kitty_kitty
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Registered: 14th Dec 03
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Hi there. Me and my boyfriend are going to look at a Corsa today, for my first car 
It's a bit willy nilly as we found it this morning but all my boyfriends books for us to use as a check list on buying Corsas are at his house in Stoke and we're in Shrewsbury at the mo.
It's a 1.5 Diesel (before you complain I dont want a performance car neither can I afford it yet  ), L reg, 113000 miles, 5 door Hatchback, 4 months MOT, nice and clean. £925 ono.
Obviously I'll aim for the 800 quid mark if it's any good.
Now seeing as we aren't mechanics and are going for an initial look, what things could we look for? My boyfriend remembers things like cracks in the B-Pillars, rust along sills, under the arches, under the bonnet, doors etc, suspension checks and simple stuff like that.
Is there anything major we could check ourselves? Or anything else you recommend we should look out for which aint mentioned above?
Cheers 
Cat & Dave
PS: this is the car:
[Edited on 01-02-2004 by kitty_kitty]
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corsa_godfather
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Registered: 6th May 03
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you can get a better corsa for 800 than that.mileage etc.
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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better off going for a nice little 1.2 16v or a 3dorr TD with lower mileage, from your comments i'd never wish that car on a nun
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mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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You can get nice 3door petrol, 1.2 8v 80000miles for £800 easy. Better yet a 1litre 12v
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kitty_kitty
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Price is a big issue because I'm 17. I cant afford to pay whats needed for a newer 1.2 16v, nor the insurance on a 1.5TD.
I dont really want to travel far so I'm a bit limited.
Anyway if anyone can tell us what to look at in general, that'd be useful, as I already know what I can afford
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dirtymagician
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Registered: 16th Sep 03
Location: Blackpool, Lancashire
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check the paintwork and the wheel arches some of the earlier corsas(like the one your going to see) are starting to show signs of rust, some on the rear wheel arches especially.Check all the electics work as well as some of the earlier ones had electical problems too
Too be honest it seems like a bit of a wasted trip if u cant even afford to insure it. Id just hang onto your money save a bit more and then you can get something a bit better (or some more money towards your insurance at least)
[Edited on 01-02-2004 by dirtymagician]
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kitty_kitty
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i can afford the insurance on a 1.5 diesel, but not a turbo diesel.
thanks alot for ur advice. atm its really hard to find any corsa under 1.5k in my area so this is why im so interested in this one.
I am actually looking for a 5 door caus im a lazy g*t n cant be bothered to have to get out to let passengers out on a 3 door lol
Ill let u know what its like when i get bk (going about 2ish), and we'll take some more pics
[Edited on 01-02-2004 by kitty_kitty]
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dirtymagician
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ah right sorry, didnt notice that
If youve looked over it and you like it then fare enuff, might wanna have a look on www.parkers.co.uk just incase theres something ive missed, good luck
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kitty_kitty
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yer, we've been on there too thanks alot
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kitty_kitty
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It's her fella speaking now. We've just been to take a quick look at it, but the garage owner wasn't there to give us a test run and to check the mechanicals etc, but that can wait for another day.
All in all, not a bad motor. Few scratches as you'd expect to see on an L reg now, but no rust. Bad case of back to black is required on the arches and the drivers door has been a target for a TWOCer to break into, top frame is a tiny bit outta shape but nothing which affects security or sealing from water.
So, bodywise, not bad. I'll post some pics of it later when I get home. The missus is gonna take her dad/bro up to check the engine over, take a test drive etc later in the week.
It aint worth 925 but I should think 800 or very close is within easy reach Not bad from a garage.
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Stokie Dave
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Pics of it are here:
http://www.illusional.co.uk/stuff/cars/corsa
Overall not bad bar back to black requirement
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Gavin
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yeah try and get a very low milage for ya money!!!
pew pew pew pewwwww
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Stokie Dave
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As said above though, she's limited with distance, money, insurance/age so... although it's possible to do better, you gotta be able to have the other variables on ya side
She likes it though... just need to do some mechanical tests, and if all goes well it should make a nice little first car for a year, then she can have a Corsa Sport
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Trucido
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Registered: 14th Jun 03
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oh christ come on girls get insurance so much cheaper than us blokes
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