Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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hi guys,im new to the forum and in a few months i will be looking for a corsa sri/sport 1.4
thing is,my cousin had a coupla corsas a few years ago,each sri/sport with pretty high mileage,he told me that once they hit 80.000 miles they start to go wrong,cams belts go etc. is this true?
i dont wana car thats gona start going wrong on me! so am i best looking at lower mileage cars? is there any problems to worry about when they have high mileage ?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
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its only consumables that need changing.
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Wrighty
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and what do you class as consumables?
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dousey
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Registered: 21st May 03
Location: Selsey, West Sussex
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The cam belt only goes if it hasnt been maintained. Eg replaced with rollers etc
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Marc
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Cambelt etc
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Marc
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Theres no reason why a well maintained car wont continue to perform well.
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Wrighty
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ah rite so aslong as its maintained well it should go well then!
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Marc
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i dont see why not. As long as oil changes etc are kept up.
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dousey
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Also the thing to look for is that on high mileage car the interior might be a little tatty depending on the previous owner(s)
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nat16v
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Registered: 1st Mar 04
Location: kidderminster,west midz drives:escort si
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ive got a corsa sport 5 wks ago,n plate 62,000 miles which is avrage for year.I asked for cambelt 2 b changed before i had it n its goin great so far im very pleased wiv it
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Wrighty
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cheers guys
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Corsa Sport Gav
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Registered: 12th Feb 03
Location: Durham, County Durham Drives: A6 Allroad
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ive had my sport 4month i its been in the garage 3 timnes... once each month apart from last month
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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8 v SRi goes round the clock several times bullet proof even after abuse the ecotecs however do require some looking after like regular cambelt changes (every 30K or so) and the rest is normal maintainance
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sxi16vjoe
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quote:
Originally posted by fadscorsa
8 v SRi goes round the clock several times bullet proof even after abuse the ecotecs however do require some looking after like regular cambelt changes (every 30K or so) and the rest is normal maintainance
mine survived without oil for some time fad 
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Fad
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only cos ur a dipstick and didnt check 
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3CorsaMeal
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mine has just got to 90k and feels like it all going wrong....
my list of bits that seem fcuked:
-gearbox
-suspension
-clutch & release bearing
-piston rings
-steering rack
-head gasket went @ 40k
thing is i have had it serviced, maybe not too often, every 15k probabaly, i do give it some stick tho and drive it down some shitty roads pretending i'm colin Mcrae. is running of three cylinders at the mo and i hope thats the HT leads.
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sxi16vjoe
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quote:
Originally posted by fadscorsa
only cos ur a dipstick and didnt check
yesh!!!!
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Fad
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owch ur having as much luck as i had with my old 1.4 16v
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Wrighty
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sounds like u got a constant hefty reapir bill! spose u pay for speed tho ey,unfortunatly
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sxi16vjoe
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quote:
Originally posted by fadscorsa
owch ur having as much luck as i had with my old 1.4 16v
only cos u kept taking it to john wayne and (howdi) partners!!
yi ha!!!!
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MattyB
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quote:
Originally posted by nat16v
ive got a corsa sport 5 wks ago,n plate 62,000 miles which is avrage for year.I asked for cambelt 2 b changed before i had it n its goin great so far im very pleased wiv it
average milage is 12k per year. being N reg, thats 95/96, bout 8 years old, meaning the average should be around 96k!! Ur car has well below average miles luv! 
Matt
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
Location: Potters Bar
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they go on really well if well maintained.
my old one (1.4 16v) had 91K on it and didn't ever give me a days grief, never suffered from that ICV problem, just keep em maintained and it'll last
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3CorsaMeal
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mines been grief since day one (only just made it back on way home from buying it), have spent the same money now in repair bills as i paided for car, and only had it two years, but as i say i do give it some, need a faster engine really then i can cruise along at speeds i have to put too much effort into at the moment.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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how old are you? do what i did give up on it and drop a valver in it
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3CorsaMeal
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i'm 23 this year, so deffo dropping a valver, has been my plan since i got the car, just spend too much money on other stuff....gonna get it together this year..
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