RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
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Any good?? Anyone on here got one? thinking of selling my 1.6 sport and opting for one as I cant be arsed declaring all my mods etc to insurance anymore total pissed off with it. If I bought a C I would just put an irmscher kit on and leave it
Opinions???????? 
And I've heard there pretty good on fuel...insurance etc and are quite nippy??
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jr
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Registered: 20th May 02
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good on fuel, 400+ miles to a tank
nippyish
insurance group 4 or something
good cars
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Mark330d
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Registered: 25th Apr 06
Location: Netherlee, Glasgow City
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quite nippy for a 1.3 aswell.
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Worth thinking about......my 1.6 sport feels slow now I don't know why I just don't enjoy driving it anymore and I get fed up of people thinking im a boyracer all the time
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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quote: Originally posted by jr
good on fuel, 400+ miles to a tank
nippyish
insurance group 4 or something
good cars
groupe 3 and 600+ if your carefull
nice car. i had 1
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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600 miles to a tank I struggle to get 400
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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i got to newque and bak on 1 tank 328 miles there and bak
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205tom
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Registered: 1st Mar 06
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quote: Originally posted by GSi_16v
i got to newque and bak on 1 tank 328 miles there and bak
Newquay u tart
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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STFU tom. oh and youll b may bak up for 600 to the tank wont you?
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205tom
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Registered: 1st Mar 06
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er no.......?hah
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Nick-S
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205tom
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nearly got beated by a 1.0l 205 didnt u? eeee
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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thought it was 1.1
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205tom
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same difference
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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quote: Originally posted by 205tom
nearly got beated by a 1.0l 205 didnt u? eeee
WTF They're not that slow are they 
I can get about 350 miles to a tank on my 1.6 sport so they're not that good on fuel then.........may as well keep the 1.6
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205tom
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Registered: 1st Mar 06
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well that 205 was alright for what it was,dead same with toyota starlet 1.3,think its just weight difference tbh
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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 his car dint realy beat it. was close tho. they are pritty slow to be honest but the torque make them nippy in real world situation. and they are very gud on fule
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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quote: Originally posted by RioVerde
quote: Originally posted by 205tom
nearly got beated by a 1.0l 205 didnt u? eeee
WTF They're not that slow are they 
I can get about 350 miles to a tank on my 1.6 sport so they're not that good on fuel then.........may as well keep the 1.6
They shouldnt be too bad. My 1.7 CDTI did 436 miles to a tank and i had about 1/8th left when i filled it up (light wasnt even on). And that was also with teh A/C on all the time.
[Edited on 18-05-2007 by DarkBahamut]
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
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1.7 cdti quality car
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Its a big improvement on my old 1.4 8v, thats for sure
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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same big improvement ova my old 1.3
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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mate that 1.3 in ya garage is gourgeos!!
is the 1.7 cdti better??
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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As Ed will testify, although his is the higher bhp version, that 1.3 isn't too shabby with a little tuning box.
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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yer is far beta in evry way. i do miss my 1.3 tho still it just leads to beta things
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
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tuning box?? what about if you tune the 1.7??
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