Car insurance

[Ant]

OMFG.

He's right you know..

1.0 corsas are stupidly fast.

Was driving a focus ST-3, and having to dip into the red to keep up with the corsa.. Man that was a fast corsa.. Must've been the exhaust that added the extra 300 BHP to make it stupidly fast.. And wow, talk about cornering, my back end was wanting to step out trying to keep up with it round a corner..

 

[snoop69]

Was driving a focus ST-3, and having to dip into the red to keep up with the corsa..

Maybe you should have changed into 2nd :shrug:

 

[snoop69]

Anyway. CAV's. In all the years I've been making cars alot faster than the manufacture intended I have heard of anyone ever refer to coilovers as 'cavs'.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/c/CAV.html

Short for constant angular velocity, a technique for accessing data off of rotating disks. With CAV, the disk rotates at a constant speed regardless of what area of the disk is being accessed. This differs from Constant Linear Velocity (CLV), which rotates the disk faster for inner tracks. Disk drives use CAV, whereas CD-ROMs generally use CLV, though some newer drives use a combination of CAV and CLV.
The advantage of CAV is that it is much simpler to design and produce because the motor doesn't need to change speed. In addition, CLV runs into problems for very high-speed CD-ROMs because there's a brief latency whenever the drive needs to change the rotational speed.

Perhaps the suspension had been replaced by CD-Roms :shrug:

 

[Techno-Geek]

OMFG.

He's right you know..

1.0 corsas are stupidly fast.

Was driving a focus ST-3, and having to dip into the red to keep up with the corsa.. Man that was a fast corsa.. Must've been the exhaust that added the extra 300 BHP to make it stupidly fast.. And wow, talk about cornering, my back end was wanting to step out trying to keep up with it round a corner..

Don't be so smug mate, just don't say anything if you can't sound like a utter noob.

I would actully like to see you keep up with me down here, really would because i know you wouldn't be able to. Then i can prove my point........

There is a corsa out there that will leave a focus standing, as well as a mustang so you can't call all corsa's "slow"

 

[singlespeed]

Tony. Being as you have not been driving that long, which i'm guessing is only 6 or 7 months, I will give you the benefit of the doubt. You can probably out corner most things as you don't actualy know how to drive in all situations. Beleive me, there are very few people that are naturals and can feel what a car is doing. Being as the roads around norfolk are prety bumpy, usualy with a fairly large crest down the center, I would advise driving at a sencible speed because sooner or later you will end up in one of the drainage ditches. For a car to be under control on a bunpy surface, it needs to have suspension with enough travel to absorb the bump, which puts lowered cars at a disadvantage as the travel is shorter. It also needs to control the compression and rebound correctly, yet again most suspension units that aren't designed and tuned for rallying won't cope with large bumps and keep control. Personaly, I think the roads around Outwell are terible (the Mrs comes from there, so I do know the area despite living in the north of Scotland), so I'm guessing the ones around Lynn won't be much better.

As soon as a suspension unit bottoms out onto the bump stop, the effective spring rate increases masively and the tyres will loose grip due to the sudden change in loading. When your cornering, the body leans onto the outside suspension, which normaly has sufficient travel to take this body roll. However if the outside wheel hits a bump whilst compressed, the travel may not be enough. This is the point where you become a passenger or have a lucky escape thinking your a driving god.

I will leave it at that.

 

[Arkady]

Don't be so smug mate, just don't say anything if you can't sound like a utter noob.

I would actully like to see you keep up with me down here, really would because i know you wouldn't be able to. Then i can prove my point........

There is a corsa out there that will leave a focus standing, as well as a mustang so you can't call all corsa's "slow"

ahhh...the Mythical 700bhp Uber-Corsa...

"Legend tells of a car so fast that only True Heroes of the road have even seen it's taillights...young men gather at Tesco car parks around the country to discuss it's magical feats of cornering..."

