BabyBlade
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Registered: 5th Feb 03
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been offered a 205 and a grand for my car.
the 205 is a 1.9 in a 1.6, with straight through exhaust, rally cams, a few other tuned bits n a immobiliser.
its real fast, only thing i've witnessed him race was a 2.0 206gti (think theyre 2.0?) and it kicked its ass easy
where as i bought my car for 2100, and with the mods ive done its about 800, so basically i'm doing a straight swap for the cars.
the 205 is so fast and has the 1.9alloys (lush), but its old and doesnt tick over. whereas my car is clean but slow 
any suggestions?
ps, if i bought the 205 i could pay off most of my car loan
205
mine
[Edited on 24-07-2003 by Sethion33]
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the_legend_of_yrag
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Im definetly getting one when i can afford to insure one! I love em, great little motors!!
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vibrio
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it has wild cams then the idle would be not very good
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MarkM
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I have drive the GTI 1.9...there one of the old school true hot hatches...none of this 1.4 SRI crap....
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Adam-D
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only if u could insure it m8
and afford the running costs
as the 205 may go wrong my mates needed new rear suspension and now hiz driveshafts have gone!
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
only if u could insure it m8
and afford the running costs
as the 205 may go wrong my mates needed new rear suspension and now hiz driveshafts have gone!
Its like that with most older cars though...the risk u take unfortunatley...
I would go with the 205 if I had a 1.4 or below...as the performace gain would be worth the risk of breakdown..if I had a 1.6 though i wouldnt bother...
In your situation I would sell your car yourself and buy the 205 off him cash...
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Tommy
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Thats a shite example of a GTI
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darryl
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dont do it dont do it old cars more hassle then they are worth it mate stick with ur one?!?!? much nicer and will last longer and hold the value of the car more mate
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by LoudandLow
Thats a shite example of a GTI
KMA & GTF. Its an amazing GTi. Not to everyones tastes, but its old skool and thats what i like
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BabyBlade
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I decided not to do it as i would be losing out, hes keeping it for a couple of months so i might buy it later, i love the looks of a corsa but they're so slow compared to rival hatches dont know what to do 
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
it has wild cams then the idle would be not very good
Yes you are right. It does not idle without prompt of the acceleration pedal.
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Gambit
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that 205 doesnt look anything special
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Robbo
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Get summat faster 
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drunkenfool
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don't sell it you fanny, you wouldn't be corsa steve any more, and we wont be able to get our double feature!
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BabyBlade
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the pics dont do it justice, the dash is shit, but the bodyworks ok, its real clean at the mo and the alloys are well nice. its alright for an old car imo
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by drunkenfool
don't sell it you fanny, you wouldn't be corsa steve any more, and we wont be able to get our double feature!
i aint kittin my car might drop a 1.6 16v engine in it and tune it after seeing Andy's footage. I need to do something - i need speed!!!
Ps get your door sorted - fanny
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3CorsaMeal
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could do with a polish, i think it alright, can make em look real smooth, did u see the green one in Redline with chrome wheels?
Just gotta make sure, that it ain't all gonna go wrong a few months down the line......
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BabyBlade
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exactly! my mates done loads of work and uprated loads of parts but its a big gamble
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drunkenfool
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i got paid today, so im gonna take the car to the garage sometime in the next coupla a weeks. Dunno what im gonna do without it! Why not go for a 1.8 or 2.0 if you are gonna go for a conversion anyway? I know insurance will be more, but it might work out cheaper and more fun in the long term. I've definately got a 2.0 16v in mind in a year or 2.
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kerzo
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what happens to all these engines after transplants!!
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BabyBlade
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quote:
Originally posted by kerzo
what happens to all these engines after transplants!!
exactly! anyone got a gsi engine they dont want anymore   
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stuyw
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gsi engine's are in demand as a lot of peeps put them in novas - i sold mine for 400 quid with box 
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BabyBlade
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