2008 Corsa SRI
Discussion
Well I've been a member for a while so thought I'd finally make one of these...
It's a 5 door SRI turbo. Same engine as in the VXR but detuned to 150bhp.
Mods so far are Milltek cat back, mapped to 214bhp and 240lb/ft. Irmscher rear spoiler, grill covers and a Leon front splitter. Eibach springs all round with a geo setup from Thorney in MK. Alpine sound system.
I've been looking around recently for something to replace it with but not spotted anything that takes my fancy (that can do 30+ mpg as I drive 120 miles a day). It's pretty quick and the geo setup from Thorney with the springs makes a huge huge difference! It's the best roadcar I've had for backroads as it's not got alot of bodyroll but the standard shocks are fairly compliant. Might go from a whiteline ARB at somepoint to help even further.
I'm thinking of keeping it a few more years now and so thinking of going to town on it and going for a K04 turbo (as in the astra VXR) conversion which would make it a fast car.....but stumbling on paying £4k+ on that! Still....less that the 1st year depreciation on most family hatchbacks.
It's a 5 door SRI turbo. Same engine as in the VXR but detuned to 150bhp.
Mods so far are Milltek cat back, mapped to 214bhp and 240lb/ft. Irmscher rear spoiler, grill covers and a Leon front splitter. Eibach springs all round with a geo setup from Thorney in MK. Alpine sound system.
I've been looking around recently for something to replace it with but not spotted anything that takes my fancy (that can do 30+ mpg as I drive 120 miles a day). It's pretty quick and the geo setup from Thorney with the springs makes a huge huge difference! It's the best roadcar I've had for backroads as it's not got alot of bodyroll but the standard shocks are fairly compliant. Might go from a whiteline ARB at somepoint to help even further.
I'm thinking of keeping it a few more years now and so thinking of going to town on it and going for a K04 turbo (as in the astra VXR) conversion which would make it a fast car.....but stumbling on paying £4k+ on that! Still....less that the 1st year depreciation on most family hatchbacks.
To be fair its the same engine as the VXR so 214bhp isnt that much of a pie in the sky figure. Its not visually as grabbing as the VXR but if you love it you love it.
If you like it that much why not put your car and the £4-5k its going to cost for ahte turbo into getting the Nurberg VXR??? Would make far more sense.
If you like it that much why not put your car and the £4-5k its going to cost for ahte turbo into getting the Nurberg VXR??? Would make far more sense.
What do you think of the interior quality?
Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
oj121 said:
To be fair its the same engine as the VXR so 214bhp isnt that much of a pie in the sky figure. Its not visually as grabbing as the VXR but if you love it you love it.
If you like it that much why not put your car and the £4-5k its going to cost for ahte turbo into getting the Nurberg VXR??? Would make far more sense.
Yep under the bonnet it's exactly the same as a VXR so their quite tunable. Nurberg VXR would be nice....but I think they're still more than 10K, plus the 5 door helps with having two kids. If you like it that much why not put your car and the £4-5k its going to cost for ahte turbo into getting the Nurberg VXR??? Would make far more sense.
TaylotS2K said:
What do you think of the interior quality?
Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
Well nothings rattling inside yet! The top of the steering wheel has started to go though....only 40000 miles in! Not checked the seat but never noticed anything - I'll have a look before I head home tonight.Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
TaylotS2K said:
What do you think of the interior quality?
Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
I've done 22k in mine from new and neither of those things have happened to me.Check the front seat on the side where it meets the airbag housing. Most Corsa's I've seen, the seat has split here. Vauxhall didn't want to know with a warranty claim, when a car was a year old and covered 7,000 miles. Also, steering wheel material started going. They said it was 'fair wear and tear'
Guess I'm lucky.
Max M4X WW said:
Quite a sleeper.
Is the engine really exactly the same as VXR spec? IE cams, injectors, turbo etc etc? Just the change in ECU map?
I'd be interested to know the answer to this.Is the engine really exactly the same as VXR spec? IE cams, injectors, turbo etc etc? Just the change in ECU map?
On another note, I think it looks like a hoot! I'd of never guessed this was a fast car from looking at it!
I'd agree with others though, don't spend 4k on it, you'll never get any of that money back when you sell it and it actually may make the car hard to sell, well thats unless you love the car? I've spent nearly 3k maintenance on my Impreza RB5 that is worth no more than 4k but I do love my car and have no plans to sell it!
Lee
Thanks for the comments guys!
Yep the engine is EXACTLY the same apart from the exhaust back box that has the tail pipe in the middle for the VXR. The engine in the SRI got replaced by a 1.4 at the end of 2008 and I'm still to see another with the 1.6 in it.
The spoiler is a bit marmite but I like it..
And as for spending the money on it - well I know i'll never get it back but then you never do with mods to cars like this really. I'll probably just enjoy it as it is though. Oh and the side of the seat is fine!
Yep the engine is EXACTLY the same apart from the exhaust back box that has the tail pipe in the middle for the VXR. The engine in the SRI got replaced by a 1.4 at the end of 2008 and I'm still to see another with the 1.6 in it.
The spoiler is a bit marmite but I like it..
And as for spending the money on it - well I know i'll never get it back but then you never do with mods to cars like this really. I'll probably just enjoy it as it is though. Oh and the side of the seat is fine!
chrisp84 said:
Yep the engine is EXACTLY the same apart from the exhaust back box that has the tail pipe in the middle for the VXR. The engine in the SRI got replaced by a 1.4 at the end of 2008 and I'm still to see another with the 1.6 in it.
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