DannyE2010
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my next car planned is a saxo vts or corsa 1.8 sri ive been in a vts and they go very well but arnt very reliable......can anyone give me there opinions on corsa 1.8 sri speed wise etc cheers
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DaveyLC
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If you want to go fast VTS, if you want to get there SRi.
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ChrisBoom
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Originally posted by DaveyLC
If you want to go fast VTS, if you want to get there SRi.
Very well put 
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DannyE2010
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lol thats true haha
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Oli_p
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in two years off ownership never had a single problem with my vts except for heater matrix
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DaveyLC
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And there are people who have owned K-series engined Rovers which havent blown the CHG it doesnt mean they aren't shit.
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Oli_p
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nothing wrong with saxos really though i wouldnt say there unreliable it could happen to any one, corsa c could just be as unreliable
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DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Oli_p
nothing wrong with saxos really though i wouldnt say there unreliable it could happen to any one, corsa c could just be as unreliable
They are pretty good cars but there are a few issues:
a) Its french so the build quality is terrible and anything electrical will be held together by a hope and a prayer.
b) They are made of metal so thin even the rust doesnt want it.
c) They have a rear torsion beam.
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Oli_p
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personal opinion i guess, i loved my vts, if it was possible id happily do a striaght swap for my corsa turbo for it, i had much more enjoyment out of driving it.
but the thing about torsion bars is, they only mess up if lowered incorrectly
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thegsi
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VTS's are very quick cars. I loved the fact that with mine, you could rev the balls off it and the engine was so responsive. With some careful breathing choices, not many things in its class comes close, including valver Corsa's let alone a 1.8.
But as said the build qualility is awful and any chassis modifications and they will cry and brake.
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by thegsi]
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Oli_p
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exactly, all i have done to mine was l&B flywheel, bmc enclosed ait filter, 4-2-1 mani with sports cat and straight through exhaust system, and mine could almost sit along side a cammed c20xe corsa, although a month later i got my corsa turbo and wiped the smile off his face then  lol
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by Oli_p]
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N3CRO
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b) They are made of metal so thin even the rust doesnt want it.
That made me
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Scotty_B
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
b) They are made of metal so thin even the rust doesnt want it.
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Rob B
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quote:
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in two years off ownership never had a single problem with my vts except for heater matrix
Same i did 14k hard miles in mine and never had a single problem at all. And they trounce a 1.8 sri
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
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Originally posted by Oli_p
nothing wrong with saxos really though i wouldnt say there unreliable it could happen to any one, corsa c could just be as unreliable
They are pretty good cars but there are a few issues:
a) Its french so the build quality is terrible and anything electrical will be held together by a hope and a prayer.
b) They are made of metal so thin even the rust doesnt want it.
c) They have a rear torsion beam.
So as this is vts vs sri, are you saying the solid rear beam setup on the corsa is superior ?
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DaveyLC
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Arent you proving a point by being impressed simply by the fact a car lasted for more than 14k miles?.
As for the torsion beam, its no better than the solid beam on the Corsa but the corsa isnt prone to randomly snapping its coil springs or throwing you into a ditch/lamp-post/another car (cross out where necessary) from lift off over-steer.
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by DaveyLC]
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Rob B
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But that's generally down to the boring setup a corsa has. Can you explain to me what point i'm proving by my statement? .. I've owned enough cars to know what in my opinion is better, and unless you like replacing MAFs and TPS's and all the other sensors that last about 5000 miles on Vauxhalls then go for it! The VTS is certainly far more fun, and has more of a sense of excitement to drive, a 1.8 sri is dull and boring but more refind.
Never heard of coil springs snapping on a VTS, certainly not on the back of a VTS either  be kind of impossible..
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DaveyLC
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The saxo's are prone to snapping the torsion beam.. I've seen pleanty of saggy torsion beams..
Someone above said "they did 14k hard miles in their VTS with no problems.".. 14,000 miles, yippy doo!
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Ojc
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VTS, a decent one. Not one that has been driven through Halfords and not maintained.
But if I was going to spend money on it as a long term project, 1.8 16v SRi.
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Rob B
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The saxo's are prone to snapping the torsion beam.. I've seen pleanty of saggy torsion beams..
Someone above said "they did 14k hard miles in their VTS with no problems.".. 14,000 miles, yippy doo!
That was me, 14,000 miles being ragged and thrown about i'm not afraid to admit. My corsa and nearly every corsa on here at some point has had a sensor go, it's ridicuous. I understand you have rose tinted glasses though 
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N4_RUE
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Saxos are horrible cars end off
a few off my mates have had em nothin but problems with them 
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Rob B
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Horrible car's because they wipe the floor with any corsa 
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I've had a VTR and had an XSi 16v (same engine). The VTR axle was fucked because it wasn't lowered properly, got another axle and it was reet. The XSi was really quite a shed, albeit a fast one. But the engine itself took an utter beating and just kept going.
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SportBoy
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buy what you want they are very different cars really . if you just want to get to mcdonalds before your mates then get the saxo.
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by SportBoy]
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dean101287
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
Horrible car's because they wipe the floor with any corsa
Now who's got them rose tinted glasses on?
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