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vibrio
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i want a slower car and have been looking at another corsa

this time with a 1.0lt engine

but im 28
(29 in Jan)

clean license etc

but have been insured in my name.

is there much hope??

any experiance??
Tom
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u sad gimp
Steve
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
u sad gimp


Seems a few people are saying similar today. I've not typed it today though
Tom
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steve u r a sad gimp aswell with your exhaust one
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
u sad gimp



so you think I should go for the 1.2 8v just to have the extra cylinder ?
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Daimo B
quote:
Originally posted by Tom D
Daimo's a sad gimp


Seems a few people are saying similar today. I've not typed it today though



why would you type that your a sad gimp
Colin
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Yes anythings better than a punto
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin J
Yes anythings better than a punto


sorry but your from the east coast your opinion means nothing
AK
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Dan B
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Cleaning isn't top of the priority list very often, I see!
AK
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oi

Its clean here
AK
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looks a completly diff colour tho doesnt it
vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam Kindness




WTF am I doing
AK
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leaning on my car
vibrio
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when you back
AK
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back yesterday afternoon....
Ojc
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Civic Type R
My biggest disappointment was with the engine however. 2 litres, 197bhp? It's a useful headline grabber but it doesn't help when you're overtaking the numpty with the caravan. Maximum torque is a less impressive 145lb-ft. According to Honda 130lb-ft of that is delivered from 3000 rpm upwards. Bear in mind that's not much more than what an old 2 litre Astra GTE would put out a few years ago and you'll appreciate that there's nothing mystical about the performance of the Honda engine.

Whoa! I hear the VTEC enthusiasts screaming. Screaming is what it's all about after all isn't it? Hit 6000rpm and all hell breaks loose doesn't it? Well, hit the magic number and yes, the VTEC perks into life and starts hyperventilating. You'll feel a rush, well a pleasant surge as the engine decides that it's prepared to do a bit more to earn its crust. You've passed the max torque at 5,900 rpm though and you've got the needle screaming through the remaining 2000rpm rather quickly. It red lines at 8000 with the max power at 7400rpm. Needle time in that power band is fun, difficult to prepare for in everyday driving, and ultimately, pointless.

There's my gripe really. It's a hot hatch with a superb chassis, but let's keep some sense of proportion here. It's fun to chuck about, and it can nip to sixty in a chirpy 6.4 seconds - thanks to low gearing - but it is not the complete all round package that it could be. Peugeot's hatches of recent years can still hold their head high in the company of the Type R. A car of this type needs a great chassis and a torquey engine. Power is nothing without grunt. The VTEC screams like an pre-pubescent pig.

Honda say it's a "lean, mean and focused road going race car".

I say it's a noisy, nippy shopping car that handles.

 
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