bignev
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Registered: 14th May 09
Location: Nantwich, Cheshire
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not sure i like it if im honest
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Don't like the colour, rest looks ok
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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I think too many people go by engine cc now a days. Just because 'its only a 1.4' doesnt make it slow at all. Old F1 engines were 1.5 but they had silly amount of bhp, its all down to bhp at the wheels and weight.
I dont see how a punto gt putting out 180bhp would get beaten by a XE corsa, even in a straight line you would have to be a terrible driver to lose against one.
[Edited on 16-09-2011 by Eddx14xe]
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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I also love the way they look, bought a 1.1 a few years ago with 13 months mot and after about a month it had about 4 major fuck ups...... so for that reason im out.
[Edited on 16-09-2011 by am4nf]
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scotty GTE
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Registered: 2nd Dec 09
Location: Oban Scotland
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I had one for three years. Absolutely cracking wee car. Didn't have a minutes bother with it.
The boy going on about a 1.6 sport beating them is talking utter bullshit. Mine was running aroung 165 brake by the time i sold it and it would show up a lot more expensive things.
Gt3s ( the ones from 97 on ) are the ones to get. Much nicer interior.
Heres a pic up my old battle bus - hope its still alive somewhere!
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reecegsi
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Registered: 16th Mar 11
Location: birmingham
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Mate i get a pic of mine up and you can see it and if i new any of the people watchin me go up the dual carrige way with the corsa they would tell you he beat me to the end! I give it some an he was nailing his aswell i not gonna lie. good little car and had few nits done to it i paid 1500 quid for it and it did me well as i say make up your own mind i dont care why would i say it for no reason?
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co4sa
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Registered: 28th Jan 09
Location: bedfordshire Drives: astra gsi
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my mates got a xe corsa. usual bits like power cap manifold, decent filter and exhaust. Punto gt beat it, 1.6 corsa wouldnt of stood a chance..
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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I did have trouble with a fiesta (must have been RS turbo) in my punto, mainly on The twists, punto's arnt the best handling cars about.
Tried it on with an rx8 too. Bad idea. 
Want another GT now
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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My old GT, mama. Standard apart from boost controller, dump valve, lowered, exhaust
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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WANT!!!
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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hes mine
i never had any major problems with mine but i think i was a bit lucky really.. the ignition barrel started playing up when i sold it and it stopped selecting 4th gear.
good cars.. wouldnt have anothe tho.
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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Vibrio twin centre DTM styleeee 
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
Location: West Yorkshire
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Always liked yours Chris.
Mines sporting a Chris-UK boost pipe there!
Remember when we went through that tunnel ip by airport, both sounded awesome dumping through there 
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
hes mine
i never had any major problems with mine but i think i was a bit lucky really.. the ignition barrel started playing up when i sold it and it stopped selecting 4th gear.
good cars.. wouldnt have anothe tho.
Always had the hots for this one  
[Edited on 17-09-2011 by TheNobleOne]
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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We bought OJC's old Punto GT1...
caried out a few changes and it was a wee rocket..... No danger a 1600 Corsa GSi could get near it (there were vids to show how funny the difference was).
Used to do 1/4mile times around the same as my 2.0 corsa at the time (mid 14's).
Interior was shite
Handling was shite (on whatever oliveoil had on it)
Loved BOOOST though 
Sold it for £800 profit after a while and was actually sad to see it go.
PS - Also used to kick the arse out of my 300ish BHP R33 GTSt on the 1/4mile. It only started to gain pass around 70-80mph
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I'd love to have kept it, resprayed it silver tarted it all up. Was a really quick car.
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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this was my mates one
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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I always had a soft spot for a Uno Turbo. But the Punto's do look pretty good.
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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I'd love a standard one. Most are modded and look hideous now 
Uno Turbo would be amazing too. Was my dream car when I was little.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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From my experience I would really advise that they should be stayed away from, but then again you do get the ODD few that are FIAT free
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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My ma had a 1.3 Uno Turbo back in the day..
E reg - E99 GST
Red with the 2 tone grey lower strips, arbarth wheels etc. Amazing wee car back then.... proper pocket rocket.
Punto GT's - I got the feeling i was sitting on it driving it, rather than in it
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AK
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Registered: 5th Jul 00
Location: Aberdeen City
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a bit like this
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Had one, it was awful. Probably the worst handling car I've owned, seriously scared me.
Was okay power wise, when it worked. Mine had a few bits done to it, it was up to 167bhp or something iirc. Still it was at a time when I didn't really need a car so I enjoyed fixing the faults... there were a lot, but, everything's pretty cheap to fix tbh.
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StuartVRS
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Bromley Common, Greater London
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Uno and Punto turbos =
Just awesome fun to be in. Id love either tbh, great little cars.
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SetH
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Registered: 15th Jul 01
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PM Vibrio TBH
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