davey99
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Registered: 30th Aug 06
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Hi, im quiete new here,so hello everyone,joined up on the look out for an xe'd or maybe a let'd corsa,was just wondering what the performance is like,what kind of cars does it perform like ie type r(k20) or as fast/faster?
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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welcome btw 
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Look in classified dude, there is tons 
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Tom N
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Location: Bradford/Sheff (Uni) Drives: Golf GTI
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I can only speak for a c20xe, but if the engine is properly serviced etc and running right, they should be as fast as a clio 172/182 in a straight line
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corb
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oh, hello by the way. xe'd corsa are great fun, vts, gti, type r etc. i have a let and its very fun, when i drive it!!
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davey99
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Thanks for the welcome all,i had a 2.2 vectra sri and just want a small fast car again and must be a vaux,my 147bhp vec was'nt bad but was just tooooo heavy,so is the let insane in a corsa?would the xe only be similar performance to the vec?
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Robin
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20xe in a corsa would be a fair bit quicker than a 2.2 Vec.
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SportBoy
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nothing in it flat out but corsa is quicker getting there
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davey99
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cheers all,does anyone on here have any reliability problems with the c20lets?any common probs/faults?
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Robin
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same as most turbo engines, they're fine if you look after them, but if you abuse them, they go bang.
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Rich_J_Williams
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when mine was an XE i absolutly wasted thrust SSC..................... i later took the land speed record on the a45 between coventry and birmingham!! I did however get a letter of the police saying....... "you were 694mph in a 30mph zone, this is three points and a £150 fine, oh yes and you are now in the guiness book a records"
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mav
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thread split
DO a search there is alot of topics on this..
My XE was great fun,I loved it..Not the fastest car out there but will put a smile on your face....150bhp 0-60 around 7 secs...there or there abouts.
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Rich_J_Williams
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much more reliable than the let aswell!
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Tom N
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I agree with mav, there are faster cars out there definatley, but the xe's seem to be very raw, nothing refined about them, they just go and sound ace
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R16AN H
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich_J_Williams
much more reliable than the let aswell!
and this lad would definatly know
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davey99
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what kind of cars will an xe'd corsa compete with?
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Sly_SRi
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I've just brought an xe corsa, loving the power! Makes me think you wouldn't want anymore power than that in a corsa! Compared to all the other hot hatches in its class its the quickest pretty much.
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by davey99
what kind of cars will an xe'd corsa compete with?
106gti/saxo VTS
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
I've just brought an xe corsa, loving the power! Makes me think you wouldn't want anymore power than that in a corsa! Compared to all the other hot hatches in its class its the quickest pretty much.
this statement is utter tosh,
you cant say its the quickest in its class because its modified, and evn then its still not the quickest
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Sly_SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
I've just brought an xe corsa, loving the power! Makes me think you wouldn't want anymore power than that in a corsa! Compared to all the other hot hatches in its class its the quickest pretty much.
this statement is utter tosh,
you cant say its the quickest in its class because its modified, and evn then its still not the quickest
Obviously its modified, but its still the quicker than any standard hot hatches in its class...he's asking what cars it'll beat...so obviously he's talking about standard cars. What hot hatch is quicker?
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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davey99
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so am i better off buying a 106gti/vts??
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Sly_SRi
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only a highly modfied 106 gti would keep up..
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
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Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by Sly_SRi
I've just brought an xe corsa, loving the power! Makes me think you wouldn't want anymore power than that in a corsa! Compared to all the other hot hatches in its class its the quickest pretty much.
this statement is utter tosh,
you cant say its the quickest in its class because its modified, and evn then its still not the quickest
Obviously its modified, but its still the quicker than any standard hot hatches in its class...he's asking what cars it'll beat...so obviously he's talking about standard cars. What hot hatch is quicker?
standard? clio 182 trophy, pulsar gt, its no quicker than a 106gti/vts, punto GT etc etc
but if you want to start saying "in its class" youve gotta start comparing it to similarly modified cars
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Sly_SRi
only a highly modfied 106 gti would keep up..
a std 106 gti qould keep with it 
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Sly_SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by Sly_SRi
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Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by Sly_SRi
I've just brought an xe corsa, loving the power! Makes me think you wouldn't want anymore power than that in a corsa! Compared to all the other hot hatches in its class its the quickest pretty much.
this statement is utter tosh,
you cant say its the quickest in its class because its modified, and evn then its still not the quickest
Obviously its modified, but its still the quicker than any standard hot hatches in its class...he's asking what cars it'll beat...so obviously he's talking about standard cars. What hot hatch is quicker?
standard? clio 182 trophy, pulsar gt, its no quicker than a 106gti/vts, punto GT etc etc
but if you want to start saying "in its class" youve gotta start comparing it to similarly modified cars
Yea, fair enough you should really compare it to modified cars, but when your driving about on the road, most of the cars you meet are standard so i'm guessing he wants to know what it would be quicker than. A pulsar is in a bigger class of car like Astra, Seat leon, Civic etc. (thats the way i see it anyway)
Corsa C Z20Let
Black Sleeper Turbo Project
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