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ashgtir
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Im back oh yeah!!

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Pick up a 53 plate saloon hdi earlier. S model with sat nav though no remote :(
Very clean interior but outside not the best. Runs very well and at a stupid price. The police will prob be around soon as i had basically robbed this guy. Lol
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Well,you really dont need a remote very often right :D
Glad to hear you manage to buy car for small amount of cash.
ashgtir
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Ive managed to source a remote now :)
Off to a breakers today for some goodies.
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Post some pics of it
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Body work isn't the best so ill get that sorted before pics.
Just looking at the nav unit............ Is it meant to upside down?
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ashgtir wrote:Body work isn't the best so ill get that sorted before pics.
Just looking at the nav unit............ Is it meant to upside down?
Before and after pics then?
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scotty73 wrote:
ashgtir wrote:Body work isn't the best so ill get that sorted before pics.
Just looking at the nav unit............ Is it meant to upside down?
Before and after pics then?
we do like some before and after pics, so we may admire your splendid work, rather than doing the work we should be doing!
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ashgtir
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Is it just me or is a 90bhp really slow. I mean overtaking is a no no.
My 110 felt much quicker. Even feltvthe turbo kick in on that but this.......... Nothing
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Never driven a 90 but they are reported as feeling a bit lazy.........but you have to sort of coax them along and learn to use the torque. Even the 110 can't be rushed and has it's own behavior which you learn to use effectively.

Basically you only really get a useful band of power over a stretch of approx 1200 revs :| 'flooring' the thing or extending the rpms does nothing. A remap allegedly changes this behavior and the engine will be 'freed up' as it were with a much wider power band.
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You can't thrash a 90. You keep the revs down and learn to ride the torque.
I had no problem overtaking in mine, choose a gear so the revs are ~2,000rpm, put your foot down and change up at 4k.

Get it remapped though! The 90 has a lighter crank than the 110 and a lighter flywheel along with shorter gearing.
Mine used to fly after a remap.
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ashgtir
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I think i need to drive another 90 just to make sure this is how they are.
And if so a remap or chip box will be order of the day. :)
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