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muddy_trousers
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I'm looking to buy my first vauxhall which is going to be either a Corsa GSi or a Sport 1.6. I have heard B pillars were a problem with the GSi's and early ones but to what age I've no idea. can someone please tell me the differences between them and good points/bad points.

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Chris F
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18th Jan 09 at 20:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sport is newer and better spec!
GSi is faster!
muddy_trousers
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What makes the GSi faster? I thought they were the same engine! what makes the sport better spec?
Jay
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Im sure they are a different engine...
Jake
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L reg gsi had the c16xe, M and N reg had the x16xe.
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some later gsi's have the same engine as 1.6 sport if i remember rightly?
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the 2/3bhp makes no real difference on the road from my experience, i used to have a sport and my brother a gsi
muddy_trousers
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GSi's always got a bad rep for breaking down and being unreliable but I've seen ones for sale with 140k a years t&t ant the owner says she runs 100%.lol. how can this be?
Jake
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what reg is it? and how much does she want
muddy_trousers
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it was on RMS about 2 weeks ago. don't know what reg she was
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main thing that was unreliable about them was oil burning

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
muddy_trousers
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heres one I'm interested in. she looks brave and clean from the pics but thers only t&t untill march which is a bit worrying!
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check the chassis rails and legs for rust and the b pillers for cracks. If they are all ok and the engine passes emissions it should be ok

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
muddy_trousers
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A friend of mine had a corsa sport 1.4 years ago and he said shes one of the worst handling cars he ever drove for under steer and body roll. he had speedlines, coilovers, antiroll bar and fully pollybushed. how can it be sorted out?....strutbraces?
Ojc
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Your mate is exagerating big time, his car was probably bent or he can't drive. There not that bad especially with the mods he done.
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he probbably just doesn't want me to get one because hes twincam twincam twincam.lol. I doubt the car was twisted, she was brave and new when he got her nd I know he can steer.lol.
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My 1.6 Sports up for sale....
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I would love an arden blue 1.6! theres a really nice 1 on pistonheads with speedlines for £1900. I would get the speedlines painted white and slam her to the floor!
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What are you on about... "she was brave"
Chris F
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quote:
Originally posted by muddy_trousers
I would love an arden blue 1.6! theres a really nice 1 on pistonheads with speedlines for �1900. I would get the speedlines painted white and slam her to the floor!


His prob northern
muddy_trousers
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Northern Ireland slang. I'm from london but living over here the last few years so picked up a couple perculier phrases and sayings. sorrylol
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GSi has a better bodykit Sport has a better interior

Older GSi's had the better engine (C16XE) newer ones had the same engine as the sport (X16XE) so no difference in speed...

Most people go for the sport and put a gsi kit on
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
main thing that was unreliable about them was oil burning


Not really, the handbooks/owners manuals stated that they can use upto 1 litre of oil per 1000 miles.
Its just either a- people didn't read them or b- tere so old now people dont pass them on.

Gsi c16xe L-M(middle)
Gsi x16xe M(middle)-N

Check chassis rails for rust.
Tailgates rot around and underneath the spoiler.
Cracked b-pillar is an MOT fail (altho mine has passed every time)
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ok, thanks smcGSI16V. thats some really helpfull information.

 
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