chapcorsa
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anyone owned one?
any issues?
opinions?
and most importantly what should i look for when buying one?
and before anyone starts i know its corsasport but theres a few knowledgable people on here
cheers
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Rob B
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Owned one yes.
Cambelts are issues, change every 30k and check for this to be done if you buy one.
Tapping, one that tap's stay away from, means the heads been poorly rebuilt.
steering knocking.
All gti-6's come with leather seats, electric window, air con, fogs etc.
Main thing to look for is tapping on start up, and FSH.
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Jas
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head gasket went on my mates. gearbox isnt cheap so make sure thats all good
otherwise gooood cars 
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Rob B
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Oh and make sure the engine doesnt violent jolt forward, backwards when letting on and off the power, engine mount under the ECU, teh chassis cracks, would need welding etc.
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chapcorsa
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nice one mate
this one ive been offered has no history so how much would the cambelt be to replace for safe measure??
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Rob B
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personally, it has to be done properly, alot of garges will fuk it up, get on www.306gti6.com
Theres a guy on there hes in leister, but hes a ledgend, got his own garage etc and all he does all day is gti-6's, people drive from london etc for him to do work on there cars.
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chapcorsa
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cheers, is that all i need watch out for then mate, they wont be bad for rot bein french will they??
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chapcorsa
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just logged in i was tootin around on there earlier 
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Rob B
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nah no rot i know of just that engine mount.
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James_DT
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quote:
Originally posted by chapcorsa
cheers, is that all i need watch out for then mate, they wont be bad for rot bein french will they??
My 306 isn't a GTi6 but it's over 11 years old and there's pretty much fuck all rust on it. Any rust there is is cosmetic, nothing major.
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Butler
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Good luck with finding one with working air con by the way
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davstar
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You should not get ANY rust on 306's. They are fully galvanised steel monocoque shells! Really strong shells by all accounts. Panels are thin, but generally very good shells.
Any major rust is a sign of poorly repaired accident damage.
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Good luck with finding one with working air con by the way
rip it out anyway, wieghs to much
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chapcorsa
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was just about to say that, useless shite imo
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Rob B
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all u need is alternator setup off a rallye.
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chapcorsa
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will a car that taps have any effect on the performance or driveability in any way??
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James_DT
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Originally posted by davstar
Panels are thin
That's true.
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Butler
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There is some videos of tappy GTI6 engines on you tube, sounds awful. The engines in good shape do sound awesome though i will admit.
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Marc
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Get the Rallye 
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by chapcorsa
will a car that taps have any effect on the performance or driveability in any way??
no just sound like a 1.3 8v ford Ka
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Butler
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
quote:
Originally posted by chapcorsa
will a car that taps have any effect on the performance or driveability in any way??
no just sound like a 1.3 8v ford Ka
My girlfriend has the ka, sounds like 'whooooooooosh' Will sound more like a tractor! Seriously, search youtube.
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chapcorsa
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nicely put
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Butler
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4dLJLeL1D4
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Rob B
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BTW, the tapping is a bent valve, repair is about 750 quid, stay away.
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chapcorsa
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sounds nasty anyway wouldnt go near n engine tht sounds like that
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