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Nick-S

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18th Feb 10 at 18:21

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC

quote:
Originally posted by Oli_p
nothing wrong with saxos really though i wouldnt say there unreliable it could happen to any one, corsa c could just be as unreliable

They are pretty good cars but there are a few issues:
c) They have a rear torsion beam.

torsion bar. the corsa C has torsion beam

Rob B

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18th Feb 10 at 18:24

quote:
Originally posted by dean101287

quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Horrible car's because they wipe the floor with any corsa

Now who's got them rose tinted glasses on?

Not me... seem as i owned a corsa sport with a dblias inlet, exhaust etc and then a GSi and then a VTS aswell as two friends owning corsa SRi's one with a 1.4 and one with a 1.8 i think i have good grounds to give an opinion

dean101287

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18th Feb 10 at 18:26

any corsa? so it would "wipe the floor" with a VXR for example?

SetH

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18th Feb 10 at 18:52

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Originally posted by SportBoy
buy what you want they are very different cars really . if you just want to get to mcdonalds before your mates then get the saxo.

[Edited on 18-02-2010 by SportBoy]

And macdonalds carparks are never filled with corsas?

Rob B has absolutely and positively owned this motherfucking thread TBH

gavin18787

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18th Feb 10 at 19:09

As Rob has had more hot hatches then I have had hot dinners I would listen to him

I have had two corsa's and a civic type r and my current vts is the most fun car I have had

Not as badly made as some haters would lead you to belive, yer the sri is built better but is heavier but its the light weight of the saxo that makes it a fun car

sri = refined nice drive bit more expensive

vts = cheaper, more basic, more fun, faster.

Depends what you want from a car

For me fun is top of the list so I have a vts

[Edited on 18-02-2010 by gavin18787]

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

iToMo x

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18th Feb 10 at 19:11

Get a Clio MK2 1.6 RSi quicker then the VTS and SRi

My Brother has got a RSi and raced both the above cars and won

Very very fast indeed!!

gavin18787

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18th Feb 10 at 19:18

1.8's are good but they are all quite old now unless you can get a pampered one

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

ChrisBoom

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18th Feb 10 at 19:22

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The saxo's are prone to snapping the torsion beam.. I've seen pleanty of saggy torsion beams..

Snapping

Its the radius arm bearings that go, or the mounting bushes. Bushes are piss easy to change, bearings is a bit more involved.

Usually ends up they dont get changed, they get worse and worse and damage the beam itself.

SportBoy

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18th Feb 10 at 19:29

quote:
Originally posted by SetH

quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
buy what you want they are very different cars really . if you just want to get to mcdonalds before your mates then get the saxo.

[Edited on 18-02-2010 by SportBoy]

And macdonalds carparks are never filled with corsas?

never said there wasnt but if you want to beat them get the saxo .... its faster end of.... faster doesnt mean better tho

Ojc

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18th Feb 10 at 19:36

quote:
Originally posted by iToMo x
Get a Clio MK2 1.6 RSi quicker then the VTS and SRi

My Brother has got a RSi and raced both the above cars and won
Very very fast indeed!!

What?

Mk1 Clio 16v or Williams yes, Mk2 Clio 1.6 Sport? No.

gavin18787

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18th Feb 10 at 19:43

if a mk2 is the more rounded one definatly not

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iToMo x

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18th Feb 10 at 19:57

Where you get Sport from ?
Its a 1.6 RSi MK2
And its quicker then the SRi and VTS

SportBoy

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18th Feb 10 at 19:58

Liam B

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18th Feb 10 at 20:00

My saxo VTR took so much abuse it was unreal, apart from the exhaust snapping of at the cat and the front bumper falling to pieces when i hit a fox, for the money i dont think they are bad little cars

Rob B

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18th Feb 10 at 22:20

quote:
Originally posted by dean101287
any corsa? so it would "wipe the floor" with a VXR for example?

Mmm your comparing cars that are ten years apart, and even then, it would be very close...

LeeM

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18th Feb 10 at 22:51

my vts was unbeliveable fun! my corsa sri is a better car. slower and doesnt handle as well, but a much nicer place to be and can still make me smile when i give it a bit on the bends.
i do intend to chuck a few grand into the corsa over the next few years though to make it much faster than the vts and see if i cant get it to handle as well

Eck

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19th Feb 10 at 01:24

quote:
Originally posted by iToMo x
Where you get Sport from ?
Its a 1.6 RSi MK2
And its quicker then the SRi and VTS

No it doesn't. The 1.8 RSi would be quicker. The later model 1.6 is piss slow.

[Edited on 19-02-2010 by Eck]

Corsa_Sport21

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19th Feb 10 at 12:30

quote:
Originally posted by Eck

quote:
Originally posted by iToMo x
Where you get Sport from ?
Its a 1.6 RSi MK2
And its quicker then the SRi and VTS

No it doesn't. The 1.8 RSi would be quicker. The later model 1.6 is piss slow.

[Edited on 19-02-2010 by Eck]

I dont even think the Mk1 Rsi 1.8 8v would be quicker than a Vts Eck.Heavier Mk2 with more weight and less power certainly wouldnt stand a chance.

wwwNOOBcom

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19th Feb 10 at 14:54

The vts is faster, better to look at and handles better, but people rip the pish when they say they are just as fast as a valver corsa, maybe an engine that has never been rebuilt and makes 135hp then yes but a true 150hp redtop corsa is much faster, wont handle anywhere near the saxo tho

Daimo B

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19th Feb 10 at 15:13

quote:
Originally posted by Oli_p
in two years off ownership never had a single problem with my vts except for heater matrix

Does anyone else see the huge huge flaw in this comment?

adiohead

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19th Feb 10 at 15:20

i hear the main problem with the VTS is the awful upholstery

DaveyLC

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19th Feb 10 at 15:47

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisBoom

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The saxo's are prone to snapping the torsion beam.. I've seen pleanty of saggy torsion beams..

Snapping

Its the radius arm bearings that go, or the mounting bushes. Bushes are piss easy to change, bearings is a bit more involved.

Usually ends up they dont get changed, they get worse and worse and damage the beam itself.

What ever it is.. Something snaps then you've got to open them up and 99.9% of the time they are corroded up like a cunt!

colonel_g

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19th Feb 10 at 15:48

i loved my vts, it was a ripper, stripped to fuck it would almost keep up with barnshaws st220 on the straights and round the bends you could guess what happened.corsa def a much nicer place to be though, more refined although not a word i would usually associate with a corsa

SetH

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19th Feb 10 at 16:09

The mk1 Clio 1.8 RSi was 110bhp ish iirc?

cant see it being any lighter then a VTS?

weddy1988

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19th Feb 10 at 18:09

mk2 clio 1.6 is about as fast as a week in the jail

!! Mk1 one williams or a clio valver aye but not a piss wagon mk2 ugly bug eye shape there about as bad as vetec FFS

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