Imp Vs 360 (and the imp won!!)
04 September 2004, 05:08 PM
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Imp Vs 360 (and the imp won!!)
Did it bo!!ox. 
Just got back from a spin through the mountains taking in some brilliant roads - Llanberis pass, to Betws y coed, down the A5 to the interesting bits of The Triangle, Bala, back road to Ffestiniog, Oakley Arms to Beddgelert, up Nant Gwynant to Capel Currig, then A5 towards Bangor.
On the last section of the A5 through the Ogwen Valley, I spotted a red 360 up ahead in a long line of slow moving traffic. If you don't know this section of the A5, there are three or four really good overtaking spots where you can see well into the distance before you get to the narrow, twisty bits. So I thought I could easily catch up with him.
Could I hell. Couldn't even see which way he went he was going so quickly, only glimpses of something low and red getting further and further away from me confirmed that he was on the same road.
He was eventually held up by an old camper van on the outskirts of a 30 zone. Could never have caught up with him otherwise.
He caned it again peeling off the A5 at a roundabout and onto the *** towards Anglesey. Again, I had trouble seeing which way he went. Seriously quick car and puts cars like mine well in their place.
Followed him round Bangor for a bit, in the hope that he'd pull over, giving me the chance to beg for a p-ride, but he headed out of town and back onto the 55.
I fooked off home before I lost all faith in the Imp.
Where's that lotto ticket.......
Kev
Just got back from a spin through the mountains taking in some brilliant roads - Llanberis pass, to Betws y coed, down the A5 to the interesting bits of The Triangle, Bala, back road to Ffestiniog, Oakley Arms to Beddgelert, up Nant Gwynant to Capel Currig, then A5 towards Bangor.
On the last section of the A5 through the Ogwen Valley, I spotted a red 360 up ahead in a long line of slow moving traffic. If you don't know this section of the A5, there are three or four really good overtaking spots where you can see well into the distance before you get to the narrow, twisty bits. So I thought I could easily catch up with him.
Could I hell. Couldn't even see which way he went he was going so quickly, only glimpses of something low and red getting further and further away from me confirmed that he was on the same road.
He was eventually held up by an old camper van on the outskirts of a 30 zone. Could never have caught up with him otherwise.
He caned it again peeling off the A5 at a roundabout and onto the *** towards Anglesey. Again, I had trouble seeing which way he went. Seriously quick car and puts cars like mine well in their place.
Followed him round Bangor for a bit, in the hope that he'd pull over, giving me the chance to beg for a p-ride, but he headed out of town and back onto the 55.
I fooked off home before I lost all faith in the Imp.
Where's that lotto ticket.......
Kev
04 September 2004, 05:37 PM
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A sensible post at last!
I had a straight line encounter with someone on here who used to own one, I was in a 300 bhp STi and he was slowly pulling away. We stopped after 100, but I think it would have been game over from there on!
MB
I had a straight line encounter with someone on here who used to own one, I was in a 300 bhp STi and he was slowly pulling away. We stopped after 100, but I think it would have been game over from there on!
MB
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04 September 2004, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ProdriveSTI
what imp have you got?
Re - "the twisties" - most of that road could be the textbook description of twisty.
04 September 2004, 06:03 PM
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They are better cars (360)- although sometimes there not
Besides were comparing "pimped"
up family cars to thorrow-bred (sorry terrible spelling) cars.
Well done for talking some truth aswell- i hope you patted your car when you came home
Kam
Besides were comparing "pimped"
up family cars to thorrow-bred (sorry terrible spelling) cars.Well done for talking some truth aswell- i hope you patted your car when you came home
Kam
04 September 2004, 06:57 PM
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Went for a ride from Swindon to Heathrow in my freinds new 360 spider a couple of weeks ago. Very fast! Was quicker than either my old Type R or my current 996. And the noise! with a sports exhaust and the roof down it sounded simply orgasmic!
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