XE luke
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hey guys got a bit of money behind me now and looking for a little quick car
whats the best to go for?
would get a decent punto gt3 can be tuned with a chip, boost valve, direct air induction, exhaust, boost controller up to about 1.2bar and FMIC to give about 180bhp..
a starlet glanza v
or a redtop corsa with a standard xe?
which is gonne be the fastest... price etc not really an issue ?
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Jakey
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Punto will be the quickest imo.
Although id love a Glanza.
I redtop would be my choice 
Im not help 
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Superlite Ltd.
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If it were me i'd not even look at a corsa or punto over a jap hatch
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XE luke
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well jakey that helped my decision haha
but the glanzas are really light and im told dont handle well due to no weight over the front end?
punto gts look and sound awesome, broom yellow standard gt wheels in black , lowered 60mm and black quad lights  cheap insurance too just dont wanna be beat by everything else
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Mark Prydderch
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gti/vts? Similar price range/performance.
Out of them three i'd have the Glanza.
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XE luke
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the saxos etc a bt tiny inside tho not really keen tbh want outright 2.0 xe power or something turbo'd with a small engine(insurance purposes etc )
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wilson_sri
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a punto running 1.2 bar on standard internals? good luck
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XE luke
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do ya not recks it could take it?
new pistons forging etc??
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XE luke
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i know prob new injectors etc
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SportBoy
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id have a corsa xe out of those 3
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Prydderch
gti/vts? Similar price range/performance.
Out of them three i'd have the Glanza.
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Don't bother with a VTS unless you also have money to throw at it for repairs. The same could be said for the little 8v Turbo. Valver Corsa I'd say. Tunability and reliability 
[Edited on 20-08-2008 by thegsi]
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XE luke
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yer my old one was rather relaible
had lifters done but other than that had it for 6 months no prblems
ya think a redtop corsa could beat the lil punto and glanza tho?
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thegsi
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quote:
Originally posted by XE luke
yer my old one was rather relaible
had lifters done but other than that had it for 6 months no prblems
ya think a redtop corsa could beat the lil punto and glanza tho?
Don't really know much of that Jap thing but it'd beat a GT
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P1CK4D
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A Glanza V standard is the same as a Corsa Redtop in a straight line.
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j10E W
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glanza allday long
for reliability and very tunable
a few tweaks would see 160bhp easily a few more and ur nearer 200bhp
a few friends have them all been great reliable cars
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XE luke
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mates got a nice one its standard engine wise just a d/v some team dynamics 17's in black and lowered and it really goes for a 1.3
loved my corse xe thp used to spin in 2nd gear at about 6,000 rpm lol
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Nismo
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Galanza wins no hands down!!!
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Revolver
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buy a pink ford ka.
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XE luke
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think ill go with the glanza the more i think about them
they harsh on insurance tho for a 19 year old..
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cunningham
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Glanza are stinking hate them a micra with a bodykit not for me but what ever floats your boat common as fook up this way to what torque are they bhp is just a pub figure anyways
Punto i wouldnt go near never liked them big power out of small engines to me always screams reliability issues ie gearboxes and clutches
out the 3 i would go for the XE but not done on a budget get a decent bilstein kit on it and make the people that say they cant handle eath there words
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ali_corsa
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punto gt3 without a doubt
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Mussolini
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
a punto running 1.2 bar on standard internals? good luck
they run 1.1 bar as standard, look it up.
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Whittie
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Punto gt3 tunes, without a doubt.
Mate has one at the gym, and it has such potential, it's fast!
(I used to have a corsa xe, they're great fun, but shows im not been biased)
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wilson_sri
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quote:
Originally posted by Mussolini
quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
a punto running 1.2 bar on standard internals? good luck
they run 1.1 bar as standard, look it up.
so that will be why there so reliable then?
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JM_16v
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Glaza Easy
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