taylorboosh
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Fancy a hot hatch for a bit hooning...
Talk to me? Common issues? Do they rot?
They are cheap as chips and i prefer the shape to ph2
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Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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They don't rot, shape is nicer than ph2 but the interior is much worse (if that bothers you)
People freak out over the cambelt (every 70k), my local garage did mine and had a good laugh when I said the Internet said its a 'specialist job' . If your buying at the bottom end of the market I wouldn't even bother changing it.
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
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Totally agree, if you can get one for pennies, don't spend loads of money on it.
I got offered one for under a grand the other day, with 80k on the clock, ex dealer demo and owned by a Renault employee from new.
Offered him the corsa in exchange lol
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Robin
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Gearboxes are the only real weak point but they're weak if you spend £600 on a shed or £6000 on a Trophy so I wouldn't worry.
Oh and the exhausts fall off and it's cheaper to buy stainless from a specialist.
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
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Buy one. Do the cambelt and Dephaser. Keep it serviced properly and you will never have to worry.
They take a lot of abuse too. Ph2 is nice IMO
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taylorboosh
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I want something a bit retro, so it will be a ph1 for sure
Quite like the green they come in
Torn between a 172 and a vts at the minute
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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P1 172 are more hard-core looking and what I would go for. I just got offered a 172 exclusive (scarab green l.e ) for a swap for my vRS. If it was 6mth down the line I'd have snapped it up.
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thomson
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I would get a Saxo vts, cheap nowadays. But one with catcam 708s or ph3 cams, around 155bhp and strip it out to around sub 850kgs,
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big eck
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My mate just sold his and he gave it serious abuse. Was used for track days mainly. More rattles than a baby toy store tho lol.
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big eck
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106 gti is still a great lookin wee car. Loved mine.
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thomson
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Registered: 18th Jan 11
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The red one? Sure I saw that at Crail once. Yeah there like little go karts with a good suspension set up.
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AndyCorsaSport
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I'd say 172 over a VTS. Just cause a VTS will be rotten in the usual spots, and rear beams need doing far too often. My old 106 GTi had areas beam on it 8 months before I got it and 6 month later the bearings were starting to wear.
Ph2 172 would be my choice for the better interior. Or try find a ph1 with an ally Bonnet. Pretty rare the ally bonnets. As said there fine for rot, front wings are plastic. Can get them supercharged too, my mates old one was 252bhp. Was rather nippy.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Was it not the early models (2000) that had the ali bonnet and shift light?
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Hhhmmmmmmm im not sure
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--ToM--
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Registered: 23rd Nov 07
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I had a sun dance yellow 106 gti on throttle bodies it was an awesome car
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Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
Was it not the early models (2000) that had the ali bonnet and shift light?
They all have a shift light but yeah the phase 1 models (2000-2001) have alu bonnets
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taylorboosh
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I had a paxo vtr
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thomson
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I had 3 Saxos for over 5 years lowered 100mm on the back, not one problem with a back axle. Then a pug 206sw standard height and the axle went on it. Lol it's luck pot luck.
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dan-sport
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Registered: 9th Oct 07
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Ive had my saxo for over 5 years now, brilliant little car. Goes well, handles well and you can buy one for around the £500 mark
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by --ToM--
I had a sun dance yellow 106 gti on throttle bodies it was an awesome car
I had a Diablo red one, throttle bodies, ph3 cams and full decat stainless. 173bhp. Was silly quick with the power to weight.
My other was a standard Diablo red.
And the other was a rare moonstone blue non sunroof model with a JP4 from a C2 VTS, standard 106 cams. Full exhaust. Gaz coilovers. Brembo brakes. Made 142bhp. Miss that car loads 
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Ian W
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I had a Diablo Red 106 GTi, left it 100% standard and absolutely loved it.
Fantastic car!
Fuck now I want another one
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taylorboosh
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Fuck off you cunts
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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106 gtis hold silly money now
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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They dont
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AndyCorsaSport
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My old ones.
Diablo red, just lowered, rallye wheels and exhaust. Was pretty rotten tbh. And had 125k
Throttle bodied one. Was pretty rough and had 17 previous owners 
And the moonstone one.
Sold that one for £2800 in 2011. Was a 52 plate with 88k.
Find a decent one and get it bought John.
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