SRI_boy, do what i'm doing, insure a 1.2 and drive round in that till i can afford the 2.0 insurance. In the mean time start to rebuild a C20XE and by the time u can afford the insurance the engine should be rebuilt
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SRI_boy, do what i'm doing, insure a 1.2 and drive round in that till i can afford the 2.0 insurance. In the mean time start to rebuild a C20XE and by the time u can afford the insurance the engine should be rebuilt
My first car at 17 was an XE nova!! Never had an accident in my life that was my fault!! TOUCH WOOD!!
Its your choice mate! If you wanna do it, do it. But just be careful!!
How the hell did you insure that, or did you take gaskels advice that only ****s declare mods???
matt_mph - yer thats what i said on the other page, think im going to do that! as fuel bill will kill me.
bhpnos - obviously it was down on logbooks as smaller engine...
and to stu....im still thinking about it, just have to see how it goes in time, eg getting a nova, engine, welded, fitted etc
:)
fuel bill is less than any other nova!!!
More power less weight = better MPG
so what about normal driving in a 1.2 nova and same with a xe nova
what mpg?
Xe will be better mpg, as it has more power to pull the weight of the car.
Ive "Heard" as much as 40+ MPG
Yeah, couple of people have said 40+ to me as well.
Higher cost of insurance and tax though, would your fuel bill really be your biggest worry? I'll be XE-ing the saloon, and thats just as an "economical" runabout lol
well im 19 and i only pay ?450 for my 1.4sr. as ive only has this car for a few weeks and is much slower than my last car im planning on getting used to the non powersteering and having some fun b4 i think about serious power.altho 1500 aint bad at 19 for an xe nova, considering its scooby performance!