AndyBaker

Out for a Sunday drive in the S202 and had to flash a young lady in a Golf R32 out of the duel carriageway fast lane and pointed to my rear view as I went past hopefully so she would take note of what was going on behind her. Anyway at the next set of lights her boyfriend jumped out of the passenger seat, pretty much threw her in the other side and waited for the lights to change with a "look who's driving now" stare.

Anyway you can guess what happened next

JTaylor

The lights changed?

warrenm2

You stalled it?

AndyBaker

Yep the lights changed and I stalled it.

Mouser

Both the above?

Mouser

Damn.

AndyBaker

Only joking mouser, just amused by the first two replies. I suppose you had to be there, his face was an absolute picture, he'd probably just told his girlfriend that he was about to hand me my ***

the shreksta

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in a r32 golf? ? ? no chance,they are a joke of a performance car

The Pink Ninja

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For a so called top model of the golf the R32 is pants on performance

RobsyUK

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So the lights changed at Santa pod and then.... I want every little detail I like story's.

chopperman

yeah.
250 bhp 236 ft/lb
weight 1594 kg
0-60 6.4 secs
Nothing to write home about at all.

AndyBaker

I have Kas's old 443bhp S202 and yes it's been down the run at Santa Pod quite a few times so I suppose it wasn't fair but like I said, you had to be there

JTaylor

What happened then?

AndyBaker

Left him for dead. Not big, not clever but very satisfying especially as he pulled his bird out of the driving seat

JTaylor

That's nice, Andy.

ditchmyster

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I bet he thought what the foooooooooook.

AndyBaker

I think that was me, it still scares me now and again

SJ_Skyline

alcazar

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Reminds me of my youth...a lad with his girlfriend in his XR3i trying to keep up with me, solo, in a 16V Astra GTE.

His expression NOT made any better by me waving to him in the mirror as I pulled away......

How silly we males are....

Mouser

I gathered that. I was annoyed at my slothful typing speed.

jaytc2003

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maybe they didn't know it was the "fast" lane and just thought it was the outside lane

Midlife......

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Alcazar.........was that one of the original Astra GTE's ?

Shaun

AndyBaker

alcazar

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The first one with the 16V twin cam engine, MkIII iirc, around 150bhp.

But it only weighed about a ton.

the shreksta

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thats one car i always wished i had owned.i did have a mk2 cav sri130 with around 170bhp which was entertaining.everybody slates vauxhalls but i find them bang on,cheap to fix and a hell of alot of car for your money

skoobidude

I had a GTE 16v too. Bought in '93, sold in '97. I have fond memories of that motor as it was my first performance car.
The downside was the tricky handling, particularly in wet weather. I had a few lift-off spins..

Sorry OP back on topic I love moments like that as you describe.

Nick

dunx

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LOL we've all done once.....

dunx

P.S. My MK II Golf GTI 16V showed it's rear to a few of those Astras back in the 90's....

Midlife......

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I had an original MK I astra (nicked and written off) and a MkII with the digital dash.........nowhere near as fast as my Impreza but boy you did get a lot of bang for your buck

Shaun

the shreksta

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somehow i dont think so,the satra gte 16v mk2 was resposible for the downturn of golf gti sales when it was released

ALi-B

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As a R32 to owner I resent those statements

Its no traffic light racer, but it'd have you in the twisties