PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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Well ever since i bought my car i wish i had gone for a faster model, but being 17 at the time there was no way i could afford insurance,
Now im working full time i dont mind spending a bit more and i want somthing faster, I want to be able to eat VTR's and VTS's as there is loads of them around my way,
I love my car, really i do, but im at the point now where im willing to get rid of it all just for a faster car....
Should i buy a 1.8 SRi and swap all my bits over?
Go for Clio sport or a Civic Sport,
My dad just bought a Honda Jazz for my mum on the weekend, and the salesman knew i liked the Type R and S so he said i can take them both out this weekend for a run,
Im a little worried that im going to like them to much and buy one 
What should i do :/
Im coming up 19 so insurance is still quite expensive, but Nismo has a RX7 so why cant i have something a little faster!!
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
Location: gwent, south wales
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peter pan
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Calibra Turbo
 Awaits a slap
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StuartVRS
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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Bromley Common, Greater London
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all depends how much ya wanna spend mate but id treat yourself, get a faster car
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DanielJ
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Registered: 21st Nov 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Calibra Turbo
Awaits a slap
slap
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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If your gonna drive a Type R its pretty obvious you aint gonna say, nah its alrite i think il get a Corsa 1.8 SRI
I would o the SRI option then enjoy it for a year or so then get a faster car, SRI would be faster enough for now imo
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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yeah and insurance is just silly on the type r,
1.8 is only group 9
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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If you go for the SRI them dont expect to beat any VTS's.
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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Do it, it makes most sense financially and less chance of killing yourself and less cahnce of being pulled every 5 mins
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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would a 1.8 still get raped by a VTS?
how would it stand against a VTR
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LukeGSi
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Registered: 9th Dec 03
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buy mine!!
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Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
I want to be able to eat VTR's and VTS's as there is loads of them around my way,
stronger teeth??? 
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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1.8 sri 0-60 8 secs
VTR 9secs
VTS 7.4sec?
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vibrio
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the sri is slightly slower than the VTS however you can get an inlet manifold from Dbalis which gives it 20hp extra
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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yeah thats the other thing about the 1.8, at least its more tunable,
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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keep for another few years, get some NCB and then get something with some real power
IMO if you get a SRI you will be bored with it in another 2 months
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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put an XE or LET in your current motor???
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Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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lotta work on a corsa c
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
the sri is slightly slower than the VTS however you can get an inlet manifold from Dbalis which gives it 20hp extra
The engine in the SRI is actually a Z18XE1, an for that the dbilas manifold is +30hp!
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by corb
put an XE or LET in your current motor???
very difficult corb, took m-tec 3 months to wire up a LET in a corsa C 
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Mikorsa16v
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Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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I have been driving a Sxi for over a year and will be getting a quicker car in the summer or earlier as, like you driving a is a bit slow! As i will be buying a car of my liking second, with insurance in mind firstly i have been looking around and the Corsa 1.8 is insurance gp 9 (£150 a month which is good) with 123bhp should keep me happy for another year.
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Craig6682
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Registered: 8th Apr 03
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If u have the cash then spend it on something u want. You never know what is around the corner
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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buy an SRI and swap bits over, ur car is sweet looking, would be a shame to do all that then get rid of it.
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Stuckey
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Registered: 5th Jun 02
Location: Plumstead, Greater London
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mitsi fto
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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why not get a 2.0 put in?
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