HOW DARE HE !!!

[novajay]

i was browsing through the internet today and i came across this :

http://www.dervman.com/nova.htm

the cheek of it although he does say some decent things bout the legendary nova most of the crap he says is B*llocks !!! :evil: :evil:

and for fcuk sake he drives a ford ka :oops:

[Nath]

and how can he compare the nova to the fiesta? theres just no competion there!

[peester]

''This was enough to propel the Nova to 60 in just over 9 seconds. This is quick for the Nova, but not really for the class.''

xr2 is the same? so they turbo'd the fiesta ok, but that was astra gte money.
1.6 205 pug was the same; 1.9 205 was astra gte money too.

for the cash it was quick enough for its class.??no?

[Fester]

he's actually quite positive about the Nova

[peester]

he's actually quite positive about the Nova


what, for a fiesta fan?

[Fester]

However, well kept examples are decent enough cars, and superior to the Mark Two Fiesta in most respects.

[dan_mk1]

whats he saying that has got you so pissed off?
most of what he says is true, most novas are bought by boy racers and really badly kitted up

[DervMan]

I'm sorry that some of you don't like my review of the Nova, and if you think I'm being unfair, please point it out - or if you think the review can be improved, here and now is your opportunity to point it out, yes?

It's not that I dislike the Nova, they were a decent enough small car.

As for the Nova GTE's "class," it's a "hot hatch," right?

And the 1991 model had a list price of ?11,105 and took 9.1 seconds to hit 60 mph from rest.

Here's what else was available in 1991 that was also a hot hatch, and about the size of the Nova.

Daihatsu Charade GTti, ?8,680, 0-60 in 7.7 seconds.
Ford Fiesta XR2i, ?10,522, 0-60 in 8.7 seconds.
Renault 5 GT Turbo, ?11,200, 0-60 in 7.3 seconds.
Rover Metro GTi 16v, ?10,840, 0-60 in 9.6 seconds.
Suzuki Swift GTi, ?7,299, 0-60 in 8/6 seconds.

Of the above, only the Renault 5 GT Turbo was dearer, and only the Metro was slower to 60.

I stand by my comments.

[Chris]

sorry but you drive a ford ka

[sk8funk]

i think it's a fair review, i agree with most. also i own a 1.6gte and am pround and happy wiv it

[DervMan]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what Kermit has to do with my Nova review.

[Ian]

skimmed through the article, dont see any real problem with it, but i dont think anyone here bought their car on the basis of luggage space or performance of a 1.2

i do however think its a bit of a cheek to call them cheap tat, bearing in mind my mum has a brand new ka, the interior is plasticy, not much storage space, handles like a boat and is slow as hell it is remarkably like the 1.2i shell i bought and drove home then stripped that was equally crap except that was only ?700 and 10 years old, you would think that they could have improved things over 10 years. and kas are rusting already :roll:

ps driving a diesel marks you out as being a tightwad cheapskate

[DervMan]

Yup; you're right, some Kas are rusting. As indeed are Fiestas, but no Pumas that I know of. :roll:

"Tat" here isn't offensive - I simply mean it's an inexpensive runner. Most of the cars I've personally bought have been tat of one sort or another. This is the way I've always liked them! :lol:

Diesel means I'm a tightwad? I'd love to agree, except the diesels I've been driving recently have been quite the opposite - well unless people spend ?19K on a Golf diesel and think they're being frugral! :o

[Ian]

should have read she has a brand new ka

[Dan]

like ian i just skimmed through it and cant see a problem, most comments are true enough with no real slating going on just a fair general evaluation. The minority like ourselves are also appreciated


There are some nice ones around, and some owners are as enthusiastic about their Nova as I am with the Ka

[DervMan]

My point is that it doesn't matter what I;m currently driving when reviewing another model.

Otherwise, most cars would be slow and relatively thirsty, given the 530d I'm trundling around in during week days, eh?

[dave.gsi]

nothing wrong with that. seems right for the most part.

[RJM25R]

If we really gave a fuck about other peoples opinions, none of us would drive a nova!

[DervMan]

Heh; too true. I guess if I cared about the "image" I'm supposed to portray when I go to a meeting or presentation, I'd take one of the fleet BMWs. But I don't, I'd rather enjoy the drive there in the way that a (lightly) modded car can only provide. Who cares if it's slower / noisier / cheaper than a Eurobox BMW? It's individual!

I can admire the work that's gone into the car even if I don't admire the car itself, but at the end of the day, we mod our cars - whatever our cars - because we want to make it a bit more individual.

The easy option would be the boring Audi A3 1.6 or BMW 316ti Compact, or whatever is fleet favourite of the month, but I'm not for any of that!

[Phil_G]

Hi,

ive actually met and spoke to dervman on one occasion and i found him to be sound. Overall a great car enthusiast and wasnt too phased when i mentioned my nova or the 106 despite being surrounded by his (and others) Ka.


ps driving a diesel marks you out as being a tightwad cheapskate

bit of a sweeping and unfair statement ian, not everyone can afford to run petrol engine cars when driving close to 25,000 a year (as i do). So if i can save a bit on fuel (i say a bit try 196 miles on ?10). Also starts first time etc etc etc

As for the KA- having driven the g/fs plenty I find to handle well under a wide load range and is quite capable of dishing out some surprises on country lanes, spritely enough round town (as i believe it was designed to be- not a balls out BHP machine) and IMo drives far better than any equivilent vaux models we tested at the time.

[Phil_G]

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[techie]

Yes i am a tightwad :)

But then ive got a roof to keep over my head and mouths to feed ;)