16V hatch rust - the car killer

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yeah, it needs a good service tbh, cash as always is the problem.

Needs plugs, filters, back pressure in the cat area etc etc

Dunno why the hatches engine was a bit of a demon, but boy did it shift, hitting 125mph from a standstill at the lights at the start of the sliproad when joining the motorway, just over 1/4 of a mile, not much and uphill.

Hitting the limiter in less than a mile from 70mph with 4 people in it.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

u kept that engine tho right?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

yes that engine is in the back garden on a stolen makro flat bed trolley along with its box that popped the diff circlip 3 times.

No fecking way am I binning that lump.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

why not stick it in the current one then!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

cos I'm saving it for something special.

the chamades nice but not that bnice.

The hatch was a better car despite beign as safe as a brown paper bag in a crash, it was faster, braked better and handled a lot better and was better in the wet.

Granted a lot of that will be sorted with new tyres, suspension and proper alignment but thats not the point.

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Who knows what damage was done to the lump when you bounced it off the limiter from freezing for about 6 seconds.... plus the gear selector rod fucking the box when dropping lump.....

Still I miss the hatch