'Still registered as a 1.4' - Justice at last !!
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22Rgt said:
What really is the point in going to all the trouble fitting a 2litre engine in a stty 1.2 corsa....just go out and buy a 2 litre car...job done..
Maybe you should actually read the article before making a response. It also actually isn't that much trouble to fit a Z20LET into a Corsa C and once you have, it's hilarious to watch idiots like you that laugh at a 'stty Corsa' which can run rings around a lot of bigger engined cars with ease. Also, it's cheaper in the end to do an engine conversion than buy a larger engined car due to insurance restrictions.
Petrolhead95 said:
Maybe you should actually read the article before making a response. It also actually isn't that much trouble to fit a Z20LET into a Corsa C and once you have, it's hilarious to watch idiots like you that laugh at a 'stty Corsa' which can run rings around a lot of bigger engined cars with ease.
Also, it's cheaper in the end to do an engine conversion than buy a larger engined car due to insurance restrictions.
That last sentence is bks unless you're an example of the type of scrote who deliberately fails to disclose their modifications. Also, it's cheaper in the end to do an engine conversion than buy a larger engined car due to insurance restrictions.
I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
LoonR1 said:
That last sentence is bks unless you're an example of the type of scrote who deliberately fails to disclose their modifications.
I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Well, it isn't bks. For instance; BMW E46 330D was £11,000 a year to insure for me. A Z20LET Corsa with all mods declared including uprated suspension, brakes etc was £7,000 a year to insure. I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
Edited by Petrolhead95 on Friday 20th March 18:10
_rubinho_ said:
Just spotted this evening here...
It's an A45 AMG until you read the listing and it says:
I'd be surprised if fleabay do any more than send you a letter full of meaningless platitudes.It's an A45 AMG until you read the listing and it says:
eBay listing said:
This car has had a full a45 conversion, on log book it shows a180, cheaper on insurance,
Reported to eBay; why do they think they can get away with it? Petrolhead95 said:
Well, it isn't bks. For instance; BMW E46 330D was £11,000 a year to insure for me. A Z20LET Corsa with all mods declared including uprated suspension, brakes etc was £7,000 a year to insure.
Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
£7000/year that would be worth more than the car, it might be cheaper but how the juddering fk does that represent good value? Personally if I was 17 again I would run a st box round for a few years, add the extra few£k I would have spunked on insurance into an ISA and purchased a nice car when I had some NCD and the intelligence and respect to drive a high power car properly without sticking into a tree or wiping it up the armco on the motorway.Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
Edited by Petrolhead95 on Friday 20th March 18:10
Petrolhead95 said:
LoonR1 said:
That last sentence is bks unless you're an example of the type of scrote who deliberately fails to disclose their modifications.
I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Well, it isn't bks. For instance; BMW E46 330D was £11,000 a year to insure for me. A Z20LET Corsa with all mods declared including uprated suspension, brakes etc was £7,000 a year to insure. I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
Edited by Petrolhead95 on Friday 20th March 18:10
What does a standard Corsa with a big engine cost? I bet it's not as much, although you sound like a kid weaned on Max Power.
LoonR1 said:
Petrolhead95 said:
LoonR1 said:
That last sentence is bks unless you're an example of the type of scrote who deliberately fails to disclose their modifications.
I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Well, it isn't bks. For instance; BMW E46 330D was £11,000 a year to insure for me. A Z20LET Corsa with all mods declared including uprated suspension, brakes etc was £7,000 a year to insure. I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
Edited by Petrolhead95 on Friday 20th March 18:10
What does a standard Corsa with a big engine cost? I bet it's not as much, although you sound like a kid weaned on Max Power.
Petrolhead95 said:
LoonR1 said:
That last sentence is bks unless you're an example of the type of scrote who deliberately fails to disclose their modifications.
I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
Well, it isn't bks. For instance; BMW E46 330D was £11,000 a year to insure for me. A Z20LET Corsa with all mods declared including uprated suspension, brakes etc was £7,000 a year to insure.I can't think of a single scenario where a car with a transplanted higher power engine would be cheaper than a car that was produced with a bigger engine.
One's an expensive German car that costs a lot of money to repair if it goes wrong or gets damaged due to expensive parts prices, and the other one is a motorised baked bean can on wheels that is dirt cheap to buy, parts are dirt cheap, and chances are that if you get into a serious accident in it, the insurance won't have to pay out because you'll probably be dead anyway.
I could counter your argument by saying that a modified Corsa is still cheaper to insure that an original, unmodified Ferrari 250 GTO!
