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Old Jan 2, 2002 | 05:18 PM
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Hi All
You have probably seen this and I'm well behind the times

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Best driver's car - And the winner is...


Impreza STi

The standard STi costs £25,995, while the winged Prodrive Style version is £27,495 – either way, you don’t have to pay supercar money for this car. Power is up to 262bhp, which is enough to endow the STi with real low-down punch. Combined with the new six-speed ’box, its pace is a long, long way past adequate. But the change in the handling is the real revelation. Forget the Turbo’s body roll and understeer, a new front diff and reworked suspension make this one of the best 4WD cars we’ve driven on mountain roads. It’s also civilised on long motorway hauls, and if we had any doubts, they were that it might be a little dull and predictable on the limit. But, it ain’t. After a little initial understeer, the STi gives way to full-throttle, sideways activity – especially in the wet. It’s perfectly easy to live with, staggeringly good and well priced. We have no problems with this Impreza making the grade in 2002.


See for yourselfhttp://www.topgear.beeb.com/content/...erscar/winner/
All the Best
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PS. IT HAD TO BE

[Edited by PeterUK300 - 2/1/2002 5:20:41 PM]
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 05:36 PM
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Nice change from autocars attitude or should I say bad attitude
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 05:41 PM
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The popup windows are taking the pi$$ on that site!
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 05:59 PM
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mr birds gone very quiet..........


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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 06:55 PM
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Who is Mr Bird
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 07:05 PM
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Buy one for Joan

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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 08:09 PM
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Cool

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Did you. I forgot to ask

All the best
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 09:01 PM
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David, thought you phoned Pete to tell him you`d got hold of a 206.
I got all excited then it turned out to be a bludy gear ****.

Never mind, my turn will come!

Joan.
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 09:17 PM
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The 206 is a very sexy car for a lady and a nice blue one is in Sailsbury london Colney carpark every day so it must belong to a manager told shark if i carnt get a Rav4 of any age then the 206 is my nexted fav car.

chel xxx
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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It's a lovely **** tho - momo rocks

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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 09:41 PM
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Chel,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHEEELLL
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

Enjoy the bubbly!


Joan.
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Old Feb 1, 2002 | 10:40 PM
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"Power is up to 262bhp, which is enough to endow the STi with real low-down punch."

What a complete load of ****. Complete nonsense. Not slagging off the car - not driven it. What has low down punch got to do with top end power? - possibly an inverse relation when a PPP car would have more low down punch and less top end power both because of a smaller turbo. Very clever these Top Gear folk
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