morpheus22
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Registered: 10th Oct 05
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/254260.htm
whats peoples opinions on these?,i dont know much about them well if im honest i dont know sweet fa.what are the engines like,prices for parts,etc.
thinking of selling the corsa for something jap
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willhouse
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Registered: 11th Jul 06
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i have known of a few of these locally,
my opinion on them is-
Quite quick, not sure on handling.
Fair bit of tuning potential.
Parts are HUGELY EXPENSIVE if anything breaks, and thats if you can even find parts. Someone i know paid £50 for a second hand clutch cable as they couldnt find one.
Awful interior.
Look pretty awful in general.
I would rather have a Pulsar GTir for that money, alot better car, more reliable, parts are more easily available as its the SR20DET engine in them that came in the 200sx's etc.
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morpheus22
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thanks just wanted peoples opinions as im liking them allot at the moment. i would imagine gti-r's are expensive to insure  i might get a few quotes on other jap motors,what alternatives would people suggest
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Forbes789
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Registered: 19th Sep 07
Location: Buckie, Moray
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my mates got one. there expensive to tune, got loads of potential though
one of my other mates has a starlit gt turbo, its a 1.3 but its shitingly scaryily fast.
its 220bhp at the moment
he's spend a bomb on it but its worth it. well tidy.
i dont really know much about them but they are nice cars. worth looking into
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Ricky352
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Registered: 6th Apr 07
Location: Northern Ireland
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Very quick, think they are 130bhp standard. Loadsa tuning potential. Look for an import with low miles. Great looking cars imo
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morpheus22
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wouldnt mind finding out the figures as standard ive seen a few around rothrham when i go down and the look and sound lovely.
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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I think there shit. There starting to get as common as saxos and corsas now. The new chav car, all because they go tshhh. And yes they are capable of big power, but depends on how much cash you have?
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Ricky352
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ive noticed them getting more common too, but wouldnt catagorise them with corsas or saxos
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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Hence i said starting to, theres about9 or 10 running about my town now. And the amount of them sitting at my local import place is unreal.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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Great car 
110bhp on low and 133bhp on high boost
www.ukstarletclub.com 
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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I like them in white with black wheels but then i've always wanted a pulsar
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Damian_666
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
Location: essex: Drives: Mitsubishi Evo 2 RS
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heres mine
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=344557
spent lots of money to get it to where it stands, and alot more could go into it to go alot alot further! engine wise they are mint aslong as well oiled etc. clutches are the first things which go when powering up. glanzas have boost restrictions, (gt's dont) but that is easily taken off, but swapping hoses in engine bay.
check insurance as they are a bugger to insure. or you can do a naughty and insure it as a uk spec car, as on the v5 it dont say turbo. not great if you have a crash though or pulled over by police.
heres a vid of current progress to engine work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwhMFtvfoiU
[Edited on 01-10-2007 by Damian_666]
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