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holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by midnite » Sun Nov 01, 2015 3:47 pm

right well leading on from my last post, I've bought the 99 nightfire vitesse fastback off eBay, its a forum car from a few years back, 120k 8 owners, history, bit grotty front arches, but not a bad one, short mot, vitesse type reg number, I'm getting it next week or weekend, whats different between a vitesse turbo and turbo sport or is they the same. last time i drove one, i did 145mph and missed my junction cos the brakes were shit, happy days.

NOW I GOT THREE OF THE DAMN THINGS, the girlfriends well pleased.
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by deano » Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:19 pm

what u mean.... Vittesse type reg number
1993 Rover 827 SLI Fastback Mk2
1999 Rover 825 Sterling Saloon Mk2 (HGF)
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by midnite » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:21 pm

h19 vts
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by deano » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:37 pm

1993 Rover 827 SLI Fastback Mk2
1999 Rover 825 Sterling Saloon Mk2 (HGF)
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Previously
1996 Rover 825 Sterling Coupe Mk2
1993 Rover 827 Sterling Saloon Mk2
1990 Rover 827 Sterling Saloon Mk1
1972 Rover P6 2000TC

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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by midnite » Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:11 pm

yeah i know deano its not exactly an amazing reg, but its ok on a vitesse, gonna get it next week, its an ex forum car of sorts, from 2010
fleet now includes
89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by BlueRover » Sun Nov 01, 2015 11:22 pm

When the Vitesse came out it had 180 bhp, they then upped the power to 200 bhp and called it the Sport. I think they also added aircon. After 1995 they dropped the sport name as they all had 200 bhp. 1999 cars will be known as the Vitesse and nothing more.
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by scoobyh123 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 12:29 am

Well done Matt! When do you pick it up? Expect with a short MoT you'll be driving it straight round to the testing station?
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by Slamm » Mon Nov 02, 2015 7:50 am

Nice one, give you something to do over the cold dark wet winter months :wink:
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by midnite » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:20 am

I'm going to get it and store it for now, I'm still working on the 827, the twr needs looking at, so the vitesse is last, i bought it due to the fact of it being fairly close to me, and cornwall is a doddle for me to drive to, and it was cheap, and they don't come up very often at all.
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89 827 sterling auto saloon grey dead and gone
90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by scoobyh123 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:18 am

If you're storing it for a while Matt, buy a box of cheap tea bags and scatter a load round the interior on some sort of dish (empty pie dishes work well! One or two tea bags per dish) to absorb any moisture/dampness. They will also deodorise the interior. :wink: :D

It's a very old "trick of the trade" used by second hand domestic appliance sales places to keep fridges smelling fresh and remove any nasty niffs from the previous owner leaving smelly foods in it.

Change the teabags when they become damp to maintain a non-smelly, fresh, dry interior while in storage. Sounds mad but it works.
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by aryan57 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:12 pm

The teabag tip sounds good Dave, I will try it myself!
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by scoobyh123 » Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:10 pm

aryan57 wrote:The teabag tip sounds good Dave, I will try it myself!

It works wonders - my trouble is i forget to do it in the first place although i do keep 1 or 2 bags in the fridge so should really remember when i lay a car up! :oops:
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by midnite » Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:38 pm

could get expensive, i drink twinnings english breakfast.
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90 827 sli auto saloon pulsar silver
91 820 i special edition flaming hell red
99 820 vitesse turbo sport manual nightfire rust sold to a better owner than i

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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by scoobyh123 » Tue Nov 03, 2015 12:10 am

Nah, el-cheapo £0.99 for 1000 type teabags would be fine for drying (and keeping dry) out cars, fridges etc. I'd never use my PG Tips Pyramids to deodorise/dry the car out!
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Re: holy shit I've bought a turbo sport

Post by traineefarmer » Tue Nov 03, 2015 10:41 am

How do they taste when you make a brew with them after? :lol:
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