stubbsy05
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Just wondering how many of you have gone back to a Corsa after owning a different car and why?
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Skinz
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Registered: 15th May 03
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yep cus it was cheap and i wanted spare cash for a house
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Filby1
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Peeps with C20XE/LET corsa i think may come back after driving what they think to be much faster cars.
Due to a large C20XE/LET engine, ect in a light corsa. This makes them fast. and other cars on the market are just far too Heavy for the size of engine that they have in them. Unless thay get big Jap cars or say M3 Power from BMW much of the other cars people tend to get after a corsa are not all that much faster if at all
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Dave A
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i went from a gsi to a rover 220 gsi turbo then back to the corsa gsi. the 220 was quick, but lacked the fun element the corsa had.
so i made the corsa quicker
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Filby1
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Corsa808. them Rovers are under rated my brother only has the 1.4 si and its quick and a mate of his has the 220T and its Very Quick
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Stu
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quote: Originally posted by Filby1
Peeps with C20XE/LET corsa i think may come back after driving what they think to be much faster cars.
Due to a large C20XE/LET engine, ect in a light corsa. This makes them fast. and other cars on the market are just far too Heavy for the size of engine that they have in them. Unless thay get big Jap cars or say M3 Power from BMW much of the other cars people tend to get after a corsa are not all that much faster if at all
I would say the opposite matey! People get out of XE and let Corsas into cars with chassis that are designed for high power and there isnt a chance in France they would get back into a Corsa 
Tuned 1.6 is the way forward for the Corsa!
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schoey
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Registered: 29th Jun 05
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think thats what im doin at the mo,,,,,decided to tune my 1.6 instead of 20xe power!
although i am debating buying a starlet gtt!
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
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No!! Never again
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Skinz
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quote: Originally posted by Filby1
Corsa808. them Rovers are under rated my brother only has the 1.4 si and its quick and a mate of his has the 220T and its Very Quick
no it aint
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Scott McKenzie
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Registered: 16th Jul 02
Location: Aberdeenshire Drives: Corsa B 1.6 16v
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I`m going back to a Nova after owning two Corsa Sports
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Filby1
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Registered: 12th Dec 03
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STU, you drive a P1 mate, bet even a 300BHP corsa would not be beating that. everyone seams to be going for the older Seat Lean Cura's at the mo with visions of 300Bhp like its that Easy and cheap.
Unless you no what ur doing or are going to pay somebody you dont just press a button and it goes from 180bhp to 300 and a new turbo aint cheap and you cant just wap them in and 300BHP is then on tap.
True fast cars such as the Impreza,Evo,M3/5 are proper fast out of the box sports cars and you pay for it too not only in the car cost, but Insurence. People iter have big jobs or big loans to pay for it
[Edited on 10-08-2005 by Filby1]
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Ian
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Astra has wheels which are too big and dampers which are too hard, and no roof, as a result my Corsa drives better and I can go to B&Q and not worry about where I put what I buy.
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glennpanton
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Registered: 30th Jul 01
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went back to corsa as cheap to run not insurance tho,cheap on fuel,never really got probs like on my clio 16v. Rover quick but blow gaskets
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
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Got myself in crap with other cars so reverted back to a corsa until i've sorted myself out
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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had a 1.6 sport, sold it to buy a vec, 2.5 V6 SRi full reiger kit etc, sweet car..
sold that and bought a 2.0 corsa, don't really know why, corsa is fun but i missed my veccy...
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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went from
corsa ls
corsa 1.6 sport
pug 106 gti
saxo vtr
corsa 1.6 sport
went back to the corsa because there easy cars to fix,well built imo and easier to get good power
eg
£1000 XE conversion
106gti.
£4000-£5000 supercharger
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stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: Kirkliston, Edinburgh
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I would definatly go back to another corsa but it would have to be a well tuned XE or Let 
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corsa_godfather
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which i must add supercharded vts/gtis are unreliable lol.bye bye gearbox
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ajscorsa
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i went from a corsa ls to a mk4 astra sport to a corsaGSi no regrets corsa is such a fun car to drive
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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corsa 1.2
civic coupe vti
calibra 16v
corsa 2ltr
went back for the cheapness and the fun of owning a corsa.
although now on the lookout for a mk2 escort
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stuartmitchell
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quote: Originally posted by corsa_godfather
which i must add supercharded vts/gtis are unreliable lol.bye bye gearbox
there unrelaible at the best of times
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
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Had a GSi. Sold it - Bought a Cav turbo still got the Cav Turbo and the gf bought a corsa gsi so i have the best of both worlds!
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Karen
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Registered: 9th Jul 03
Location: Edinburgh
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I went to look at a corsa GSI last night
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drax
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Registered: 5th Feb 05
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I went from learning in an astra, OMG I want one, to driving a Mk2 astra replica - the daewoo nexia , to a corsa, wrote it off, had a daewoo matiz for a hire car for 2 weeks lmao, then bought myself another corsa.. does that count
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Rza_2002
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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Fife
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corsa sri
saxo vtr
ren 5 gt turbo
astra sport
corsa xe
fun cars corsa's ... be looking at getting a turbo car again soon though coz i miss the torque steer & running loads of boost
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