Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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Whats the crack with them? pros/cons insurance? Fancy something different to the xe
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Ash_EP3
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Registered: 15th May 07
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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My mate's just sold his for £1500... interior is awful, looks are abit dated, rattles, and fuel economy isn't great... in terms of performance they would probs keep with an XE till about 80 then the XE would pull away... I'm not sure tuning wise what can be had out of them..
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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I'd just like to emphasise that the interior is gash, like extremely! 
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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personally id sooner walk , bloody hate the things , there allso expensive for what they are i think?
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Mieran
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Registered: 28th Jan 08
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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convert the xe to a let, done.
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SEAN_P_
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Registered: 30th Nov 09
Location: *Washington*North-East*
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yup
a lad i no called criag has one whos your hairy age
race him 
he goes to peel ect . its white with white wheels
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derick-sport
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Registered: 11th Sep 10
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
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a lad we camped next to at donny last year had one was running 270 brake went past me on the m6 fucking flying was t'lad
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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good cars, if you want a modern car get a Glanza not a GT
ive had a Glanza at 160bhp and two of my mates had them.
one ran a TD05 @ 230bhp
the other ran a GT28RS @ 340bhp
fun cars, reliable
there 133bhp standard and are good to about 200 on standard internals.
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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quote:
Originally posted by SportBoy
personally id sooner walk , bloody hate the things , there allso expensive for what they are i think?
not really Japanese Imported car, friend got a Quad light (late) Starlet GT with 67,000 miles on it for 1200 was a lovely car
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alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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I've been told 300bhp in them costs about 8k+, hate to think what your mate has spent JM_16v
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Aleex
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Registered: 21st Jul 09
Location: Plymouth
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i got a mate with a glanza running 200 bhp on standard internals.
very nippy car. not the best interior like said above but i actaully like the look of them.
the only thing that anooys me is the insurance because of them being imports
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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Buy your Kevs Astra Craig?
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SEAN_P_
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Registered: 30th Nov 09
Location: *Washington*North-East*
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I have been talking to my
mate hu has one hes paying
1150 insurance on a one and
hes only 18 :@
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Crana
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Registered: 20th Jan 09
Location: Newcastle
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been told most go on the insurance as 1.3 non turbos? And I can't get insured on the GSI well III mark 
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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how does a car which is turbo from factory flag up as a non turbo?
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Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: County Durham
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quote:
Originally posted by Crana
been told most go on the insurance as 1.3 non turbos? And I can't get insured on the GSI well III mark
Shame that mate it's a beautiful motor 
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
how does a car which is turbo from factory flag up as a non turbo?
To do with when they are imported etc, Ive heard of skyline GTRs being GTSTs on log books and Impreza STIs etc being down as GLs and sports etc.
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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its not commong though
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
its not commong though
you're a commong
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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McWillster
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Registered: 23rd Mar 09
Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire
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Brilliant cars. A mate of mine has one. £500 and you have 200bhp. His has Tein shocks and springs and it's one of the most fun to drive cars i have had a go of. Well worth there price tag imo.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Can't be bad for £500, although they were way more than that a few years ago when I looked?
Think I'm mixing it up with the Glanza. They are different right? 
[Edited on 01-02-2011 by loafofbrett]
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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a bus has better upholstery than a starlet. way i see it is youre the one driving the car so you want it to be nice inside. its typical 80s jap design inside
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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I quite like them,have done since i passed my test 8years ago.Would like to own 1 at some point.
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