Mike GSi
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Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Previous experiences, Pro's and Con's Please thanks 
Edit: i did a search but not much came up 
[Edited on 21-01-2009 by Mike Z20LET]
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FruitBooTeR
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Registered: 18th Jan 07
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: S15
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Like a woman with a split personality between a nymphomaniac and a psycho killer.
Sometimes there good sometimes there bad 
Didnt keep mine long enough to experience the good part 
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
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std i never even once had a bother in over 15,000 miles
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Xe's are fun, Lets must be ace 
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fir3vip3r
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
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after knowing someone with an xe then converted to a let.
stick with xe for reliabilty
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Chris F
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Registered: 26th Dec 05
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Come on man up mike and build me (i mean u) at LET Nova In White Please!
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by fir3vip3r
after knowing someone with an xe then converted to a let.
stick with xe for reliabilty
i never had any bothers with my xe. to be fair the turbo has suffered a couple of issues. which i could have avoided really anyway. i did about 7k last year in mine with a fair bit of power over std.
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FruitBooTeR
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TBH I bet theyd be fine with a rebuild before hand..general maintance..and carefull driving.
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Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
TBH I bet theyd be fine with a rebuild before hand..general maintance..and carefull driving.
Take it u didnt get a rebuild done then?
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sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
Location: Sidcup Kent Drives: BMW E46
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cons: they take alot of looking after, like being checked every few days, as soon as you put your foot down reliability comes an issue and not cheap to repair,
typical people say its just a corsa.
pros: its sooooo much fun to drive, embasses alot of bigger cars, good on petrol if not putting ur foot down, your unlikely to see another one unless your at a meet etc
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FruitBooTeR
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris F
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
TBH I bet theyd be fine with a rebuild before hand..general maintance..and carefull driving.
Take it u didnt get a rebuild done then?
Nope
But engine didnt fail so it could have been ok just didnt wanna keep it.
If i did it again id do what fazza is doing...do it yourself + part rebuild
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by sampayne21
cons: they take alot of looking after, like being checked every few days, as soon as you put your foot down reliability comes an issue and not cheap to repair,
typical people say its just a corsa.
pros: its sooooo much fun to drive, embasses alot of bigger cars, good on petrol if not putting ur foot down, your unlikely to see another one unless your at a meet etc
i disagree a lot with them cons. as soon as you put your foot down in any car reliability becomes an issue. they dont really take a lot of looking after. its cheaply built ones that do, by people who havent a clue what theyre doing.
if you know what your doing, and you know how stuff works then theyre not a problem at all. if you buy a fucked one, or you half arse it, it will bite you in the ass. you asked for it though if you ask me by doing it cheaply.
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sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
Location: Sidcup Kent Drives: BMW E46
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maybe im just over careful then, im forever checking things just in case
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Nic Barnes
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if you can work on it yorself and fix it yourself i see no problems with them. if you cant, then thats why the net gets filled with "it broke" "c20let not running right" posts. as these people shouldnt buy things they cant maintain. its not exactly the kind of car you can take to a local garage really.
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craig_s
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i had a couple of problems with mine,mainly sensor related,ive replaced nearly every sensor on the engine now and not had a problem since,the only other problems i had was a smokey turbo which is a common problem,so i had it recon'd and double sealed and that's been fine since,also had a boost hose blow off a couple of times which is nothing major.
as everyone else said depends on how well they have been looked after/how much time and money was spent rebuilding it.
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sampayne21
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i have spent alot of time and money on mine, but its well worth it
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Nic Barnes
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yeah 15 year old sensors sometimes will just give up. cant really call that an issue though. 15 year house electronics just give up aswell. its the nature of electronic components really.
turbo's again have a live span and will blow the seals, its just what happens to std cars nevermind a converted car.
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Rick Draper
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TBH find the right one, see it running, get the right person to do the conversion or do it yourself and you are onto a winner.
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sampayne21
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Registered: 3rd Sep 08
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oh and check how much your insurance is beforehand,
its strange i can get insured in a let corsa but not an astra vxr
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Nic Barnes
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oddly my corsa is only 150 quid a year more than my vectra gsi. strange insurance on a car that is seriously fast and dangerous in the wrong hands.
[Edited on 21-01-2009 by Nic Barnes]
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aron
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Didnt keep mine long enough to experience the good part
what happened to yours?? all i know is beardy built it and i remember seeing a video... then nothing after that!?
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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okay stupid question mike
your name - havent you owned a zlet?
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Nic Barnes
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astra coupe he had wasnt it
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dan-sport
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quote:
Originally posted by aron
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Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
Didnt keep mine long enough to experience the good part
what happened to yours?? all i know is beardy built it and i remember seeing a video... then nothing after that!?
he sold it mate as he had a fair few problems and just decided he didn't want to spend anymore on it (which he now regrets selling and misses it everyday
[Edited on 22-01-2009 by dan-sport]
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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quote:
Originally posted by Warren G
okay stupid question mike
your name - havent you owned a zlet?
yes, im talking about a C20LET, im not sure wether they are much diferent to live with a ZLET or not, hence the thread 
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