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munch
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:21 am |
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Hi peeps got my eye on a rather mint looking 19 RSI dont really know alot about these can anyone give me any info on them please. Performance wise how do they compare to the valvers are they rare as this is what i have been led to beleive by the owner or is he talking poo. what extras do they come with that sort of thing.
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mals
Self Proclaimed Comic Genius
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:32 am |
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Is it the blue one on ebay? |
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tominbristol
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:36 am |
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| Is it the blue one on ebay? |
Looks fair, low milage, bit of an 'unusual' colour though  |
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Chris H
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:45 am |
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yes they are rare and no they are not as fast as a 16V.
Higher torque on the RSI but over 20bhp down, roll on in 5th at 70 will prob be better in the rsi but a 16v driven as it should be will hammer it.
Unless you stick it in a lightweight shell and do some tinkering.
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bbracer16valver
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:47 am |
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munch
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:58 am |
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No its not the blue one on ebay although that one is really nice, the bloke wants £495 for it if anyones interested in it. The one im looking at is just around the corner from me its red with 62k on the clock and shit load of service history full mot and a couple of months tax left, had a look around it and a test drive and all seems very good. Just wanted some info on them before i take the plunge as i would prefer a valver in blue or a white chamade valver.
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tominbristol
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:10 pm |
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yeah go on, get it! new toy! |
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bbracer16valver
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:17 pm |
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munch
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:27 pm |
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Cheers BBracer, looks pretty clean and tidy will have a look at that one. missed out on a lovely one last night though newly rebuilt engine and all sorts of extras on it, my fault i was thinking of beer to much and forgot about it. That'll teach me :roll:
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Chris H
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:43 pm |
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in all honesty I would imagine an rsi is gonna have been much better looked after than the 16V! |
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munch
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:48 pm |
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RSI is looking good as i do need reliability above performance at the mo until my R5 conversion is sorted, Then i will have all the fun i need in my 5. So what does the RSI have that the 16v doesnt or the 16v have that the RSI doesnt apart from the power difference? Is it just interior trim and extra doors?
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tominbristol
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:20 pm |
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I'd always go hatch not chamade, just personal preferance though
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bbracer16valver
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Fri Jul 28, 2006 4:21 pm |
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chammy drive it sideways! |
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Chris H
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Sat Jul 29, 2006 4:31 am |
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trim is different but rsi has the same style bucket seats up front, the rest is the same apart fromt eh power, they havbe all the same toys. |
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