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bignev
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27th Aug 12 at 19:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Right so after a couple of weeks of trying to decide what car I want next I've decided to go for the corsa c 1.8 sri,
I'm going to have a look at one tomorrow in silver standard car done 74,000 miles full service history good condition, is there anything I should look out for are these? Problems ect. Cheers guys!
corsadonk
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27th Aug 12 at 19:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wet foot wells, caused by a leak from rain water.
Lee_fr200
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Wet floors as said, gear linkage, just usual stuff rly
AndyCorsaSport
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Gear linkages. Rear coil springs.

Check it has genuine Hagus SRi mirrors too cause there expensive second hand.
NathanR
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As above , wet footwells really
Firestate88
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wet foot wells which is caused by the seal failing around where all the electronics enter the bulkhead up behind the scuttle panel on the passenger side
hoppydan
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ill say wet footwells just like the other 8 people above me
bignev
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Ok cheers guys, I'll have a good look round it and post some pictures up 2moz
AndyCorsaSport
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And at 74k it will be due a cambelt soon (due every 40k)
bignev
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Ye will be puttin a cambelt on it mate, it did have one at 40k
bignev
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Ye will be puttin a cambelt on it mate, it did have one at 40k
Sly_SRi
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29th Aug 12 at 15:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My Brother is selling his 1.8 SRi, it has a Dbilas inlet manifold too. It'll be in the ad's section either this evening or tomorrow

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Chris1.8SRi
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Astronomically shit handling in the wet along with lashings of wheelspin

Yeah wet footwells, real Sri mirrors, linkage as above
davieslim
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water leaks in the foot wells
gear selector and intemediate issues
front rollbar links
front bottom arm bushes
the flexi splitting on the exhaust
loose bolts on the steering colomn to rach on the drivers footwell
snapped rear springs
Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
And at 74k it will be due a cambelt soon (due every 40k)


It's every 60k according to Vauxhall. I asked this question when i had one.
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It seems to vary between 40 and 60k depending on who you ask.

Davieslim's post seems to sum it up pretty well. If there is knocking over bumps on the test drive then it could be drop links which are cheap, or possibly the steering rack. If you stop the car and rock the steering wheel side to side and it knocks then, that seems to be a sign of a worn rack.

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davieslim
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mines had the knocking noise when i rocked the steeing fom side to side with the ignition off and it tuned out to be the bolt going that secues the coloumn to the rack in the drivers footwell was loose, appaently its a common problem, a bit of loctite and a tighten and the noise is gone
bignev
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Cheers guys! well I endid up buying it and it has no problems what so ever full service history all old mots receipts ect, 8 stamps in the book well looked after motor! I'll post up pictures tonight as I'm making a build thread for it
bignev
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Cheers guys! well I endid up buying it and it has no problems what so ever full service history all old mots receipts ect, 8 stamps in the book well looked after motor! I'll post up pictures tonight as I'm making a build thread for it
bignev
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http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/4169179.htm link for advert on piston heads
Sly_SRi
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Looks tidy

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mattant
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Looks good but make sure to change this exhaust as it's been replaced with a 1.4 one
bignev
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O didn't realise that what do the 1.8 ones look like?
mattant
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quote:
Originally posted by bignev
O didn't realise that what do the 1.8 ones look like?


The 1.8 one looks like this with a chrome end:



and the 1.4 one is this shape and the end isn't chrome so it rusts easy (as it looks like in the ad for yours)



The 1.8 standard ones are hard to come by which is why they end up with 1.4 ones on
Chris1.8SRi
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Anyone have the click that sometimes happens when braking?

Only does it once when braking not continuous or anything.

Read it might be pads?

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