View Full Version : Are they takin the p*ss?
Have a look here:
http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_533.html
Apparently these people suggest that the td nova will match a gte/gsi performance wise?
I cant believe what i am reading they must be talking bs?
There seems to be alot of them saying the same tho? I find these claims very hard to believe!
:roll:
id say the TD was about the same as an SRi that hasnt been decated. between 60-90 id say its the same as a GSi!!
The 1500 TD is a great engine.
shabba16
17-11-03, 03:30 AM
its true! , and the diesel has more tourqe :roll:
it is true the turbo is amazing on that engine amazing what torque its got aswell!
peester
17-11-03, 10:00 AM
Its a diesel. its as simple as that. no way, anywhere near. if it did everyone would have one. or at the worst novaload guys would know about it. not a bunch of dicks like they seemed to be. wot a daft thing; 'oh yeah vauxhall sneakaly made this theyre hot-hatch equalling shopper.' it is a good car; but not as good as they say. why aren't there loads owned on this site? if they can 'out drag' a gte how's the gearing set up to move it onto 130 odd mph top end? funny shit.
shabba16
17-11-03, 08:01 PM
theres plenty of TD novas on here :roll:
dave.gsi
17-11-03, 09:14 PM
not as many as gsi's/gte and sri's.
that tells me one thing..........diesels suck. put simply there just not cool.
even if it could 'keep up' with my gsi. i know which one i'd rather drive.
on a different note lmao at this guys quote......'Look out for the 5 door, very rare. I was lucky to find one.'
i suppose 'lucky' is one word to describe it lol :lol:
GTE/GSI insurance group 11 38mpg
SRI insurance group 7 40mpg
TD van or otherwise insurance group 5 50mpg
ok its not cool but its cheap to run and good fun
but sounds like......well a diesel, i'm sorry they just don't sound nice imho.
shabba16
19-11-03, 01:10 AM
yeah i suppose they are diesel tractors after all , still dont mind em tho :lol:
I heard that TD novas came with a different engine after a while of production. After using up the crappy vaux ones they got Izusu ones which are meant to be very good.
Its quite normal for a TD nova to have a little bit of boost fettling etc and make 100bhp easy. They can match a GTE mid range, but not off the line, but I guess you could say that in a 400 mile race the GTE would run out of petrol, the TD would not.
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