M2RTY
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I drive a 1.2 16v Corsa B Envoy to work and back everyday and its quite nippy
I drive my girlfriends 1.0 12v B sxi and it feels a lot quicker to 40 and then lacks power
I also have a 1.0 12v corsa C (basic model) and this is by far quicker then both
Drove a 1.2 16v Corsa C sxi today and it was the most sluggish out of them all, it did have air con and was top spec, but the engine just did not feel right
Anyone else have experience of it? Might have just been me, but I thought the 1.2 C should be quicker although heavier
I know I am nit picking but I don't want to buy it if they are all that slow as this is the first 1.2 16v C I have drove
Thanks
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JM_16v
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there all not going to be that much quicker than eachother tbh
http://www.c20xe.co.uk/board/carstats.php
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Fonz
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was there a 12v SXi?? 
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
was there a 12v SXi??
Exactly what I was thinking - and there wasn't  SXi, in Corsa B was ONLY 1.2 16v.
It has been a long time since I drove a 1.2 SXi, and was an early non-Twinport, but it sad at 70mph on the motorway better. I did 2 lots of 3 hours in one for my PassPlus.
The 12v in the Corsa C is a different engine to the B, so this might have something to do with it.
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andy1868
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i don't know whats up with your 1.2 16V B but my mates feels alot faster than the 1.0 i used to drive around...
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deano87
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Courtesy of Parkers:
1.0 12V Merit 3d
1.0 12V Merit 5d
1.0 12V Sting 3d
1.0 12V Breeze 3d
1.0 12V Envoy 3d
1.0 12V Trip 3d
1.0 12V Envoy 5d
1.0 12V Club 3d
1.0 12V LS 3d
1.0 12V LS 5d
1.0 12V GLS 3d
1.0 12V GLS 5d
1.0 12V Expression 3d
Sting is similar to the SXi. Spoiler and Sport alloys, but the 3 spoke style (not GSi).
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M2RTY
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must be a sting, looks the same
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deano87
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Very similar, yes.
Sting didn't have Sport interior iirc.
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Fonz
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i have a sting and although it came with 3 spoke alloys it did not have a spoiler (i added mine) and Dean your correct, no sport interior  (i added the sport seats)
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DarkBahamut
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They didnt put shorter ratios on the 1.0 engines to make them feel abit quicker did they? That said, the 1.2 16v i learned to drive in felt like it had tiny gear ratios too 
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alb22
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Ratios are tiny in the small engines.
My mum had a corsa b sting 1.0 12v.
Ive got a corsa b sxi 1.2 16v
1.2 is much better all round. Quicker and pulls better on motorway. The 1.0 was a bit lost on the motorway but was fine around town. It just sounded faster cause the engine note was different, as its a 3 pot engine. Where the 1.2 is screaming a bit past 4000, the 1.0 still sounds buzzy. My 1.2 doesnt really use much more petrol than the 1.0. Maybe 2 - 3 mpg worse.
[Edited on 24-10-2007 by alb22]
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
i have a sting and although it came with 3 spoke alloys it did not have a spoiler (i added mine) and Dean your correct, no sport interior (i added the sport seats)
Every Sting I have seen, has had a spoiler may be it was a freebie at some garages or something.
[Edited on 24-10-2007 by deano87]
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Nick-S
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
was there a 12v SXi??
Exactly what I was thinking - and there wasn't SXi, in Corsa B was ONLY 1.2 16v.
nope. 1.5 td aswell 
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deano87
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I noticed on Parkers there was a 1.5td SXi.
Must be like your car, but older!
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Nick-S
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no it wud b like a 1.3 sxi which was my old car 
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
no it wud b like a 1.3 sxi which was my old car
I want/need one of them
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Nick-S
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do it, gud cars, not the quekest thing but pritty torquey
[Edited on 24-10-2007 by GSi_16v]
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
do it, gud cars, not the quekest thing but pritty torquey
[Edited on 24-10-2007 by GSi_16v]
Cannot afford it in the slightest till I start working full time. It isn't the insurance which is the problem, in fact, it's not much different to the 12v, it's just buying it
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Andrew
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My mate has a 1.2 Corsa C which kept it with my 1.4 Corsa C up to around 50. Then i'd loose him.
I miss that car so much
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Fonz
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Every Sting I have seen, has had a spoiler may be it was a freebie at some garages or something.
i know what your saying though. ive seen Stings in person and on AutoTrader with spoilers and/or mud flap which both mine didn't when i recieved them!
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