finally in the showroom

[Splinter]

like when you considered leveraging

Eish. What is wrong with you? You were/are the one going on about leveraging. I'm starting to think your latest thing is to try and troll reactions out of people.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Eish. What is wrong with you? You were/are the one going on about leveraging. I'm starting to think your latest thing is to try and troll reactions out of people.

Nah... the Behaviour is too consistent, trolls always slip up

 

[saturnz]

Eish. What is wrong with you? You were/are the one going on about leveraging. I'm starting to think your latest thing is to try and troll reactions out of people.

yes deflection at its best

note this quote

:wtf: You are one of those guys that insist some thing is red when it's actually blue,

and then this

If it won't take too long for details to spread, why the reluctance to give the details? Does not compute.

so let me explain, if I don't divulge the details, then they won't spread, if I do divulge the details, they will spread, but I guess we will still be arguing because, thats you, like when you tried insisting on arguing about what is not leveraging

 

[FiestaST]

Yup

 

[Hendrix]

I really like the superboss, but a standard one, not with a turbo.
Not sure how many standard ones have survived.

 

[Dan C]

I once drove in an Opel, **&^ me it was scary.

 

[saturnz]

I really like the superboss, but a standard one, not with a turbo.
Not sure how many standard ones have survived.

yeah but you could argue the car wasn't standard to begin with, it was highly modified on release

promotec management
shrick cams
alluet rims
verwey LSD (first FWD car with LSD from factory)
coscast cylinder head

all very little to do with Opel as such

the 20xe motor was designed for race purposes (one of those rare moments engineers won over shareholders), so it sort of goes against the spirit of the engine to leave it standard as such, yeah the outside aesthetics of the car should look standard but a superboss in my view should make a lot more than the factory power

 

[Splinter]

so let me explain, if I don't divulge the details, then they won't spread, if I do divulge the details, they will spread, but I guess we will still be arguing because, thats you, like when you tried insisting on arguing about what is not leveraging

And you never could rebut what I said, neh.

But , why do you not want details to spread?

 

[saturnz]

And you never could rebut what I said, neh.

But , why do you not want details to spread?

what you have to say does not require a rebuttal

and I already answered your question.

 

[Craig_]

It's amazing how a thread about an old Opel (book value probably not a lot more than R10k) can get so many responses.

 

[FiestaST]

^ and yet people continue to bump up this thread

 

[Craig_]

^ and yet people continue to bump up this thread

I assume you are referring to me, I was just wondering about the allure of that POS. If it was a 325iS I might have understood, but a kadet?

 

[saturnz]

I assume you are referring to me, I was just wondering about the allure of that POS. If it was a 325iS I might have understood, but a kadet?

the 325is lost to the superboss, and when it comes to racing, winning is sort of everything

and just so you are clear, the 325is had two extra pistons and 35% more capacity on an e30 M3 suspension, considered one of the best at its time

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

It's amazing how a thread about an old Opel (book value probably not a lot more than R10k) can get so many responses.

Who cares about book value? An item is always worth what the buyer wants to pay for it.

While the car doesn't appeal to you, me or pretty much 99% out there, it might to someone else.

 

[Craig_]

the 325is lost to the superboss, and when it comes to racing, winning is sort of everything

and just so you are clear, the 325is had two extra pistons and 35% more capacity on an e30 M3 suspension, considered one of the best at its time

Which might be right, but I used to love the look of that BMW, whereas the kadet, ya, not really. It's still a kadet.

Who cares about book value? An item is always worth what the buyer wants to pay for it.

While the car doesn't appeal to you, me or pretty much 99% out there, it might to someone else.

Maybe it's just because I don't understand the appeal. Was it really nice to drive, or was the appeal just the fact that it was fast?

 

[Adenoid Hynkel]

Which might be right, but I used to love the look of that BMW, whereas the kadet, ya, not really. It's still a kadet.



Maybe it's just because I don't understand the appeal. Was it really nice to drive, or was the appeal just the fact that it was fast?

Don't ask me. I don't know. It doesn't appeal to me. I'd also take the beemer over it.

 

[Kloofvreter]

the 325is lost to the superboss, and when it comes to racing, winning is sort of everything

Jirre, you give winning a whole new meaning, judging by that video you posted a while back where you got smoked, and was all jubilant that you won the streetrace :crylaugh:

 

[saturnz]

Jirre, you give winning a whole new meaning, judging by that video you posted a while back where you got smoked, and was all jubilant that you won the streetrace :crylaugh:

yeah but I got more money for the car than what I advertised it for, so theres that

 

[Craig_]

yeah but I got more money for the car than what I advertised it for, so theres that

If you don't mind me asking, what is the appeal of the car for you, is it only the speed? Because I assume it is fast, it actually sounds as if it's bloody fast.

 

[saturnz]

If you don't mind me asking, what is the appeal of the car for you, is it only the speed? Because I assume it is fast, it actually sounds as if it's bloody fast.

just so that we are clear, I've owned many examples of the 325is and superboss, only last year I got rid of my last 325is and I still have one supie left- I'm actually considering an e36 M3 because I'm sort of bitter about letting go of the IS. Also many times on this forum I have recommended the e36 BMW as a second hand purchase, so I'm not sure where this "Opel fan" description comes from.

Anyway the appeal of these cars is many, the same reasons Gordan Murray wants an escort with a ITB 2.0 16v motor even though he designed the best hyper car ever made

with certain generations come certain cars that that generation is prepared to pay for, and the supie and IS appeals to the generation X so to speak, the cars they grew up with