Just for fun, tell us all about a sport\performance orientated car you have owned that turned out to be absolutely drab and disappointing to drive and did not live up to the expectation.
I will go first with a 1999 Vectra 2.5v6 Gsi. On paper this car looked pretty impressive with it's 190bhp MSD tuned v6 (compared to 170bhp in the Sri) looked the part with it's recaro sports seats, 17 inch wheels, factory stainless steel magnex back box and a btcc inspired front bumper with large diffuser.
However in reality it was so dull to drive, had very little push back in your seat feel when being pushed hard and didn't handle particular well either, found the factory lowered suspension just hard and generally uncomfortable and hardly any v6 growl from the 2.5.
On a positive note the v6 was very frugal and easily retuned 40mpg on return trips from Wrexham to Llandudno.
Not my exact car but very close match
I will go first with a 1999 Vectra 2.5v6 Gsi. On paper this car looked pretty impressive with it's 190bhp MSD tuned v6 (compared to 170bhp in the Sri) looked the part with it's recaro sports seats, 17 inch wheels, factory stainless steel magnex back box and a btcc inspired front bumper with large diffuser.
However in reality it was so dull to drive, had very little push back in your seat feel when being pushed hard and didn't handle particular well either, found the factory lowered suspension just hard and generally uncomfortable and hardly any v6 growl from the 2.5.
On a positive note the v6 was very frugal and easily retuned 40mpg on return trips from Wrexham to Llandudno.
Not my exact car but very close match
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