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Corsa_Sport21

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21st Jun 15 at 16:53

So, sold the Coupe and bought a stick o dynamite. Wanted 1 for years but never had the balls to buy 1.

Have to say, I'm very impressed so far. Feels refined and comfy, yet when you press on it tackles corners extremely well. Sounds ace with the Toyosport too.

taylorboosh

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21st Jun 15 at 17:02

Clarkson loved them didnt he? Need to man the fuck up and try a rotary myself

Ben G

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21st Jun 15 at 17:13

Nice looking cars, always wanted one myself.

Suicide doors, rwd, bucket seats, cool engine. What more could you want? Pretty cheap aswell.

So many horror stories online, but I guess you get the scaremongering weirdo's wherever you go nowadays. The volvo thread is a great example

scoob

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21st Jun 15 at 17:38

Engines are cheap enough when they do go pop

Corsa_Sport21

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22nd Jun 15 at 11:06

Yeah Jason Plato done a review on Fifth Gear on budget sports cars too and choose the RX8 over a Boxster S and Z4. Probably just due to the price difference mostly.

I think the scaremongering with these is true stories. It checks out fine though starts good hot or cold and dosnt behave like 1 with problems. Guy I got it from was thorough on how he's looked after it etc so I'll just stick to that and hope for the best.

The cheap engines are paper weights. Even a 2nd hand supposedly good non rebuilt motor your up at the bag of sand figure.

[Edited on 22-06-2015 by Corsa_Sport21]

Nic Barnes

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22nd Jun 15 at 11:52

they look more like an mx5 than an rx7 sadly

Nic Barnes

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22nd Jun 15 at 11:57

ive got a mate who is an ex mazda mechanic

Corsa_Sport21

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22nd Jun 15 at 12:04

3rd Generation MX5 does look like a mini version. Mazda must have copied the styling etc and used it on the MX5.

3CorsaMeal

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22nd Jun 15 at 12:17

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Clarkson loved them didnt he? Need to man the fuck up and try a rotary myself

Jock from the garage didn't though

DaveyLC

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22nd Jun 15 at 12:28

This and the Crossfire are the ULTIMATE Champagne Charlie sports cars

Brett

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22nd Jun 15 at 13:58

Dave's obsessed with champagne charlies

Ben G

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22nd Jun 15 at 16:29

I thought Dave was a champagne Charlie

DaveyLC

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22nd Jun 15 at 16:39

quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
I thought Dave was a champagne Charlie

I think I am too!

Marc

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22nd Jun 15 at 19:50

190 or 230?

They look good with the Prodrive alloys.

Ian

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22nd Jun 15 at 20:17

Very, very cheap for what they are.

Corsa_Sport21

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22nd Jun 15 at 20:37

It's a 190.

A lot of kit as standard not much come close for the money, but they aren't without there flaws sadly. Everything seems to resemble a rotor. Gear knob, seat adjusters, bonnet, holes in top of seats etc.

SVM 286

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22nd Jun 15 at 20:47

They like a rotor or two then?

Is it covered in surface rust underneath?

I had to do a column repair on an 03 plate one of these about five years ago and the entire underside looked like a thirty year old car that had been parked in the sea for a few weeks.

Marc

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22nd Jun 15 at 20:48

I've seen quite a few Mazda 3's, 6's that are quite badly rusting on tailgates and only 2-5 years old.

Corsa_Sport21

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22nd Jun 15 at 21:31

I've not really been under it properly yet but the bodywork is very clean. They tend to rust around the 3rd brake light but this hasn't, but does have a tiny paint bubble on the lower edge of the boot lid and that's it.

DaveyLC

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23rd Jun 15 at 07:09

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
It's a 190.

A lot of kit as standard not much come close for the money, but they aren't without there flaws sadly.

Yep, unfortunately they are cheap for a reason

The 190's are cheap as chips especially if they are 06 or newer because not only do they do about 3mpg and couldn't pull the skin of a rice-pudding they are also in some insanely high tax group.

Corsa_Sport21

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23rd Jun 15 at 11:21

It goes not too bad tbh. Price wise, there isn't much difference, if any between the 2, it's mostly down to the car/engine condition. I've seen cheaper like for like 231's. Wouldn't even consider an 06 onwards car due to the tax.

This popped up locally so went for it. If I was in the market for an Rx8 I would have considered both but the 190 suited my needs slightly more. Cloth seats, slightly more torque for town driving. Would have been nice to have Xenons though.

SVM 286

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23rd Jun 15 at 11:46

So are post 06 cars somewhere around the 500ish quid mark for a year's tax then?

Corsa_Sport21

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23rd Jun 15 at 11:48

Yeah. Only post 06 model I would maybe consider would be a PZ.

SVM 286

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23rd Jun 15 at 12:00

That's obscene. Aren't these essentially a 1300cc car?