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LaurenSR
02-01-12, 08:17 PM
1.6i GSi 3d any good people?
Royston
02-01-12, 08:19 PM
Aren't they all 3 doors?
absolutely awful, should be avoided at all costs..
LaurenSR
02-01-12, 08:20 PM
aww okay thanks people, friend of mine was asking about so thought i would ask on here lol
Pistol Pete
02-01-12, 08:21 PM
lol oh dear...
don't believe a word we say.......they are ok, if genuine... but there are tons of 'gsi replicas', some excellent, some rubbish..
Royston
02-01-12, 08:24 PM
Quite worrying for a Forum devoted to the Vauxhall Nova really:roll:
Any one got some positive comments.........
Getting rarer by the day due to the enthusiasm of the owners club:eek:
don't believe a word we say.......they are ok, if genuine... but there are tons of 'gsi replicas', some excellent, some rubbish..
can the confirmed by extra plating on the strut tops, unless they've been welded on after or its a derv lol
can the confirmed by extra plating on the strut tops, unless they've been welded on after or its a derv lol and lots of other things too...
What a load of crap answers lol Not everyone knows everything there is to know about Novas!
GSi is the later shape of the Nova and the largest engine that came out of the factory. If it's not too rusty and quite original it's well worth going for if you're after a Nova, but as Mowgli says there's loads of GSi replicas so check it's a real one.
Pistol Pete
02-01-12, 08:32 PM
Quite worrying for a Forum devoted to the Vauxhall Nova really:roll:
Any one got some positive comments.........
Getting rarer by the day due to the enthusiasm of the owners club:eek:
I think it was meant in jest....
well yes, but looking for a double skinned chassis leg is a bit harder lol ive always though strut tops are the quickest and easiest way
Quite worrying for a Forum devoted to the Vauxhall Nova really:roll:
Any one got some positive comments.........
Getting rarer by the day due to the enthusiasm of the owners club:eek:
how many regular members actually own one? lol
Course it is.
Its like going on any car forum and asking if theyre good lol
If they were crap-there would be no members lol
I though the OP was reffering to a low budget version of TT 3D for a minute lol
You can buy strut tops off the shelf tho, won't it say GSi on the logbook?
things like fuel pump & proper lines, correct trim etc.
Okay, so the forum decided the most powerfull best looking nova ever made is pish?
Vauxhall evolved this car since 1984 and ended with a car that could come 4th overall on the 1992 Manx international rally behind 2 subaru impreza's and a cosworth sierra and ahead of many other higher powered cosworth cars?
Top of the range model; better trim, sportier bumpers, 100bhp 1.6, etc.
Check insurance, as being the 'most powerful' factory model (thats a bit like saying you're the tallest of the 7 dwarfs lol) it'll be expensive.
Easiest way to tell a very very good rep from an original is...... GSi door seals are black on internal AND external side. Non GSi seals are black & grey.
Not many people, if any at all, A) know that fact and 2) would even swap them over/source GSi spec items.
The thing is,is that many for sale are listed as Gsi's, even on here.and theyre not at all.So if your not clued up,your wading through a potential shi7swamp
Easiest way to tell a very very good rep from an original is...... GSi door seals are black on internal AND external side. Non GSi seals are black & grey.
Not many people, if any at all, A) know that and 2) would even swap them over/source GSi spec items.
I'm sure my saloon has black door seals...
The thing is,is that many for sale are listed as Gsi's, even on here.and theyre not at all.So if your not clued up,your wading through a potential shi7swamp
Tag plates help, we really should do a proper buying guide on here
I'm sure my saloon has black door seals...
Black & grey yeah lol
Okay, so the forum decided the most powerfull best looking nova ever made is pish?
Vauxhall evolved this car since 1984 and ended with a car that could come 4th overall on the 1992 Manx international rally behind 2 subaru impreza's and a cosworth sierra and ahead of many other higher powered cosworth cars?
you know bloody well that the gsi nova that did that had more to do with a crazy genius driver & some rather good competition prep worth than vauxhalls input...
you know bloody well that the gsi nova that did that had more to do with a crazy genius driver & some rather good competition prep worth than vauxhalls input...
Higgins had the same car? the man was good but the car was just as good
you know bloody well that the gsi nova that did that had more to do with a crazy genius driver & some rather good competition prep worth than vauxhalls input...
And the fact that the Cosworths kept cracking intercooler end tanks :thumb:
All GSi's will have a tilt/slide sunroof as well, not many replicas do.
All GSi's will have a tilt/slide sunroof as well, not many replicas do.
All gsi's have reinforced o/s chassis leg aswell,
we had that row before, some did not have the sunroof apparently..
ps. bazil, the rally gsi had the gte engine, as it was homologated with it....
we had that row before, some did not have the sunroof apparently..
ps. bazil, the rally gsi had the gte engine, as it was homologated with it....
Eh I never said it didn't ??
