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Jonz

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Registered: 27th Nov 07
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17th Jan 09 at 22:00

Hi, Just thinking of buying a 106 gti. Wat do you people think of them? Performance,Look wise? Are they reliable?..Wats the nicest you have seen?. Are they all there made up to be?.Find that they are selling in the 1500-4000 bracket still.. Anything to look out when buying?.. Pics would help. Thanks a lot

MarkM

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17th Jan 09 at 22:02

Haha here we go....

Sean-B

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17th Jan 09 at 22:05

XSIHardy

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17th Jan 09 at 22:07

You will be spending a lot for a decent one

richard_cooper

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17th Jan 09 at 22:16

at least 2k for a decent one if you lucky

Jonz

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17th Jan 09 at 22:17

quote:
Originally posted by Sean-B

What do you mean by that?..

Jonz

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17th Jan 09 at 22:18

Are they good cars i want help not be laft at.. Advice please, is it a big jump from a corsa 1.6 sport to thease. I have had 4 corsas now and i fancy a change..

XSIHardy

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17th Jan 09 at 22:23

you probz will notice a bit of difference,
handle better as well

jonny 5

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17th Jan 09 at 22:26

me mates old vts werent that reliable mainly on bits an bobs and the powerstreering motor went twice then e bought a new 1. vts is like a 106gti just different shell. get a good 1 an ul b laughing they alot quicker than the sport. us sheep shagers should stike 2gether lol.

Sean-B

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17th Jan 09 at 22:28

quote:
Originally posted by Jonz

quote:
Originally posted by Sean-B

What do you mean by that?..

i mean nothing about it mate, just a bit of stigma attached to 106 GTi's on here as they are mentioned all the time.

my mate has a saxo vts which i believe to be the same mechanically. it is very fast (faster than my 1.6 sport) handles better too. But feels nowhere near as solid and the gear box is sloppy.

cesil

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Registered: 20th Aug 06
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17th Jan 09 at 22:44

i had one! hated it

broke all the time! might just of got a bad one tho!

sand-eel

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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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17th Jan 09 at 23:03

They have a tendancy to drive to some twisties, once they have consumed them they search for more.

Charlton

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Registered: 20th Mar 07
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17th Jan 09 at 23:20

such thing as a decent one?

CORSA NUT

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17th Jan 09 at 23:26

I've had one...Pics in my garage.

Decent enough cars but there are better cars to buy that are better built and feel more solid..

Like this for instance...

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/856942.htm

Charlton

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17th Jan 09 at 23:43

i see what you did there.......

CORSA NUT

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17th Jan 09 at 23:51

Wha???!!!

CORSA NUT

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17th Jan 09 at 23:52

TBH though i like the 182 more than the GTI...The 182 has all the good bits of the GTI with non of the drawbacks...apart from it being French lol

big eck

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18th Jan 09 at 02:22

One of the best cars i've owned and would have it back in a sec probably

Sunz

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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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18th Jan 09 at 02:48

Like jonny 5 says there they use some of the same parts as the saxo vts..
Im sure the engine is the same, gearbox and dif, not 100% sure tho

My vts has been in and out of the garage for since I got it 8 months ago..2 fuel pumps, gearbox and fuel reg later...

If you buy a decent one with a good service histroy then it should be alot better.

Anty

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18th Jan 09 at 02:50

i like them, but im getting a 1.9 td 306 in blaze gold

Ian W

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18th Jan 09 at 11:30

I've had mine for about 7 months, 100% standard GTi.

I do 60 miles a day, done over 7K since I got it and I haven't spent a penny on it other than fuel.

Not the best car in the world by any means but its a good little hot hatch, just look for one that hasn't been abused.

DannyB

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18th Jan 09 at 12:54

Half the people who bad mouth them probably havent owned them, which is rather funny. they're great little cars straight out the box. Great handling and fairly nippy as standard, a few breathing mods and some coilovers and you have yourself a greta little car, would have 1 over a 1.6 corsa anyday. They are cheap as chips now,but as said you will need to spend 1500-2000 for a decent lower miled example, alo tof standard ones knocking about lately too.

thegsi

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18th Jan 09 at 12:58

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Half the people who bad mouth them probably havent owned them, which is rather funny. they're great little cars straight out the box. Great handling and fairly nippy as standard, a few breathing mods and some coilovers and you have yourself a greta little car, would have 1 over a 1.6 corsa anyday. They are cheap as chips now,but as said you will need to spend 1500-2000 for a decent lower miled example, alo tof standard ones knocking about lately too.

Couldn't of put it better myself. With a decent filter and system, they can comfortably make 15bhp. I think they look awsome too. Yellow one on dark grey VTS wheels

Lynny

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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
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18th Jan 09 at 12:58

ive had 4 in my life (not mine, belonging to mates, ex etc), and theyre lovely to drive, really fun but reliabilty is rubbish. All 4 have either had engines blown up, gear box broke etc etc. Dont get me wrong, lass I know had one and it was fine, just in my experience they have a lot of problems. But compared to the similar corsa, more fun, better handling, etc

DannyB

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18th Jan 09 at 13:07

Get yourself on 106owners or 106rallye and have a look at some for sale, there's alot popping up at the minute. Personally I'd hold out for a 16v xsi, much more fun

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