MR2Mike
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im thinking of selling the corsa soon, and getting either a 1.8 or 2.0 mk4 astra. I know theyre not going to be amazingly quick, but ive drove the 1.6 and it was certainly fast enough for me for now. what do people think of these? are the engines tunable? (i cant insure any faster cars than these btw)
thanks.
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mwg
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I think they are allright cars and can be made to look quite smart. Build quality isn't bad. Make sure you get at least an SXi as anything lower spec than that has a crap interior. My Dad has one as his run around car and I think the only thing thats gone wrong is the sensor for the outside temperature played up a couple of times. Other than that its been a good reliable car 
Stick to Irmscher stuff and you wont go far wrong
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MR2Mike
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thanks for that mate. yeh i want a reasonable interior and leccy windows etc. yeah styling will be mostly subtle, may change wheels, then lower it, and a few irmscher parts, nothing major, and maybe tune engine slightly.
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MR2Mike
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cant decide on black or silver at the moment lol. probably go for the 1.8 engine for cheaper insurance and it wont be much slower than the 2.0.
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mwg
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if you get the later 1.8 engine they are quicker than the 2.0
1.8 has a shorter ratio gearbox
Silver one would probably be cheaper as they are quite common but still look good. Just not as good as black 
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MR2Mike
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lol
ill be spending around £3k on it mate, hopefully less than 70 k miles (may be dreaming there lol) probably around a 2000 model.
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MatG
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both are tunable these days, turbo conversions for the 2.0 and the 1.8 are available. Or if you want to do things like cams, manifolds, chips, filters, exhausts both have lots a parts avaiable although prices for these parts are not at all cheap. Most find themselves looking for a turbo model as the price of these have come down compared to the price of modding the 1.8 or 2.0.
Performance wise there isnt lots in it, in all honesty. Yes the 2.0 is quicker but it is more top end than bottom end, if I had the choice between the 2 I would only pick the 2.0 if it was the same price.
1.8 comes in sport, sxi and sri for the latter models. Only real difference is that the sri ones came with Irmscher body kit, the sport had less options IE no spoiler as standard however is the only one to have switchable TC. All came with fogs, AC, alloys and sports suspension. 2.0 came with all the bits the 1.8 offers minus the TC again, plus more electric things.
Make sure you buy an astra with ABS though, this is 80% of time determined by a 5 stud car but some are 4 stud. 5 stud car would make brake upgrades a lot easier in the future, and the ABS brakes are 100% better than non ABS.
Quite a lot to look out for on them but you can ask about that if you decide you want one.  Mine was a 1.8 sport on an S reg 1998 and I loved it, in fact I still have the car but no the engine
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mwg
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You should be able to get a good one for somewhere around that figure http://www.parkers.co.uk/pricing/used_car/valuation.aspx?deriv=18585&model=993&plate=63&pay=false&buyorsell=buy
Review http://www.parkers.co.uk/choosing/carreviews/review.aspx?model_id=993&page=1
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MR2Mike
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thanks alot for that Mat mate, thats brilliant. so a 1.8 sxi would be ok? (and would have leccy windows, abs and irmscher kit) ?
[Edited on 04-01-2006 by Mike_Corsa]
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MR2Mike
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cheers matty
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MatG
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Mike if you get a latter one or you shop about you should find a 1.8 sri with the irmscher kit. Or you could just as easy find a 1.8 SXI on an earlier plate which had the optional extra of the kit fitted, the market is flooded with them so have a good look around and get value for money and the colour spec you want
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MR2Mike
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thanks mate. was just thinking sri may be slightly higher insurance than sxi.
thanks for all the advice.
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MatG
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sorry yes all the models I have mentioned come with electric windows, fogs, AC, most come with ABS, alloys, sports seats, sports suspension, air bags, white dials, cd player and tilt and slide steering. Later ones also come with colour coded bump strips, tinted front and rear lights.
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MatG
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maybe a bit more than you want to spend but a good price:
http://www.m1gst.com/vb/showthread.php?t=52409
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MR2Mike
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cheers mate, ill check spec before i buy anything.
the price of that is fine mate i just hate the colour lol. im trying to sell mine for around £2k, so need to save around another 2k before i can get one.
thanks for the help buddy  
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Ally
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Really like them, would deffo be my next car if i could afford one.
Mike - Richie drives one, sold up his corsa for somthing bigger and got an astra and he lurves it!
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3CorsaMeal
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quite like them, although in a few years time i see the local neds all having them and focus's instead of the slightly smaller cars
i wouldn't get one unless it was a decent model and engine
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MR2Mike
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yeah ally im deffo gonna get one now. ill get some insurance quotes at the weekend.
i heard richie enjoyed spending the £200 a got him through NITLC lol.
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MR2Mike
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think ill go for the 1.8 sxi then 
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BYRON
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[Edited on 04-01-2006 by BYRON]
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MR2Mike
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gorgeous car that
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Dione J
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Im liking that, would be nicer in black though
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MR2Mike
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probs, id settle for silver though
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jamesvalver
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im after 1of these atm aswell, there nice cars n there goin 4gd prices
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MR2Mike
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