corsa120
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very reliable cars had mine 2 years not penny spent on fixing it, they are not quick but they are not slow to be honest they are slightly quicker than type r at after 100mph+ as me mate has one but dont have same revvy facter......... but this did not bother me as it was bought for me as cruiser for me and mrs not as a toy so....
i would buy another one to be honest if sold mine so cant be too bad and they look sexy in arden blue
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R1CH
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with a decent map on it the performance isnt even comparable to a CTR
TBH I give a type-r a run for its money in my Astra Sport!
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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Had 280bhp GSI. Sold it for a standard CTR. Haven't looked back since
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R1CH
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whatever Rob !
hhahaa
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Rob R
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I am even planning on spending money on it now Rich!
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R1CH
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Jesus, robbin a bank ?
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Ojc
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I think if I had 5-6k to play with I'd being buying a silver CTR and doing the wheels anthracite.
GSi is a different car to CTR IMO. GSi is smooth, less frantic better for long journeys better screwed together inside.
I REALLY like CTR's now  Unbelievable turn of events.
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SAL
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If i had 6k and no money to spend after i would go for a CTR t
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
If i had 6k and no money to spend after i would go for a CTR t
Thats true also.
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SAL
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That's the thing, if you have a gsi and some wonga to spend you could see a 280-290 brake car with about 3k ?
vxr turbyo £500
miltek full system £1000
pace cooler £500
IPF £500
Few other goodies like inlet cam and airbox mod's etc £500
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SAL
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Then saying that, spend 4k on charging a CTR  Hmm ?
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
That's the thing, if you have a gsi and some wonga to spend you could see a 280-290 brake car with about 3k ?
vxr turbyo £500
miltek full system £1000
pace cooler £500
IPF £500
Few other goodies like inlet cam and airbox mod's etc £500
I'd concentrate on some KW Varient 3 Coilovers, camber adusting bolts, Whiteline rear ARB, brake upgrade, before more power.
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SAL
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You can adjust the camber on kw's  I would go for eibach coilover's over KW though. Get some breake's from a VXR, i think the rear's fit too 
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mark_gsi
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well if i got an astra for about 6 i think i could put maybe a grand in to performance, what could i get out of that?
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SAL
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IPF £500 from EDS
Eibach sportline spring's £125
Miltek cat back £375
[Edited on 08-12-2008 by Ojc]
[Edited on 08-12-2008 by Stavs]
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mark_gsi
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ipf???
what about remap exhaust 2.2 airbox fmic??
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mk4_astra
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quote:
Originally posted by R1CH
TBH I give a type-r a run for its money in my Astra Sport!
and what model and power is this astra sport making? my old 1.8 sri astra looked like it was going backwards when a CTR overtook me at low speeds and kept going, my old astra was pretty much the same as a mates mk4 sport...
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by Stavs
Then saying that, spend 4k on charging a CTR Hmm ?
Charged ones are been out in one 
However I am going for the NA route I think, 250bhp of smooth power
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_1SudEUZk
Ive got the gruppe m and exhaust just need the inlet and remap now. Anyone want to lend me 1500 quid 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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andy1868
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i was looking at them before i bought my teg. they're very nice cars but i just don't think it was "for me" as i had my heart set on a DC2, but thus is life
don't know how much you'd need to spend on charging a civic, but you'd probably get a nice jackson supercharger fitted for that much, probably wouldn't see the same power gains, get a nice bit of midrange grunt which is nice though. whine like a bitch in VTEC too
i'm a fan of the clio's too, theres a georgeous baby blue cup round the corner from me lowered on white wheels, it makes me go weak at the knees
[Edited on 09-12-2008 by andy1868]
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andy1868
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lets say for arguments sake that my DC2 is about the same as a civic type r, in race between myself and a 1.8 astra sxi, providing i stayed below 5700rpm we were neck and neck. the same race revving all the way to the redline and it was a very different story indeed
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mark_gsi
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thats the thing with the civic i cant be bothered driving round every where in the red line to get it to go any where, id rather have the feel of the turbo.
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andy1868
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then a standard civic isn't for you then.
LCR then? VW equivalent?
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mark_gsi
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i like them but i like the looks and the colour of the adren blue GSI
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Fad
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Had an Arden GSi now got a Clio 182 two different kettles of fish.
For me Clio floats my boat and the Astra was just plain dull.
Each to their own and all that malarky.
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Rob R
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
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However I am going for the NA route I think, 250bhp of smooth power
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_1SudEUZk
Thats my best mates.
Sat right up the chuff of my phase 3.5 astra
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