nick_sri
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finally convinced a mate ditch the saxo and go vaux , hes going to look at it tomorrow , is there any common faults , things need to look out for on these , cheers. 52 plate 70k miles
also has a courtney remap , what are peoples views on these? are they any good?
[Edited on 07-07-2010 by nick_sri]
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joe holvey sxi
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my golf and my m8s astra
[Edited on 07-07-2010 by joe holvey sxi]
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oceansoul
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Great pic of an Astra's wing
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marklawton
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whos your mate? i keep seeing him around
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Daveskater
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It will need the cam belt changing at 80k so best get saving as it costs a couple of hundred quid.
And for future reference, there's an e on the end.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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nick_sri
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aye i know im just lazy
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Daveskater
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Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Bullet Proof SRi
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1.8 , good all round engine as far as i know, bit juicy compared to other manufacturers equivalen engines, my sis has the 1.8 astra hatchback sri, goes well.
One thing to note with vauxhalls i find is that they can be quite tappety, its not a fault its just how they are, just so you know when looking at one
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Ingham
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1.8 Bertone?
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Warren G
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juicy? hardley get between 380-425 miles to a tank with mine
good engine, not normaly tappy, no real common faults
so good i put on in my corsa b
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Bullet Proof SRi
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quote: Originally posted by Warren G
juicy? hardley get between 380-425 miles to a tank with mine
good engine, not normaly tappy, no real common faults
so good i put on in my corsa b
Maybe ts just me but ui find vauxhalls to be tappety, not newer ones.
Fuel economy is not as good as equivalent 1.8s IMO, perhaps your a lucky one
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Warren G
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well what do get to a tank?
my 1.8 corsa used to do 300, but this is slow so i dont bother going over 3k! im getting old
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belton
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quote: Originally posted by Warren G
juicy? hardley get between 380-425 miles to a tank with mine
good engine, not normaly tappy, no real common faults
so good i put on in my corsa b
not just yours
Really good engine but poor power from about 4k up
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Warren G
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oh and someone elses /\ lol
is this a new thing with no lack of power above 4k? maybe afm on way out
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Steve
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dont listen to warren, he isnt a man
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Nath
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My 1.8 Cab is shit on fuel. There have been threads on here before about that engine. Plenty of people suffering from the same.
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Daveskater
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Mine is fine for power above 4k, I've only really done it once without realising, but it was dropping off at about 6k I thought. Not sure where the red line is though.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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nick_sri
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cheers for the comments , ill let him know check for tappy engine etc .
my 1.8 corsa is utter shit on fuel btw lol
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swill_omnibus
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quote: Originally posted by Warren G
well what do get to a tank?
my 1.8 corsa used to do 300, but this is slow so i dont bother going over 3k! im getting old
I can get about 320miles in my corsa
Hi Warren
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whitter45
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remap on the 1.8 wil be pointless
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Warren G
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quote: Originally posted by swill_omnibus
quote: Originally posted by Warren G
well what do get to a tank?
my 1.8 corsa used to do 300, but this is slow so i dont bother going over 3k! im getting old
I can get about 320miles in my corsa
Hi Warren
i got 340 on that corsa once
80-90 on a 300mile trip, pretty good at speed tbh
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SAL
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I would want to see proof of the re-map, courtenay dont really map NA cars, never heard of software for the 1.8 from them
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joe holvey sxi
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quote: Originally posted by marklawton
whos your mate? i keep seeing him around
its my m8s jacksons u bpobs see him goin to his girlfriends in hoylake
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belton
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quote: Originally posted by Warren G
oh and someone elses /\ lol
is this a new thing with no lack of power above 4k? maybe afm on way out
no it just doesn't pull so hard. Hence I was enquiring about the cams
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