Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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What are they like to live with?
You can get a decent one for about £3500, and insure them for about £500.
Looking at buying one with recaro's and 190bhp. S reg.
Know absolutely nothing about them though, what should you look for, what breaks on them? Are they reliable?
It's a fresh import, so its had no UK owners yet. It has mph clocks though.
[Edited on 10-02-2009 by Whittie]
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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bad table manners ive heard
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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My mate had the Starlet on J plate and it went forever, brakes werent great on it but it was the older model, and he did use to give it death on full boost all the time, 0-60 his was quicker than my astra.
Also the Celica GT4/ Mr2 Turbo engine conversion is very common 
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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You get a very light, basic car, with crap dash/seats and a turbo lump - but thats what theyre like.
being jap it wouldnt only take 10mins to take to bits to fix stuff, celica turbos go on them i think too...190bhp will be enough in a starbo...
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Whittie
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Would keep the corsa too by the way, so not arsed about comfort etc.
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Whittie
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Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
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Do it Whittie and take me out in it 
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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standard, shite. modified, good wee go kart.
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big*boy*rob
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Registered: 10th Feb 07
Location: great yarmouth
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dont do it my mate brought one about 3 weeks ago n last wednesday early morning it went up in flames out side his house it some how set its self on fire
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CorsaSi
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Registered: 2nd Aug 05
Location: warri Drives : 300bhp ep82
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www.toyotagtturbo.com everything you would ever need to know.
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stan_the_man
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Registered: 14th Feb 07
Location: Perth, Western Australia
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My mates just got one. (i refer to it as a Corsa as they are so common now..)
Good fun wee car when you bypass the boost solenoid (limits boost in 1st and second gear).
Definately not a rocket ship but they are good fun!
Bad for rot etc but if its a fresh import you should be ok.
I had an EP91 Starlet SR and it was good fun too, Handled ok too.
By the way, my mate got his Glanza for £2k....
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Damian_666
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
Location: essex: Drives: Mitsubishi Evo 2 RS
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my glanza v when i had mine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IEcoBhdKE8&feature=channel_page
enjoy!
i rate them. as said the brakes are not so great! never had any rot problems with mine, rare to burst into flames, 190bhp will be pushed on standard turbo, celica turbos swaps are not common..... td04 turbo swaps are of which are scobby ones. engines last forever. limit on standard engines is around 200-210bhp.
over all alot of cheap fun.
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3i_gaz
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Registered: 29th Nov 07
Location: Liverpool
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a good mate of mine emma had one, a black glanza.
TD04 converted, fuel cut defender, manifold, fuel pump, filter, exhaust, and a few other trick bits.
was 190bhp and a VERY tidy car, i loved it. they are mega motors jsut make sure its not an auto lol
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dangsi
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Registered: 9th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire Drives: lexus gs300/ vauxhall corsa b
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there fast and fun my m8 has a cosworth conversion one in white rapid as hell
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Gsi_Ire
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Republic of Ireland
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had one for nearly 2yrs.
typical toyota, never let me down once.
great daily driver. 40mpg+ when you pottering around and a bit poke when you want it.
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by dangsi
my m8 has a cosworth conversion one in white rapid as hell
WTF? 
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
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Bet that is rapid 
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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Great little cars, ive had mine for nearly 4 months know and love it, iv had no problems with it at all. Great fun to drive. Power ca be gained fairly Easy. My car was running 146bhp 150ft/lb but i expect it to be at least mid 150's know with the Front Mount and the Manifold. Ill find out what its like down the Pod Sunday
My friend has a 230bhp Starlet GT and that is mad. but i think you can happily have a reliable 190-200bhp starlet tbh 
lovely and easy to work on with the turbo being right at the front to
StarletGTTurbo is more of a GT site, http://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/index.php? is a bit better for Glanzas in my opinion
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