I hear it does 80mpg as well and can run on tap water...

How are you going to prove your point if you don't drive fast? Every other car you've mentioned will be half a mile ahead of you at the first corner...or are we all supposed to wait for you there?

You keep saying 'down here' -I take it this 'Down Here' is a road that you drive all the time, have intimate knowledge of and have practiced on time and time again? Right - we can all go faster on 'our' favourite roads...
So you're seriously suggesting that someone tries to race you on a Public Road?

Take it to a track..

In fact I'm in the UK as of Mid-May - I will gladly take you on at at Track Day of your choosing...I drive the Nurburgring fairly often so I'll rule that one out as it could be argued that I have prior knowledge of the circuit...

Here you go: pick one...
http://bookatrack.com/

Anyone else want to come and watch?

 

[Techno-Geek]

Tony. Being as you have not been driving that long, which i'm guessing is only 6 or 7 months, I will give you the benefit of the doubt. You can probably out corner most things as you don't actualy know how to drive in all situations. Beleive me, there are very few people that are naturals and can feel what a car is doing. Being as the roads around norfolk are prety bumpy, usualy with a fairly large crest down the center, I would advise driving at a sencible speed because sooner or later you will end up in one of the drainage ditches. For a car to be under control on a bunpy surface, it needs to have suspension with enough travel to absorb the bump, which puts lowered cars at a disadvantage as the travel is shorter. It also needs to control the compression and rebound correctly, yet again most suspension units that aren't designed and tuned for rallying won't cope with large bumps and keep control. Personaly, I think the roads around Outwell are terible (the Mrs comes from there, so I do know the area despite living in the north of Scotland), so I'm guessing the ones around Lynn won't be much better.

As soon as a suspension unit bottoms out onto the bump stop, the effective spring rate increases masively and the tyres will loose grip due to the sudden change in loading. When your cornering, the body leans onto the outside suspension, which normaly has sufficient travel to take this body roll. However if the outside wheel hits a bump whilst compressed, the travel may not be enough. This is the point where you become a passenger or have a lucky escape thinking your a driving god.

I will leave it at that.

Ok maybe this will make it clearer for you

I do not drive above the speedlimits, it's a fast enough speed limit on the back roads. I just have a better cornering campibility than the people i am with..........................

Does that make it clearer?

ahhh...the Mythical 700bhp Uber-Corsa...

"Legend tells of a car so fast that only True Heroes of the road have even seen it's taillights...young men gather at Tesco car parks around the country to discuss it's magical feats of cornering..."

I hear it does 80mpg as well and can run on tap water...

How are you going to prove your point if you don't drive fast? Every other car you've mentioned will be half a mile ahead of you at the first corner...or are we all supposed to wait for you there?

You keep saying 'down here' -I take it this 'Down Here' is a road that you drive all the time, have intimate knowledge of and have practiced on time and time again? Right - we can all go faster on 'our' favourite roads...
So you're seriously suggesting that someone tries to race you on a Public Road?

Take it to a track..

In fact I'm in the UK as of Mid-May - I will gladly take you on at at Track Day of your choosing...I drive the Nurburgring fairly often so I'll rule that one out as it could be argued that I have prior knowledge of the circuit...

Here you go: pick one...
http://bookatrack.com/

Anyone else want to come and watch?

Dude when the *** did i say i could outrun your car on a track? that wouldn't be possible. No hang on i didn't even say it so why bring it up? if i go on the track it's with cars as little as mine.........................

 

[Techno-Geek]

ahhh...the Mythical 700bhp Uber-Corsa...

Yeh, serious powa house...........

How are you going to prove your point if you don't drive fast? Every other car you've mentioned will be half a mile ahead of you at the first corner...or are we all supposed to wait for you there?

Well the police seem to think i don't drive fast, hence why i've never been pulled up. I've actully pulled up to a police car at the lights and he gave me the nod, what do you get when you pull up at the lights in the UK? i can only think of one thing they would say..................

