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Hi all,
Erm my story Im 20 and been a huge Vaux since i was 16
built 3 modified corsas, the last one was lucky enough the grace the cover of total vauxhall magazine
yes i know its gold and has a 165 bhp engine a fwd car but it was fun!!
Then i sold that before xmas and decided to grow up, so ive just bought a clio 172, more comfier than the corsa, just as fast and my god does it handle well!!
Just thought id say!
Erm my story Im 20 and been a huge Vaux since i was 16
built 3 modified corsas, the last one was lucky enough the grace the cover of total vauxhall magazine
yes i know its gold and has a 165 bhp engine a fwd car but it was fun!!
Then i sold that before xmas and decided to grow up, so ive just bought a clio 172, more comfier than the corsa, just as fast and my god does it handle well!!
Just thought id say!
Hey nice corsa... Super smooth is super sexy, I am guessing you checked in the 2.0 Calibra lump? I like the 172 I know what you mean about the handling but why didn't you go for the civic Type R or Leon Cupra R?
Heres my motor... its a EG Civic, its a 1600c honda D series engine, its only about 150bhp but the VTEC makes it all the worth while! I am planning on getting an R33 gts...if my insurance lets me, but even knowing this civic is a insurance group 14.
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Heres my motor... its a EG Civic, its a 1600c honda D series engine, its only about 150bhp but the VTEC makes it all the worth while! I am planning on getting an R33 gts...if my insurance lets me, but even knowing this civic is a insurance group 14.
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Gazboy said:Exactly, see many hundreds of other comments from many hundreds of other people on here as to why. However, each to their own - yes, if they are true enthusiasts who drive carefully, sensibly and with due consideration for others then fair enough. As you rightly said, much better than ...
"but if I saw either of those cars on the road I'd give them a very wide berth."
Gazboy said:
... chaining themselves to 4x4's with save the Malaysian Orchid written on a placard around their necks.
Gazboy said:OK, I see your point (and I think you see mine!)
(cos the rolleyes was abit harsh)
Oli.
(Edited to quickly add the smilie 'cos I don't want to appear too harsh to Gazboy!)
>> Edited by zcacogp on Friday 20th January 19:33
I understand what you mean... some of the true enthusiast are sterotyped as "boyracers" or people with no common sense, driving cars like crazy cats. Well its a minority which spoils it for the rest... you can tell a pure enthusiast by the quality of his work... example... both my car & the fella's below, smooth clean looking cars, sense kits with a smooth flow. Boy racers tend to add any tack with no co-ordination or badly added whichs they did themself in a few hours.
It took me 2 months to build my car, from completely standard (even to the wheels) to what it is now... Even though I only did 30% of the work it was hard work... We did it to perfection to smooth lines & make everything matchup... Its shows now, when you park & come back to see loads of people taking pictures... or getting comments from not young boys but much older people =D
Ohhh about the bad boy bonnet... I love it...gives the car a aggresive look, esp when I turn on the Angel projector lights looks awesome, just wanted to give the car some character!
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It took me 2 months to build my car, from completely standard (even to the wheels) to what it is now... Even though I only did 30% of the work it was hard work... We did it to perfection to smooth lines & make everything matchup... Its shows now, when you park & come back to see loads of people taking pictures... or getting comments from not young boys but much older people =D
Ohhh about the bad boy bonnet... I love it...gives the car a aggresive look, esp when I turn on the Angel projector lights looks awesome, just wanted to give the car some character!
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[/URL]Abz1324 said:As gazboy said (
... you can tell a pure enthusiast by the quality of his work...
to you too, mate!), there is a difference between quality of workmanship and taste. The person who 'modified' that car omitted to think about legalities of things like numberplates on the front, although whether that qualifies as bad workmanship or bad taste I don't know. Both, probably. Hardly high-quality when you look at a lack of attention to detail like that. Taste is subjective (as is "beauty" - read my comments here www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=226138&p=4) but that really doesn't do it for me. Vile, hideous. Abz1324 said:Couldn't have put it better myself.
Boy racers tend to add any tack with no co-ordination
Workmanship? Hard to tell from a low-res picture like that. But it looks to my eyes as if the grille is making a bid for freedom in the middle ... Vile, hideous. (Or did I say that earlier.)
Oli.
Thanks for the mixed comments!!
Well like the majority of people on here with tvrs, ultimas, kit cars, porsches etc etc i love my cars. But at my age and time in life i simply cannot afford to purchase such cars, insure them or run them.
So i take a normal car and turn it into a fun car and one that has many hours grafted into it. Such as the corsa, yes its not to everyones taste but it was my hobby.
And im afraid that i do fall into that category i was out there doing work on my car, cleaning, taking to shows and meets, just like other people do with the top end stuff.
Now I have the sensible option of the clio, and when i have finished my degree i would like something possibly Jap as insurance may allow and i will also have a salary.
Well like the majority of people on here with tvrs, ultimas, kit cars, porsches etc etc i love my cars. But at my age and time in life i simply cannot afford to purchase such cars, insure them or run them.
So i take a normal car and turn it into a fun car and one that has many hours grafted into it. Such as the corsa, yes its not to everyones taste but it was my hobby.
And im afraid that i do fall into that category i was out there doing work on my car, cleaning, taking to shows and meets, just like other people do with the top end stuff.
Now I have the sensible option of the clio, and when i have finished my degree i would like something possibly Jap as insurance may allow and i will also have a salary.
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