Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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Well where do i start, when i was 16 i had a thing for Corsa's and as any young lad its really the choice between them or a saxo. I decided the corsa had the looks and i could get quite a nice one for my money so i bought a 2000 W Reg Silver Corsa B Sxi for 3k with just 27k on the clock 
The moment i got it i was planning things for it and i hadnt even turned 17 yet, i found this site and took a few ideas and started purchasing some parts from my part time wage. 
I bought some FK supertec suspension and fitted this a few days after getting the car with the help of CorsAsh
I also fitted some smoked side repeaters and a FK grill 
I had all ready purchased a set of mille miglia 16 inch alloys for the car and fitted these shortly after and it started to take shape
The car then got some DEPO smoked headlights and the ilusive Gsi replica side skirts that became a must have on any non colour coded corsa.
PVS 05
I toyed around with the rear of the car as i really wasnt happy with it the way it was, i de-badged this and tint sprayed the rear lights 
After this is when the car started to take shape and stand out a bit more ..
I built a snazzy boot build out of a few bits of MDF
Then the main mod that transformed the car for now was a rieger front bumper, but i strayed away from the colour coding and decided to be differnt and fit it and keep the black bits... this payed off and i loved how the car looked 
I then saw some sense about the rear lights and bought some MHW smoked rears and fitted these to the car, they made quite a differnce but i still wasnt entirely happy with the rear as i thought the exhaust let it down.
A few more pics on a little road trip into the country side of how the car stood rougly a year after i past my test...
It reached September 2005 and time for Trax, the only other addition to the car at this point was new personilsed number plate
I was still after that look that stood out from the rest so i purchased a one off bonnet and had this sprayed and fitted to the car and immiediatly loved it
Also to add to the evil look i sprayed the mille miglia wheels Satin black to tie in with the black and silver theme
I then decided the car needed some speed to suit the agressive look so i purchased a 1.6 16v with a Dbilas inlet fitted.
This engine was alot of hasle as being a student a hardly any money but a few months down the line we got the car working and wow what a differnce
New engine..
After all this and getting the engine sorted i wanted to turn towards the euro look more as i loved the way the cars abroad looked and how they were styled.
I bought a set of Rial wheels which were in poor condition but we refurbed these DIY style and they came out quite well...
The car then aquired a new upsweet oval exhaust to try and get into that euro look
I then bought some corbeau bucket seats and some harnesses... these sorted the interior out quite nicely, i also stripped the rear out and made a MDF floor
The engine bay aquired some carbon and a viper induction kit...
The car then took its biggest and final change...i thought i would do something thats never really ben done before in this country and fit some proper euro wheels 15x7's on the front and 15x8's on the rear,.... after alot of grinding and cutting at the archs we got these to fit 60mm down without rubbing
This is now how the car stood for many months as i just enjoyed driving it..
The engine we fitted 14 months ago started smoking and after removing the head we found this was due to a hole in one of the valves, we replaced the head but it still smoked and due to me having 0 cash the car sadly got broke for parts  i regret doing this to this very day as i loved the car so much ...
With the money from braking all the parts i had i bought a L reg Gsi with 69 K on the clock and in immaculate condition...
You can see the neglected silver corsa in the background
But the red one is another story 
[Edited on 17-12-2006 by Rob B]
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
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good read. love the silver B
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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it will be back soon.....
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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But it wont look like that
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Loved it
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Wagsta
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Kingston Upon Hull
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Awwww never, id of saved up and had another engine put in, even if it was smaller. Was to nice to break for parts. Loved the silver b and love the gsi
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AdZ9
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Registered: 14th Apr 06
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the silver corsa is beautiful i wish i had one like that
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M Sutton
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Registered: 11th Jan 03
Location: Northamptonshire
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Fantastic read and one of the best styled corsas around before the unfortunate ending
loved it, as it was unique in its own way, i always liked the bonnet and then the wheels finished it off a treat!!
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Corsa_Carl
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Registered: 8th Oct 04
Location: Darlington
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damn that looks sooooo good
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Novaneil
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Registered: 26th Oct 06
Location: Leamington Spa
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Great read mate!
My favourite look of the car was when it had the miglia's in black! Very smart. But also looked good with the euro rims.
Hope the Red GSi gets the same degree of modification
Neil
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Neil, He's had er... 2 cars since the Red Gsi now!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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love both of your corsas
Silver one was mint and very origional and the red one is just mint, probably my fave gsi ever
why did you sell it 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Carl
damn that looks sooooo good
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Lee Wilson
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Registered: 20th Feb 06
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: XE Corsa
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The silver one was probably my favorite Corsa on here
Loved the red Gsi too
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Novaneil
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Registered: 26th Oct 06
Location: Leamington Spa
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Doh! Thats what you get from being a Newbie 
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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 ironically i now own a saxo vts
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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looks mint mate, remember seeing it at the services on the way to pvs '06
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reeves_8
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Registered: 18th Dec 06
Location: woking, surrey
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very nice car mate, well done
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Mark1984_SRI
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Registered: 7th Feb 06
Location: Preston
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Probably my favourite corsa of all time. In terms fo the look, everything just seemed to work... so damn nice, loved it
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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