 

[Arkady]

Well the police seem to think i don't drive fast, hence why i've never been pulled up. I've actully pulled up to a police car at the lights and he gave me the nod, what do you get when you pull up at the lights in the UK? i can only think of one thing they would say..................

They say: "Nice car - what did it cost?" Seriously.

So...you can corner better than those you hang out with...now we're getting to it...the people you are with are in un-modified Corsas or similar cars, perhaps?

Enough...you say your car can outcorner us...Prove it.
Track-Day - put up or shut up...

 

[Techno-Geek]

They say: "Nice car - what did it cost?" Seriously.

So...you can corner better than those you hang out with...now we're getting to it...the people you are with are in un-modified Corsas or similar cars, perhaps?

Enough...you say your car can outcorner us...Prove it.
Track-Day - put up or shut up...

I won't shut up thanks, as i said it's a free forum that anyone has a right to speak there mind on, I will however shut up in this thread, please feel free to start another thread up with the title erm i don't know "I want to race a boy with so many years less exsperience than me" or something like that, or send me a PM Actully can you just send me a PM if you want to carry it on? because i don't want to get me nor you in trouble for saying the wrong word etc etc........

Let this get back to the reason the thread started, all i said was "get a corsa" and everyone jumps down my gullet for saying it, a 1.0 corsa is cheaper to insure than a saxo dude, well mine was anyways The Fiat Punto's are not bad either. How much would you spend on insurence?

Tony

 

[singlespeed]

Well the police seem to think i don't drive fast, hence why i've never been pulled up. I've actully pulled up to a police car at the lights and he gave me the nod, what do you get when you pull up at the lights in the UK? i can only think of one thing they would say..................

Try sitting your advanced driving test with a police driving instructor for an hour. Then if he gives you the nod, come back and tell us... Back on the original topic, passing an advanced test will significantly lower your insurance premium, as well as giving you a greater awaremess of your car and the road and other road users. Giving a commentary to the examiner, of everything that you see and what you are doing to prepare yourself for any given hazard does make you more aware Maybee not a faster or better driver, but much less likely to get into a sutuation where luck is concerned, irrelevant of the actual speed.

 

[Techno-Geek]

Try sitting your advanced driving test with a police driving instructor for an hour. Then if he gives you the nod, come back and tell us... Back on the original topic, passing an advanced test will significantly lower your insurance premium, as well as giving you a greater awaremess of your car and the road and other road users. Giving a commentary to the examiner, of everything that you see and what you are doing to prepare yourself for any given hazard does make you more aware Maybee not a faster or better driver, but much less likely to get into a sutuation where luck is concerned, irrelevant of the actual speed.

Ah hang on couldn't just move on could you?

What's and who's saying i have not taken my advanced driving test?

I like the last bit of your reply, it's funny and if i didn't know how to touch type i couldn't write this right now, so much laughter...................

Stop picking at arguments you wasn't involved in in the first place, goodbye

 

[CT]

If your hammering it down these roads in a beamer you will have to lift off the throttle when you get to the corners otherwise you'll spin out or the car will do something else, simple as that. Where as me in my corsa can just keep the power on thoughout the corners. Do you see what i am saying?

LOL. Tony, you're taking some stick, but it's pretty well inevitable when you invite it with comments like this.

Lifting off the throttle mid bend is pretty well fatal in any car and pretty well guaranteed to have you becoming a sycamore seed and spinning into the weeds. Acceleration should be maintained throughout the corner in any car, regardless of how powerful it is - the whole point is that you will (or should) have, selected an appropriate speed and gear on entering the bend.

To say your Cora can keep the power on throughout the corners is inviting disaster mate. Yes - you may well be able to do that on roads you use regularly and know like the back of your hand, but there are plenty of corners where you'd be waking up in hospital if you're lucky.

