M16KE B
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Originally posted by Tommy
They are classics, but personally i dont like them, cant slate them though, GTE was my fave
ta daaa GTE
i love them because they are classics! so esy to work on, but most of all because some people (in corsas) look down their nose at you because you have a nova, makes me love them even more because my car will have something a corsa b, c or d will NEVER have - character!
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by M16KE B]
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Scotty C
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Originally posted by jacko198
Why dont you have one then? :s
Rust. And I want a nice, new reliable car.
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Pete_vxl
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i would own one but it would have to be in really good condition as most of them have not been loked after, although saying that, ones that have been looked after are going for big money.
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Brett
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They're ok, but very dated and mostly battered sheds these days. Plus, i'm 24.
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M16KE B
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
They're ok, but very dated and mostly battered sheds these days. Plus, i'm 24.
as am i, that shed is the best project ive ever had.
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Pete_vxl
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if i was to have one i would have the saloon, not the hatch
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Brett
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Originally posted by M16KE B
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
They're ok, but very dated and mostly battered sheds these days. Plus, i'm 24.
as am i, that shed is the best project ive ever had.
It wasn't targetted at anyone. I don't have time to doss around with old novas in my shed. End of. Gimme a BMW any day.
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M16KE B
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
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Originally posted by M16KE B
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
They're ok, but very dated and mostly battered sheds these days. Plus, i'm 24.
as am i, that shed is the best project ive ever had.
It wasn't targetted at anyone. I don't have time to doss around with old novas in my shed. End of. Gimme a BMW any day.
no no, i didnt think i was mate, just saying that even at 24 old novas still appeal to me 
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nova_gteuk
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box arches,lightweight,look good.
My old gte was my best car by far,so much better than the 3 corsa's ive had.
Id have another anyday 
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JM_16v
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just old school
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Joe-Tait
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Registered: 11th Feb 08
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Get more stick for a having a corsa these days then you do for a nova 
Both are well known "charva" cars
Heres my old one...
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Baskey
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It actuly pisses me off looking at my house on google earth becasue you can see my two old novas parked on the drive
wish i still had them
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Daimo B
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Originally posted by M16KE B
i love them because they are classics! so esy to work on, but most of all because some people (in corsas) look down their nose at you because you have a nova, makes me love them even more because my car will have something a corsa b, c or d will NEVER have - character!
The ONLY time a Corsa B driver could look down their nose at a Nova driver was within the first 5 years of the Corsa B coming out. Cars worth a lot more, newer etc...
Now, its just the ultimate chav chariots replacement, which will become the Corsa C when the prices really drop, then eventually the Corsa D?? Maybe...
Can't see this generation of cars being as easy to work on as Corsa A  or a Corsa B. Engines will be harder to fit etc...
I like Novas, they are a better handling lighter version of the Corsa, but the Corsa looks better.
Neither should be bought as a "performance" car, 500bhp LET or 82bhp 1.4 SRi.... Will always faulter at one or another thing.
As for a Corsa B having no character though, give over laddie, both our Corsas had loads, even Donnas run around she bought off Chuckie had loads of charm.
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by VXR]
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M16KE B
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
quote:
Originally posted by M16KE B
i love them because they are classics! so esy to work on, but most of all because some people (in corsas) look down their nose at you because you have a nova, makes me love them even more because my car will have something a corsa b, c or d will NEVER have - character!
The ONLY time a Corsa B driver could look down their nose at a Nova driver was within the first 5 years of the Corsa B coming out. Cars worth a lot more, newer etc...
Now, its just the ultimate chav chariots replacement, which will become the Corsa C when the prices really drop, then eventually the Corsa D?? Maybe...
Can't see this generation of cars being as easy to work on as Corsa A or a Corsa B. Engines will be harder to fit etc...
I like Novas, they are a better handling lighter version of the Corsa, but the Corsa looks better.
Neither should be bought as a "performance" car, 500bhp LET or 82bhp 1.4 SRi.... Will always faulter at one or another thing.
As for a Corsa B having no character though, give over laddie, both our Corsas had loads, even Donnas run around she bought off Chuckie had loads of charm.
[Edited on 06-08-2008 by VXR]
Laddie?
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Daimo B
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Yes, laddie!!! I am saying you are wrong.
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daveOgsi
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i had a nova gsi and id say id prefer that to my corsa gsi
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M16KE B
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and? maybe i am. So what, its my opinion.
Your opinion differs to mine, it happens.
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Graham88
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I like Nova's
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Daimo B
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Oh no, another "its my opinion and i'll cry if i want to, cry if i want to....."
Nowt wrong with that wipper, jsut don't expect to let that lie when your on a corsa site.
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Joe-Tait
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One of the best...
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M16KE B
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hardly. its just that you have a different opinion to mine, end of - im not arguing about it.
i had a corsa c, and 2 Bs before that so im not trying to offend anybody, id only be offending myself. prehaps it was a sweeping statement i made, what i should have said was
"in my opinion, after having 2 generations of Corsas, i found that my sheddy nova has more character than they did"
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M16KE B
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anyway, back to the thread subject. why do people like them:
1) easy to work on
2) cheap (not so much the case now for a good un)
3) fun factor
4) little bit retro
5) getting rarer
6) more character that MY 3 corsas
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Corsa_Scotty
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Only one i like is M16KE B's one and Joff's LET and i like that sport on MK2 Astra GTE wheels but all these ones now a days that are trying to go as low as they can on speedlines is just pure gay, perfect way to wreck a mint nova
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jacko198
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Fair points. They are fooking ugly tho, look cheep, square, oldd, i personally wouldnt buy a car that was ugly, no matter how fast it was
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Corsa_Scotty
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Originally posted by VXR
Oh no, another "its my opinion and i'll cry if i want to, cry if i want to....."
Nowt wrong with that wipper, jsut don't expect to let that lie when your on a corsa site.
It is a corsa he's got 
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