A far better example would be a comparison between a standard BMW E46 330D and an E46 320D that has been modified with 330D parts to make it the same spec.
Run those two through an insurance company and then come back and tell us that the modified car is cheaper to insure!
Petrolhead95 said:
Edit - insurance makes no sense. It costs the same to insure a Fiesta ST as a 1.2 Corsa. Go figure.
Again your argument is flawed!Edited by Petrolhead95 on Friday 20th March 18:10
Someone buying a Fiesta ST shows that they have a good level of intelligence.
Someone buying a 1.2 Corsa shows that they are a blithering buffoon who may well not have the intelligence to drive properly!
LoonR1 said:
Insurance makes a lot of sense, but you'd rather pretend it doesn't.
What does a standard Corsa with a big engine cost? I bet it's not as much, although you sound like a kid weaned on Max Power.
Depends on what parts you go for, if you can do it yourself and can use your own equipment/tools. Probably not much less than to buy a used 330D. I don't honestly know, I've only toyed with the Z20LET idea so far. Max Power? Bit before my time, chap. Not really into big exhausts, tacky bodykits and flames. I'd rather go faster. What does a standard Corsa with a big engine cost? I bet it's not as much, although you sound like a kid weaned on Max Power.
4rephill said:
Again your argument is flawed!
Someone buying a Fiesta ST shows that they have a good level of intelligence.
Someone buying a 1.2 Corsa shows that they are a blithering buffoon who may well not have the intelligence to drive properly!
I bought the Corsa because it was dirt cheap to run and buy in my first year. Quite honestly I think it's a great car and I don't regret it at all. In the almost 20,000 miles I've done in it, it has required a new headlight bulb which was free and an oil pressure switch which was £6. Cheap? Yep. Crap? Nope. Someone buying a Fiesta ST shows that they have a good level of intelligence.
Someone buying a 1.2 Corsa shows that they are a blithering buffoon who may well not have the intelligence to drive properly!
StottyEvo said:
This must be a pet hate for some, but a well driven car with tax, MOT and some level of insurance being driven with the incorrect engine is less of a crime than simply "driving without insurance" IMO.
The premium paid reflects all of the risk factors which include the power of the car. Insurers liability will cover the damage to any third party but a chaved up st box or a well modified car would receive limited or no payout for failing to disclose anything that was not factory standard. Why pay for the privilege of being uninsured against your losses? you might as well do TP only and pay a lower premium.Petrolhead95 said:
I bought the Corsa because it was dirt cheap to run and buy in my first year. Quite honestly I think it's a great car and I don't regret it at all. In the almost 20,000 miles I've done in it, it has required a new headlight bulb which was free and an oil pressure switch which was £6. Cheap? Yep. Crap? Nope.
Of course it was crap, the God Clarkson said so (before he moved to Audi then Peugeot), and his adherents are as devoted as any religious bigot.Thrilling cars Vauxhall? Not usually, but otherwise cheap to run and as reliable as most others.
JagXJR said:
In my experience TP insurance has rarely been much less than fully comp, legally you have to have fully comp if it is on Hire Purchase so I tend to go for this regardless these days.
Years ago it was when I first started driving but then a lot has moved on in the last 20 yearsStottyEvo said:
This must be a pet hate for some, but a well driven car with tax, MOT and some level of insurance being driven with the incorrect engine is less of a crime than simply "driving without insurance" IMO.
I don't have a lot of sympathy for a driver who's paid a bit of their insurance, and is happy for everyone else to shoulder their risk.JagXJR said:
In my experience TP insurance has rarely been much less than fully comp, legally you have to have fully comp if it is on Hire Purchase so I tend to go for this regardless these days.
Legally? You might have a contract that says you must have fully comp, but there is no law that says you have toxjsdriver said:
_rubinho_ said:
Just spotted this evening here...
It's an A45 AMG until you read the listing and it says:
I'd be surprised if fleabay do any more than send you a letter full of meaningless platitudes.It's an A45 AMG until you read the listing and it says:
eBay listing said:
This car has had a full a45 conversion, on log book it shows a180, cheaper on insurance,
Reported to eBay; why do they think they can get away with it? Edited by Madscanner on Sunday 22 March 12:27
Edited by Madscanner on Sunday 22 March 12:29
LoonR1 said:
JagXJR said:
In my experience TP insurance has rarely been much less than fully comp, legally you have to have fully comp if it is on Hire Purchase so I tend to go for this regardless these days.
Legally? You might have a contract that says you must have fully comp, but there is no law that says you have toGassing Station | Speed, Plod & the Law | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff