Mark.W
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
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Test drove it on Monday and loved it everything felt right so left a deposit ad collected the car this morning and im very happy with it,feels solid and is very comfortable to drive compared to my B.
Its a 1.6T 1 owner from new 33.6k on the clock full service history in great condition only a couple of little marks.
Needs a proper clean which intend to if it doesn't rain tomorrow.
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boylers11
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Registered: 27th Jul 06
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Looks in good condition! Any plans for it?
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Col004
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Registered: 25th Jun 03
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nice car.. Is that the 190hp corsa vxr engine then?
[Edited on 05-02-2011 by Col004]
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Mark.W
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Dont have any plans for the car really apart from i might lower it but not certain yet as i dont want to ruin the ride quality as its really smooth and copes with the crap British roads well.
No Colin not the same engine as the corsa vxr but its 178bhp to be exact.
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12valver
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Registered: 2nd Oct 07
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Very nice! Always liked Mk5 SRi's, hope the payment for the inlet gives you enough petrol money to keep you going a couple weeks  ! All the same good choice, are you selling the corsa then? Or have i missed something 
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Col004
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thats enough power for you though
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Mark.W
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The money off the inlet paid for my insurance deposit mate the mk5 really is a beautiful car with the xp kit.
Still got the corsa which i plan on keeping as a project/weekend toy because i dont wanna see it getting thrashed about by someone else and for what id get for it if i sold it, its worth more to me sentimental value.
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12valver
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Ah awesome glad to hear it came in handy  ! Must admit XP kits make them, without they dont look half what they should be, nearly got a 1.9 150 with an XP kit but i just cant justify the costs atm  . Glad to hear your keeping hold of the corsa, hadnt seen any updates on it for a while so werent sure what was happening with it...
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Mark.W
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Totally agree,i wouldn't own a one without the xp kit.
The 1.9cdti is suppose to be a cracking engine apart from a few common faults,the 1.6T do have there own faults but its just like every other car.
Have not done anything else to the corsa for a while hence no updates but have a couple little plans for her over the next couple months and will update my project thread once the changes are made plus having a second car gives me the time to do things without worrying about getting it back on the road in time to use it to get to work & back.
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12valver
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Yeah definately ... Yeah i know of a few underlying faults on them, but what do you expect its a fiat engine lol, just a bloody quick one ! But the 1.6T's i havent heard of too many silly things, only when they've started fiddling with them and upping power. But standard ive yet to hear anything... Good to hear i look forward to some updates, but i know exactly where your coming from having two cars makes it so much easier !
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Christopher
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Any plans for this mate?
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by Col004
thats enough power for you though
Yep plenty for me Colin,being proper paranoid and keep watching the trip computer to see how many mpg i have left
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by 12valver
Yeah definately ... Yeah i know of a few underlying faults on them, but what do you expect its a fiat engine lol, just a bloody quick one ! But the 1.6T's i havent heard of too many silly things, only when they've started fiddling with them and upping power. But standard ive yet to hear anything... Good to hear i look forward to some updates, but i know exactly where your coming from having two cars makes it so much easier !
Yeah the main problem on the 1.6T is piston 4 like vxr/sri's but thats more prone to happening when the engine is mapped which i dont plan on doing at all.might just buy a performance panel filter n thats it
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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love it, ive had my cdti 3 weeks now still finding new things
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BarnshaW
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nice, something different from the norm
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Mark.W
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Surprised people have not said i should of went for a vxr instead but when people see a vxr they know what performance the car is but with the 5dr they wont be 100% sure what it is.Plus i wanted a 5dr with xp kit.
There really nice to drive arn't they scoob?
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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mines been fantastic so far, i love the 5 door with the xp kit.
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Nice...very nice
A corsa vxr was too slow but a less powerfull heavier astra isnt?
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Mark.W
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Originally posted by john-d
Nice...very nice
A corsa vxr was too slow but a less powerfull heavier astra isnt?
Yep i now think there was something up with that vxr John for the way it performed.The astra feels so much better and is much more comfortable and usable than the corsa vxr.
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Gareth T
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Looks very nice. I think the interior of these cars lets them down.
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Darrell16v
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Nice car mate 
Lowered 40 Mil would be sweet
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Mark.W
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Originally posted by Gareth T
Looks very nice. I think the interior of these cars lets them down.
The interior itself is quite nice in person but in pictures it doesn't look anything flash.
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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XP kit FTW
Glad you finally found a car u liked mate, just one problem with it..............................to many doors
isit petrol? 1.6 tubbie??
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
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i had the 1.8 petrol 3 door and i was only getting around 28mpg in town, aparantly these are much better on juice.
i had eibach lowering springs on mine 50/30 the ride was improved and it made the astra handle like it should of done out the factory.
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
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T21 - u got any pics mate?
and my 3 door 1.8's fuel consumption is horrendous, drinks it like a dry plant does water
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