Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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Mine seems to do it when i'm fairly low on petrol (a quarter of a tank or below)
What it does it reads the wrong amount. One example was the other day when i started the engine up and the gauge didn't move at all, nor did the petrol light come on. Then i switched it off and started it again and it went up a bit and the light flashed (like it does when its extremely low). Then i turned it off again and re-started and it went up to just over a quarter (the correct amount)
Has anyone else ever had this problem? I'm booking it in for its first service next week, so i'll get them to have a look at it along with the other 6 pages of things that i want sorted out.
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neiliosxi
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
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Mine is not very accurate, it can be on ¾ of a tank 1 min then it goes down to ½ within 5 mins! i try not to let it get too low incase its wrong and i run out!
I took a nice list to my first service
steering rack, passenger door switch, boot struts, brake pads, interior light, dodgy clutch! got everything sorted like so fair play to them.
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Blacksxiboy2003
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Registered: 19th Oct 03
Location: Wakefield
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mine does this,wen i fill up it doesnt register it for a while!
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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Mine done this the other day. The petrol light wasn't on when I parked the car in the morning but when I started it later on the light was flashing, so I went to the nearest garage and put £10 worth in. This didn't register for about 5 mins which was quite worrying.
I'm really starting to not like these cars anymore.
[Edited on 18-03-2004 by CorSRi_BT]
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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there is a problem with the instrument panels on the can line. a new instrument usually sorts it out
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kev_corsa
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Registered: 7th Nov 02
Location: Newport, Uni in Bristol
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mine seems to work ok, ive had no problems 
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Fraser Young
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Registered: 26th Dec 02
Location: Dundee City Drives: 58 Impreza WRX
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Had no probs with mine, but the accuracy. The last half tank (on guage) is about a quarter of the the tank...
That said compaired to the GSI it's amazingly accurate... GSI goes from full to empty depending on slope you're on... lol
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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According to mine I get about 5 miles to a gallon... 
I filled car up the other day and reset trip thingy... done about 64 miles and according to the thing I've used about 25-30 litres already! 
I had it on the red for about 3 days the other day before filling it back up (and still wasn't even near empty)
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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it's about the only thing on mine that aint gone wrong
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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quote:
Originally posted by chewbaccaman
it's about the only thing on mine that aint gone wrong
Don't temp fate my friend.
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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iv'e actually just written a letter to vauxhall uk about my motor i will let you guys no what they say if they reply
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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no problems on my side.
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SLSXi
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Registered: 28th May 02
Location: Widnes, Cheshire
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a couple of times when i've been low on petrol - no light on, i've parked up then come back and restarted the engine and the light was flashing.
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paul_spurrell
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Registered: 14th Sep 01
Location: Bath Avon
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please dont start me on corsa c's
I hate mine. Went in on wedensday to book mine in about suspension and steering that clunks. Drove home from work yesterday and my heater fan has stopped working for the third time 
Has gone in today today at another dealership to have the brakes checked cause they are rubbing. Only had disks and pads done the other week.
Also thinking about writing a letter at vauxhall and telling them how disapointed i am with my car and that my familly are loyal to vauxhall (memebers worked at luton), giving them a prober sob story, and telling them i will never recomend or buy a new vauxhall again.
I think my car has been in around 24 times in the two and half years if owned. Endless list of problems.
I know it is a cheap car, but i dont expect it to keep having faults.
Seriously thinking of selling and buying a cheap banger and going the bangernomics route
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Adam-CorsaC18s
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Registered: 7th Apr 03
Location: Royston, South Yorkshire
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Mines fine!
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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My steering rack has been changed 3 times and it still clunks. Its just the way they are. OK it didsn't clunk for a few weeks after they fixed it but it will come back, guarenteed.
[Edited on 19-03-2004 by CorSRi_BT]
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CorsaLad16v
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Sheffield UK Drives: VW Golf
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mines a 2001 C on a 51 plate n i aint had no problems.. apart from this is the 2nd set of brake pads i'm going to use now, putting them on over the weekend
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaLad16v
mines a 2001 C on a 51 plate n i aint had no problems.. apart from this is the 2nd set of brake pads i'm going to use now, putting them on over the weekend
funny that mines an 02 plate and i'm doing my 2nd set of pads this weekend too
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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Strange mines a 51' 2002 with 21000mls and the original pads still have about 2-3000 miles left according to the garage.
[Edited on 19-03-2004 by CorSRi_BT]
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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quote:
Originally posted by CorSRi_BT
Strange mines a 51' 2002 with 21000mls and the original pads still have about 2-3000 miles left according to the garage.
[Edited on 19-03-2004 by CorSRi_BT]
the sri has better brakes than our heaps though so should last longer
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CorsaLad16v
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Sheffield UK Drives: VW Golf
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i had the original pads on from when i got the car it had 9000 miles on the clock n they lasted til about 18000 miles had this set on since 18000 n now its just about 27000. weird, i also think my front discs r warped a lil bit :S well my dad says so lol
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paul_spurrell
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Registered: 14th Sep 01
Location: Bath Avon
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dads know nothing
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