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AfterShock
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   20th Feb 06 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hey i currently have a slightly modded 1.0 corsa, and im a bit bored of it now

Sooo, my dad will be selling his car soon, its a 1.8 Vectra LS 51 reg


Just wondering if any 1 knows if these are any good? and good on petrol?

cheers
Planty02
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20th Feb 06 at 16:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My dad has a P reg (1996) 1.8 vectra GLS. He had the engine rebuilt last year and after less than 10k miles its starting to cut out randomly and rev itselfm
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the engines are very reliable, get very few in for rebuilds. but they are by no means fast, but if you are upgrading from a 12volt then it might feel quick-ish
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20th Feb 06 at 16:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
the engines are very reliable, get very few in for rebuilds. but they are by no means fast, but if you are upgrading from a 12volt then it might feel quick-ish
faster than a saxo vtr ;o? or even Vts maybe ?
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20th Feb 06 at 16:38   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Similar and no.
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20th Feb 06 at 16:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just checked the Vtr 120 BHP VTS 127 BHP

the vectra is 123 BHP so in the middle lol
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The vectra is a big heavy car made from more than tinfoil.
bhp stands for just about nothing when comparing them to a saxo.
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20th Feb 06 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by John
The vectra is a big heavy car made from more than tinfoil.
bhp stands for just about nothing when comparing them to a saxo.


lol ok dont know much about car technical stuff
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vtr 120bhp? the highest bhp in a standard vtr is 100bhp
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it is slow, heavy and not good on fuel.
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20th Feb 06 at 17:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You're joking - my mate gets 40 average as worked out by the car in his 1.8 SRi.
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20th Feb 06 at 18:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
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vtr 120bhp? the highest bhp in a standard vtr is 100bhp


thats what it said on the parkers guid

 
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