lee01
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Hi Guys & Girls,
Been reading posts and surfing the site for a while now - fab site and good comminuity you got here !!!
Anyway - my mrs had a 106 Gi which we sold several months ago, being a vauxhall man myself I would like to replace the 106 with the 1.8 SRi.
Is there anything I need to look out for ?
Someone mentioned the electric power steering can be troublesome - is this true ?
Any help and general info would be much apreicated.
Been looking for one of the last 1.8 SRi's on 55 plate low miles with leather but very hard to find - in fact I can't find any !
Anyway cheers peps
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Dave A
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I have a 2005 corsa 1.8. mint condition, no engine mods, low milage, well looked after, 1 owner from new. will let it go cheap for a quick sale.
has full Vsport road spec coilovers (very comfortable!) and new discs and pads all round.
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lee01
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Hi Dave,
How many miles has it done and a def no no if it's black. I has to be silver!!
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SAL
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there isnt many with the leather about. I thought it was an additional extra ?
i brought one a few months back. It was a random buy or "temp" i could of said, went for a drive in one for sale locally, next day i bought it
low millage examples are a good bet, the 05 will probs still be under warrenty things i have found need some attension
gear linkage...on most corsa C's mine is fine though but seems to be a problem
ABS there was a wirring recall on this.
clutches...alot of 1.8 owners complain about a dodgy clutch, again iv had no probs
thats about all i have heard bad about them
good thing is most owners from new are female or older male, little or few boyracers would of bought this car new from vauxhall.
they go well in standard form, ok its not a quick as a 106 git, but alot nicer drive !
dont no if any of that helps...oh and they do grow on you after a while
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ShEp
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I wouldnt mind a 1.8 corsa c when i finally get rid of my astra gsi turbo
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SAL
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Shep what was your miles per galon on your GSI ? driving easy and driving hard
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ShEp
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hmmm im unsure really
i got from manchester to Inverness on around £45 quid though driving easy and hard, thats about 300miles or so i think
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SAL
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hmm, not to bad then i spose.
Drive to manchster again and swap keys then
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ShEp
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I've decided I need money for crimbo pal
If i didn't and had a licence then there's no doubt I would
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SAL
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ShEp
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Make me an offer with cash my way and I MAY be persuaded mate,
thats your glimmer of hope
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SAL
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link to for sale post or something ?
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ShEp
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ermm there one on here somewhere ill u2u it when i find it lol
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lee01
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stavs,
thanks for the posts every helpful.
I guess it's just a waiting game - been on the look for a while now but I know exactly what I so and guess they are few and far between!!?
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lee01
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Oh any mod's worth doing to help the performance ? (apart from fiting the Z20LET engine)
Shep,
I drive a Astra G Sri Turbo - I average low 30's MPG (sensible driving ;-(
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Dave A
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mine is dark blue, has 40k and will let it go for around 5K for a quick sale. will also do a free remap on it if you want it.
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lee01
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Thanks Dave.
A little on the high side for the mileage for me. Thanks thou.
Are the remap's worth doing ? What sort of gain do you get ?
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SAL
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best performance gain it seems
1. performance exhaust
lexmaul, bastuk, piper etc
2. better air intake
either panel filter or dblias flow marster's is a good bet
3. cams
shrick or dblias, newmann also
4. remap
go to a decent place "not regal" like dave A and v sport
should so gains with all those from 123 to about 150 +
add a dblias inlet manifold and lexmaul outlet, there is one running 180 with no internal work
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Dave A
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quote: Originally posted by lee01
Thanks Dave.
A little on the high side for the mileage for me. Thanks thou.
Are the remap's worth doing ? What sort of gain do you get ?
ignore milage, go by the service history and car condition
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SAL
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thats true dave, mine is 53 but 04 it had 32k when i got it and was mint. only bad bit was the engine bay needed a good steam clean. Apart from that the paint work is great as is the interior.
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lee01
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intresting boys !
I'm running a Milltek system on my Z20LET - anyone know if Milltek do one for corsa ?
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SAL
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no, i did e-mail them asking if they would. Never got a reply
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lee01
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Thats a bit off !
Shame it's a good system.
I was surprised to hear you guys saying the 106 gti is a quicker car - i mean you would think with the corsa being 1800 vux would have tuned the engine more and imo should be putting out in the region of 150-165 bhp. maybe it's just me
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Steve
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106gti is a quicker car, it puts out similar power but i a lot lighter
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lee01
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steve - very true.
The mrs 106 gti was a good motor, always reliable and never missed a beat. But it didn't feel so well put together.
I've driven one 1.8 sri and it seemed more torquey than the 106.
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