I see the veryron vitesse name I think of old rovers lol
steviegsi
09-07-12, 09:25 PM
I think I'd rather have the old rover type.
I think I'd rather have the old rover type.
So would I
Watched some or other car show recently and got told that the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse prototype used in South Africa will get crushed as soon as the development programme is ended. This made my stomach turn... :(:eek:
Did you know theres nearly 40 different version of the Veyron if you include all the limited edition models.
Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 - 300ish sold
Bugatti Veyron Pur Sang - 5
Bugatti Veyron Fbg Par Hermes - 1
Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir - 15
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport - 150 to be made
Bugatti Veyron Centenaire - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Grey Carbon - 1
Bugatti Veyron Royal Dark Blue - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Soleil de Nuit - 1
Bugatti Veyron Sang d’Argent - 1
Bugatti Veyron Nocturne - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Blanc - 1
Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport - NA
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport by Bijan Pakzad - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Matte White - 1
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Sang Noir - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport L’or Blanc - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Red Edition - 1
Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Black Carbon - 1
Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Middle East Edition - 1 (But each one is different).
Thats 21 (or 23 if pedantic!) just upto late 2011.
novadave24
09-07-12, 09:50 PM
its just crazy they should just sell them or keep them for show or something .
its just crazy they should just sell them or keep them for show or something .
The oem would still be liable for massive taxes and other costs though.... At the end of the day it's only a car no matter how much it cost, especially if it's going to cost double or more the list price to 'keep it'
Noble have still got the development M600, its still taxed aswell lol beat up to fcuk mind. Satin black, stone chipped to fudgery, holes drilled all over the gaff. Still goes like stink apparently lol
The joy of those types mike is that they sell the car to themselves and do wtf they want. Pagani and Koenigsegg have done the same :lol
The joy of those types mike is that they sell the car to themselves and do wtf they want. Pagani and Koenigsegg have done the same :lol
The perfect crime lol lol I think you can see it in one of the pics on my facebook from when I was last there actually.
Theyve still got the M10 prototype too, its in the main showroom at the front of the building next to Mr Nobles met blue carbon shelled Mike speshal lol lol
the m10, isn't that the non turbo soft top thingy that looks like a really crap mgf kit car?
steviegsi
09-07-12, 11:35 PM
Mike- I want your job!
Mike- I want your job!
Funny you should say that lol I might be leaving soon to go elsewhere doing the same but with a lot more F1 go go's. Good lark though fairly, mincing about with all manner of overpriced, overpowered super car jazz & all kinda prototype shiz. Big cannons, ballistic equipment, robots yadda yadda. And you get to meet a lot of famous motorsport type people too.
Ive already seen the 3 new Bentleys, the new Jag estate thing, the new Range Rover & also the development Mono race cars before places like Top Gear even had wind of them being "in pipeline". I also had a hand in the production of all 30 prototype AM Zegato's too. And will soon be doing panels for a very awesome little road legal track car!
Not that I mean to brag or owt lol but Im also off for a recon at Force India & Mclaren soon too.
the m10, isn't that the non turbo soft top thingy that looks like a really crap mgf kit car?
Certainly is. Theres an M12 in there too with a 540hp motor in.
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