Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Never drove one until today.
Had to play games with the traffic wardens & keep touring the block while my mate was at the shopping center changing an xmas gift.
I quite liked it, was nippy enough & gear box was quite pleasent to use  
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Def a nice gearbox on them.
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Yeah box is proper rifle action 
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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if you like the box on these you'll die when you try the focus ones mines terrible and always crunching into third gear as it's so slow
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Yer the gearboxes areone of the best bits
although stop start traffic can be annoying with the short ratios
[Edited on 20-12-2008 by gavin18787]
Drives supercharged Tec with torque 
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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They are cheap as chips just now, very tempting.
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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Everyone who's never driven one properly will moan about the lack of torque. But like you say, with it's decent gearbox you dont really notice it as you get through the gears so quickly!
I can't wait to get a header on mine then have it mapped with K PRO.
Gavin, that one you posted a link to the other day, my mates one, i've driven that like OMGZ the difference is something else, TOTALY transforms the car
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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what would you do if a 106 gti was in your rear view, i personally would do a poo
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob R
Everyone who's never driven one properly will moan about the lack of torque. But like you say, with it's decent gearbox you dont really notice it as you get through the gears so quickly!
I can't wait to get a header on mine then have it mapped with K PRO.
Gavin, that one you posted a link to the other day, my mates one, i've driven that like OMGZ the difference is something else, TOTALY transforms the car
Yer everyone I have spoken to with a k-pro says the difference is unreal.
Once I have got my braided hoses and camber adjusters fitted I am going to source myself one
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
what would you do if a 106 gti was in your rear view, i personally would do a poo
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
if you like the box on these you'll die when you try the focus ones mines terrible and always crunching into third gear as it's so slow
mine crunches into reverse 
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--DAN--
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Bottesford. Drives;3 Series
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Never drove one until today.
Had to play games with the traffic wardens & keep touring the block while my mate was at the shopping center changing an xmas gift.
I quite liked it, was nippy enough & gear box was quite pleasent to use
New Shape?
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Old shape - 04 plate
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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Drove one earliuer in the year.. 06 plate anniversary one, 40 miles of backroads.. was great fun and cant say ive driven anything that was that much fun to drive before.
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corsa-sxi
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Registered: 11th Jul 03
Location: Kingston upon Hull
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im thinking of getting 1 very soon, dependent on finding a decent 1, would you guys pay 5k ish for a pre facelift, or spend the extra (7/8k) for a decent facelift or premier edition?
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mk4_astra
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Registered: 15th Oct 03
Location: aylesbury,bucks
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
im thinking of getting 1 very soon, dependent on finding a decent 1, would you guys pay 5k ish for a pre facelift, or spend the extra (7/8k) for a decent facelift or premier edition?
if you got the money get a premium edition as your doing to get a much newer car with a few more goodies and will always be worth slightly more than the other models, but if its going to take you along time to get another 3k if you already have 5k then get a pre facelift model, no performance difference and they are a real bargain at the mo
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Aren't the newer ones slightly faster as well due to revised gear ratios?
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
if you like the box on these you'll die when you try the focus ones mines terrible and always crunching into third gear as it's so slow
mine crunches into reverse
meh, fiat 
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Aren't the newer ones slightly faster as well due to revised gear ratios?
very slightly yes, but the new one weighs 30kgs more.
the jap version has 222bhp prob the fuel they have over there.
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by corsa-sxi
im thinking of getting 1 very soon, dependent on finding a decent 1, would you guys pay 5k ish for a pre facelift, or spend the extra (7/8k) for a decent facelift or premier edition?
Get the best to what your budget allows. I did contemplate selling mine and raising the extra cash for a 55/06 plate premier but then thought what's the point?
If you could afford it I'd opt for a DC5 now, or even a 98 spec DC2 import
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
if you like the box on these you'll die when you try the focus ones mines terrible and always crunching into third gear as it's so slow
mine crunches into reverse
When you put it into reverse, clutch and the decluth before?
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by Kurt
mine crunches into reverse
50% of the time mine crunches into 2nd if the revs are quite high
Mine is deffo gonna need a new gearbox sometime in its life
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sport16v
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Registered: 25th Jun 07
Location: Ipswich, suffolk
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quote:
Originally posted by sand-eel
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Originally posted by Ojc
Aren't the newer ones slightly faster as well due to revised gear ratios?
very slightly yes, but the new one weighs 30kgs more.
the jap version has 222bhp prob the fuel they have over there.
yeah quite alot of differences, revised mapping and cam profiles I think (don't quote me), I know that the fuel in japan is 100 minimum so it's mapped for 100, big anti roll bars, recaro seats, lsd, obviously prettier in champ white
[Edited on 20-12-2008 by sport16v]
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whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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gear box is one of the best I have used
Good for 350 BHP too
As I have always stated they are a great package
Not the quickest but by no means the slowest and great value
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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The gearbox is good to use but they are prone to fookin up especially 2nd gear
Next thing thats getting done on the wifes is rear JDM anti roll bar and tie bar, then camber bolts including the fast road set up.
Then the brakes will be uprated as there a pile of cack
[Edited on 21-12-2008 by big eck]
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