Drift_Erm
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Last friday i worte off my Corsa B, so am now going to have to fork out on a new car...... and its going to have to be a B again!!!!
I have been looking through classifieds, and im tempted by a redtop! seen a few LETs, 1.6 16v's!! But i just like the idea of havin a MINT corsa with a redtop
If i was to go for one of the Redtops, are they alright as an everyday car, can they be driven normally lol !?!
and one other question, obviously this is quite a hard question to answer, as all cars are different, but are they generally reliable???
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Ryan
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Whittie
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Had a few redtop corsas.
Easy to drive sensibly, but also easy to drive like a twat. MPG wise, better than a 1.6 corsa... with mixed driving, ~250 miles to a tank.
I think i managed around 120 miles to a tank in one once.... and on the other hand managed just short of 300. They're good cars, its just whether you can afford to run them if you're constantly driving around like a penis.
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Nic Barnes
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if its a good engine and conversion is done right it should be alright. Most problems occur when people bodge up a conversion with half dead engines to begin with. Old engines and old sensors may well fail.
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Fro
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They can be driven normally once you have had your initial fun. And as Alex said they are better on fuel than a 1.6.
Generally if it has been built properly and a decent engine was sourced you shouldnt come across any major issues, will be just like owning any other car.
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Mark.W
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Dam it i really fancy a XE seen a lot of tidy conversions lately.
[Edited on 08-04-2010 by wooly101uk]
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Nic Barnes
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half the people that say they are un reliable is due to bodge jobs. Or a simple sensor fail but they cant fix it themselves so do nothing but moan. If you half clued up with spanner usage they are a simple engine to work round.
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Fro
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Agree with nic, very easy to work on and loads of room in the bay to work around if need be too.
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Nic Barnes
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make sure when buying one the ecu light is wired up as that can save a lot of minor problems being described as major issues. Just remember they are an old engine. The newest it could be is what 15 years old. Could be as old as 23 years. Great engine for how old they are. Loads of tuning potential.
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Drift_Erm
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i do definitely want one, i have owned two corsas, both 1.2 8v.... just think it would be mad to have the potenial power there! thanks alot on your views! if anyone who is sellin a 20XE reads this, u2u me!
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Drift_Erm
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hmmmm see i really like let_nova 's corsa thats up for sale..... I think arden blue would be nicer though!
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dan-sport
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my engine has been in since september and i've had a 2 sensors go, a wheel bearing and 2 cv joints and the car has done less then 1k in that time but theres deff not more fun to be had for the money
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Drift_Erm
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Really, atleast the parts are cheap i suppose! whats top end and 0-60 roughly on 20xe, obviously different set ups would run differently, but just as a rough average?!
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Fro
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Dan - are you silly low on the front? what CV's/shafts you using? Mine has been going a couple years and no CV's gone yet that I'm aware.
top end is around 130-140 (although it will go off the end of the clocks.)
0-60 is about 6.5 ish maybe quicker if you can get the grip.
1/4 mile is approx 14.8 to 15.5 depending on driver etc.
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dan-sport
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well i have the f16 in mine(from 2.0 8v) and on private land i got 140 on a sat nav
fro - im on 60mm gmax at the front but with the weight of the engine id say about 65/70mm front and im using motorsport shafts with cav joints
[Edited on 08-04-2010 by dan-sport]
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lil_g
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No cv problems mr dizzle 
infact I've had no problems with the conversion at all tbh, the only things that have gone wrong with it were normal engine problems such as the HG going.
Runs so mint now and will be returning to the road soon 
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Drift_Erm
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so f18/f20 you'd be looking at 150's if its a good runner? even in my 1.2 8v I had problems, its inevitable to be honest, but long as it dont shake the cars to bits, and find myself forever spending on it then it worth while! its just it will have to be my every day car, but if everyone reckons a redtop B is fine as an everyday motor, then its just going to have to be done!
I had plans to LET my corsa... but a telegraph pole brought a halt to that one!
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Whittie
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If you were driving like a twat in your 1.2 8v corsa and crashed into a pole, i strongly advise you not to get a redtop.
If it was an accident, ignore my comment.
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Drift_Erm
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oh no, was an accident lol! wasn't due to tearing etc! ( was becuase of a piss head walking on a country lane in the middle of no where, on a bend at like 3am)..... bastard
[Edited on 08-04-2010 by Drift_Erm]
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Whittie
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Fair enough, corsa redtops are pretty nippy cars, easy to have an accident in too, don't take my comment the wrong way 
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johnhara1
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loved mine to bits, it was smoother than any other corsa b i've been in or driven.
250miles to a tank easy, with a few heavy foot moments thrown in for fun too.
Can drive them like diesels, 30mph in 5th, foot down no need to drop a gear, it won't struggle.
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Drift_Erm
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ohh no, i can understand, from what i have said ( i hit a telegraph pole) your going to assume im retarded driver lol.... thts why i added a little bit to my last post to explain slightly what happened
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Drift_Erm
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i have never been in one, but love corsa b's, so i am excited, just need to find a decent one in my budget!!!
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Fro
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If you can get someone to take you for a spin in one, should make your mind up 
Good to know Gregg 
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Nic Barnes
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you wont see 150mph from a standard xe.
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Drift_Erm
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i just dont know anyone with one, wish i did just so i could see what its like! closest thing is my mates 2000 1.6 sport.... and that is pretty slow anyway!! my 1994 8v would sit with him till 90mph 
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