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Jul 30, 2016 16:19:34 GMT
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corsa gsi has future classic written all over it. seems to have fallen into the astra gte segment of "retro" scene. low in numbers, relatively unloved, stolen, abused, barried up, then eventually vaporised quicker than base models to near extinction. according to howmanylies theres only 45 on the road out of 300 total ! my sister had a 1.2 "arizona", and a friend has a grey gsi. never known a car with such a chasm between the quality/feel of base model to top end sport model. Totally agree, would you believe overall there's more Nova gsi' still in existence than there is corsa's?
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Gutted for you, love a mk2. Bet the previous owner would be heartbroken.
I bet cars like this are a god send to joyriders now being as 99% of cars on the road today are almost unnickable without the keys.
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This happened last week Alfa 145 cloverleaf Bought on a whim. Like most of my other it's been off the road for a couple of years due to the previous owner having a bad accident at work and couldn't drive. I don't think this one will be staying long, shame really as it really is a good one and has the biggest service history of any car I've ever owned, the service book is full plus another a4 sheet of paper with more stamps on it. I've even found the sales receipt that the previous owner paid £1600 only a short while before he stopped driving. This one will just be getting an mot and a quick play then sold on purely because I don't have anywhere to keep it. I've always liked these and just wanted to experience owning one.
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Last Edit: Aug 20, 2017 19:20:49 GMT by southside
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Jul 24, 2016 17:46:48 GMT
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Finished off the rust repair on the rear inner arch today. Painted and undersealed. You can also see new suspension fitted. The car had lowering springs fitted when I bought it but I'm guessing they were for a 1.0 or a 1.2 as the car nosedived at the front and was very crashy over the bumps. I wanted to try and keep the car as close to original spec as possible but although I still had the original dampers the springs were long gone. Standard springs are still available new but at nearly £40 a corner plus postage it was a little steep. I opted for a cheap set of fk coilovers off amazon instead, there's mixed reviews of them online but as I'm not planning on doing any track days they'll do for now. I've also had the wheels refurbed. The previous owner had badly painted them black and a lot of the paint was chipping off. I had them done by city powder coaters in Birmingham, again mixed reviews about them online but I've used them before and at only £20 a wheel for a dip, strip, repair and re-powder coat in a range of colours i can't complain. The finish isn't flawless but if you want them perfect you'd pay three times the price. I had them done back in the original silver
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Last Edit: Aug 20, 2017 19:24:41 GMT by southside
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Jul 22, 2016 20:37:31 GMT
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And the corsa seems to have held up well behind those arch trims, my old one was shot there.. They have, other than the couple of areas shown in the pics it's surprisingly solid for a 90's Vauxhall. I expected the sills to have dissolved behind the skirts as well but they're solid and clean without a spec of rust.
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Jul 22, 2016 18:14:06 GMT
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As promised. Obviously after I sold the first xr2i I was originally looking for another one, even though I bought the corsa and Saxo inbetween oops!, well eventually I found another one local. Completely original (apart from the exhaust) 1990 xr2i 1.6, genuine 70k miles and only three owners from new, solid and rust free in all the right places. Even has its factory stereo and uncut parcel shelf. It was listed in the wrong category on eBay, car parts and accessories, and I won it with the only bid of £600 if I remember correctly. From what I can tell, just like the corsa the first owner had it for Most of its life, it was then unfortunatly written off due to a damaged drivers door. The second owner then purchased it as salvage and made a complete bodge of fitting a "new" white door and painting it Matt black with rattle cans whilst on the car without masking anything around it. Hence now the once mint drivers side now has a Matt black door and Matt black overspray on everything in its vicinity including the glass!! Luckily the third owner saved it from any further bodges and planned on getting it back to its former pristine state but unfortunatly he also had an escort rsturbo that was taking up his time and it was left stored in a garage for two years. It's now awaiting my care and attention dry stored in my mums garage. These are the only pics I have for now.
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How about a stilo sporting? Or if budget stretches that Abarth version? 2.4 20V
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Cool collection of cars there Shame about the Fezz as I'm a big Ford fan!! I have another one pics will follow In other news..... Rear quarter repaired on the corsa
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2016 6:50:09 GMT by southside
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Jul 19, 2016 10:07:19 GMT
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Thanks! There is more to my collection but no pics at the min. I will update soon.
