Robbo
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big engine for the size of car hecne why it turns shit leading to 10 point turns 
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vibrio
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Originally posted by Adam Kindness
its not a big engine 
220bhp or so is very easy to get from it..... but in reality.... my 165bhp corsa was still faster..... high BHP, fuck all torque
just has a high BHP due to its rev limit
bit like the honda. just try and go up a hill
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Ojc
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Yes, lack of torque and you really need to know how to drive the car properly to get the best out of it.
And seeing as most Type-R drivers are ex-Saxo drivers they cannot drive at all.
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sxi boy
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id have a ctr over quite a lot of things
very nice cars, nice to drive, fast enough, jap reliability,
im used to having to rev the shit out of an engine my clio doesnt do anything til 4k
i dont understand why so many ppl put them down 
especially on a corsa website 
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nik
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well said, it's a decent enough car for the money. Torque isn't great no but drive it properly and that really doesn't come into play. I like the way people slate something when they drive a corsa/nova etc
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Ojc
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Yes, we don't like it due to the fact we like everyday cars and not stupid arse cars that need the nads revved off them to actually beat anything in a race.
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Robbo
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Why does no1 understand VTEC
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nik
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Originally posted by Ojc
Yes, we don't like it due to the fact we like everyday cars and not stupid arse cars that need the nads revved off them to actually beat anything in a race.
If I lose I'll go home and get my car 
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Ojc
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Because its a load of bollocks and nobody is intrested.
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Ojc
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Nik, were you at the pod on Sunday?
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sxi boy
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well hang on, during a race surely the best way to make your car travel at its quikest possible speed is to rev your engine to where peak power comes in, which is usually somewhere near the redline
therefore every car during a race gets the tits revved off it surely
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nik
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Nik, were you at the pod on Sunday?
no
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Robbo
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Originally posted by sxi boy
well hang on, during a race surely the best way to make your car travel at its quikest possible speed is to rev your engine to where peak power comes in, which is usually somewhere near the redline
therefore every car during a race gets the tits revved off it surely
Exactly, the civic will win the races because as the others get 2 high revs they go off whereas the civic is still goin strong 
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Ojc
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Off the lights? The Pod proved that they are shit off the mark and down a strip.
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nik
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Originally posted by Ojc
Off the lights? The Pod proved that they are shit off the mark and down a strip.
No it probably proved the drivers can't drive for shit 
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Robbo
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PMSL! From the lights it will still move as u hit VTEC so quick in 2nd/3rd!
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sxi boy
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wot does a std CTR run up the strip??
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Robbo
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Originally posted by nik
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Originally posted by Ojc
Off the lights? The Pod proved that they are shit off the mark and down a strip.
No it probably proved the drivers can't drive for shit
Exactly, to be fair it is hard not 2 wheelspin in 1st due 2 lack of T/C or LSD
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Robbo
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Originally posted by sxi boy
wot does a std CTR run up the strip??
low 15s I think
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sxi boy
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Off the lights? The Pod proved that they are shit off the mark and down a strip.
6.8 seconds 0-60 is not to be sniffed at in terms of off the mark performance 
and 16.9 0-100 isnt too shabby either 
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Robbo
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Yep, the 0-100 is probly the most imprssive thing bout them
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Andy
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Civic TRs would wipe the floor with most people's cars on here. Yes, they don't have much torque for a 2L, but their ability to rev means that with the gearing to multiply up that torque, they can produce more effective torque at the wheels than most other 2L performance cars. Obviously, it does require a driver with half a brain to work out how to drive them to extract their full potential, but you can't realy blame the car for that. My 2 pence worth
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Ojc
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0-100 is good, apart from that I would never own one, drive one or be seen in one.
I would not want to be tarred with the same brush as a Saxo driver.
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Robbo
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quote:
Originally posted by Andy
Civic TRs would wipe the floor with most people's cars on here. Yes, they don't have much torque for a 2L, but their ability to rev means that with the gearing to multiply up that torque, they can produce more effective torque at the wheels than most other 2L performance cars. Obviously, it does require a driver with half a brain to work out how to drive them to extract their full potential, but you can't realy blame the car for that. My 2 pence worth
Finally some1 with sense!
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Robbo
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Originally posted by Ojc
I would not want to be tarred with the same brush as a Saxo driver.
To be fair there is a reason 4 the comparisons, VTS's and CTR's are very reasonabty priced an within the range of people our age so u r bound 2 get tits driving them occassionally, i drive like one sometimes as well!!
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