L&G.scooby

Hi all. Not posted for a while as sold my blobeye a while ago but do still come on and keep in touch with the scooby world as I am looking for another but am I am in No rush at all and I really want a nice classic, might have to wait a year, as you regulars will know had a knock in my blobeye, thank goodness I have protected no claims but still went up.
Well here I go
I have had my runaround over 6 months now and it has had a few mods and a remap to 120 bhp and still does 50 mpg ish. Great when doing 25k a year, well latest mods on, what do you think?
Any comments and questions welcome.

Rob Day

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OMG (nuff said)

tubbytommy

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is it gayve's wifes car.

(fight clubbers will know what i mean)

marcevs72

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**** me backwards with a pineapple thats gay....

dpb

50 mpg , im surprised

L&G.scooby

Get over 60 mpg if you dive it off boost

tubbytommy

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whats next?
this maybe

L&G.scooby

Lol maybe?
But that won't hold the road like my roadie and won't do 0 to 60 in about 7.5 sec like my roadie. You really would not believe how much fun it is to drive.
But I still lust for another scooby

tubbytommy

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if you took the silly stickers off it would be ok.
not my cup of tea but at least its rear wheel drive.
i have actually driven one and its a fun little car but the crap gearbox ruined it a little.

7.5 secs to 60
down a large hill maybe

as its 70 bhp and 0-60 in 16.5 secs standard

thats some remap to nearly double the power and half the 0-60 times and zero effect on mpg

the brabus roadster only managed to get to 60 in 9.8 secs

L&G.scooby

Ok, to answer that. It's a 80 bhp car as standard and a Brabus one is 100 bhp car as standard because it has a bigger turbo. I have a Brabus turbo fitted and a few other bits and pieces along with a remap. I went for the 120 remap as it is better and saver for the turbo, engine and gearbox. You can have a 135 ish remap but that has been said to have reliability problems.
As for the gearbox, yup your right. It's pretty poor but the remap has speed up the gear changes and because of the remap you can now hit 60 with less gear changes which helps a lot in the zero to 60 times. And never drive it in auto mode! Then the gearbox is 100 times worse as it always seems to be in The wrong gear at the wrong time.
Once you start to look forward and drive properly as of course you always should, and once you are used to it, I have no problems with the gearbox.
So about 160 bhp per tonne

tubbytommy

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my friend works for the dealership in norhampton and borrows one from time to time and there is no way in the world one will do 60 in 7.5 secs

i doubt one would get to 60 in under 10 secs.
they tune them and use a company called red dot racing.

it may be faster than standard but your figures are a little made up

JTaylor

Are you a promo' girl for Monster Energy?

TelBoy

^^ My question too. Do kids of today think an association with Monster energy drinks is cool? Or what's your reason for plastering it all over the car?

Ant

******* monster stickers !

As stated the times you're quoting are optimistic are you timing it yourself?

L&G.scooby

Not at all. Don't know where your figers come from but standard 0 to 60 times are about 11 to 12 sec, not 16.
As for my time that I quoted, that is for my car, best time is 7.64 and a average of just over 8 sec of 10 runs.
http://www.convertiblecarmagazine.co...mart-roadster/

L&G.scooby

No, not timing myself. Was at a meet with 0 to 60 times and a top speed run to.

JTaylor

Are you a girl?

L&G.scooby

Look, I'm not saying its the best car in the world. No way!
It's just a fun car that I have added a few mods to and love driving.
It hold the road really well and performs brilliantly for a 3 cylinder 700 cc turbo.
Just though I would share as I miss my scooby and love this sight and like I said, I have not posted in a while but always come on here to have a read.

L&G.scooby

No

tubbytommy

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only through driving the ones he has borrowed, they feel faster as your low down i think.
they do handle really good i thought though and fun in the wet as the rear wheel drive is great.
if only it was a manual.
you may be correct but i seriously doubt the 0-60 times.

JTaylor

Do you work in promotions for Monster Energy?

oliVeR6

I had some grey haired, absolute tw@ in a silver one of these weaving through 3 lines of traffic approaching me (made it difficult to pull into slow lane coz I didn't know if the fool was going to undertake me or not!) then carried on doing the same once he overtook me.
He had a "Smart ****" sticker on the glass centre section and I've never wanted to drive my work van into something as much as I wanted to with this clown!!
The fact he was driving one of these increased my hatred towards him, pretending he was driving a sports car!
Lol so I guess you could say I'm not a fan!

Dedrater

How did you go about getting a sponsorship deal with all them manufacturers on a daily driver and if you don't mind me asking, how much do they pay you to advertise their product?

L&G.scooby

No, but I should I think
And everyone is entitled to a opinion tubbytommy, but it's true.
Maybe one day I can show you, and this is no joke, it might add a sec on to the time with you as a passenger, because believe me, in this little thing every bit of weight saving helps.

L&G.scooby

That's fair enough, but as we all know, there are some right clowns out there, and a fair share of them own a scooby to.

tony de wonderful

Looks like something Elton John might buy his 'wife'.

TelBoy

So why the free advertising for Monster?

You like the colour scheme?

You think it makes it go faster?

You think the girls see it as cool?


Just want to understand as i see these graphics quite a lot, seemingly all on black Nissan Patrols so i'm just curious why you've done it?

Dedrater

They pay him obviously Tel, why else would he do it.

goatblower

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How old are you?

JTaylor

Ok, thank you, that is all. Tubbytommy will deal with you from here.