Chump
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Are these meant to be quick? I just anihilated one on the way home from work so was just wondering.....
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Kyle T
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just under 130bhp are they not?
what do you drive?
Lotus Elise 111R
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Robin
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123bhp, not as quick as youd expect
my mum has one, and whenever ive driven it, ive been disappointed
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Chump
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joys of driving a 180bhp sleeper....should of seen his face when i let him catch up 
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mark_gsi
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i was in a vts when we raced one a while ago killed it couldnt keep up at all
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Graeme
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there not slow but not great either. i am putting one in my c but looking into getting more power from it, i want about 140 from it to give it a bit more go!
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IvIarkgraham
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i had ago against one in my x14xe wasnt impressed with them at all
it beat me but when you think it was supposed to rival the clio sport its shockingly slow
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
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not fast imo..
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
i had ago against one in my x14xe wasnt impressed with them at all
it beat me but when you think it was supposed to rival the clio sport its shockingly slow
seriously rival the clio sport with 172 bhp! sort it out! it was never meant to rival it, it only has 123bhp.....
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Wrighty
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do they have the potential to be fast though?
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broster
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you can get dibilas stuff for them yes. least you can for the 1.8 16v engine...
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PainZ
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they do if you want to spend stupid amounts on it...
Not worth it imo..
Best buying a car to start with that's faster...
The 1.8 SRi is a crap car for the money / speed.
Much better cars out there..
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
they do if you want to spend stupid amounts on it...
Not worth it imo..
Best buying a car to start with that's faster...
The 1.8 SRi is a crap car for the money / speed.
Much better cars out there..
My thoughts exactly when looking to buy one.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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John
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Painz were you not given that advice when buying yours and still said you would be doing this and that to get the power up?
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Wrighty
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corsa's are not designed to be fast though,are they?
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Graeme
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think i may go and look into test driving one before i put an engine in mine to make sure about doing it!
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Chump
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
think i may go and look into test driving one before i put an engine in mine to make sure about doing it!
then come out for a spin in mine and you'll see the difference 
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PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
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Not really ever given any advise when buying mine..
I own a 1.2 SXi from new. I spent stupid amounts on that doing bits to it.. kit, wheels, interior bits, stereo etcetc..
I then lusted for more power once i secured a good job and therefore decided to get a 1.8 SRi..
I could of bought many other cars with more power, better specs for my money, however i had spent so much on the 1.2 in about a year i did not want to loose all that.
The 1.8 SRi was also the biggest engine / highest insurance group car i could insure at the time in the insurance budget i wanted to pay.
I therefore decided to buy the 1.8 SRi as i was happy and liked my 1.2.
I don't dislike my 1.8, infact I love it. I love the drive, etc.. I just think there is a much better car out there for the money.
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
corsa's are not designed to be fast though,are they?
No, buts its nice to have a quick car as your "sporty" model
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Impreza WRX STi
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Chump
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quote:
Originally posted by PainZ
Not really ever given any advise when buying mine..
I own a 1.2 SXi from new. I spent stupid amounts on that doing bits to it.. kit, wheels, interior bits, stereo etcetc..
I then lusted for more power once i secured a good job and therefore decided to get a 1.8 SRi..
I could of bought many other cars with more power, better specs for my money, however i had spent so much on the 1.2 in about a year i did not want to loose all that.
The 1.8 SRi was also the biggest engine / highest insurance group car i could insure at the time in the insurance budget i wanted to pay.
I therefore decided to buy the 1.8 SRi as i was happy and liked my 1.2.
I don't dislike my 1.8, infact I love it. I love the drive, etc.. I just think there is a much better car out there for the money.
to be fair i wouldnt want to be driving at stupid speeds in a car like yours....its mint 
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Wrighty
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123bhp is hardly slow though 
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M333KS D
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quote:
Originally posted by corsaflip
i was in a vts when we raced one a while ago killed it couldnt keep up at all
nice, but not true at all brother!!! as i have first hand experience at driving a 1.8 aginst a vts ovbiously we were on a track
but also i will not claim that they are shite off a shovel, but are rather nippy for a STANDARD engine
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Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
123bhp is hardly slow though
Well. looking at the performance stats on here, it does 60 in 8 seconds. Thats pretty fast for 123 bhp
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PainZ
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well exactly chump..
It seems pointless to me to spend stupid amounts on a car to then just go and drive like an idiot,
Don't get me wrong.. sometimes I'll give the car a bit of a poke, but I prefer to keep it looking in A1 condition than rag the nuts off it..
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mark_gsi
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quote:
Originally posted by M333KS D
quote:
Originally posted by corsaflip
i was in a vts when we raced one a while ago killed it couldnt keep up at all
nice, but not true at all brother!!! as i have first hand experience at driving a 1.8 aginst a vts ovbiously we were on a track
but also i will not claim that they are shite off a shovel, but are rather nippy for a STANDARD engine
the vts we were in wasnt exactly standard tho  had quite a bit done to it lol
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