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Author My first experiance of an xe
FruitBooTeR
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24th Nov 07 at 10:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mate took me out in his xe last night for the first time, i think theres only really one expression i can use -



I think its made up my mind for me that an xe conversion next year is deffinatly on the list of things to do

They just pull and pull, but spose after driving a 1.0 and then a 1.4 for a while they will seem a bit rapid
Alex16v
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Should try driving one!
FruitBooTeR
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I hope to

What i cant imagine though is how quick the LET's are must be imenseee
Alex16v
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
I hope to

What i cant imagine though is how quick the LET's are must be imenseee


I also thought the exact same thing after driving mine for the first time this week. They must be mental.
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[Edited on 24-11-2007 by mav]
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lol rows
VegasPhil
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24th Nov 07 at 10:47   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
fucking yawn

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in all seriousness it is a bit pants vauxhall didnt make a faster B.

dont you find it a bit annoying you have to change an engine to get to the same performance as a standard car in the same class from another manufacturer?
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In a word... Yes

But to be fair the conversion is easy/cheap enough to do.

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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
go out and drive a well set up 106 gti, then say that you still like the xe corsa.


i would have to agree........i found the 106 gti more fun and nimble

xe corsa are good and really thrashable i think, have a let one and u gotta treat with with respect i think
craig_s
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
go out and drive a well set up 106 gti, then say that you still like the xe corsa.


tbh i find the torque of the corsa fun.been out in a vts and they don't pull aswell as a xe corsa but obviously they do handle better.
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haha jay i've never seen you with a bigger grin on your face
mav
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This thread is about Corsa xe's and his 1st experience of them..WHY the FUCK does 106 have to come into it..Jesus christ...
Lee Wilson
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What the fuck has 106 Gti got to do with an XE Corsa Dave?

Thats like saying, Get in a BMW M3 and you will be going

I think Corsa XE's are and I've been in a few pretty quick cars.

[Edited on 24-11-2007 by Lee Wilson]
Ste L
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after a while you'll get bored of the xe and want more power..


they aint all that quick really
mav
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They are if you are coming from a 1.2 / 1.4...but a 0-60 of 7 secs is not to be laughed at is it?

honestly this place does my head in.....
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quote:
Originally posted by Lee Wilson
What the fuck has 106 Gti got to do with an XE Corsa Dave?

Thats like saying, Get in a BMW M3 and you will be going

I think Corsa XE's are and I've been in a few pretty quick cars.

[Edited on 24-11-2007 by Lee Wilson]


not really, a 106gti is directly in the same class and of the same era so bound to be compared
mav
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Any more comments about a 106 and this is getting split..

keep on topic FFS.........
Ste L
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quote:
Originally posted by mav
They are if you are coming from a 1.2 / 1.4...but a 0-60 of 7 secs is not to be laughed at is it?

honestly this place does my head in.....



true....
i used to think my nova was stupid quick, jumped from a 1.4 to 2.0, felt slow about around 6 month's on drving it..


corsa will feel stupid quick when built, as i've been driving a 1.2 for over a year now

but will soon feel slow again, and i'll want more power
mav
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yeah i agree no matter what you drive after a while you get used to it...

But all you get on here is ppl putting them down....
Ste L
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i wasn't putting them down as i like them, hence why im building one after have an xe nova - would of done a let, but not got that sort of money at min
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i love my xe first time i drove it loved the torque, thats the bit people dont seem to get, they all say tune 1.4/1.6 but they just dont feel the same a 1.6 with same torque as xe will not feel the same.

why do other cars always have to be brought into it, everyone says oh xe wont keep with a 106 gti on twisties, i have owned my xe for bout 4 years and never once come upon a 106 gti on some twisties so who gives a fuck, people that compare seem to me only be interested in being better that everyone else, fact of the matter if a car is FUN which what its all about then who cares if it dont handle aswell!!!!!!!! i love the understeer mine gives and the un-predictability of it this is why it is so much fun, im not entering le-mans with it ffs
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa120
i love my xe first time i drove it loved the torque, thats the bit people dont seem to get, they all say tune 1.4/1.6 but they just dont feel the same a 1.6 with same torque as xe will not feel the same.

why do other cars always have to be brought into it, everyone says oh xe wont keep with a 106 gti on twisties, i have owned my xe for bout 4 years and never once come upon a 106 gti on some twisties so who gives a fuck, people that compare seem to me only be interested in being better that everyone else, fact of the matter if a car is FUN which what its all about then who cares if it dont handle aswell!!!!!!!! i love the understeer mine gives and the un-predictability of it this is why it is so much fun, im not entering le-mans with it ffs


this thread is to be split now
Colin
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Cars always feel alot faster as a passenger!
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thats true colin

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