richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Originally posted by random dav
Love 330d's my mates got a ex police estate, suprised me how well they go.
I remember the chaps who did the Gumball in one, that wasn't too shy either 300bhp+ and 500ft-lb+ iirc
It did have New turbo, clutch etc though to cope with it.
When they first used it, in 2004 it was circa 250 bhp with a different cat, exhaust and Map. I remember reading somehwere that this was pretty much the limit with everything being 'stock'. There is a video where its sat on the rear of a 355 and you can hear the ferrari go through its gears hard.
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SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
Location: Leicestershire Drives: Corsa C SRI
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
averages about 40mpg round town and work and back. not bad at all. costs about 12 quid more to fill than my vectra did and i get over 500 miles to a tank instead of about 260 in the vectra. saving money.
Blimey cant complain with that, double the mile's. I want a diesel next looking at the astra SRI 1.9 feel its more grown up then a Corsa C SRI  just finding a decent one is proving difficult
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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My mate had an early 330d with the 184bhp engine, and even that wen't like a scalded rat. Can't even imagine how this must feel with the remap.
His also returned amazing MPG. Got abuse 9 times out of 10, and it was still doing over 40mpg. Only problem he ever got with it was the diff mount bushes needed replaced. Other than that it was as reliable as a swiss watch.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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I give mine a good bit of abuse trying to drift like a pro quite a lot, few dual carriageway races etc still get an average of 480 to a tank round the town and work. Quite glad I didn't pay more for a similar age vectra.
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