just been looking about on a few sites and come across this. Fair enough some of the corsa's are quite fast i.e. 2.0 turbo conversions and the like but...any way have a look and see.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=85767

darren

[Edited by Mortywrx - 8/25/2003 12:14:56 AM]

 

Idiot, why do people insist on racing every car off the lights and then boasting about it! who gives a ****!!! not every car wants to race a corsa of the line so does that mean he has had his **** kicked?????????????

 

So we're saying highly modded Corsa beats standard scoob so if a highly modded Corsa meets a highly modded Scoob...????
and round and round we go

 

You have to laugh that he's boasting about beating a Mazda MX-3 (0-60 in 8.5), "beating" an M3 because he got through traffic quicker and then someone else has a go because they beat a diesel Mondeo.

I'm not against modified Corsa's exactly, in fact I reckon a 200bhp Corsa 1.2L with no external mods would be a right laugh, but come on, beating a Mondeo Diesel is nothing to be proud of.

 

I couldn't believe some of the bull that comes from that site. I used to own a very nice corsa gsi in carabic blue very nice standard car but performance wise it wasn't upto much! but when i got my scoob i was like a kid with a new toy I couldn't believe the performance of it.

I do believe there is some fast corsa's out there but with the big heavy 2.0 engines they are knackered when it comes to corners with all the weight and being front wheel drive it doesn't help...especially in the wet.

In fact id like to see a race in the wet again the best of the corsa's and a std uk scooby how I laugh when the corsa cannot get the grip it needs to put all the power down.

Darren

 

I thought corsas were slow. had a race with a 1.4 corsa in my 30 yr old GT6. got to 40 in 3rd, nailed it through to 75 @ 4.9krpm.
he was non to pleased because i let him think he was winning for 1/4 of a mile.

 

The car in questions actually a Fiat Punto GT Turbo

 

16vmarc there is no disrespect to the lads on corsasport, alls fair in love and war and all that but when you can put a statement like some of the ppl on there have done then its a different matter.

Darren

 

Totally agree with u m8 they talk out of their ***** but just thought id mention it was a punto and not a corsa!!!!

 

when I had my corsa I used to go on corsasport all the time don't go on as much now but that gt punto is suppose to be quite fast...?

But the driver need to calm down abit he must race every thing that he see's?

Darren

 

Think it has abt 160bhp not sure tho. Think he does low 15s or high 14s

 

If a corsa beats me from the lights so what I would still rather be in the scoob. Each to their own.

 

Was watching the IOM trophy rally today on M+M. A guy called Fox won in a Corsa and saw him overtaking a Scoob. A well prepared 2l Corsa is a very effective rally car and they turn, brake and drive very well.

 

Did you see the Top Gear when they got £100K worth of Lotus engineering and expertise to transform a old Skoda into a seriously good track car. Yes with a big enough budget you can do anything, almost .

It depends what you want :

a 20K with 2K worth of mods OR
a 8K car with 14K worth of mods

both cost you the same at the end of the day but which is worth more ?.

I know which I would pick but it doesnt mean I am right.

[Edited by chrisp - 8/25/2003 6:45:19 PM]

 

*** heads!

 

Some questions -
I couldn't see any facts in that thread, what 1/4 mile time does a modded Corsa do ? How much does a highly modded Corsa cost ? Why do drivers of small fwd cars boast about how cool it is to have a 1.4l engine that is tuned to breaking point ?

I had a UK MY98 Scooby Turbo with a Ramair panel filter and Scoobysport Back Box that did a 1/4 mile in 13.797sec ET @ 98.25mph with a 1.855sec 60ft time. I sold that car in April 2003 for 8250 including P1 brakes, Prodrive discs, Kenwood CD, front and rear spoilers and CAT1 alarm. Surely it would be worth saving up for that car instead of it on modding a Corsa/VTR/etc ?

 

In defence of the lads there, most of them are taking the pi55 out of that vibrio chap as well.

 

I feel yo uhave to understand that you post about what you race. other people post about what they beat. A punto GT will not beat a scoob if driven propely in a straight line without serious mods. like wise a corsa won't. however if you pump a few £ into these cars then you can make them fast. if you can;t get to grips with that then please

 

Hello, webmaster of Corsa Sport here, please take the ramblings of my members with a pinch of salt where unsubstantiated

The sub 5 0-60 and the video of the Corsa beating a Scooby quarter mile are real though

 

It was a LADA.

Lee

 

Ha ha, the first line made me chuckle 'tore him a new *******' kinda summed it up for me really!

 

your *** somes it up for me

 

didnt Dave P's old Corsa do 0-60 in4.97s??
was fast though lol

 

u scooby owners are fa**ys man. u go about sayin that scoobys are the best thing since slice bread, but when u get beat by a corsa(hahaha)u cant take it.

relex ppl is only a car.

 

I remember the scoobs when they had the same turbo as a punto GT

 

and the same as an evo