Oh and all GSI did have a sunroof, the GTE model didnt due to homolgation rules is what was the argument
Edit, sorry uk model gsi novas had sunroofs
Royston
02-01-12, 08:46 PM
I think it was meant in jest....
I know, my comments were also:d
I have never seen a real GSi without a sunroof, just a few very early GTE's so I agree with Bazil's theory.
All mk1s had full black door seals
i'll play devils advocate.... group n rally cars, promotional vehicles...
All mk1s had full black door seals
mine didnt :/
All 321 trim code cars did
I ment Mk1.5s and three door models
i think if its clean, original gsi, good price
buy it,
have you any more info
colour, history, photo's etc
All mk1s had full black door seals
Beat me to it :( That's where mine were sourced from when I changed interior on the TD.
murph-gsi
02-01-12, 09:05 PM
My two door mk1 saloon has black door seals.
Who here actually has an original gsi nova ?
I do, if you do please pm a pic of your TRIM tag plate, I shall put together a buying guide for GTE and GSI models.
Who here actually has an original gsi nova ?
I do, if you do please pm a pic of your TRIM tag plate, I shall put together a buying guide for GTE and GSI models.
I will do it tomorrow if I get chance.
Cheers Lee, just for verifaction of GSI tags :)
shed-on-wheels
03-01-12, 01:44 AM
if its a choice yeah i love the gsi's but for me i would have to go for a mk1 sr or gte, mk2's seem to rot alot more, make sure its a real gsi even if its just type the number plate in on an insurance company, other than that lovley cars im just not a fan of the mk2 front or rear end thats all love the gsi dash ect though lol
brainsnova
03-01-12, 01:54 AM
Putting the reg into the mycarcheck app shows if it genuine.
Putting the reg into the mycarcheck app shows if it genuine.
lol, it'll also show a certain sport is genuine when many know it's a ringer, unlike any other novas the GTE and GSI has 1 or 2 differences in the shell that can show that's it's a genuine car.
brainsnova
03-01-12, 02:01 AM
lol, it'll also show a certain sport is genuine when many know it's a ringer, unlike any other novas the GTE and GSI has 1 or 2 differences in the shell that can show that's it's a genuine car.
I done yours to check if the app was right before i said it lol
lol
Try F879 MGD
it's my GTE
brainsnova
03-01-12, 02:04 AM
No details found lol
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/2b036.jpg
Databases lie, this car I've had since 1997, genuine GTE, had 2 private plates, registered in my name and current log book and sorn up to date, so don't beleive everything you read kids :)
What colour is that and how many novas do you have stashed away
brainsnova
03-01-12, 02:11 AM
I know it's not 100% as it won't find my mates car when it used to be found on there but everyone I've searched has been correct details when it's found. My guess is it's not been insured in the last few years.
Carmine red mate, I have 3, a gte ( that one ) my silver GSI and a shell I'm using for parts but will be turned into a tribute to my late father in law who died last week.
I know it's not 100% as it won't find my mates car when it used to be found on there but everyone I've searched has been correct details when it's found. My guess is it's not been insured in the last few years.
Tax disc ran out in 99 LOL
It looks clean why don't you use it what's milage and condition
Ooft, it's gubbed, both inner wings any chassis legs are gone, I robbed its gearbox for my gsi but for the last 5 years I've been collecting parts to rebuild it for my girlfriend as it was the first car she had driven,
This is how it sits ATM lol
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/P2050008.jpg
The first pic looked promising now not so good
lol, you'll see a thread in a year or so :)
Lol nice fast progress like the gsi then that's what like to hear lol
Why the shopping baskets
lol, you'll see a thread in TEN year's or so :)
is this when the gsi is done?????????
ive weighed in a few gsi novas, felt gooooood lol
brainsnova
03-01-12, 10:41 AM
ive weighed in a few gsi novas, felt gooooood lol
When I scrapped my old sr the claw grabbed it and threw it 20 metres and it still landed the right way round and that felt good lol
DAFTJOHN
03-01-12, 10:54 AM
lol
Try F879 MGD
it's my GTE
I had a white sr very close to that reg. had side skirts, gsi bumper and mk 2 headlights along with spots built into the front bumper. Did you ever see it about your way?
Probably would have John, there used to be a fair amount of novas round about here in the mid to late 90's at one point I can remember at least 7 of my friends had novas at the same time lol all in the Johnston area
brainsnova
03-01-12, 12:22 PM
Tax disc ran out in 99 LOL
Just as your gte came of the road I was just getting on the road for the first time in my 1.3sr lol
lol, you'll see a thread in a year or so :)
When you go down with a dustpan and brush to sweep up the remants from the garage lol
My Antibes has a tilt slide y0, does that mean its a GSi, its got an XE and i want speedlines for it, so it must be:p
Southie
03-01-12, 08:03 PM
Bazil stick your glasses on, I've brought the old girl back to life lol
http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/shoppery/3DGTE.jpg
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