Hi!
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From: South Cave, Brough East Yorkshire
Hi!
After 3 years I finally have a Vette again, so just thought I would post a pic and say hi from the rainy UK.
It`s a 92 6-speed LT1, with quite a few options including Z07. A few little jobs to do on it but in all round pretty good condition. Mileage says 63k.
Apparently imported from Texas in 2004 - there is a little Pennzoil sticker on the top of the windscreen (windshield?) that says when the next service was due and an address Orr Hot Springs, AR. I don`t know if that means the address of where it was serviced or the address of Pennzoil lol - just wondering if it was anybodys Vette on here once?
Anyway it`s gr8 to have a Vette again!
Cheers, bye for now
Dom
It`s a 92 6-speed LT1, with quite a few options including Z07. A few little jobs to do on it but in all round pretty good condition. Mileage says 63k.
Apparently imported from Texas in 2004 - there is a little Pennzoil sticker on the top of the windscreen (windshield?) that says when the next service was due and an address Orr Hot Springs, AR. I don`t know if that means the address of where it was serviced or the address of Pennzoil lol - just wondering if it was anybodys Vette on here once?
Anyway it`s gr8 to have a Vette again!
Cheers, bye for now
Dom
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Thanks every1 
Jrzvette the wheels on mine are just 17x9.5 all round - I wouldn`t mind 18`s on the back of course.
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane is about 1.05 uk pounds per litre - I think a US gallon is 3.8 litres? so that is about 4 pounds / gallon = um $8 / gallon now! I also have a 1990 Toyota mr2 turbo for everyday use which is a japanese import and needs 100 octane ideally - and that`s pushing 9$ a gallon....
But it`s ok - I enjoy driving more than drinking so i just spend less money on beer and more on my fuel
Oh yeah even though we are in europe we still actually measure distances and have speeds lmits in miles - but fuel in litres.... we used to have imperial UK gallons - and they were the equivalent of 4.6 litres....and most references to fuel economy in the UK are miles per (imperial) gallon.
So I take the Vette to the fuel station, fill up with "litres of fuel", check what my mileage on the trip meter (in miles), read off the "Miles per (US) Gallon" - add about 20 percent to get a reading in "Miles per (UK) Gallon" and then drive off using "Miles per Hour".... well unless I`m in the mr2 cos the speedo is in Kilometers per Hour!
believe me the UK is a strange place
Jrzvette the wheels on mine are just 17x9.5 all round - I wouldn`t mind 18`s on the back of course.
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane is about 1.05 uk pounds per litre - I think a US gallon is 3.8 litres? so that is about 4 pounds / gallon = um $8 / gallon now! I also have a 1990 Toyota mr2 turbo for everyday use which is a japanese import and needs 100 octane ideally - and that`s pushing 9$ a gallon....
But it`s ok - I enjoy driving more than drinking so i just spend less money on beer and more on my fuel
Oh yeah even though we are in europe we still actually measure distances and have speeds lmits in miles - but fuel in litres.... we used to have imperial UK gallons - and they were the equivalent of 4.6 litres....and most references to fuel economy in the UK are miles per (imperial) gallon.
So I take the Vette to the fuel station, fill up with "litres of fuel", check what my mileage on the trip meter (in miles), read off the "Miles per (US) Gallon" - add about 20 percent to get a reading in "Miles per (UK) Gallon" and then drive off using "Miles per Hour".... well unless I`m in the mr2 cos the speedo is in Kilometers per Hour!
believe me the UK is a strange place
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[QUOTE=Total Recall;1563858667]Thanks every1
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane
95 octane is your base gas? ours in Colorado is 85!!! the best we can do is 91....and 10% ethanol in the winter to boot!! Frikkin EPA sucks!!
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane
95 octane is your base gas? ours in Colorado is 85!!! the best we can do is 91....and 10% ethanol in the winter to boot!! Frikkin EPA sucks!!
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Heyup!
Do you know a guy called Steve?
- I grew up in North Yorkshire so I know very well the kind of roads you'll be enjoying your vette!
I don't miss the fuel prices and speed cameras, but I do miss the corners
btw it's 87, 89 and 91 octane here, at least in Cali anyway, but I'm told the US has a different system for measuring octane - not sure about that yet.
-cheers
Do you know a guy called Steve?
- I grew up in North Yorkshire so I know very well the kind of roads you'll be enjoying your vette!
I don't miss the fuel prices and speed cameras, but I do miss the corners
btw it's 87, 89 and 91 octane here, at least in Cali anyway, but I'm told the US has a different system for measuring octane - not sure about that yet.
