The Turbo Corsa

Maplassie said:
I will not mention to this forum how I feel about a Skyline in detail, but......

The R34 GT-R is my obsession. I don't like the car, I perv over it, I love it more than life itself.

R33 GT-R is awesome, R32 aswell

The Nissan GTR, the new one (R35) is a piece of crap.

RX7 is my third favourite car, and they are awesome aswell. Got some killer ones in my area :)

It's Pyr0's favourite car!

you dont have to be a millionaire to get yourself a RX7. Good ones go for around 150-180K, wich is very affordable!
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You echo my sentiments exactly. The love of my life is the Skyline R34 V-Spec II. I however like the R35 too, but not as much :D.
 
ok i know we're on the topic of ur Corsa Maplassie but dude you gotta hear the new sound i installed today its brilliant and with my small boot it actually helps with regards to base its amazing :D
 
aae55555 said:
any suggestions? recaro / sparco?

how much will good ones set you back. and how much is installation you think?
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Recaros/sparco's go for around 5K per seat in our fare country. and that's without the mounting brackets, sliding rails etc etc.

Autostyle have momo seats from time to time, and while some may question their authenticity, checking the model and part names on the seats once revealed that they are indeed the real thing.

They usually sell for around R2000 a pair.

Look each to his own, and sometimes cheaper seats are very comfy etc etc, but cheaper seats are just that, cheap, and they look the part, wich is cheap.

Man if you buy the seats pull on in one day when me and Pyro and the lot are lanning and we will isntall them for you quick quick.
 
heh, I had a Corsa 1.6 GSi - 1st car I ever bought. 2 months afterwards I rolled it on loose gravel on the road coming back from CT :( I was amazed that neither myself or my boet had a single scratch on us afterwards. I DEFINITELY wouldn't want to have undergone all of that in a citi golf.

Anyway, I now have the 4 door 1.8 GSi ... it's very slow for it's engine size and doesnt feel nearly as nippy as the 1.6 2 door did. I must say that it's a heckload more comfortable inside & I absolutely love it for everyday driving.

I was shocked with the heavy fuel consumption on it though ... almost 10l/100km (A/C on) in town, but when i took it on the open road in the transvaal/freestate it was sitting on 6.4l/100km with A/C on.
 
yeah the Corsa C 1.8 Gsi is actually just a rebored 1.6 Gsi Engine, but the power increase was barely noticable. coupled with allmost 300KG more weight, and you can see why its not that nippy. BUt yeah it's a very comfy car.
 
Maplassie said:
yeah the Corsa C 1.8 Gsi is actually just a rebored 1.6 Gsi Engine, but the power increase was barely noticable. coupled with allmost 300KG more weight, and you can see why its not that nippy. BUt yeah it's a very comfy car.
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Yup, I was a bit miffed about that.

Even my mom's old 1.6 GSE seems to sit more comfortably at top end speeds. Now THAT is an amazing engine. Done over 300,000km and it's still running 100s. Ofcourse, you need to replace rings every 5kms after you buy an opel :p

EDIT: ye, my old one was 75kW, the new one 79kW. Plus with the added weight, it's rather sluggish compared to just about every other hatch. But I'm not a fan of speed so it's fine. Just wish the consumption for town driving wasn't so harsh.
 
Maplassie said:
Recaros/sparco's go for around 5K per seat in our fare country. and that's without the mounting brackets, sliding rails etc etc.

Autostyle have momo seats from time to time, and while some may question their authenticity, checking the model and part names on the seats once revealed that they are indeed the real thing.

They usually sell for around R2000 a pair.

Look each to his own, and sometimes cheaper seats are very comfy etc etc, but cheaper seats are just that, cheap, and they look the part, wich is cheap.

Man if you buy the seats pull on in one day when me and Pyro and the lot are lanning and we will isntall them for you quick quick.
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Thanks man nice of you, Will do that if i can conjure up R5k haha!
 
Dude you can buy a set of StS racing bucket seats for around R4000.
Probably the best seats I have ever owned.Sold them not to long ago to a guy on the dtm forum.
I agree with maplassie byuing cheap would be a stupid idea.
 
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