LukeGSi
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I read recently somewhere on here someone had got a new XE from vauxhall. Anyone got any more info on this? Before anyone asks why....I want a reliable car and the cost of an XE and decent rebuild is almost as much as a new one apparently.
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LukeGSi
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Also I already have all ancillaries so that wouldn't be a problem 
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RichR
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Think it was beardys mate - with the arden blue corsa with carbon bonnet - straight from vaux
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RichR
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http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=184859
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Ojc
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Did'nt Matt Crowther get hold of a brand new C20XE, it was second hand but he only paid something like £400 for it.
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LukeGSi
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Did'nt Matt Crowther get hold of a brand new C20XE, it was second hand but he only paid something like £400 for it.
Can't see another one like that coming up again at that price tho 
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Joff
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You'll need an old engine to supply to them as the new one is on an exchange basis.
And the one you supply can't be completely totalled either 
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LukeGSi
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D'oh thats that plan foiled
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deanmcreynolds26
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u can buy a new engine outright from them but there is an extra charge of £200-300 the guy told me.. £1200 for an XE £1200 for an LET plus the £200-£300 charge if u cant give them an engine..
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TOMAS
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Its called Trade Club...
Im a Trade Club member, it works on an exchange basis OR you pay the excess of £400 I think it is? They are usually £1200 but Reg Vardy have offered me 20% discount until the end of the month so £240 off but then its + VAT. Comes with 12 Month warranty too.
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ed
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If you have a strong engine to start with and replace:
Tappets
Water Pump
Gaskets
Timing Belt and Idlers
Oil Seals
and any other ropey stuff like the alternator and any dodgy sensors then you will have a reliable engine. In total you should be expecting to pay about £300-£500 for parts for the engine (depending on how bad the engine is to start with) which will put the cost of the engine to about £800 - the trade club engines are £1200 and you get a reconditioned block, head, top end and bottom end. You need to have the rest in a working state for that sort of thing to be worth while...
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Teddy
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The LET is not £1200 from Vauxhall.....
Go to vauxhall and ask them to supply you a wastegate - they cant do it they can only supply the whole turbo assemembly which comes to.........£1647.
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TNM
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Originally posted by Teddy
The LET is not £1200 from Vauxhall.....
Go to vauxhall and ask them to supply you a wastegate - they cant do it they can only supply the whole turbo assemembly which comes to.........£1647.
erm tomas has already said the local dealer has offered him a let for 1200 -20% + VAT!  cant you read?
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Teddy
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Yes i can read and if its £1200 that will be just the bear block then. No turbo no loom.
You really think they would sell a brand new C20LET for £1200??? Wake up
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bradfincham
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Its just for the block on the LET, as teddy said your talking another 2 grand for the rest!
Butt spending £1200 on a xe engine is bare, no induction nothing its just the engine, i would personally uprate the internals on a old one, at least it will be a higher spec for the same cash!
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Teddy
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Vauxhall price for a C20LET with everything including ECU, turbo etc... is £3980 + vat if memory serves.
As mentioned the turbo assemably on its own is near on £1700.
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Joff
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What about the gearbox too?
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Teddy
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Nearly forgot about that - lmao i havent got a clue how much that would set you back from Vauxhall.
But i know a brand new transfer box (when they had them) was in the region of £1500
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Richie
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when i got quoted for a new gearbox from vaux (for a laugh) they said £1200+ the vat for an exchange unit!
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Teddy
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Sounds about right to be fair and towards the later of the Cav/Calibra Turbo boxes would have been reconed anyhow.
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Jill
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quote:
Originally posted by LukeGSi
I read recently somewhere on here someone had got a new XE from vauxhall. Anyone got any more info on this? Before anyone asks why....I want a reliable car and the cost of an XE and decent rebuild is almost as much as a new one apparently.
Cheers
My second C20XE came from Vauxhall- they're not brand new, they are recons and part exchangeable. Mine cost £1200 for the engine part exchange with two years warranty- but this means you can't modify the engine or the warranty will become void. However, vauxhall made an exception on this for me and refitted my Piper Cams. Oh and I also got 10% discount on the engine price cos I'm a memeber of VxlSCC (Kerry's a member isn't she? So she could get you a discount too  ) Oh and my engine was pretty fooked too when the new one was put in- they found LOADS of weird metal filings in the sump etc 
JILL 
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Jill
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Originally posted by Richie
when i got quoted for a new gearbox from vaux (for a laugh) they said £1200+ the vat for an exchange unit!
I got an exchange gearbox from Vauxhall and it was nowhere near that price! How perculiar...
JILL
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Joff
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They probably quote high prices for parts like gearboxes to stop timewasters that just ring up for a laugh.
Jill, how big were the metal filings in your sump? I'd expect a few to be in my sump before it's had its first oil change.
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Jill
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Joff mate- there were loads and they were quite big (some small ones) as well mate. My engine had been in just over 18 months and had three oil changes before I was told it was basically irrepairable and cheaper to get a recon. I didn't believe them when Arthur from Vauxhall (Aylesbury) phoned me up and told me they were there- so I went down to see and there they were just staring at me- filings, lots of big filings!
JILL
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Teddy
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quote:
Originally posted by Jill
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Originally posted by LukeGSi
I read recently somewhere on here someone had got a new XE from vauxhall. Anyone got any more info on this? Before anyone asks why....I want a reliable car and the cost of an XE and decent rebuild is almost as much as a new one apparently.
Cheers
My second C20XE came from Vauxhall- they're not brand new, they are recons and part exchangeable. Mine cost £1200 for the engine part exchange with two years warranty- but this means you can't modify the engine or the warranty will become void. However, vauxhall made an exception on this for me and refitted my Piper Cams. Oh and I also got 10% discount on the engine price cos I'm a memeber of VxlSCC (Kerry's a member isn't she? So she could get you a discount too ) Oh and my engine was pretty fooked too when the new one was put in- they found LOADS of weird metal filings in the sump etc
JILL
Seems odd because Vauxhall would honor warrenty on GM parts such as Omega 3.0 cams in say a 2.5 but aftermarket cams and they honored the warrenty? That seems odd.
Plus the engines now from Vauxhall will obviously be "reconed" as they went out of production in 1994.
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