giorgio1712
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Hi, my names Giorgio and i'm new here, i'm thinking of buying my mates corsa could you guys tell me if its worth it?
Its a 1993 1.2 16v, 65k , Badly faded paint, small dent in boot and rear quarter, 2 lady owners from new for £130 what do you reckon?
How easy is it to restore the paint when tis gone so badly faded?
and, is it worth spending money on a car like this tuning/looks wise?
Cheers
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taylorboosh
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snap it up
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taylorboosh
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quickly
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Dan.H
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any tax,mot if so its got to be worth £130 all day long if you dont want it ill have it 
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AndyKent
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What colour? red?
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andy1868
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will it be a 16V if its a '93?
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Dan.H
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who cares its only £130
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will it be a 16V if its a '93?
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giorgio1712
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Well he says it's 16v, not seen any paperwork yet. It doesn't have an MOT but you don't need them here in Guernsey (Channel Islands), and no tax but that will be about £20 as they're scrapping tax in December here.
Yer the paint is red.
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andy1868
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stand down mate, just asking him to make sure 
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taylorboosh
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buy it rag it scrap it
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jamied
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you need advice on a car for £130 ?
god help you when you make a big purchase lol
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22B
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Originally posted by andy1868
will it be a 16V if its a '93?
unless its had an engine conversion then no, all the units in the corsa were 8v until the 16v GSi engine was introduced, think thats right as you can get a GSi on an L plate, where as the 16v SRi's were on an M
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giorgio1712
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Ah rite thanks for clearing that up!
I'm only thinking about it because it doesn't really have any tuning/modding potential and being 18 thats what i want haha
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by 22B
unless its had an engine conversion then no, all the units in the corsa were 8v until the 16v GSi engine was introduced, think thats right as you can get a GSi on an L plate, where as the 16v SRi's were on an M
You also had 1.4 16v pre-97 cars. I've seen a 16v N reg GLS
Highly unlikely it'll be a 1.2 16v on a 1993.
But for £130 and no MOT laws, you can't really go wrong
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22B
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Yep Ive seen a GLS on a L plate but it was the 1.4 8v lump as it had 1.4 Si written on the back, I had an N reg sport 1.4 16V, was the first of the sports, Sri 16 v are less common as they were introduced right at the end of the SRi line before it was rebadged as sport.
[Edited on 20-09-2007 by 22B]
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grogan
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i had a n reg 1.4 16v sport
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22B
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Originally posted by grogan
i had a n reg 1.4 16v sport
mine was mega unreliable, always something needed fixing, eventually the head gasket went and it was cheaper to put a new engine in, after i had the new engine the EML was constantly on, changed the faulty sensor but never worked, sold it a few weeks later and the lad didnt check the water and cooked the new engine, I decided then and there not to buy a 16v vauxhall motor again. My mate also had a 1.4 sport on a P reg in white, always something going wrong with that, on the plus side it was good on fuel even when hammering it
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SetH
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I had an M reg 1.4 16v SRi and it was badged 1.4 si on the back. Red SRi badges on doors.
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22B
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Originally posted by SetH
I had an M reg 1.4 16v SRi and it was badged 1.4 si on the back. Red SRi badges on doors.
Yep i got it the wrong way round i think, the 16vs have si on the back and the 8v have just 1.4, i could be wrong some1 will confirm
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giorgio1712
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So is there any point in spending money on this car, under the bonnet and on the exterior, as it is only a cheap car to begin with?
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Seany
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quote:
Originally posted by giorgio1712
So is there any point in spending money on this car, under the bonnet and on the exterior, as it is only a cheap car to begin with?
no not really on tuning unless you swap the engine, however you see alot of really good looking 1.2s and 1.0l corsas, its upto you really mate
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SetH
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If you are looking for a project you could buy it on the principal you are just buying a corsa shell and then go from then.
As already mentioned no point tuning it using the existing engine.
However if you are considering paying only £130 for a car, do you have the budget to tune/style it?
Also dont forget you will lose most of the money invested on tuning/styling when you come to sell it, end of the day it will always be a 14yr old corsa and hence worth such.
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Neo
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tbh 150 quid (130 plus 20 tax) could be pissed away on one night out..so tbh for a years motoring i'd be laughing, insurance will be next to nothing
do it 
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SetH
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id buy it as a shed runaround, but not to throw money at re tuning etc.
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