mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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How often do you "give it some?" Ive started to think about how often I do now,seems to be quite a bit, by giving it some though I mean to 3.5k 
Id say my car has quite an easy life
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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this one has had 2 bootings
corsa got it all the time
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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corsa i kick the crap out of. vectra i drive mildly.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Fairly often, cars are built to be driven though, don't drive it in any way that would damage it even when I am giving it some.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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cant afford to boot the zafira dont like seeing the mpg meter at 7.1 mpg
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Greenock,Scotland
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Never really give my car hard times,odd booting here and there never red line every gear or that though lol
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Carl
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Registered: 9th May 04
Location: Jimmy Bennett's la la land.
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I often use quite a bit of the rev range but I rarely give it some, ie change gear quickl,y keeping high revs, go close to running out of grip type thing.
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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upto 6/7k rev's everytime i drive it...
it's a 1.2 8v, need to rebv the fuck out of it to get anywhere
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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Matt, you do realise we can tell exactly how you drive your car when it comes in for service 
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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I love giving it some, the turbo whistle is 
I dont bother revving above 3.5k ish because theres no point, its all noise and no power
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SportBoy
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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the corsa most of the time like a absolute twat
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Every day and every slip road 
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Robin
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Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
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All the time, hence averaging 22mpg from a 2 litre diesel (although I think the different wheels have thrown the figure out slightly)
It's so good to drive, I can't resist it.
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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all the time, everywhere safely to do so 
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Chris F
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Location: Newmarket Drives: Escort Van 1.8
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
upto 6/7k rev's everytime i drive it...
it's a 1.2 8v, need to rebv the fuck out of it to get anywhere
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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This thread makes me want a remap 
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Linch
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Registered: 4th May 06
Location: Whickham, Tyne and Wear
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Every day and every slip road
Slip roads are the most tempting 2nd gear ftw!
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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Not very. Which I guess is partly why it still hasn't had its 1st service done. Got another 1,100 miles till it says its ready. That will be 18,600 miles
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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Not very often. I drive my Corsa slower than my Metro most of the time.
...unless some silly, gay Subaru driver has a go.
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wilson_sri
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Registered: 31st Aug 04
Location: Dunfermline Drives: Technics 1210s
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I drive my nova like a total cunt, and i love it.
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Not much tbh.
Very rare i use the car, always let it warm up, but by the time its warmed up, im at work Never over 2k on a morning or on way home, too much traffic etc. Only other times i use it is to go to my girlfriends, which is only 7 miles away from my house.
Odd times ill give it a boot on the way home from my gf's on the dual carrige way, or if i go out for a drive with a few mates on a sunday, which is also vary rare, usually in the pub
Only done 5.5k in about 8 months.
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shaunmods
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Registered: 12th Mar 07
Location: Glascote, Staffordshire
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Wouldn't say I drive my car very hard. Dont redline it. Give it some stick every now and then or if im having a bit of fun with my mates but thats about it
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Mike
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Registered: 20th May 06
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Now I actually think about it, it's not really that often I don't think.
Most of the time I'm just driving to work or back so the engine's cold anyway therefore doesn't go over 2.5k.
I think it's generally only when I go out for a random mooch or going somewhere out of the ordinary and I see a National Speed limit sign on a fun road.
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Colin
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Give it a spirited drive now & then. Today I was doing between 90 - 110 on my private runway & stilll geting 40mpg
Id say driving hard equated to spinning up the wheels lots, doing handbrakey turnes ets & having no regaurd for the car - going at speed isnt really going to wear componants.
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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every now and then, like mike says, i'm normally driving to and from work in rush hour on a cold engine, whats the point of taking it to the redline on the small profile? there is no point
apparently i haven't fully grasped the concept of vtec death yet
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