ash-ov-boro
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good points & bad ??
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R Lee
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They're ok. Pokey enough, sporty looking.
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ash-ov-boro
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quite sick of the b breaking down ive spent a fortune on it so time to get rid
Sri seems to be cheeper to insure than the sxi why's this?
what model c's come with leather interior and do they all come with alarm and imob?
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Stuart H
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Registered: 17th Jul 09
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Try and get an exclusive , leather interior , leather as standard , usually have irmscher bits as well
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Aleex
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you will be very surprised at how cheap a 1.8 corsa c is to insure, give it a go
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taylorboosh
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Slow get a vtr
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Aleex
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vts
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taylorboosh
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Obv thrn insurance will be an issue. I went from a sri 1.4 to a vtr and loved it
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LeeM
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ive got a 1.4 sri (which is up for sale currently  ) and had a vts before it. corsa is much better built and nicer to drive, and while the saxo handled better the corsa still handles well.
insurance is much cheaper on a 1.4 than a 1.4, cost me £390 f/c fo the 1.4 and was getting quotes of £750+for the 1.8
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Aleex
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really? didnt think there would be a huge difference.
i can see your point with insurance tho, for what they are vts's are alot to insure
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Aleex
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and for me there was a difference of a £150
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taylorboosh
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lol the corsa cs do NOT handle well
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andys sxi
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i loved my corsa c 1.8 sri when i had it
watch out for wiper linkage, gear lingage they are known for them
if you not going to be racing it around they are ok on handling,
April 08 feature car
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taylorboosh
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they arent, they handle as badly as mk4 golfs
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andys sxi
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no i think the corsa is better i had a golf and then the corsa c
most people anyway dont need cars to handle well not as if everybody goes on track days every weekend
April 08 feature car
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taylorboosh
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i dont goon track days, just didnt think my corsa handled well is all, saxo is 10x the car
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LeeM
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ive owned a golf a saxo and the corsa, saxo was undeniably better than the other 2 but the corsa was still good, the golf was terrible.
ive had to replace the gear linkage and reset my wiper linkage because the wipers didnt sit right
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LeeM
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to add to that id take a 1.8 sri over a vts anyday now as a daily driver.
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taylorboosh
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maybe its because mine was an early sri but i thought it handled shit
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LeeM
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in comparison to what?
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taylorboosh
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ive had loads of cars... was one of the worst handling wise... that and the golf
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mattant
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This thread is good because I am actually looking between a VTR and a 1.4 SRi, the VTRs are a lot cheaper to buy but a bit more expensive to insure
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Daveskater
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Check the insurance for the 1.8 SRi because you'll get the same MPG out of it as the 1.4 but you'll actually have some power behind it.
As said the Exclusiv has leather, SXI+ has half leather and I think leather was an option for the SRi but not many have it. The standard SRi seats are more supportive though, so I've been told.
Great improvement of handling when I put the Irmscher springs on, rolled too much before but now it feels a lot more planted. I've not had it on track or anything but it does pretty well on the road for me.
For a daily driver the Corsa will be more refine than the Saxo imo. I've not driven the VTR/S but have driven a pov spec phse 2 Saxo and the Corsa is the nicer car to use every day.
Like I say, I haven't had it on track, but it did pretty well on this road  Was a fun drive when we weren't stuck behind tractors 
[Edited on 08-08-2011 by Daveskater]
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mattant
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
Check the insurance for the 1.8 SRi because you'll get the same MPG out of it as the 1.4 but you'll actually have some power behind it.
Really? I've read the combined for the 1.8 is 35mpg and the 1.4 is 42mpg
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Liam-Wilko
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they are realy canny quit nippy considering the waight and do not go french if u want extream power go for a civic CTI same insurance as a VTS and GTI and come standerd with a hell of a lot more BHP and handle even better than a VTS or a GTI from experianse and when u drop a civic they are even beter 
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