SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
Location: Leicestershire Drives: Corsa C SRI
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Looking into gettin one, around the 2001 year, just wondered what to look out for any common problems ect, and general optinions on them really?
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Brett
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I had one and loved it! 
Only thing was, the fuel pump failed and left me stranded after 20k. I also managed to sheer some bolt that connected my gear level on the motorway on the way home from Wales, stuck in 4th gear. Managed to drive about 60miles only using fourth gear 
The rest of the time tho it was an excellent car and I preferred it massively to my corsa I'd had previously (altho that was a bog standard 'merit').
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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sticking throttle pedal and trouble going into/staying in reverse
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Check for
Power steering pumps going
Rear beams being worn
Gearbox being clunky, not engaging gears properly
Airbag lights coming on intermittently
Had one and got rid. Nice cars to drive but are very flimsy and tempromental at times.
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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Gearbox and rear beam if its been lowered
engine quite bullet proof tbh if looked after
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Jas
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Registered: 13th Oct 04
Location: Mid Wales
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gears need checking,,,,, awful box
thrust bearing...
get a vts much better
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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I didnt like mine TBH
It wasnt bad I just didnt trust it, I think i got a bit of a nail though
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Butler
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Gearbox - check for crunching, rear beam needs to be properly looked at, jack it up if you can and see if there is any play in the rear wheels. Listen out for any knocking aswell when you drive it, could be a number of things in my expierence.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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mine knocked from the front passenger side
the fuel pump failed and it tapped like fook!
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rob_zetec
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Registered: 8th Sep 06
Location: wigan
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mine was ok, did knock though, and the gearbox was dodgy
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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Not bad cars to drive but they are just a french peice of shite waiting to fall to bits.
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mikenoncorsa
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Registered: 27th Sep 06
Location: Worcester
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Think it all depends on how its been treated! I had a '52 plate Vtr with 17k and gave it absolute death for 12 months. never failed and i loved driving it. Good quick(ish) cars for the money, altho clio 172's are dirt cheap also and better cars
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S1MON111
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Pretty quick mates got one with VTS gearbox, lightend n balence fly wheel, 4 branch, full S/S System straight through, quick shift,goes pretty well.
If you lower it make sure you move the powering steering pump.. as it wears away and leaves u with no power steering..
Few of me mates have got VTRs, one loves to eat gear boxes on his 4th box i think it is.
But he does abuse it slightlty :L
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
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I know a lad with a 51 reg VTR. Just had new gear box (decided to make a hole in its self and bit falls out of bottom), coil pack, and idle control thingy all done within 2 day of getting the gear box done - cost him a bomb
Besides that, it only constantly fries its rocker gaskest cover thing wingy.
Other than that, i had a go in it - all has been done is decked 80mm and it is fun. power is instant at low revs which you dont get in the corsa sport.
Dont think they are that quick tho, they give you a false sense of speed
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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quote:
Originally posted by Jas
get a vts much better
ill vouch on that comment. Make sure if its done over 50k cambelt and tensioner has been recently changed
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SXI - Matt
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Registered: 8th Jul 07
Location: Leicestershire Drives: Corsa C SRI
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Would love a vts was my original plans but insurence group 14 vtr is group 7 plan on buying one completley standard with low millage and all i want to do is deck it, want to keep it for arond 12 months my normal car life till want to move on, and im 18 so vts is out of the question till aroung august time when turn 19, so if looked after propaly would it be worth getting a vtr?
[Edited on 22-11-2007 by SXI - Matt]
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corsa_rob
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quote:
Originally posted by mikenoncorsa
Think it all depends on how its been treated! I had a '52 plate Vtr with 17k and gave it absolute death for 12 months. never failed and i loved driving it. Good quick(ish) cars for the money, altho clio 172's are dirt cheap also and better cars
172's are dirty cheap...HOW MUCH???! lol
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SXI - Matt
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was thinking that sure there no were as cheap as a vtr or vts lol
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Edd
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had one loved it, owned it for two years and the only problem i had was a front wishbone failing twice(crap part i reckon)
cheap to run cheap to insure and great pull low down runs out of puff above 80 though
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SXI - Matt
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i no a few people who had hardly any problems either apart from little things like exhaust bracket broke and a wheel bearing oh and a head gasket but that was thrashed to pieces every day all day and over around 1 year and 6 months
[Edited on 22-11-2007 by SXI - Matt]
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
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my mum had a X reg vtr, was great fun to drive when it worked. gearbox was rubish door card fell of electronic dails stoped working air bag light kept coming on. she was glad to get rid of it only after 20k on the clock.
luky it was under citerons warranty.
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SXI - Matt
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rrrr lol do i dont i???? getting confused now wether to go for one or not hearing good points and bad points want to be able to get a clean car thinking about the face lift vtr in blue mint condition and just lower it want to be able to drive it clean it and for get about it
[Edited on 22-11-2007 by SXI - Matt]
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by SXI - Matt
i no a few people who had hardly any problems either apart from little things like exhaust bracket broke and a wheel bearing oh and a head gasket but that was thrashed to pieces every day all day and over around 1 year and 6 months
THe fact is, most of them don't have problems. It's not the cars fault they're owned by nobhead 18 yr olds who fuck the gearbox up because they drive like fuckwits.
Like I said...ace cars and felt like a massive step up from my corsa.
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T21SVJ
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there a hoot to drive and great fun on the b-roads but get 1 with a 12months M.O.T and FHS the 1.6 8v engines are a good lil engine.
make sure you get after a W reg face lift they came with the 140mph dails.
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Brett
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You'd buy a car based on what the dials go up to?
Mk1 or mk2 won't go anywhere near the figure anyway Daft.
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