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mantamark
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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14th May 11 at 12:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not replacing the corsa, the mrs is off for 9mth now as bairn is due in a few weeks, she will need the 307 to get around in, which i hadnt thought about

Then i suggested her getting up at 6am to take me to work & come pick me up, but that didnt go down too well either.

Browsing ebay, found this local-ish, not many bids & ending soon, always fancied one so i chucked a bid in & won it, quite suprised as i thought it would have went for more than £570

1991, imported in 1998, 4 owners since then, current since 03, file full of paperwork inc engine rebuild in 04 and pretty much everything else he has bought is in there too!









Going to get it mot'd throught the week, not due til july but i want it checked over.

Chuffed to bits anyways
BarnshaW
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14th May 11 at 12:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks a nice clean example that!
Chris C
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14th May 11 at 13:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Always liked these.
Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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14th May 11 at 13:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bargain that.Looks mint.

Was going to say im not a fan of the early spec 1s with the horrible looking rears,but yours seems to have had the facelift parts fitted.
vaux.dan
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14th May 11 at 13:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Iv been out in a few mr2 turbos and they're amazing. This a non turbo? Kris Abbott got your old corsa now
mantamark
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14th May 11 at 13:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Aye its got rev3 lights, wheels & spoiler i think. Also crystal fronts, sebring exhaust, koni suspension & air filter. its a n/a, dont think you would get much of a turbo for sub 600quid!

Aye, Kris picked the car up last weekend, seems to be putting it to good use.

For the money this is bang on for getting me to & from work each day
R Lee
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14th May 11 at 13:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Fancy any BC racing coilovers for it? I've got a brand spanking new set for it
vaux.dan
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14th May 11 at 13:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
aye true like. iv been out in 2 mr2 turbos. very quick. nice cars. a seen the pics on kris' facebook.
how much did you sell the corsa for if you dont mind me asking?
Mieran
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14th May 11 at 13:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
thats a bargain

I've been looking for cheap RWD fun but never thought of these and just looked at mx5s and e30s and they go for over 1k
R Lee
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14th May 11 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
thats a bargain

I've been looking for cheap RWD fun but never thought of these and just looked at mx5s and e30s and they go for over 1k


They're not the easiest of cars to have fun with
The back end slides out really quickly if you're not experienced.
Gareth T
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14th May 11 at 14:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice looking car mate, canny bargain.
Corsa_Sport21
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14th May 11 at 15:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Snap-oversteer is what these are bad for.
Jamie-C
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14th May 11 at 16:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Always loved the look of these! Looks like a very nice example. And you can get it on the drive too
AlexW
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14th May 11 at 16:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
snap oversteer for sure, Not bad motors though.

Keep an eye out for rust if its a import though, They don't have the same rust protection as UK models.
mantamark
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14th May 11 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have heard they can be a bit unpredictable when pushing, but its just to get me to work and back, wont be pushing it too hard.

Need to get it up onto the ramps to check it over, just been through the file, since he got it in 2004, he has spent £5138.92 on parts & labour

Bit tricky getting it onto the drive, but will be getting some ramps soon.

Overall, happy with it, i know it needs a few jobs doing, think the front drivers side top mount needs changed, needs a service or a tune as its been sitting on his drive since sept & its a bit missy on startup.
Matty SRi
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14th May 11 at 19:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good that for the money. Here's a pic of the father in law's old 1.
mantamark
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15th May 11 at 18:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks canny that one, front end looks nice.

The ambers on the front, are they just reflectors or lights? Can you change them for clear or smoked ones??

Found a few more bits i need to do with the car, the speedo is stupidly out, dash reads 60, gps on phone reads 68 Suprised the bloke didnt get done for speeding all the time! Volt meter isnt working either, might just swap the clocks for uk ones if they are same fitment?

Also finding it tricky starting from cold :/

but still loving it
Matty SRi
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15th May 11 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah it was quite a nice car, VERY loud though! and he was in his late 30's! could hear it a mile away... not sure what system he had on it though.
Honestly could'nt tell ya about the ambers. But if they are just reflectors then i would get rid and get some smoked ones if you can.
antnee
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15th May 11 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks neat! Its got a colour coded front lip (same as rev3), Rev3 wheels and lights. Spoiler is rev1
mantamark
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15th May 11 at 22:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cool, cheers for the info. Whats the diff with the spoiler?

Anything i should look out for, change etc??
antnee
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16th May 11 at 00:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The Rev3 spoiler is 1 piece which is just on the boot. They changed the wing again for the rev 5.

tbh they are pretty good cars, alternators are a bitch to change though
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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16th May 11 at 07:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice that!
harrisp
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16th May 11 at 07:43   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by antnee


tbh they are pretty good cars, alternators are a bitch to change though


My missus has got a mk3 mr2 and even the alternator belt looks scary to do
mantamark
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16th May 11 at 09:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Altenator is brand new, though i can see there is oil / gunk leaking onto it, which will obviously cause problems. Think its rocker gasket, which looks like a right bitch to do!
Corsa_Sport21
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16th May 11 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Upstairs neighbour has 1.The timing belt snapped last year.Think he's going to sort it this summer.No doubt i will get asked for a hand.

 
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