Our new car!!

[witchiepoo]

It should arrive next week...

It's our first new car so we're very excited!

http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/modeloverview?modelid=2006&navid=1

We're getting a blue one.

[Zed]

nice one 8)

[PyRo]

ooooooo very nice... horsepower!?!?

[King_Louie]

that's a fine set of wheels you've got there :D

:o

[Dislike clowns]

Pyro. They don't beleive in Horsepower, or Torque. They measure power output in something like KiloNetutonGonads or something.

Looks like a decent ride Witchy. Which one of you is going to be driving it most?

[PyRo]

Stupid big words. *grumble grumble* Oh well. Cool broom otherwise!! I wanna drive!! *hops on witchie's back* Vroom Vroom!!! :wink:

[klownsniper]

nice sled witchee! :twisted: run over some clowns with it! :arrow:

[King_Louie]

Maybe you'll need to attach one of those bullbars at the front with some big spikes. Oh, and Stinger missiles behind the headlights :wink:

:o

[witchiepoo]

Looks like a decent ride Witchy. Which one of you is going to be driving it most?

It's mainly going to be for getting bob to work and back since it's incredibly more fuel efficent compared to his malevolant beast and we live less than 10 minutes (walking) from my work. And any way, my car is going to be just as sexy when we finish with it!! Bob's current estimate is another month or two and it will finally be on the road.

[witchiepoo]

ooooooo very nice... horsepower!?!?

Wheels - June 03
HOLDEN ASTRA SRi TURBO
www.holden.com.au/astra


price

$36,990 (Aussie $$)


basics

body: steel, 3 doors, 5 seats
drivetrain: front engine (east-west), front-wheel drive
Length/Width/Height: 4110/1709/1425mm
Wheelbase: 2606mm
Front track/Rear track: 1467/1456mm
Weight: 1282kg
Fuel tank: 52 litres
Power to weight: 115kW/tonne


engine

Type: in-line 4, dohc, 16v, turbocharger
Capacity: 1.998 litres
Bore/Stroke: 86.0/86.0mm
Compression ratio: 8.8
Power: 147kW/5600rpm
Torque: 250Nm/1950-5600rpm
Redline/Cutout: 6500/7000rpm
Recommended fuel: 95
Specific output: 74kW/litre


transmission

Type: 5-speed manual
Km/h per 1000rpm: 8.5/15.0/22.5/30.9/38.4
Gear ratios: 3.58/2.02/1.35/0.98/0.79
Differential ratio: 3.63


suspension

Front: struts, A-arms, anti-roll bar
Rear: torsion beam, trailing arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar


steering

Type: power rack and pinion
Turns lock-to-lock: 2.8
Turning circle: 10.9m


brakes, tyres

Brake system: ventilated discs (f), solid discs (r), ABS, ESP
Tyre size: 215/40 ZR17 87Y
Tyre type: Dunlop SP Sport 8000E


fuel consumption

Average: 14.5L/100km


performance

Speeds in gears:
1st: 55km/h at 6500rpm
2nd: 98km/h at 6500rpm
3rd: 146km/h at 6500rpm
4th: 201km/h at 6500rpm
5th:245km/h at 6400rpm

Overtaking acceleration:
3rd/4th/5th 80-120km/h:
5.2/7.2/9.3secs

Standing start acceleration:
0-60km/h: 3.5secs
0-80km/h: 5.1 secs
0-100km/h: 7.3 secs
0-120km/h: 10.0 secs
0-140km/h: 12.9secs
0-160km/h: 17.6secs
0-400m: 15.3secs at 150km/h


We pick her up 9am Tuesday.
But she still doesn't have a name yet!
Any ideas? Apart form Bluey or the astra?

[Dislike clowns]

If you're the type of person inclined to name cars, surely you realize that the name has to fit it's personality. And you won't get to know it's personality until *atleast* you finish with the engine break-in. (I don't name mine, but know they have their own personalities)

Silly witchy,
The car is built backwards! How can you drive from that side? ;)

[King_Louie]

Interesting detail: In Australia the brand is called Holden, but back here in Europe it's called Opel and I believe in Great-Britain they call it Vauxhall... :shock:

:o

[Zed]

jep but they also have opel in great britain too or theyre just imports...

[King_Louie]

Those are imported cars.

:o

[PyRo]

I have a suggestion!!! Anti-Grease Lightening!! *starts doing Anti-Grease Lightening dance routine* :D :o

[King_Louie]

I have a suggestion!!! Anti-Grease Lightening!! *starts doing Anti-Grease Lightening dance routine* :D :o

Ok, remove that John Travolta poster from above your bed, it has a bad influence on you... :D

:o

[PyRo]

Heh heh... :D :o

[Hardware BoB]

to convert kw to hp multiple by 1.31
so, 147x 1.31 = 193 hp

so, it's fastish, good for a daily driver :)
(the other car has ~300hp, so I don't need this one to be fast! :) )

just want something reliable, comfy, and all the rest of that jazz .. oh, and pretty blue!

I am looking into getting opel badges for it, as the holden one's look terrible!
the car is made by opel, but is marketed as a vauxhall and a holden in different countries. (as are a few other cars, eg: vectra)

[witchiepoo]

what about my car!?!?

You forgot about Zoe you silly boy!


*chaces bob round trying to give him a good spanking*

[Parallax]

I got a name for your car witchiepoo. When you encounter some clowns, call your car "DOOMSDAY"!! :twisted: (After the monster that killed Superman in 1991 or 1992)

[King_Louie]

It's going be pretty hard if you ever try to sell the car: 'No, it wasn't owned by an old lady that only drove it to the church on sunday. It's called doomsday and I used it to run over clowns...' :?

:o

[witchiepoo]

Any other suggestions?

Nice names perhaps?

[Parallax]

How about "Enterprise" :wink: