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richysport

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Registered: 15th Apr 05
Location: Flintshire, north wales
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21st Nov 07 at 21:07

iam look at buying one you these could people let me know the good and bad points of these cheers richy

Joe

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21st Nov 07 at 21:09

I prefer the SRI's personally.

Wrighty

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21st Nov 07 at 21:11

pro - nice motor

cons - you can go a lot faster for the money you pay for a sri-t / gsi

cost a bomb to tune

Chris C

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21st Nov 07 at 21:15

Gsi has better interior, seem to hold money quite a bit better

Ian

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21st Nov 07 at 21:17

Pro is my bro is selling a chipped on, considerably faster than mine and you can come and drive it if you like as you're local

j10E W

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Registered: 30th Sep 04
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21st Nov 07 at 21:22

there both quite rare motors

sri being rarer only 500 ever built!

who ever says they cost a bomb to tune is rubbish! imo there easily tunable and not dear at all

gsi interior in lovly wish i had it! and they do hold there money well for a vauxhall

cons: weak turbo's if not looked after properly and as i found out weak gearbox too

richysport

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21st Nov 07 at 22:00

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Pro is my bro is selling a chipped on, considerably faster than mine and you can come and drive it if you like as you're local

any more detail or a link 2 it ian

Fear

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21st Nov 07 at 22:33

More pros than cons i would say!

I loved mine, good spec, good performance, and good looks for the money i think!

Can be tuned quite cheap i would say 400notes will get you an extra 30bhp 1k will get you too 250 and 2k+ will see you past 300bhp+!

There are a few cons as with any car, as said above turbos can be an issue if not looked after or can react bad to tuning, but then its an excuse to get teh VXR turbo on there!

They are also quite thirsty IMO!

There are faster cars out there for the money but i dont think theres many with the same spec size age!

mylo

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Registered: 5th Jul 03
Location: Mansfield , Nottinghamshire
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21st Nov 07 at 22:50

I love mine performance is good as standard.Quite easy to tune just look out for cracked exhaust manifold's as these go alot like airflow meter's.Get a vxr turbo and you will be sorted!!!!!

xXSpUdXx

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Registered: 26th Dec 04
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21st Nov 07 at 23:52

quote:
Originally posted by Fear
There are a few cons as with any car, as said above turbos can be an issue if not looked after or can react bad to tuning, but then its an excuse to get teh VXR turbo on there!

If only shane had done this back along, his wouldnt of gone up in smoke

Jambo

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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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22nd Nov 07 at 00:45

As Fear said Thirsty!!

But mine is tuned and i drive like a cunt.

Good cruisers, and quite chuckable too! Lots of equip as std and look great IMO

Rob R

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Registered: 31st May 03
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22nd Nov 07 at 10:28

had mine 3.5 months now, still get that feeling you get when you drove a new car

[Edited on 22-11-2007 by Rob R]

Fad

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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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22nd Nov 07 at 10:51

Pros

Nice to cruise along in
reletiveley exclusive
quite tunable
quick in a stright line
nice seats

Cons
Thirsty
bitch to park
servicing can be quite expensive at vaux
weak turbos and waterpump
quite bland to drive spiritedly

Patrick

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22nd Nov 07 at 11:35

Some things to look out for:

- Cambelt change if done more than 40,000 miles (essential IMO).
- If modding ensure there is sufficient cooling. The KKK turbos are infamously poor even the new LEH turbos are not much better.
- Tyre choice is important too. Don't go for cheap tyres, or you will spend a lot of the time spinning up. I made this mistake when I bought my new alloys.
- Tuning is cheap if you are looking for around 240bhp. However I would recommend an intercooler. If you are looking at more than this expect to pay around £2000, plus another £1000 for an essential full exhaust system, £500 (fitted price) minimum for a new uprated clutch as the standard one won't last long. So things can get expensive.

Ricky352

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Registered: 6th Apr 07
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22nd Nov 07 at 11:54

The gsi is 197bhp, the sri 190hp. The gsi has the leather interior (which adds 45kg) which is great. They do 0-60 in bout 6.5 i think. The sri rear splitter is an aquired taste, but i like it!

Also the rarity of the sri is a plus.

Jambo

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22nd Nov 07 at 11:58

My gsi is rarer than any sri

oh to ad to fads post i find parking quite difficult too! Im suprised no-one has mentioned the only annoying thing about them...

you cant see ANYTHING out the back

[Edited on 22-11-2007 by Jambo]

Fad

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22nd Nov 07 at 12:04

I had parking sensors on mine thank good eased the pain.

j10E W

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22nd Nov 07 at 12:07

yea the rear spolier does get in the way lol

forgot about them being juicy still love it tho

BYRON

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:14

Pansys. Nowt wrong with the rear view in a mk4! Try parking a lard arsed MK5 lol.

Jambo

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:22

Think youll find there is Byron old bean, it has disabled my police outline detector out the rear! The line of the spoiler is exact height of car behind u so headlights are blocked out. Cant see end of bonnet or jack out the back lol

good cars tho

Ricky352

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Registered: 6th Apr 07
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22nd Nov 07 at 14:24

Hes going to have that problem whichever one he goes for though cos i think they are the same spoiler?

ShEp

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:30

i dont find the gsi thirsty
no harder to park than the sri as it has the same spoiler
i have a gsi for sale which was sold but now back u due to a time waster
ive had a new turbo and actuator fitted

as said the gsi's dont seem to depriciate as much as the sri's so my choice would and still will be the gsi

GT4Brody

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:34

I had a coupe which is essentially the same car and i loved it. Engines are easily tuneable (avoid atmospheric dump valves though) mate has a gsi, he loves it too, go for it...

GT4Brody

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:35

Also i found mine was actually quite good on fuel, even when you spank it!

ShEp

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22nd Nov 07 at 14:40

quote:
Originally posted by GT4Brody
I had a coupe which is essentially the same car and i loved it. Engines are easily tuneable (avoid atmospheric dump valves though) mate has a gsi, he loves it too, go for it...

atmospheric dump vales make them cut out

good info, i suggest joining AOC and ask questions there

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