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Fear

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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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27th Sep 05 at 16:10

can easily buy and insure the 1.8 SRi which is the one to have as its cheap on insurance and hardly any slower than the 2.2!

But then theres the SRi Turbo

would maybe have to borrow abit of money to get one but just got Insurance quotes of just over £900

Then theres the GSi even more money to buy and insurance is £1200 but i could probably stretch to the money needed!

Which should i go for

Greg_M

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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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27th Sep 05 at 16:11

what do you want it for? modding? if so, go for sri turbo, then mod away.

dont mod a GSi!

[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Greg_M]

mwg

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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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27th Sep 05 at 16:12

Where are you getting those quotes from, how old are you and how NCB?! I tried for insurance on a GSi and it was 2k

If I could get insurance for around 1k like you then I would borrow the money for a GSi

Dav

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Registered: 23rd Jul 02
Location: Falkirk, Scotland
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27th Sep 05 at 16:15

I've just bought a 1.8 Coupe. We shopped around and got the insurance for just slightly cheaper than my previous 1.2 Corsa!!

Corsa was insured with CIS, Astra is now insured with Direct Line.

AndyCorsa

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Registered: 24th Oct 03
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
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27th Sep 05 at 16:17

I'd go for GSi, even if it meant I'd have to borrow a bit of money to afford it. If I didn't I'd sure regret it later on.

IvIarkgraham

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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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27th Sep 05 at 16:18

gsi

dannycorsa c

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Registered: 8th Mar 03
Location: manchester (astley/tyldesley)
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27th Sep 05 at 16:25

buy a VW

Fear

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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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27th Sep 05 at 16:25

if i got a GSI then i would hardly touch it, i would deffo get some decent suspension on it as they are pretty high as standard and maybe change the rims, but not sure!

If i got a SRi Turbo then i would do wheels coilovers and re-trim

A normal SRi i would want the irmscher kit 18s coilovers and retrim!

The GSi is by far the best but im just about to sort all my finances out with sorting my new mortgage and that, so not sure if i wanna get a loan out again!

Tim

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27th Sep 05 at 16:27

I'd get a Coupe Turbo

Fear

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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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27th Sep 05 at 16:29

Have looked at the Coupe Turbo and are quite abit cheaper really, but not sure if i would regret it and want the GSi as im not sure if i could live with the coupe!

im guessing insurance wise they are the same

Yours was silly cheap aswell wasnt it tim?

Tim

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Registered: 21st Apr 00
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27th Sep 05 at 16:34

Why couldn't you live with a Coupe? I think it looks so much better (classier and less like the back-end has been squashed in)...

Mine was £6.5k for Dec 2000 car with 41k miles... Leather/alcantara interior, full factory Irmscher kit, etc, etc...

I'm guessing insurance is all the same. I'm paying £750 FC (was paying £1400 FC / £605 TPFT on the XE Corsa)...

bradfincham

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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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27th Sep 05 at 17:01

sri turbo are lovely, get a nice phase chip, intercooler from regal dont tell mr insurance man and you will have 220+ bhp!

Cries out for leather though!!

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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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27th Sep 05 at 17:15

get an 888 they are lush, im trying to get the front seats atm from my local scrappy maybe to fit in a corsa as they are sparco seats

Tim

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27th Sep 05 at 17:21

quote:
Originally posted by mark_jarman1
get an 888 they are lush, im trying to get the front seats atm from my local scrappy maybe to fit in a corsa as they are sparco seats

You mean your local scrappy has an 888??

[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Tim]

1_Litre_Porsche_Beater

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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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27th Sep 05 at 17:26

Go for the GSi, i was originally going for an SRi Turbo last year and glad which one i chose.

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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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27th Sep 05 at 17:32

quote:
Originally posted by Tim

quote:
Originally posted by mark_jarman1
get an 888 they are lush, im trying to get the front seats atm from my local scrappy maybe to fit in a corsa as they are sparco seats

You mean your local scrappy has an 888??

[Edited on 27-09-2005 by Tim]

yes this is true

Dan. T

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Registered: 6th Jan 05
Location: Northampton Drives: Astra Coupe SE2
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27th Sep 05 at 17:37

Sam go for the SRi turbo as there are only 500 built, yes it was built with slightly less bhp, but vauxhall will remap it to GSi spec usually for free

Ian

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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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27th Sep 05 at 17:40

Buy Chris's, remap is no bother, my mate is Speed Buster UK - http://www.speed-buster.co.uk/

MR2Mike

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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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27th Sep 05 at 17:47

how much are gsi's to buy?? (average miles etc)

Ian

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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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27th Sep 05 at 18:14

10-14ish, depends what age.

dave17

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Registered: 3rd Sep 02
Location: Greater London
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27th Sep 05 at 18:18

ive been looking at astras.

what would i expect to get for £6.5k?

Ian

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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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27th Sep 05 at 18:22

2 year old SXi 1600
3 year old SRi 1800
4 year old 2.2 Coupe
5 year old Coupe Turbo

Ian

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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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27th Sep 05 at 18:25

Try this - Autotrader between 6 and 7k, I've put trip computer on there as well to try and filter out the boring ones.

Autotrader link

Fear

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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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27th Sep 05 at 18:46

ohhhhh that silver coupe turbo on that link aint bad, didnt really find that many when i was on there!

the coupes are very nice i just think something is better about the hatchback but TBH i think i could easily live with both after looking some more!

Ian how much does he want

Coupes are alot cheaper aswell, yes not as new but im not botherd about age aslong as the mileage aint to bad and its got a few goodies!

al depends on how much i end up getting for mine really!

Pop

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Registered: 8th May 03
Location: Reading
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27th Sep 05 at 19:31

if it has a full service history then mileage isn't such a major factor ... how long you planning on having the car for?

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