John
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Anything with a turbo is more fun than a 182.
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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What about the newer shape ibiza cupra's ?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Bocenegra?
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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Carlos
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gez bay
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Registered: 14th Feb 08
Location: South Wales drives: Vxr
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ive got a 172. Real hoot to drive. Its quicker than a corsa vxr, but id pick the corsa in a flash. Boost noise and 100x nicer that a clio sport.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Sorry
I've owned both don't talk shite, are you saying your 172 is faster than a Clio RS200? This website don't half attract some imbeciles honestly .
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3CorsaMeal
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Oli, i reckon you mistake the feel of a turbo kicking in for power.
without the turbo it would be like driving a mk4 1.6 escort calypso
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gez bay
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Sorry
I've owned both don't talk shite, are you saying your 172 is faster than a Clio RS200? This website don't half attract some imbeciles honestly .
mines not standard. And its had alot of shit ripped out of it. Its under a tonne in weight. And yes it probably is quicker than a 200.
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
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quote: Originally posted by gez bay
quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Sorry
I've owned both don't talk shite, are you saying your 172 is faster than a Clio RS200? This website don't half attract some imbeciles honestly .
mines not standard. And its had alot of shit ripped out of it. Its under a tonne in weight. And yes it probably is quicker than a 200.
so then its not really like for like then is it
A standard 172 or 182 is not faster than a VXR - I know this from experience
And the VXR is faster in most cases than a CTR - again from experience as my mate as a CTR
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3CorsaMeal
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I raced a fiesta ST and it seemed slow, but it did have 4 people in it and i was on my own
i don't have a turbo, but if i did, well lets just say................. if carlsberg made engines
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gez bay
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i know that. Was just saying that the corsa is a better car. My clio is quicker, but id still pick the corsa in a flash.
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John
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I raced a fiesta ST and it seemed slow, but it did have 4 people in it and i was on my own
i don't have a turbo, but if i did, well lets just say................. if carlsberg made engines
What engine have you got mate?
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Jake
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quote: Originally posted by John
quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I raced a fiesta ST and it seemed slow, but it did have 4 people in it and i was on my own
i don't have a turbo, but if i did, well lets just say................. if carlsberg made engines
What engine have you got mate?
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
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quote: Originally posted by Mark.W
Wouldn't spend that kind of money in a private sale anyway mate.
         
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alan-g-w
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quote: Originally posted by whitter45
quote: Originally posted by gez bay
quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Sorry
I've owned both don't talk shite, are you saying your 172 is faster than a Clio RS200? This website don't half attract some imbeciles honestly .
mines not standard. And its had alot of shit ripped out of it. Its under a tonne in weight. And yes it probably is quicker than a 200.
so then its not really like for like then is it
A standard 172 or 182 is not faster than a VXR - I know this from experience
And the VXR is faster in most cases than a CTR - again from experience as my mate as a CTR
Fair enough if you've got one and you've had the real life experience of it. But I see type Rs as the closest thing, straight line performance wise, to a Corsa XE. But a Corsa VXR won't keep up with an XE which I've found out - from two different people, one being standard and the other being stage 2 Regal tuned iirc. But he was a terrible driver.
They're not all that fast imo.
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gez bay
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alot of cars are really restricted when their standard imo, same as a focus st. They are poor until you fiddle with them.
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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quote: Originally posted by john-d
quote: Originally posted by Mark.W
Looking into astra 1.9 cdti/golf mk5 tdi/seat leons tdi now.
Are astra cdti's smaller than vxr's?
Before you said astras are too big
5dr with XP kit same as Kanos old cdti,rear visibility is miles better than the 3 door & more practical.
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Mark.W
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quote: Originally posted by Jas
quote: Originally posted by Mark.W
Wouldn't spend that kind of money in a private sale anyway mate.
         
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Eck
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I honestly think an old shape Clio 172 is more fun to drive than a Corsa VXR. And it won't be much slower either.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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Most boring thread ever.
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Ojc
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Civic Type-R and Corsa VXR are idential performance wise again from experience. I remember racing one and being identical down the A4
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