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Novaneil

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18th May 10 at 20:12

quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
hey novaneil, was it you who was behind me and my mate i was in a blue astra gsi and a black civic type r was my mate in front of me was ages ago coming out of leamington you followed us for quit a while to be fair, we could not play as we'd been to a funeral lol..

the car looks just like the one whop followed us in ur avatar

Could of been mate as I live near by. Can't remember it though to be honest

Jambo

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18th May 10 at 20:26

Corsa120, i hadn't owned an M3 when i had the Astra, i had a Calibra Turbo before hand

corsa120

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18th May 10 at 21:07

i know but you owned something alot better since owning a gsi so in essence will make the gsi look more bland as you have owned something far superior now......... if you get me

like ur clio by the way dude

[Edited on 18-05-2010 by corsa120]

Jambo

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18th May 10 at 21:45

i sold it because it didnt inspire me! Calibra was much more fun

thanks i like it too

SportBoy

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18th May 10 at 22:01

saying a calibra is more fun says it all about mk4 gsi's to me

tbh i think its a trait alot of newer cars have ... there just abit beige

[Edited on 18-05-2010 by SportBoy]

Ben G

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18th May 10 at 22:04

i was looking at the coupes and they are very well priced, just wasn't sure whether they are too heavy compared to the gsi.

weight of the gsi i think is 1250kg's? my focus was almost 1400kg's. bhp/tonnes is nearly the same so can't be that bad.

SportBoy

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18th May 10 at 22:06

how much does a coupe weigh compared with a gsi? cant be that much of a difference that you will notice on the road surely?

Ben G

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18th May 10 at 22:09

1350kg's i think.

frostyD

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18th May 10 at 22:10

How did the coupe do on track with its whitelines bits and pieces ?

SAL

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18th May 10 at 22:26

looks like it was doing well burt

ChrisBoom

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19th May 10 at 02:24

Could always look at a SRI turbo like mine, much cheaper to buy and insure than the GSI, just don't get the nice seats

Ive enjoyed every minute of mine anyways, agreed the handling isn't the greatest, but ive come from a string of pegueot 106's to this now. Need me a RARB!

Warren G

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19th May 10 at 06:29

burt the coupe did well on track, would of been interesting to get a pass ride

personaly i dont like the sri turbo, just dont get the gsi spec, gsi is cheap for me to insure!

corsa120

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19th May 10 at 11:49

sportboy the reason the calibra is more fun is because the c20xe turbo engine is more performance orientated than astra gsi engine feels......

Jambo

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19th May 10 at 12:00

My calibra was lowered with large wheels powerflex bushes etc so it was fun for a heavy car. But the main factor was there was feedback from the engine, pedals, chassis etc...

Warren G

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19th May 10 at 12:51

calibra turbo is wank, we have a 4x4 one at work, just feels so slow compared,

mine you gsi's dont feel quick, but just look at the speedo! oops 140.....150......160

.dean.

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19th May 10 at 19:16

haha

Nick-S

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19th May 10 at 19:17

dean

Nic Barnes

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19th May 10 at 19:21

quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
sportboy the reason the calibra is more fun is because the c20xe turbo engine is more performance orientated than astra gsi engine feels......

what a load of rubbish

corsa120

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19th May 10 at 20:09

ok maybe its down to gearboxes then nic i dont no.... but a stock xe engine revs very fast in my opinion compared to alot of other cars ive driven including puma's, focus st170, astra gsi, 106 gti's, leon cupra r's etc etc they all seem to rev slow which to me is'nt how a performance engine should feel. it should feel feisty and willing to go

[Edited on 19-05-2010 by corsa120]

Jambo

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19th May 10 at 21:11

calibra turbo was a far better car than the Astra Gsi.

Gez G

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19th May 10 at 21:19

Had one about 4 years ago, handled badly as standard but a set of Eibach Sportline springs and Koni shocks along with being properly set up transformed it.

Didnt find any pain from the seats, and got used to not seeing out the back window after a while.

Looks to be a lot of rough ones out there now, worth holding out for one with sunroof and HIDs tbh.

Oh and I was paying £700 to insure it FC at 21.

[Edited on 19-05-2010 by Gez G]

Nic Barnes

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19th May 10 at 21:37

quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
ok maybe its down to gearboxes then nic i dont no.... but a stock xe engine revs very fast in my opinion compared to alot of other cars ive driven including puma's, focus st170, astra gsi, 106 gti's, leon cupra r's etc etc they all seem to rev slow which to me is'nt how a performance engine should feel. it should feel feisty and willing to go

[Edited on 19-05-2010 by corsa120]

a standard xe doesnt get round revs in gears in a calibra/cav gsi all that quick if you want to compare it in an equivelant weight car really.

Ben G

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19th May 10 at 23:14

really like the look of this:

love the colour, the anthracite wheels and the interior, but 6k is a lot.

Pete_vxl

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19th May 10 at 23:21

Although its pretty much the same car as i have, i really dont like coupes, i thinkits just the bumpers that put me off. The interior in the one above is nice.

My gsi was £5600 in feb 09 with 42k fsh

Ben G

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19th May 10 at 23:23

exactly how i feel mate. if i could get a gsi front bumper for a coupe, it'd be perfect.

back bumper is fine, nice and simple.

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