scott d
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Registered: 17th Jun 04
Location: Harwood, Greater Manchester
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picked up my astra coupe last night after a 4 month search for one with all the right bits. it's a silver 1.8 with heated red leather, turbo alloys, air con and a few irmy parts. big step up the car ladder as over 3+ years of driving i've only had a 1.2 8v corsa b and 2 c's fastest being a 1.2 sxi.
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Predator Corsa
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Registered: 29th Sep 03
Location: Kent
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Nice 1, the same move i did, 1.2 8v corsa straight up to a 1.8 coupe heres mine...
go for a full irmy kit
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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very nice... i had a 2.2 se2 coupe uptill last summer there. cracking cars to drive, would actually buy one again.
i'd say go for the gsi front bumper, would look shit hot 
pic of my old one..
i bought it like this >
sold it like this >
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Lovely cars imo, i went to buy a gold 1.8 coupe last year, sorted out the finance etc.... then went to pick it up and it had already been sold 
the search is now on or a turbo 
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
Location: Ecosse
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quote:
Originally posted by mikegsic16xe
Lovely cars imo, i went to buy a gold 1.8 coupe last year, sorted out the finance etc.... then went to pick it up and it had already been sold
the search is now on or a turbo
i've been tempted a few times to buy a nice turbo or a 888 as i really liked the drive of the coupe... but i've been there done that .
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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ive driven an astra sxi 1.8 and wasnt to impressed with the power compared to my GSI.
if im spending a lot of money on a car id rather have the turbo.....which i wont get bored with.
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by mikegsic16xe
ive driven an astra sxi 1.8 and wasnt to impressed with the power compared to my GSI.
if im spending a lot of money on a car id rather have the turbo.....which i wont get bored with.
to be honest, the 1.8 and 2.0 are the only real engines to go for in the coupe/hatch.
my one was a 2.2 and although it had about 150ish break and torque when u needed it... it was pretty shite on the petrol.
actually gets worse mpg compared to a 2.0 turbo
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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i drove my mates GSI turbo, and it drove lovely.
the only off putting thing is that at a certain speed, my mates astra used to hold back, becuase of the hose that goes to the throttle body used to squeeze together.
nothing that a hard pipe kit wont cure though 
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glasgow_corsa_c
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Registered: 13th Jan 03
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quote:
Originally posted by mikegsic16xe
i drove my mates GSI turbo, and it drove lovely.
the only off putting thing is that at a certain speed, my mates astra used to hold back, becuase of the hose that goes to the throttle body used to squeeze together.
nothing that a hard pipe kit wont cure though
exactly.. i'm sure theres kits about .. plus i 99 percent sure the one off the vxr was designed to over come this problem
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I like the red leather in silver ones.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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looks nice mate
this is how mine was on 18' sportstars - choice rims on a silver one imo
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Planty02
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Registered: 5th Mar 05
Location: Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
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Lovely looking cars
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