360 or 340?

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360 or 340?

Post by rickm » 19 Jan 2005 11:38 am

when i bought my 1.4 340 i was only 19 and didn't have any "no claims", i've now got a years no claims and i'm 20. Now the insurance is cheap i'm thinking of getting a 360 GLT. How would they compare to my current car? and to my mates 2.0 cavalier sri?

Anyone got any 0-60 times for a stock 360? top speed as well if possible?

Final question: Can they take as much thrashing as my 340, had it a year and spent £13 on it. ?

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Post by 5lab » 19 Jan 2005 11:40 am

yes to the trashing, but you'll probably crash it

0-60 is about 10s for a glt

they drink a LOT more fuel and cost more in tax.
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Post by 5lab » 19 Jan 2005 11:41 am

oh and top speed is ~115 mph (book), probably get 120 out of it.

it would probably be decimated by the sri
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Post by SteveP » 19 Jan 2005 12:54 pm

I'd say it may be fairly close (in a straight line) between the Sri and GLT.. especially if the Cavalier has a Cat. If its pre-cat though, you'd probably be struggling :(

Though there are definitely benefits of a GLT over the Cavalier. Cheap insurance being one - doubt it will be much more than your 340. Rear wheel drive, in my opinion much more fun than front wheel drive.. as you probably know owning a 340 :) Nicely balanced handling... the 88-96 Cavalier is renowned for having poor/dull handling!
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Post by wjp01908 » 19 Jan 2005 01:16 pm

"it would probably be decimated by the sri"

This may or may not be true, but look of the bonuses with a 300 series.

Solid build, comfort, crash protection, the 300 mania website and the knowledge that you`re doing something just a little different.

Anyway if you just want to go fast, you could just get a bike and save on tax and petrol into the bargain, as well as ripping the arse out of any Cav drivers

Regarding insurance, I`m not sure that an extra year will make a great difference - I didn`t actually learn to drive a car until my mid twenties so I never had to face the high premiums that the pre 21`s attract, and am not sure how it pans out through the early years of driving.

I dont know that an extra year NCB will offset a higher group - correct me if I`m wrong anyone- but are 360`s a 9 as opposed to a 7 for a 340?

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Post by Chris_C » 19 Jan 2005 01:21 pm

Dunno if it'll help into the equation but I got quoted £400 for me and my g/f on a 480 turbo, as opposed to £350 for just me on Kar... Don't quite get that one :roll:
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Post by SteveP » 19 Jan 2005 01:21 pm

Will, you summed up the benefits of owning a 300 nicely :)

Regarding insurance, I also have one years no claims, am 19 and own a 360 GLT, insurance was approximately £40 more per year than my previous 1.3 Skoda Favorit (Group 6). The 360s must be seen as a low risk car compared to others!

Will is right - the 300 is a safe car, I'd rather be in a 300 series in a crash than a Cavalier!
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Post by SoLaMaNdA » 19 Jan 2005 06:59 pm

I found the 360 GLS si cheaper to insure than the 340 and I'm 19!! The GLT is abit more but not much. Rear wheel drive is the clincher for me.

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Post by foggyjames » 20 Jan 2005 02:18 am

Of course the beauty of the redblock is that you can go down to your local scrap yard, and buy all the bits you need to OWN that cav...for less than £50. And the engine will look totally stock...no K&N, all motor.

SRis are easy...GSis are trouble :(

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Post by Geez » 20 Jan 2005 11:34 am

SRi is more modern,more spacious, more refined, more bling also more expensive, more likely to be nicked ,prob ££$ more to insure,way more likely to have been thrashed within an inch of its life.
Having driven a Cav SRi regularly in the past and now owning a GLT I would say as standard the Cav would be way quicker But for the price you would pay for a thrashed SRi you could pick up a decent GLT prob with money over for a few little mods!
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Post by foggyjames » 20 Jan 2005 01:03 pm

I think it's fair to say that the mk3 Cav SRi is THE car you're most likely to see being driven by a mid 20s chav who's somehow managed to scrape together enough NCB to insure it, but still drives it like he stole it!

I think I'm right in saying that there was more than one version of the SRi - one 8v, and one with the 16v XE engine? I think the GSi also used the XE, but was tuned hotter. An original 8v ought to be within grabbing distance of a GLT, but a 16v is another matter. A B204 (2.0 16v) or B230 (2.3 8v) ought to kick SRi butt, and a B230ET (2.3 8v turbo) 360 would round up SRis, GSis.....even the 4wd Cav Turbo thing....and shoot the lot of them. A worked B234ET (2.3 16v turbo...a custom job!) would serve up on a plate the ass of that Lotus Carlton we're talking about :) All things are possible...

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Post by SteveP » 20 Jan 2005 01:31 pm

haha.. the mental image of the typical Cav Sri owner.

I thought there were too versions too.. I think a GLT and 8v Sri would be relatively equal matches. Certainly a Sri 8v with catalyist!!

Hmm.. all this talk of 2.3s and turbos makes me want to do some engine swapping :mrgreen:
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Post by foggyjames » 20 Jan 2005 03:16 pm

I think that's a very bad idea.... sm63

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Post by Geez » 21 Jan 2005 01:57 pm

Dont know about 8v on a mk3 Cav prob was one. The one I had was a 16v and I cant say I didnt enjoy it. But if I was 20 now (if only) I would go for a 360. Even an older SRi would be likely to cost ££££ to insure for a young driver and like Foggy said the reputation for them being stolen or driven like they re stolen means they likelyhood of blue lights in your rear view mirror at anything above oap going to Tesco s pace is pretty high! Main selling point of 360 though is good ol RWD handles like a proper car sm101 . Pus with a few adjustments its gotta be worth the look on Mr SRi s face when ya skin him at the lights!!!! sm66 sm2 340pw
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Post by SteveP » 21 Jan 2005 02:24 pm

Geez wrote:Dont know about 8v on a mk3 Cav prob was one.
Definitely was :) The 16v is quite a bit quicker...
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