Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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id choose a 2004 > model personally. much better cars.
and I would have the diesel.
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Hamish
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Registered: 4th Apr 05
Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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agreed dave and it has the abs, which i think i need now an any car i drive  
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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cdti out of the two imo, as long as its an sxi model 
jr's look good too 
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Hamish
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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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yup will have to be a Sxi model. I want creature comforts now
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ed
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The diesel engine is far superior to the petrol engine.
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Marc
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Get the diesel.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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CDTi - no contest. Drove both in one day at my old driving place (off road underage driving).
Saw 95+ in the CDTi - 1.2 wouldnt get close.
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A.Nam
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Registered: 19th Sep 05
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i've got the 1.2 and a mate has the 1.3, when he first got his my 1.2 was quicker! since he has put a tuning box on it its some what quicker than mine and is very much so when we have people in the cars with us. also feels nicer to drive. as for the 1.2 not seeing 95, must have been fucked of somthing because mine will pull 100 5 up (by the corsa clock like)
hope that helps mate
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pow
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It was a track situation, Ive had 110 out of my X12XE
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Hamish
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
as stated insure will be the same on them, already donr quotes. Servicing costs in a bit confused on. Ive been reading reviews and is it tyrue that the 1.3cdti only needs servicing every 20k miles  or have i got the wrong end of the stick?
Modern VX lumps.. 
VXR's doesn't need servicing until 20,000 miles or 1 year.
I'd also go for the 1.3 CDTi. Good little engines, plenty of torque. I didn't like the 1.2 16v at all. Needed revving to get out of junctions etc (quite dangerous tbh), it whines like a pig, all the way up the rev range it doesn't seem to get any quicker/pull any more. It'll sit at 90mph all day happily, but getting the bugger going.
1.3 CDTi will have LOADS more power low down the rev range, it'll be just as quick top end, it won't have that horrible distinctive 1.2 whine, and it'll be a bit better on juice.
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Hamish
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Location: Ashtead, Surrey Drives: 100bhp Mint with Hole
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yup. thats my thinknig too. Cheers for that Damio .
just need to find somone who will insure me now with mods
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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Just dont mod it i havent been done anything to mine, as it really does'nt need it
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Superlite Ltd.
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diesel
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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irmscher grill and eibach springs is where its at
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ed
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
quote:
Originally posted by Hamish
as stated insure will be the same on them, already donr quotes. Servicing costs in a bit confused on. Ive been reading reviews and is it tyrue that the 1.3cdti only needs servicing every 20k miles or have i got the wrong end of the stick?
Modern VX lumps..
VXR's doesn't need servicing until 20,000 miles or 1 year.
I'd also go for the 1.3 CDTi. Good little engines, plenty of torque. I didn't like the 1.2 16v at all. Needed revving to get out of junctions etc (quite dangerous tbh), it whines like a pig, all the way up the rev range it doesn't seem to get any quicker/pull any more. It'll sit at 90mph all day happily, but getting the bugger going.
1.3 CDTi will have LOADS more power low down the rev range, it'll be just as quick top end, it won't have that horrible distinctive 1.2 whine, and it'll be a bit better on juice.
The 1.3 engines are made by a Polish company and aren't VX engines.
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ed
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Plus if you give them a bit of a hammering they aren't that good on fuel.
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Hamish
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
Just dont mod it i havent been done anything to mine, as it really does'nt need it
thats because you have other cars to mod. J18 the other C etc. Just want a grill alloys and a lower
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