Teddy
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After selling the Calibra Turbo...I decided that i wanted something small again, but finding a decent Nova GSi for the right money in unmolested form is proving very difficult.
So i uped the ante and went looking for a Corsa GSi 16v Instead - it had to be mint and it had to be Grey - and i found one in Luton and picked it up last night.
Its perfect - 2 owners one lady owner for 8 years then sold it to her son who is a copper who owned it for coming up 2 years.
Full Vauxhall Service history and bog standard apart from a Clifford G4 Cat 1 alarm and imb.
Very happy indeed. Anyway here are the pics - sorry for waffling on.... lol
Sorry for the quality of the pics but i took them with my phone but im sure you get the idea.
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Greasemonkey
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HE HE the better C16XE one i like
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Andy GSi
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Shropshire, Drives 2.0l 16v Corsa
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u going to do anything to it?? i love GSi's looking standard, lowered and a nice set of 15's!! looks very clean, hard to find one these days like that!
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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Nice mate, how come you got rid of a 2.0 16v turbo for it tho 
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom
Nice mate, how come you got rid of a 2.0 16v turbo for it tho
i was thinking this too
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by andysri
u going to do anything to it?? i love GSi's looking standard, lowered and a nice set of 15's!! looks very clean, hard to find one these days like that!
Sounds the exact same as my car 
Oh and nice car btw,
[Edited on 13-08-2004 by big eck]
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morrisdaboss
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should have kept the engine and put it in the corsa.
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Neshol
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I'd guess he wanted something cheaper to run.
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morrisdaboss
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yeah sounds like he wanted something unmodded anyhow.
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Cybermonkey
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Originally posted by MORRIS69
should have kept the engine and put it in the corsa.
are you crazy? if its the C16XE engine, its best left where it is now!! one of the best engines vauxhall ever made.
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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probably sold it cos of the biodegradable TXB on the 4*4.
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
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I sold the Calibra because i was running three cars: -
Calibra Turbo
Nova GSi
Astra Estate
all used for different things.
Then i went and bought a house so need something nice that i could use everyday.
The car will be subtle - Just lowered a tad - ive got a evry special set of rims to go on and have the bodykit smoothed and that will be it.
Oh and put my other private plate on.
Job done
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
a very special set of rims
Do tell...
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Cybermonkey
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OH FFS leave the bodykit alone will you. Its a GSI!!!!!!!!
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Teddy
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Oh yes i wanted the C16XE instead of the X16XE. Just better engines in my personal experiences - sure some people might think different.
But im glad i got the car that i wanted and it shifts as well. very impressed.
I have driven alot of types of Vauxhall but this was one of the few i hadnt driven.
To be honest i dont see the point in ripping out the 1.6 to put a 2.0 in it - if anything it would be Turbo'd but in saying that then im defeating the object of buying the car in the first place.
So im just going to look after it and keep it very clean and tidy.
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morrisdaboss
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote:
Originally posted by MORRIS69
should have kept the engine and put it in the corsa.
are you crazy? if its the C16XE engine, its best left where it is now!! one of the best engines vauxhall ever made.
true - but if i had a let in one hand and gsi inthe other i know what i would put in the corsa. But its not me is it? my opinion, that is all. (and im not crazy)
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Teddy
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
OH FFS leave the bodykit alone will you. Its a GSI!!!!!!!!
I meant smooth the STANDARD KIT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im not a bodykit man at the best of times but i do like the look of a smoothed GSi kit.
Look at all my cars historys they have all been clean and tidy WITH NO KIT.
I hate them to be honest - personal opinion.
I have a set of Porsche 944 Turbo rims to go on with 5 stud converton kit - but they are in the process of being polished up.
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morrisdaboss
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
OH FFS leave the bodykit alone will you. Its a GSI!!!!!!!!
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dont smooth it are you crazy?
[Edited on 13-08-2004 by MORRIS69]
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Cybermonkey
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quote:
Originally posted by Teddy
quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
OH FFS leave the bodykit alone will you. Its a GSI!!!!!!!!
I meant smooth the STANDARD KIT OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Im not a bodykit man at the best of times but i do like the look of a smoothed GSi kit.
Look at all my cars historys they have all been clean and tidy WITH NO KIT.
I hate them to be honest - personal opinion.
I have a set of Porsche 944 Turbo rims to go on with 5 stud converton kit - but they are in the process of being polished up.
ok i trust you with this one sweeeeeeet rims by the way!!
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Teddy
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They are very plain - but i love my Euro cars - but being a Vauxhall lover you dont see as many as we should around and to be fair Vauxhalls in general terms really really suit "that" style.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
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Good choice 
Don't you need to paint it orange and lower it 100mm now though
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Teddy
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Not orange at all lmao
I bought the Grey colour because ive had ever other colour in different models and really wanted Grey i think the colour really suits it.
not forgetting the 13" rims and 10" wide rims lol.
The Dolphin Grey Corsa in Total Vauxhall a couple of months back with phase 3 LET is the inperation for the car. Awesome machine and how exactly Vx's should look (again personal opinion)
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Ian
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I didnd't get that month, nice colour that though, slightly darker than standard?
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Teddy
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Was BMW Dolphin Grey - beautiful
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
quote:
Originally posted by MORRIS69
should have kept the engine and put it in the corsa.
are you crazy? if its the C16XE engine, its best left where it is now!! one of the best engines vauxhall ever made.
er, no my man, are you crazy???
calibra turbo engine is basically 'THE' best vaux engine ever made, ever ever ever, but modified to work with a turbo
 to lots of fast expensive cars!! 
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