slugger_54132
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For the money what else would you consider tho?
Personally for the insurance group it is, its harder to go quicker!! Anything else, such as clio's are all much higher insurance groups!
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jr
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lupo gti
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PainZ
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yea, on paper its insurance group 9.. however you will be hard pushed to find insurance companies who dont class it as group 12...
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slugger_54132
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Originally posted by PainZ
yea, on paper its insurance group 9.. however you will be hard pushed to find insurance companies who dont class it as group 12...
Do you pay a lot for your insurance?
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Danny P
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Originally posted by jr
lupo gti
This man talks perfect sense  Although good luck trying to find one
[Edited on 03-02-2006 by Danny P]
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PainZ
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Originally posted by slugger_54132
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Originally posted by PainZ
yea, on paper its insurance group 9.. however you will be hard pushed to find insurance companies who dont class it as group 12...
Do you pay a lot for your insurance?
Yes but I have stupid amounts of mods... so naturally I would 
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scoob
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i had a mk4 astra with that engine in and it dident seem to go to bad tbh
[Edited on 03-02-2006 by scoob]
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slugger_54132
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Fair point about all the mods
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Nath
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Had a little play with a nicely modded Saxo (probably VTS) and some sort of mk3 Escort 16v (bit chavved up). Saxo caught up on corners but wasn't up to much on the straights. The Escort was useless. Was in 3rd gear having a little play with him, then he drove off in a different direction after realising he was much slower  Not had a really good play with anything yet. Fiesta RS Turbo has been my closest one to date. Was quite quick but I was just pulling away.
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KPGrimmy
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Originally posted by PainZ
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Originally posted by slugger_54132
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Originally posted by PainZ
yea, on paper its insurance group 9.. however you will be hard pushed to find insurance companies who dont class it as group 12...
Do you pay a lot for your insurance?
I pay about £470 FC, but i'm 25 with full NCD.
As someone has already said, when I was looking, there was nothing faster or as spec'ed up (Cruise control etc) for the same money & insurance group.
I enjoy driving it, and whilst its not incredibly quick, there aren't that many standard cars which can beat it off the lights.
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IvIarkgraham
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i had ago against one in my x14xe wasnt impressed with them at all
it beat me but when you think it was supposed to rival the clio sport its shockingly slow
seriously rival the clio sport with 172 bhp! sort it out! it was never meant
to rival it, it only has 123bhp.....
when it was still a twinkle in vauxhalls eyes they wanted it to rival the clio
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Nath
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It should rival the 172, but lame old Vauxhall only gave it 123 ponies.....
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mav
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I like them and at 0-60 in 8 secs and 123bhp it's not that shy, no way was it a rival for 172's etc...
And i would have the SRi over a lupo gti anyday, but thats just me...
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SVM 286
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Originally posted by Chump
Are these meant to be quick? I just anihilated one on the way home from work so was just wondering.....
Bike carbs will do that Chumpy old boy.  
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Chump
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hehe its good at night too cos my sequential shift light box is really bright so i know and anyone following me know exactly when to change gear....
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Dave1682
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I've got one and it's ok...not lightning quick but it's quick enough for me.
If you take every gear to the redline it seems to really shift from 4,000 rpm.
But as for it being a rival to the Clio 172/182...definitely not.
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Chump
joys of driving a 180bhp sleeper....should of seen his face when i let him catch up
what the hell do you expect you chump 
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Chump
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my original point was not would i beat a 1.8 SRi it was are they meant to be quick. you chump
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Johnyboy18
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Ive got a 1.8 sri, only paid for 4k for it on a 03/52 plate. Did have a 106 gti, 106 felt much quicker, even though it isnt. For an insurance group 9 car i think its reasonably quick.I havent really put my foot down yet in it though, will wait for better conditions. Doddle to drive though and has cruise control, 106 felt more fun to drive and i would have the 106 back if i could imo. John
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