jr
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small design floor
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richc
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Originally posted by jr
rich i love defenders
Well i know a few people with them (i do a lot of green laning) and was at a friends tiding his garage with him. His defender was blocking the path so i had offered to move it. I went around the block and that was enough.
The handbrake is stupid, the ignition is on the wrong side and turns the wrong way. The gear box is like 3 miles about from the steering wheel when in first. You sit touching the door with the right hand side of your body! Crazy things. I dont know how he went from astra gsi (lil g just took it off his hands) to one of these, its a 1988 truckman with a 300 tdi disco engine!
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SportBoy
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Originally posted by jr
small design floor
just slightly.
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SportBoy
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in the summer tho with the window open arm hanging out cruising 
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richc
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But a do like some of the ones that come out with us. One lad has a 2005 110 with a td5, running bigger turbo, intercooler and 240 bhp
It has leather etc. Another guy has a 57 plate truckman with the puma engine in and they seem alot better with the 6 speed box.
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gavin18787
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Originally posted by Warren G
is that all you get out the saxo? you must be ragging it! lol
if i was you id have a 1.8 conversion in the B and save your money 
havent worked it out but get 300miles to £40
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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Warren G
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better than the C,
well on a motorway doing 80-90 i got 340miles to a tank
tyical £45 300miles
astra is thursty, been doing 60mph to get my mpg over 30
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Rich H
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I've steered clear of this thread up till now, but I'm bored so I read it
Totally confused what you want though tbh Dean!
7k miles p/a is fook all, and tbh your insurance isn't that horrendous? I have to agree with mattk tbh - if you don't want a car to enjoy, literally to get from A-B, then just get a cheap car, not spend £5k on it!
If you want big and comfortable, get a Beemer / Merc / Audi
Really don't get what you actually want? Do you know?!
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Nic Barnes
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impreza
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oceansoul
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Exclusiv. But make sure you get a fully loaded one, Climate, Cruise, Sat nav etc
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deano87
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Originally posted by Rich H
I've steered clear of this thread up till now, but I'm bored so I read it
Totally confused what you want though tbh Dean!
7k miles p/a is fook all, and tbh your insurance isn't that horrendous? I have to agree with mattk tbh - if you don't want a car to enjoy, literally to get from A-B, then just get a cheap car, not spend £5k on it!
If you want big and comfortable, get a Beemer / Merc / Audi
Really don't get what you actually want? Do you know?!
ffs I don't do 7k per annum, I do 15k it's my work mileage only that is 7k.
I still want to enjoy the car I drive, but don't want it to cost the earth to run and use. Hence why I think a 1.4 Corsa would be ideal. Cheap to run, enough poke to cope on the motorways and if I get the right one, it'll be a nice place to sit.
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Rich H
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Then surely that's a massive circle made? you wanted one of those and were talking about it in another thread before you made this one
Have you test driven any yet?
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deano87
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Naaa, haven't had chance yet. There is a 1.4 SXi local so might try it next weekend.
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Griffiths1991
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
impreza
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LeeM
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Originally posted by deano87
Naaa, haven't had chance yet. There is a 1.4 SXi local so might try it next weekend.
dont get a 1.4 sxi they just look like any other corsa, sri or exclusiv look much better. unless its the sxi+ which has half leather, but the exclusiv has full heated leather
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Fad
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Originally posted by Jambo
Deano. Live a little.
Even doing 15k per anum you have listed some of the most boring cars on the market today.
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gavin18787
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Originally posted by Fad
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
Deano. Live a little.
Even doing 15k per anum you have listed some of the most boring cars on the market today.
You do a fair few miles in the 182 dont you?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Fad
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Yeah I am currently doing 30k a year.
I'm not saying go and buy a thirsty car or something french but buy something that isnt driven by a fucking geriatric.
You are only young once....Fro has the right idea 
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gavin18787
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fro is now officially even more pimp
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Warren G
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maybe a 1.2 sxi is a better option (on paper)
put personaly id do what daveskater has done, just get a 1.8
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big eck
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Just go for a ZetecS TDCi pal, great wee cars and handle superbly on eibachs.
Get it mapped by RS tuning in leeds and its quicker than a standard 106 gti with a lot of torque but still does over 45mpg
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