It's real easy to kill yourself in any car whether it's a Dodge Viper or a Corsa.

 

[Arkady]

and we said: Corsa are cheap to buy and cheap to insure - doesn't make them good cars though...they're cheap for a reason...they're slow, unmanouvreable and plasticky...

Tony, I'll be perfectly happy if I never meet you ta v Much, but you're the one who threw the gauntlet down...I just called your bluff...you tried to talk the talk and that's good, it really is - you should have confidence in your driving ablities - but you don't have the sense to realise that you should shut up sometimes...
Coz now you just sound like a whiny kid...

 

[singlespeed]

Ah hang on couldn't just move on could you?

What's and who's saying i have not taken my advanced driving test?

I like the last bit of your reply, it's funny and if i didn't know how to touch type i couldn't write this right now, so much laughter...................

Stop picking at arguments you wasn't involved in in the first place, goodbye

I was being nice and relatively polite, adding to the discussion rather than arguing and being insulting.

Probably the need to hold a clean licence for 3 years, to join one of the advanced driving clubs/societies Though 5 or six years ago, Max Power were doing a promotion aimed at young drivers and getting them to sit the test. I'm not sure if Max Power still run it, but the pass plus system is a halfway house with an extended test but without the full on comentary and police examiner.

Farewell and drive safely

 

[Techno-Geek]

LOL. Tony, you're taking some stick, but it's pretty well inevitable when you invite it with comments like this.

Lifting off the throttle mid bend is pretty well fatal in any car and pretty well guaranteed to have you becoming a sycamore seed and spinning into the weeds. Acceleration should be maintained throughout the corner in any car, regardless of how powerful it is - the whole point is that you will (or should) have, selected an appropriate speed and gear on entering the bend.

To say your Cora can keep the power on throughout the corners is inviting disaster mate. Yes - you may well be able to do that on roads you use regularly and know like the back of your hand, but there are plenty of corners where you'd be waking up in hospital if you're lucky.

It's real easy to kill yourself in any car whether it's a Dodge Viper or a Corsa.

CT i wouldn't be stupid enough to do it on roads i don't know, i can only drive quickly on the roads i know, wouldn't do it anywhere else. CT mate im not going to angue with you because i actully believe what you say when you write and you have had many many years more driving than me

and we said: Corsa are cheap to buy and cheap to insure - doesn't make them good cars though...they're cheap for a reason...they're slow, unmanouvreable and plasticky...

Tony, I'll be perfectly happy if I never meet you ta v Much, but you're the one who threw the gauntlet down...I just called your bluff...you tried to talk the talk and that's good, it really is - you should have confidence in your driving ablities - but you don't have the sense to realise that you should shut up sometimes...
Coz now you just sound like a whiny kid...

How did you call my bluff? i've not said "Yeah, my car can't keep up with anything" Have i? no.

Me? whiny kid? well take away the "kid" and what took you so long to come to that?

I should shut up yes, but have someone else other than a admin to tell me to pipe down then i will decline, really the only way to solve this would be just for you to PM me if you still want to talk and call the admin over to delete our posts in this thread or move it to a new one, it isn't fare that someone comes on this site and asked a question then we all start TP wars in his thread. I did say my piece in this thread and i shouldn't have done, sorry.....

 

[CT]

Just to lighten things up. Check this out. Stick with it- it's hilarious!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtofbxmlv8Y

 

[Techno-Geek]

Oh haha, haha "passing you at 200mph wwwwwwuuuuuuuuuuuuuushhhhhhhhhh" VROOOOOOM SCRETCHHHhhhhhhhh on the floor" Haha thanks CT.

 

[glitch]

Some say he can out-corner the Ultimate Driving Machine™ in his 1.0l Corsa of p0wah and that he gets smiled at by policemen at the lights.

All we know is, he's called Techno-Geek.

 

[Joe T]

Closed to prevent Techno-Geek from making any more of a fool of himself.