Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by broster
st is 170bhp 2ltr na engine, st is more bhp and 2ltr turbo with wide arches and cool interior
eh 
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broster
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quote:
Originally posted by Edd
quote:
Originally posted by broster
st is 170bhp 2ltr na engine, rs is more bhp and 2ltr turbo with wide arches and cool interior
eh
lol, better
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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170bhp and those performance figures?
My 147bhp Astra 2.2 16v is faster than that, and compared with Rachels GSi mine is piss piss poor
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broster
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i assume they are 170bhp due to the name
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Ojc
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Maybe they only made 170 
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Brycey
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170bhp 'DuraTec' which is just a rebadged Zetec lump which can take 500+bhp if you got the money for Turbo,Rods,Pistons and a slight port n polish.
Paul J has a 2.0 in his fiesta and his is 600+bhp and Sunny Khalsa is coming back from a 550bhp fiesta even faster later this year.
They are an excellent chassis and with an engine like the 2.0 Zetec Lump with so many tuning parts available for it I think its a great buy.
Ian Howell is the man to talk to regard DuraTec/Zetec tuning. www.area-six.co.uk
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K2 GTi
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My mum has one they're 0-60 in 7.9, nice interior, got nice lights on them too 
id say go for it id have one anyday
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Brycey
170bhp 'DuraTec' which is just a rebadged Zetec lump which can take 500+bhp if you got the money for Turbo,Rods,Pistons and a slight port n polish.
Paul J has a 2.0 in his fiesta and his is 600+bhp and Sunny Khalsa is coming back from a 550bhp fiesta even faster later this year.
They are an excellent chassis and with an engine like the 2.0 Zetec Lump with so many tuning parts available for it I think its a great buy.
Ian Howell is the man to talk to regard DuraTec/Zetec tuning. www.area-six.co.uk
that sounds like you just copied that off another website 
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Brycey
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No, I just know some stuff about Fords 
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whitter45
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I was going to buy one last year
Good car nice engines but slow really and insurance is 15A not 15E so quotes are like group 16 as the car doesn't exceed in its insurance group its only approved
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Teddy
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quote:
Originally posted by Brycey
170bhp 'DuraTec' which is just a rebadged Zetec lump which can take 500+bhp if you got the money for Turbo,Rods,Pistons and a slight port n polish.
Paul J has a 2.0 in his fiesta and his is 600+bhp and Sunny Khalsa is coming back from a 550bhp fiesta even faster later this year.
They are an excellent chassis and with an engine like the 2.0 Zetec Lump with so many tuning parts available for it I think its a great buy.
Ian Howell is the man to talk to regard DuraTec/Zetec tuning. www.area-six.co.uk
You can get 800bhp out of a 2.0 Ecotec as well
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Brycey
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Is it still a 2.0 though?
Even 200 Block Cossie YB Lumps are struggling to get 800+bhp from 2.0 bored to 2.1 or stroked to 2.2
Love to see the lag on 800bhp Ecotec and what the engine spec on it is.
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
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when i was astra hunting i had a choice between
mk4 golf gti turbo
mk4 astra coupe turbo
renault clio 172
focus st170
the astra and golf were out my price range for a clean one and running costs were too high
so betwen the focus and clio, i test drove 2 cars with 40k on the clock, focus was lovely interior, went pretty well, excelled at nothing really but didnt lack anything
the clio was faster, more fun to drive, and was same kind of driving exp as the corsa was. but lacked rear head room,
I chose the clio as i found it so much more fun to drive and its about a second a bit faster to 60, and handles much better id say
totally depends what you want though 
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whitter45
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correct plus ST prices have crashed and will even more with the new St being more powerful than the old RS
Don't spend alot on one if you are going to get one
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bradfincham
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the 2 cars i looked at were 6.5k
gun metal grey 3 door focus
and black clio 172
i bought the clio !!
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whitter45
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I would have probably picked the focus
I used to really want one altough I like them in silver or imperial blue
Comfort pack was a must as it had xexons
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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Horsepower : 170 hp @ 7000 rpm
Torque : 145 lb-ft @ 5500 rpm
Redline : 7200 rpm
Top speed : 135 mph
0-60 mph : 7.5 sec.
0-¼ mile : 15.9 sec @ 90.2 mph
60-0 braking distance : 118 ft
This is my mums ST170:
I wasnt too keen when my mum told me she had bought one but now personally I think its a great car...I have been driving it around daily since my Corsa was off the road since before xmas.
It doesnt feel quick initaially as it makes most of its power above 4K revs once it hits that power band its fairly quick and goes very well. Infact Its not far off my XE'd Corsa from the stats above.
The car is very good as an overall package, looks good handles really really well...best handling car i've driven IMO People go on and on about how a 106 GTi handles...drive one of these and then you'll realise this is spot on it is.
Who ever said the gearbox is notchy? Well its not at all its precise and slots in niceley. Love the leather recaros as well and the spec is pretty decent.
People are quick to dismiss them but I can assure you most of the pople who slate them either havent driven one and own nothing more than a Corsa
Also Evo magazine rated this a four Stars car which by anyones standard means its pretty damn good...i'd take their word on cars over most of the missguided opinions in this thread.
[Edited on 18-01-2006 by Fad]
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whitter45
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Full leather is a rare option
Does it have a sub in the back
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mav
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never drove one but i quite like the looks and interior, a few subtle mods and i thought about buying one but couldn't find one close..
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jr
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i doubt it as its fad mums car, and im sure that is'nt the typre of thing she would request
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jr
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and LMFAO at some of the opionions in here
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Fad
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Yup sub as standard.....needs a better head unit though 
Hopefully in the next few months its getting a Bluefin, Jetex Exhaust system and a pannel filter
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jr
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sory when sub was mentioned i had images of a fusion or something
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Adam_B
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my opinion is based on me driving a 2 week old one for a weekend in wales. it felt very tight so maybe they need a few thousand miles to loosen up. Agree the handling is good, fantastic even when you consider how heavy they are.
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Fad
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
sory when sub was mentioned i had images of a fusion or something
I thougt that when they told me it had one
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