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Hi all,
Just a quick introduction I'm from Geelong been enjoying a relatively standard Astra G SRI-T since 2012, I planned to keep this for quite some time but have recently upgraded to a specced up version of the same;
Astra G

Our family car is a 2013 Astra J Tourer with the 2 litre TDiesel, previous to that was a 4 door TS which my wife bought new, this is actually what got me into Opels as was impressed by the build of them and have always liked the look of the TS hatch.

Other cars over the years (a real mix) have been;

Mk3 Supra (7MGTE 5 speed)
1963 Fiat 600 (daily driver for 4 years)
EJ20 powered Subaru Brumby (bit rough but great fun)
Stock Brumby low km in immaculate condition, was a keeper (rear ended after 4 months ownership)
UCF20R Black Lexus LS400 you have to drive one once in your life, fantastic build quality (Coilovers and Supra LSD, was tempted to do a manual conversion and keep it)
Various bikes, street and dirt.

Have always enjoyed good RWD handling tuned for gentle under steer on turn in and settling into throttle controlled over steer but the temptation is always too strong to slide things around on the street.
I have found FWD to be very entertaining on the street especially with a car tuned for slight lift off over steer and then settling into a gentle neutral slide once you've loaded the tyres. I also like their layout of entire drive line from engine to drive shafts in one assembly, I guess there is the downside of weight distribution but in reality the G is not so bad.

Looking forward to spending time on here to hear your stories and tips as well as offer what I can where I can.

Cheers

Welcome to oa

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welcome along matey!

Welcome to the forum. A Fiat 600 :) always had Fiats over in Europe and bought another one a few weeks ago in Holland (new Punto with a tiny 875cc TwinAir turbo engine)

Thanks! Enjoy the Punto im sure Fiat have come some way since the 60's not hard to top 27hp and transverse leaf spring front suspension though. I've only recently sold the 600 to a close friend who is going to work it into more of an Abarth replica. On another note I wish the new 500 was rear engine rwd like the original....

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Thanks! Enjoy the Punto im sure Fiat have come some way since the 60's not hard to top 27hp and transverse leaf spring front suspension though. I've only recently sold the 600 to a close friend who is going to work it into more of an Abarth replica. On another note I wish the new 500 was rear engine rwd like the original....

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In saying that though, the new Abarth is a hoot to drive. That little turbo motor spools up quick and handles like a go kart.

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Ah ok sounds good I remember the abarth ones cost a sh!t load more for what looked like only visual mods must have been more to it than I thought... never really read into them

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Basically it's a whole different car. The panels don't even fit between the Fiat 500 and Abarth.
Not one Fiat badge, Abarth badges on everything. The oil comes in a metal tin like high quality Italian olive oil and you need a loan to buy it Hahahaha.

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That same engine in the Abarth ? The TwinAir 875cc - 2 cylinder turbo ? I must admit that it does have some torque for such a little engine from nearly every rev range in every gear. Only thing I don't like though is first and second gearshifts are very short, rev limiter kicks in early if shifting on sound alone.

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That same engine in the Abarth ? The TwinAir 875cc - 2 cylinder turbo ? I must admit that it does have some torque for such a little engine from nearly every rev range in every gear. Only thing I don't like though is first and second gearshifts are very short, rev limiter kicks in early if shifting on sound alone.

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Nope. The one I drove was the one with the 1.4L. Around the 120kw from memory

Think that's the same as in the Punto evo but then tuned.

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Think that's the same as in the Punto evo but then tuned.

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And holds 6 cases of Heineken comfortably in the boot with room to spare for some bottles of liquid gold
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