Corsa 1.8 SRI

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So here we have my current car, I have recently moved out so funds are tight but wanted something with a bit of go but cheap on insurance. I've had a 1.2 version of this corsa as my first car and enjoyed it then so thoughts would try a 1.8 and with it only being insurance group 9 for 125 bhp I didn't think that was too bad. (0-60 in 8 secs)

I know it isn't too everyone's taste but I haven't 'chavved' it up at all and when the exhaust rusted through I went for an OEM exhaust instead of the easy and cheaper hugely loud one. As didn't want it to catch any attention.







And half way through an afternoon hack with my flat mate in his rover 25.



Also have a few pictures of my friends garage where he works on various cars/engines/everything that I thought I'd share.









I also briefly had a 320 before my current car but wasn't best car for a 20 year old at the time.

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Think ill leave it standard, has a wheel that could do with refurbing so may do that. I think it's hard to do anything to a corsas exterior without making it look very fastcar/maxpower.

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Ye is fun little car, probably look to get something faster in the near future but does the job ATM,

Think I will avoid the stickers ATM ;D

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Might get a ph one tho

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Ye they tend to wheel spin at any given opportunity but I think ill keep ot for the time being till I come into a bit more money for something a bit more planted.

The e46 I sold to a friend as I was moving to Brighton so needed a smaller car with cheaper insurance. I do miss it tho, very tempted to get a 330 ci in the future though.

Any recommendations on somthing small and quick other then a 172/182?

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Dyke road?

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Yea, I haven't driven a huge amount of "hot/warm" hatches to compare it too but it is a lot quicker to drive then the e46. Yes they are quite rare which can make parts like the exhaust very expensive to replace which I just had to do. Good fun though

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Ye the interior similiar to that. Can't say the interior the strong point of any vauxhalls tho tbh

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Yep, second gear can be a bit short and hard to put it down as you both said, especially in the wet.

Ad yes Julian goddfreys rally car that my friend works on, it's mental

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And it does have the close ratio gear box, which is a huge improvement over the sxi gear box I had in my first car