SteveW
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Now that i am working in London (ish) i need to buy a more comfortable car and one that i actually fit into 
Sad to have to do it.. cos i have owned a corsa for the past 5 years  and this one has been soooo much fun
Nothing better than taking the "Big Boy" cars down a few pegs in a Tubby Corsa 
Wanna get either
Ford Focus 2.0l
Lexus IS200
VW Bora / Passat
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daz_SRi
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Registered: 9th Apr 06
Location: Wolverhampton Drives: Astra 1.6
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130bhp diesel bora would be my choice, or passat if you need the extra space
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SteveW
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yeah i was thinking the 130 or 150BHP Diesel jobbies.. they are pretty good
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Robin
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iirc, the 150 diesel has problems with the turbo.
i'm sure vw/audi mechanic will tell you... i might have made it up
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SteveW
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im sure Mattb will tell me straight
i know that with a little chip/remap for can get some serious power out of them. Torque goes through the roof
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James
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Golf TDi 
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diddon
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what budget Steve
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daz_SRi
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Im a vw tech, and in my experience the 150bhp isnt worth the extra over the 130, the 130 is the better engine.
Plus the 150 diesel (engine code ARL) have known issues with the cooling/aircon fans blowing their fuses and staying on all the time.
As for remaps, AMD or revo are the ones to go for, youll probably see increases upto around 160bhp for £500ish (thats AMD prices)
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SteveW
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budget should be around £10k
just need so sell car first that could take until 2009 !!!
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SteveW
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cheers Daz..
£500 is still pretty damn cheap. and if thats from AMD themselves then other places should be a little cheaper
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corb
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my mates 130Ibiza FR was rr'd recently at 330+ lb/ft of torque with 185bhp. dunno what hes done to it though
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daz_SRi
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revo chips will take 130 to 170 but im unsure of the prices,
milltek exhausts are the best compliment to any chip tuning, with AMD chip upto 160 and a milltek exhaust (unsure wether its cat-back or full system, i think its the former) you will get 165bhp and a quality exhaust but thats just shy of £1k
AMD TUNING STAGES
Power Increase (+)
Price
(£ / Exc VAT)
OneClick
AmD OneClick for the VAG PD Engines OneClick
£499.00 Supplied
Stage 1
AMD PD130 stage 1 Rolling Road Re-map
+30bhp +35lbs/ft
£550.00 Fitted
Stage 2
AMD PD130 stage 2 Re-map and Milltek Exhaust
+35bhp
35lbs/ft
£999.00 Fitted
Stage 3
AMD PD130 stage 3 Re-map, Milltek Exhaust and Cats
+40bhp 40lbs/ft
£1144.00 Fitted
Stage 4
AMD PD130 Stage 4 Hybrid Turbo Remap with Milltek exhaust system (manual)
+70bhp 80lbs/ft
£2350.00 Fitted
[Edited on 10-09-2006 by daz_SRi]
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ed
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Sad, but it's time to move on isn't it 
I'd say get the Focus, so you and your mum can have matching cars Plus I like them...
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TNM
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revo remap every time steve revo.
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JadeM
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Diesel Golf (Keep it simple - nice wheels) for work & keep the tuborsa for weekend punt
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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revo or jabba, revo is slightly cheaper and if you buy an sps3 can adjust the map to suit driving style and fuel
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STEvieXE
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how much steve???
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STEvieXE
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how much steve???
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jr
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i too would get the 130 over the 150
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SteveW
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well after looking on Auto Trader.. the Lexus is around 7k for a 30 - 70k miler. and the Bora is around 6k for roughly the same mileage
you get more toys with the Lexus tho...
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Fad
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Go for the lexus much nicer car even though is a base Lexus it's packed out with technology.
Rember when these were new and my mate took me out in his dads one while they were on holiday was a nice littel cruiser
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ed
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Saw an Arden Blue Astra GSi today. It looked pretty in the sun 
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieN.I.
how much steve???
for what the remap or the sps?
revo is £399, the sps devices you can get off ebay for ~100 2nd hand, new they are silly money for what they are
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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Fabia vRS in black remapped to 180 
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jr
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i would go VAG still steve
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