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04SXI

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Registered: 26th Mar 04
Location: Manchester
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20th Apr 04 at 09:14

Hi all

Im now the proud owner of a new sxi (1.2) and ive a few questions bout the car.

1. How should i run in the engine? rev limit for x miles etc

2. How many miles to a full tank?

3. What alarm with dual prox thingy and how much r they?

4. What wax for it (blac saphire)?

Thanks in advance for any answers.

ChazSXi

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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire
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20th Apr 04 at 09:17

www.corsa-c.co.uk

neiliosxi

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Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
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20th Apr 04 at 09:18

1. 1000 miles, less than 3000 rpm and no faster than 55ish for first 500 miles.
2. Depends on petrol price

can get about 25-30 quid in your tank
3. toad A850t (links in with your central locking so no extra fob)
4. dont polish it for a few weeks till the paint has hardened comptetely but use colour magic!

TJSRi

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Registered: 23rd Mar 04
Location: Harwich,essex
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20th Apr 04 at 09:25

i used to get at least 260miles from a tank in my 02 1.2 sxi. mpg depends how you drive it really.

04SXI

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Registered: 26th Mar 04
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20th Apr 04 at 09:25

I know it depends on petrol price mate, and i did get just under £30 worth in it, but how far will that get me??

vibrio

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20th Apr 04 at 09:30

quote:
Originally posted by 04SXI
Hi all

Im now the proud owner of a new sxi (1.2) and ive a few questions bout the car.

1. How should i run in the engine? rev limit for x miles etc

Ask Joff he has a nice webpage

2. How many miles to a full tank?

depends on how you drive

3. What alarm with dual prox thingy and how much r they?

they are thingy amount of pounds depending on the whatamacallit's you get added

4. What wax for it (blac saphire)?

ear wax (or autoglym)

Thanks in advance for any answers.

Your welcome

neiliosxi

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Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
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20th Apr 04 at 09:33

@ vibrio - very helpful!

Colin

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20th Apr 04 at 09:50

Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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20th Apr 04 at 09:52

1. 500 miles of nothing above 4000RPM
2. They're poo on petrol
3. Clifford 300 or toad A850t
4. You can polish it as soon as you want, the paint on the car will be hardened because it was baked on, and would have been sat in a field in spain for a few months before you got it anyway. And use Zymol polish.

Red_SXi

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20th Apr 04 at 09:52

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

Pretty much on Vauxhalls, but you still have to take it easy for 500miles

My Dads porka had to be run in for 2000miles

_Allan_

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Registered: 24th Mar 04
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20th Apr 04 at 09:54

I think most are all bench tested these days so I wouldn't bother running them in...it doesn't mention it in the manual besides they're under warranty

My previous clio engine had an 18,000 mile first service interval (2 years). They must be pretty confident these days that the enignes are robust enough from the off.

Colin

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20th Apr 04 at 09:55

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

My boss bought a new S2000 when they first came out and vairied the rev's between 6000rpm and 9000rpm for the first 1000 miles done some sweet doughnuts

then sold it on at list price. Didnt do any harm to it at all

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
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20th Apr 04 at 09:56

I'd still take it easy to begin with, you can hear how the engine is tight when you accelerate

Jason Iles

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20th Apr 04 at 09:58

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

My boss bought a new S2000 when they first came out and vairied the rev's between 6000rpm and 9000rpm for the first 1000 miles done some sweet doughnuts then sold it on at list price. Didnt do any harm to it at all

Is your boss a hair dresser driving a car like that

Red_SXi

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20th Apr 04 at 10:06

quote:
Originally posted by J 11ESY

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

My boss bought a new S2000 when they first came out and vairied the rev's between 6000rpm and 9000rpm for the first 1000 miles done some sweet doughnuts then sold it on at list price. Didnt do any harm to it at all

Is your boss a hair dresser driving a car like that

I suspect so

GT4Brody

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Registered: 26th Sep 01
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20th Apr 04 at 10:10

I belive an s2000 would pish on most corsas, and when i had my Gsi i always used to get called a hairdresser

Colin

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20th Apr 04 at 10:11

quote:
Originally posted by J 11ESY

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Aint I right in saying that engines in new cars DONT need to be ran in these days

My boss bought a new S2000 when they first came out and vairied the rev's between 6000rpm and 9000rpm for the first 1000 miles done some sweet doughnuts then sold it on at list price. Didnt do any harm to it at all

Is your boss a hair dresser driving a car like that

Are u???

No hes a millionare and bought 2 of them just to sell on. He also blew up a lotus Esprit Turbo ragging it the day after buying it and used to drive at F2 level. he scares the shit out of you when hes driving you places, knows what hes doing tho

Now has a Dodge Ram truck and a Merc CLR or something

Jason Iles

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20th Apr 04 at 10:11

quote:
Originally posted by GT4Brody
I belive an s2000 would pish on most corsas, and when i had my Gsi i always used to get called a hairdresser

I bet there slow

Jason Iles

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20th Apr 04 at 10:12

Colin -

he sounds like a good guy to know

Colin

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20th Apr 04 at 10:13

quote:
Originally posted by GT4Brody
I belive an s2000 would pish on most corsas, and when i had my Gsi i always used to get called a hairdresser

I get it too with the MR2, but I dont know of 1 hairdresser with a MR2

My hairdresser Gay Jon drives a Corsa

GT4Brody

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20th Apr 04 at 10:15

quote:
Originally posted by Colin J

quote:
Originally posted by GT4Brody
I belive an s2000 would pish on most corsas, and when i had my Gsi i always used to get called a hairdresser

I get it too with the MR2, but I dont know of 1 hairdresser with a MR2

My hairdresser Gay Jon drives a Corsa