Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Was the woman up the stairs miserable?
No she was fine, took me out to the VXR-R to let me listen to the Miltek quiet one they have on it.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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She fancied you 
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Andy Stocker
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Registered: 31st Aug 00
Location: Herts Drives: Porsche 911
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Doubt it in my work uniform and woolly hat 
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Ive heard nothing but great things about Thorney.
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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very good company. First on the ball with the VXR...
They also used to race an M3 CSL so are BMW daddies as well.... Have a nosey on their website
(he says that but hasn't lookedfor 2 years himself )
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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john is a really nice guy, chatted on the phone to him for ages about parts for my vx220 but never went through with it, feel bad for wasting his time. good company though
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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If you go on VXRonline and ask what they think of Thorney you will get a clique of 3 or 4 members that seem to influence the rest and will tell you how shit they are.
Utter bullshit, lots of people claim Thorney don't stick to their warranty promise.
Well I had no issues when they had to change my recirculation valve when it split, I was in and out in an hour.
[Edited on 01-12-2009 by Ojc]
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Daimo B
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Registered: 20th Mar 00
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Thorney is the only place i'd take Donnas astra (if she let me) to be remapped.
The next car won't be a vauxhall though so doesn't matter.
John was the only person who gave me confidence in what he was doing, plus he was a sound bloke in real life.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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You have...
Regal - Anyone with half a brain and been around Vauxhalls before VXR would never go near them.
Courtenay - Alright but I feel unless you know them personally they don't seem to look after you and are just trying to sell you whatever product they can, i.e. me listening to them after Mark Watts told me that Yellowstuff pads were good 
MPG - Don't know enough about them.
And Thorney, who are a Vauxhall dealership can stamp your service book with a Vauxhall stamp and turn your car into an animal and retain your warranty.
Who would even bother to use the others? Seriously?
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Spanishfly
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Registered: 2nd Jul 08
Location: London
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I used Regal as I prefered the way EDS maps are. However it also came out with a list load full of things I should do to my car. I never had a problem with Regal.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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The development work that Regal do is the reason that the other companies have to keep pushing onwards as they are outstretch the rest.
Their Corsa VXR packages are by far the best.
But if your car still has warranty and quite a hefty chunk of it left Thorney would be the ones to use.
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Spanishfly
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Registered: 2nd Jul 08
Location: London
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Totally agree with Warranty. Mine run out before I did engine stuff to it. EDS in Germany know there stuff, I used them for my cLET I had in my mk3 GSI.
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Thing is all the maps these tuners use are written by 3rd parties.
Regal & MPG use EDS from Germany
Courtenay use Klassen? from Germany
Thorney use Superchips.
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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Vid of my Corsa on the rollers! Thanks to Mike B for holding my phone! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuQ_0faDrcY
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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video of mine aswell, worst video ever, can't hear shit 
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w296/c0rsa/?action=view¤t=MOV00693.flv
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
video of mine aswell, worst video ever, can't hear shit
http://s179.photobucket.com/albums/w296/c0rsa/?action=view¤t=MOV00693.flv
Its not that bad!
Ben, your GF looked quite bored most of the day. Wish I had bought mine now tho. Wasnt expecting any girls to be their!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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yeah she was, she's only interested in sitting in a car being driven fast
she only came because i was taking her to bluewater for xmas shopping after. had to bribe her otherwise she wouldn't go
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
yeah she was, she's only interested in sitting in a car being driven fast
she only came because i was taking her to bluewater for xmas shopping after. had to bribe her otherwise she wouldn't go
Arrr, arnt you a good lad!
An expensive day then!
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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very 
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
very
Whens the ST going then? Seem to remember you saying that it would have gone by the RR day?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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My mate with the Stagea thinks their transmission loss calculations are bullshit.
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The development work that Regal do is the reason that the other companies have to keep pushing onwards as they are outstretch the rest.
isnt most regals development work all done by eds though?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Chris Corsa B
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
very
Whens the ST going then? Seem to remember you saying that it would have gone by the RR day?
it was supposed to have been gone just been too busy at work lately to bother advertising it and looking for a new car.
needs springs taken off, brakes re-painted, good clean everywhere and touch up some scuff marks on the front bumper before it goes.
right pain in the arse with this weather 
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
The development work that Regal do is the reason that the other companies have to keep pushing onwards as they are outstretch the rest.
isnt most regals development work all done by eds though?
only the maps rly
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
If you go on VXRonline and ask what they think of Thorney you will get a clique of 3 or 4 members that seem to influence the rest and will tell you how shit they are.
Utter bullshit, lots of people claim Thorney don't stick to their warranty promise.
Well I had no issues when they had to change my recirculation valve when it split, I was in and out in an hour.
[Edited on 01-12-2009 by Ojc]
you can get just the recirc valve?
iv just ordered a turbo as you cant get it seprate 
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