Paul_J
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Originally posted by corsa_rob
lmao i cant believe im considering it but...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/259839.htm
for christmas...from a 1.4 sport to a 1.6 gti?
wud i be a fool?
Should buy mine, same colour, leather etc, but a hella lot faster than that and cheaper.
[Edited on 13-10-2007 by Paul_J]
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Butler
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Geniune question steve but dont evo prefer the rallye?
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Steve
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i dont know? all i know is that for ages in the data pages at the back they rated the gti as the best hot hatch
[Edited on 13-10-2007 by Steve]
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Steve
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then again im not sure why they would, the gti is both faster, and handles the same really
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Butler
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In standard form they handle better, its fact
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Butler
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Im intruiged now, just seem to remember them bigging it up as one of their all time faves
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Robin
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I'll check, hold your Gallic horses.
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_rob
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Originally posted by Eckmcmann
GTi's benefit from breathing mods. Get a pugsport 4-2-1, an enclosed induction kit, a decat, and a remap and you will pull away from XE's.
hmm interesting that sounds still cant see betting an XE with it...
but its the feel of the car i want really will have to test drive woteva i get i think before i buy it.
STEVE! whats that dirty big puddle about? u have an accident or leaking from sumwhere...206s suffer v bad from leaks
About the same bhp/ton before mods mate 
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Robin
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S1 got 5 stars, S2 got 4, GTi got 4.5.
The S1 is the only car in their Superminis section to get 5 stars.
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Steve
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the rallye doesnt really do anything better than the gti, i wouldnt even say it handles better, its only about 40kgs lighter iirc
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Butler
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Nice one Robin, knew it was a 5 star car. Steve drive an S1 rallye NOW, youll be biased though cos your a gti man.
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
the rallye doesnt really do anything better than the gti, i wouldnt even say it handles better, its only about 40kgs lighter iirc
S1 is 124kg lighter
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Steve
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im on about S2 rallyes
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Robin
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I'm not sure James is
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Robin
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anyway, the S2 is still 85kg lighter, that's a whole person 
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Butler
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Im talking about s2 engined s1s
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Butler
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...with LSDs lol
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corsa_rob
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul_J
quote:
Originally posted by corsa_rob
lmao i cant believe im considering it but...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/259839.htm
for christmas...from a 1.4 sport to a 1.6 gti?
wud i be a fool?
Should buy mine, same colour, leather etc, but a hella lot faster than that and cheaper.
[Edited on 13-10-2007 by Paul_J]
your selling ures??
wot u done to acheive 160bhp (per ton??)???
im getting interested but wud have to see a gud £2000 come from the corsa for it to be worth selling.
Not only am i considering getting a gti but abit of light tunning me thinks, like how it looks standard so wud all be performance stuff
owww i feel 12 again
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corsa_rob
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need to get on to a free forum for 106's/VTS' anyone know any gud ones...???
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Steve
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vagweb.co.uk
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Paul_J
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no, not 160 bhp per tonne...
160 bhp @ the engine..
i.e. about 178 bhp per tonne based on a gti weight of around 900kg.
It's got Kent PT 51 cams
A chipwizards (at Jamsport) ECU remap.
4-2-1 stainless raceland manifold
Pugsport decat group N exhaust
Ecosse enclosed induction with green inside.
over £1500 spent on the engine.
But my car also has sorted suspension, with bilstein sprintline shocks all front and rear, eibach springs with car lowered about 40mm all round. Strutbrace etc.
Plus it's on VTS wheels (which I think make gti's look better!) but I have standard Gti wheels still in my garage as well.
This car leaves XE'd corsa's behind, beats Civic Type R's, etc. I even beat OJC's Astra VXR in a straight line.
The best bit is, you can still insure it as a 1.6 16v Gti
I've owned it for about 3 years now and it's been a great car to me, under-estimated by most, but matches / beats so many modern cars in straight line pace, but has amazing handling too (if you know how to drive).
If your ever down my way, I'll take you out in it. I remember the first time I went into my Gti from my corsa I thought it felt like warp drive everytime I accelerated... and that was when it was STANDARD... I'd imagine you getting in my car now, it'd be feeling insanely fast - but you'd just have to be sensible and drive within your limits till you got used to it.
Paul J
[Edited on 14-10-2007 by Paul_J]
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Paul_J
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa_rob
need to get on to a free forum for 106's/VTS' anyone know any gud ones...???
www.frenchsportsclub.com
www.saxosportsclub.com
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corsa_rob
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cheers matey! dont worry about under estimating it im 22 years of age so abit more sensible than others...my mates renault 5 is a quick one...standard will beat the gti...just looked on eccosse site and that at things and thinking about it more and more, u had any problems (be honest)??? small things or anything go wrong? ive gotta get saving, need to raise a fair wad for one of these
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neiliosxi
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Originally posted by stan_the_man
It WILL break.
Gearboxes
Coil Packs
Every sensor possible (ABS, Throttle position etc etc)
ECU's
Axles
Air bag wiring
I could go on......
I owned a 98 gti for over 2 years, i did 30k in it taking it up to 85k and it did not break once, often driven quite hard.
Onlt thing i had to replace was the usual tyres, new exhaust (when it fell off)!
Take the time to find a good example, my mate has just bought a '1 owner' with 37k on the clock and he's spent £1000 fixing it in 2 months.
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Also try www.sax-p.com i can only comment on my vts and its a great little car.
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