-cheers
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Thanks every1
Jrzvette the wheels on mine are just 17x9.5 all round - I wouldn`t mind 18`s on the back of course.
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane is about 1.05 uk pounds per litre - I think a US gallon is 3.8 litres? so that is about 4 pounds / gallon = um $8 / gallon now! I also have a 1990 Toyota mr2 turbo for everyday use which is a japanese import and needs 100 octane ideally - and that`s pushing 9$ a gallon....
But it`s ok - I enjoy driving more than drinking so i just spend less money on beer and more on my fuel
Oh yeah even though we are in europe we still actually measure distances and have speeds lmits in miles - but fuel in litres.... we used to have imperial UK gallons - and they were the equivalent of 4.6 litres....and most references to fuel economy in the UK are miles per (imperial) gallon.
So I take the Vette to the fuel station, fill up with "litres of fuel", check what my mileage on the trip meter (in miles), read off the "Miles per (US) Gallon" - add about 20 percent to get a reading in "Miles per (UK) Gallon" and then drive off using "Miles per Hour".... well unless I`m in the mr2 cos the speedo is in Kilometers per Hour!
believe me the UK is a strange place
Jrzvette the wheels on mine are just 17x9.5 all round - I wouldn`t mind 18`s on the back of course.
btw fuel here at the minute for our normal 95 octane is about 1.05 uk pounds per litre - I think a US gallon is 3.8 litres? so that is about 4 pounds / gallon = um $8 / gallon now! I also have a 1990 Toyota mr2 turbo for everyday use which is a japanese import and needs 100 octane ideally - and that`s pushing 9$ a gallon....
But it`s ok - I enjoy driving more than drinking so i just spend less money on beer and more on my fuel
Oh yeah even though we are in europe we still actually measure distances and have speeds lmits in miles - but fuel in litres.... we used to have imperial UK gallons - and they were the equivalent of 4.6 litres....and most references to fuel economy in the UK are miles per (imperial) gallon.
So I take the Vette to the fuel station, fill up with "litres of fuel", check what my mileage on the trip meter (in miles), read off the "Miles per (US) Gallon" - add about 20 percent to get a reading in "Miles per (UK) Gallon" and then drive off using "Miles per Hour".... well unless I`m in the mr2 cos the speedo is in Kilometers per Hour!
believe me the UK is a strange place
Well, yeah, you also drive on the wrong side of the road.
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Congrats! Is it left hand drive? Curious, my son is in England (USAF) and decided not to ship his Mustang over because of the left hand drive. Guess he is getting ready to buy a right hand drive BMW sometime soon.
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No I don`t know Tom Falconner but I`ve heard of him - Claremont Corvette right?
The van`s my sister`s husbands - might come in handy to take to the drag strip with me and put some spare wheels in though!There aren`t many drag strips here - so I`m lucky I only live about 20 miles from the nearest one. Doesn`t open until spring though
I think our 95 ron fuel is about the equivalent of your US 91-92 Octane i`m not 100% sure - and yeah everybody knows a guy called steve :P
Driving a LHD here is ok really - bit of a pain trying to overtake - but I just leave a big gap in front of me so I can c what`s ahead then its no problem. Easier to park sitting next to the kerb as well! A few of my m8`s have Mustangs of different years. I love them as well - I love all American cars - they`re just so different to all the european stuff u c here everyday.
p.s. I come to Florida once or twice a year to get my body used to the sunshine again - so maybe sometime I`ll get to meet up and c some of your Vettes for real.
L8rz,
Dom
The van`s my sister`s husbands - might come in handy to take to the drag strip with me and put some spare wheels in though!There aren`t many drag strips here - so I`m lucky I only live about 20 miles from the nearest one. Doesn`t open until spring though
I think our 95 ron fuel is about the equivalent of your US 91-92 Octane i`m not 100% sure - and yeah everybody knows a guy called steve :P
Driving a LHD here is ok really - bit of a pain trying to overtake - but I just leave a big gap in front of me so I can c what`s ahead then its no problem. Easier to park sitting next to the kerb as well! A few of my m8`s have Mustangs of different years. I love them as well - I love all American cars - they`re just so different to all the european stuff u c here everyday.
p.s. I come to Florida once or twice a year to get my body used to the sunshine again - so maybe sometime I`ll get to meet up and c some of your Vettes for real.
L8rz,
Dom
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Great looking Vette, even though it is not red!
Lived there and went to school there, as a wee lad, before your time in Warrington and Isle of Man. Have you seen a sunny day without rain all day?...jim
Lived there and went to school there, as a wee lad, before your time in Warrington and Isle of Man. Have you seen a sunny day without rain all day?...jim
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