mav
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Left a wee bit early for work tonight thought I would go for a drive....
Gave the car a wee bit of stick... ...
Been raining and roads were greasy..came off roundabout on a bend and a wee bit much throttle and was heading for the central reservation...
Plenty of understeer  was fun though...backed off and all was good..
Never came across anybody to test it against except some arse in new golf who tried it for 2 secs then gave up 
ACE fun though...................
[Edited on 09-02-2005 by mav]
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CorsaLad16v
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be careful mate
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Cybermonkey
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sound amazin mav
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mav
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aye need to be careful...Just 1st chance really to have a wee bit of a play..not good on wet greasy roads though...
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Siberia
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my 1.6 does be al over the place in the wet i can only imagine a 2 litre being worse again....
[Edited on 09-02-2005 by Siberia]
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Martin
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it's great having powerul cars, my 1.2 is a REAL handfull
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Mattss Corsa
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Omg, yea be "Carefull" Lol
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Stu
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Didnt even bother takin my 2 litre out in the wet! Add a heavy engine into the equation of a poor handling lofty hatch and your asking for trouble, especially in the wet! I always thought the scariest thing was trying to slow the thing down in anything but a straight line! 
In the dry it was great tho!
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AK
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yup..... they are a tad twitchy .... esp with 300mm 4pots up front and empty rear... feels like its ass is in the air
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bradfincham
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Ha ha, nice one mav,
yep there not good in the wet at all, i drive like a granny when it rains!
had it sideways a few times, lots of understeer then wey here comes the back end, but i have shit suspension!
Youll soon get used to it though, knowing where its going to go and how to correct it,
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mav
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yeah had a bit fun this morning too...still raining here..
supension is ok..full koni adjustables.....set on hardest at moment..feel a fag paper on the road..lol
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Stu
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Has anybody done a 2.0 with ABS?
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bradfincham
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people that put it into a gsi i would guess, i know 2 people that have yes!
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Stu
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I know there are a few issues fitting it in with the ABS unit but I reckon it would be a better car with ABS!
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AK
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ABS sucks eggs.... in my opinion...
decent brakes/tyres and a clue go a long way to stopping in time
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness
ABS sucks eggs.... in my opinion...
decent brakes/tyres and a clue go a long way to stopping in time
Fair enough, I do agree with that but its the way the corsa shifts its weight when stopping in anything but a straight line that always worried me. Fair enough you shoulnt be braking on a bend but in some instances on the road you HAVE to (usually due to other road users) This is when it catches you out!
Plus ABS has come on a long way. In the old days a good driver with good brakes and tyres could stop quicker than with ABS. I think you would have to change that statement to start "An awesome driver" these days!
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Jambo
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Dont get me started on driving in the wet PMSL
But saying that i dont find my understeers muc hat all? Its very easy to come off the throttle and re-point it if it gets too bad.
I had air con in my 1.4 before and that weighed a ton i guess as mine really doesnt feel any differnt to drive
TBH ive not really beleived this 2.0 corsas dont handle rubbish, not saying its the best handling car ive driven, but i think mine handles quite well. I rarely find a corner i cant take fast!
[Edited on 09-02-2005 by Jambo]
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bradfincham
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They handle well when theres weight in the back, as ak says, when i jump on the brakes in mine its hard to keep straight.
TBH i havent really pushed the car anywhere near my limits yet, as theres not many wide roads with grass verges near me, there all tight with trees and hedges so scared of coming a cropper.
But i would say with a good suspension setup and perhaps an ARB on the back things may tighten up,
my brother had an xe nova that had avo coilovers and ARB on the back, and that handled surprisingly well, was totally stripped out as well
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Stu
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Mine being stripped probably didnt help! Needed the XE in the back instead!
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Jambo
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or 2 xes stu 
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
or 2 xes stu
Sounds good! You planning on doing it? Or maybe a couple of LETs?
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Danny69
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my let has abs, it does feel a tad more solid than yours did stu but it has also got wilwood 4 pots!
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Jamie
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1st of many eh Mav
Car looks really good mate
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Danny69
my let has abs, it does feel a tad more solid than yours did stu but it has also got wilwood 4 pots!
Sweet, thats what you want! That old Corsa of mine never seemed to be a good handler...........probably 3 cars welded together or summat!
Where abouts you From Danny? Surprised Ive not seen your LET knocking about round Manchester?
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Stu
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quote:
Originally posted by Stu
quote:
Originally posted by Danny69
my let has abs, it does feel a tad more solid than yours did stu but it has also got wilwood 4 pots!
Sweet, thats what you want! That old Corsa of mine never seemed to be a good handler...........probably 3 cars welded together or summat!
Where abouts you From Danny? Surprised Ive not seen your LET knocking about round Manchester?
Sorry Danny, just read your reply to my thread........didnt realise it was you!
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