3CorsaMeal
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lastnight it started snowing and was flooded everywhere, so i got in car picked m8 up and went out for a spin for a hour or so.
anyway, was making waves, bouncing off muddy verges etc.
and i thought, if i'd got my gsi side on and had got some sort of splitter i would prob of come back with half my car missing 
so is it worth it? does modifying a car take some of the fun out of driving it?
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Tom
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Yes i'd say so, well modding it externally get the money spent on the engine or just get rid of your bin 3cm
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PaulW
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its unvelievable how different my driving style is in the GSi compared to the old rot-box...
sooooo much more careful now compared to what I used to be & also wash the car near twice a week compared to once every blue-moon on the old one
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by Tom
just get rid of your bin 3cm

it looks worse than it really is 
am deffo thinking now that side skirts and splitter will be a waste of time....
i have a plan
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Ojc
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Hold on a min, snowing in Essex
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3CorsaMeal
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yeah, was mad lastnight, had about 2" on my car when i got in it.........
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Nismo
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Not if you have RWD and twin turbos
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3CorsaMeal
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but go flying thru a flood and losing bodykit seems silly
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3CorsaMeal
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i might get some solid metal bumpers made up
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Adam-D
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i went throu a puddle/pond at 40mph fo r a laugh
lost my plate 
so i screwed it on this time as it was held on with sticky tabs
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Greasemonkey
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I did this in my GSI, hit a HUGE massive load of water, its was like a river flowing across the road, heard a bad noise and decided to check it out 200yeards down the road, got out to see i had no side skirts left on my car, 15mins later i was home wringing wet after having to jump in to a river to get em back as by now they had been washed over a 10ft drop in to the river below. lol
Oh and 3CM i was also out last nice, pissing around in the pug, had brake turns very fun, lol
[Edited on 19-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
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3CorsaMeal
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@ Greasy
i was making bow waves about 15ft high last night, it were brill
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Red_SXi
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Corsa C's tend to loose wheel arches when going through a puddle
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Greasemonkey
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Im scared of lots of water, frightened of getting lock up in the engine from sucking in water
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Siberia
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quote: Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I did this in my GSI, hit a HUGE massive load of water, its was like a river flowing across the road, heard a bad noise and decided to check it out 200yeards down the road, got out to see i had no side skirts left on my car, 15mins later i was home wringing wet after having to jump in to a river to get em back as by now they had been washed over a 10ft drop in to the river below. lol
Oh and 3CM i was also out last nice, pissing around in the pug, had brake turns very fun, lol
[Edited on 19-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
still makes me laugh....
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by Greasemonkey
Im scared of lots of water, frightened of getting lock up in the engine from sucking in water
i find that its alright, i even have a cold air from attached to the underneath of from bumper that leads to airbox, and that doesn't suck up water, even when going thru about a foot of water.
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3CorsaMeal
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clutch starting slipping tho 
[Edited on 19-11-2004 by 3CorsaMeal]
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1600power
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quote: Originally posted by Siberia
quote: Originally posted by Greasemonkey
I did this in my GSI, hit a HUGE massive load of water, its was like a river flowing across the road, heard a bad noise and decided to check it out 200yeards down the road, got out to see i had no side skirts left on my car, 15mins later i was home wringing wet after having to jump in to a river to get em back as by now they had been washed over a 10ft drop in to the river below. lol
Oh and 3CM i was also out last nice, pissing around in the pug, had brake turns very fun, lol
[Edited on 19-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
still makes me laugh....
hahaha yer certainly funny but the boys done good
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