Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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http://cars.msn.co.uk/carnews/ttfastvauxnov05/
oh, actually, yeah there is mention of the humble corsa within the text for the Astra GTE 16v...
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3CorsaMeal
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
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carlton gsi 3000
i'd have one of those
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I remember going in a friend of mines mums when they were brand spanking new, it had leather and a twin square exhaust, digi dash, I was blown away it was like being in the Starship Enterprise.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
I remember going in a friend of mines mums when they were brand spanking new, it had leather and a twin square exhaust, digi dash, I was blown away it was like being in the Starship Enterprise.
did your friends mum have pointy ears, wear skin tight one piece suits and make a funny noise whenever a door opened??
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Astra VXR, Nova SR and Vectra ST are my faves
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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150bhp in something weighing 1,000kg (the same as a 1.2-litre Corsa) is
a recipe for fireworks. Add in rampant torque steer and the
idiosyncrasies of a digital dashboard failing to keep pace with the
change in speed once grip is found, and you've the blueprint for the
Astra GTE 16v. Tiny red '16v' badges marked it out as special, and meant
Golf GTI 16v drivers rarely even bothered at the traffic lights. Don't
be fooled by a standard GTE's 'mere' 130bhp, for it's much less
exciting. Always a thrill, often for the wrong wrist-shearing reasons,
but the 16v's ability to hit 60mph in 7.2 seconds meant supercar pace
was rarely more affordable. It's where Vauxhall came up with the idea
for the Astra VXR
thats such an accurate write up of the car... a single tear rolls down my cheek
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Teddy
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Registered: 19th Jul 04
Location: Northampton Drives: VW Bora 1.9TDi pd130
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Cav Turbo I miss mine
Astra GTE 16v i will own a toy one day
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L33 LEG
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Registered: 6th Jan 03
Location: Blackburn . Drove: Dimma Saxo VTR
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cnt beat a good old nova 1.3
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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loose the carlton and add the cav turbom but couldnt agree more with that list
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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oops does have the cav turbo!!
definately the best list, maybe the nova gte was better than the sr, but sr was cheaper and not all that slower
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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change the Carlton 3000 for the proper jobbie lotus carlton and that is the definitive list!
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3CorsaMeal
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still got ur GTE ditch?
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Dan. T
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Registered: 6th Jan 05
Location: Northampton Drives: Astra Coupe SE2
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WTF!!!! Thats poo, why is the Carlton GSi in there instead of the Lotus Carlton
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3CorsaMeal
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it says why
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Dan. T
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Registered: 6th Jan 05
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
it says why
Thats a load of shot, just because you can't buy a Lotus Carlton for £900 don't mean it shouldnt be on that list, thats like saying a Escort/Sierra Cosworth isnt a Ford..
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Carl
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I was following an old astra last night, it looked well! never really liked them but this looked immaculate!
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
still got ur GTE ditch?
Nope, she went to a fella on Mig who was planning to use it for track days... still miss it
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
carlton gsi 3000
i'd have one of those
Brother had one, was fun
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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wheels on nova look nice
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Dan. T
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Registered: 6th Jan 05
Location: Northampton Drives: Astra Coupe SE2
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I'd like all three please
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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far left looks so much like my old baby...
any spec / info on the middle one??
looks like a beast
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danny_vx
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Registered: 20th Feb 05
Location: Swansea
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That list is really good, big shame they didn't have the Corsa on it. But let's be honest the cars on there all deserved it I think. Good Find!
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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think corsa gsi should have been on there instead of a nova sr
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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astra gte
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Nova 1.3 SR
Oh yes, I had a white one of these bad boys
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