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After a good look over the corsa I was pleasantly surprised how solid it was underneath with a lot of it being undersealed. I only found a couple of grotty bits, first being the driver rear inner wheel arch.. This was after id'd prodded it a bit And also found some bubbling through on the driver side front inner arch Welded up the rear arch first and seam sealed. Ignore my shocking attempt at seam sealing! Lol never used it before and due to the heat it was drying quicker than it was coming out the tube. Will look fine when painted and I undersealed
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Thought it's about time I started a thread as my collection seams to be growing. I've always been a fan of late 80's/90's hot hatches, some of you will disagree weather most of them could be considered "retro" but these are the cars I grew up with as a child and always dreamed of owning. Now in my late 20's, house and family sorted I've been granted permission from the Mrs to start my hobby which is slowly getting out of hand . It all started towards the end of last year when I started trawling eBay and gumtree for cars. It wasn't long before I found this... Xr2i 1.8 Fairly local to me, still mot'd but a none runner. The head gasket had gone on the previous owner who had the head rebuilt but then couldn't get it running again. I had a bid but didn't actually win the auction. Emailed the seller saying if the winning bidder didn't purchase it to let me know. A week or so later he messaged me back saying he had been messed about and if still wanted it I could have it for £500 which was actually £100 less than I'd originally bidded, Bonus! Got it recovered home and had a good look around it. Long story short the engine appeared to be scrap and it needed some welding, although I'm a fairly competent diy mechanic it was a bit more work than I was prepared to do so it was sold back on. In the meantime I also bought this... Mk1 Saxo VTS Bought on a whim, I wasn't actually looking for it but it popped up on eBay again fairly local and it was very cheap with only a couple of hours left. I won the auction for £300. It was pretty high mileage but it was a runner and had a couple of months mot left so it seamed worth it. I used it for a couple of weeks but I didn't really bond with it, I had a VTR when I was 18 so it brought back a few memories but as I'd already owned one before it didn't feel much different. Also even though the mk1's are getting quite rare now it still didn't stand out enough from the norm and just felt a bit like a wanna be boy racer so again it was sold. Next was this....(apologies for the sideways pictures) '94 Corsa Gsi Once again found by accident on gumtree literally two mins from my house. Had been off the road for two years as the previous owner had bought it but couldn't get insured. It was cheap at £400 but due to this... Crippled rear quarter panel. Someone had reversed into it in a car park then the previous owner had tried to push most of it back out from the inside. It didn't phase me as a mate owns his own body shop so i bought it. Came with a stack of history right back to 94 and only three owners from new. It appears to have been well looked after in the past, first owner appears to have owned it for most of its life but then neglected slightly by the last owner. Nothing that can't be rectified. I still own this ongoing project so updates to come. The story continues but I have no more pictures at the min so I will update in due course!
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Last Edit: Jul 19, 2016 9:09:22 GMT by southside
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I must be wrong then but every car I've scrapped doesn't even show on dvla reg check.
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Jul 13, 2016 21:21:10 GMT
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If it was scrapped properly then the reg would show as no details held on dvla site.
As the reg is still showing its either laid up somewhere or it wasn't scrapped properly.
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Jul 12, 2016 21:46:19 GMT
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Even the wheel trims are intact. They were made from the same brittle plastic and tended to shatter at the first touch of a kerb.
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Was that the one for sale on here?
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Not got anything she doesn't know about but I've bought a few in the past and not told her until they've arrived.
To be honest she's quite good and doesn't mind what I buy as long as most of it stays at the yard and only one comes home at a time.
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I think it depends on the area. I've never been confronted with anyone angry when knocking doors personally, few people have simply said not for sale mate, some have said yes it can be for sale but then quoted me a silly high price and a couple have offered me their cars for peanuts.
Although i have heard a couple of stories on here of bad experiences door knocking.
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You could always put a note in his post box .. Think I may do just that. How can you tell if these are Syncro? It seems to be higher than average ones, based on my neighbours T3 camper that is anyway. No harm in knocking. Worst he can say is not for sale. I've knocked a few doors over the years and some have worked out well.
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As already said the amount of properly modified cars that had thousands spent on them can't of all ended up on the crusher. I bet there's still a fair few tucked away somewhere.
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I know of someone local that owns an ex max power cover car from around 2002-3. Completely wide arch kitted fiesta rs-t on 20" wheels and flip paint. Has been stored away for years. I think he's waiting for it to become cool again. Edit: this one, except it's had a colour change since it featured in max power.
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2016 15:30:04 GMT by southside
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