STEvieXE
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Registered: 21st Jan 03
Location: Ballymena N.I.
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hey, after ,uch deleberation ive nearly 100% decided to buy another corsa b, but a diesel one to scoot about in.
have never really had any experience of corsa diesels, dont know if theres many on here but i figured this is the place to ask.
im wondering what type to buy, 1.5td or 1.7?
mpg
reliabilty
parts prices etc
good buy or not?? id be looking for a late as poss example with as little miles as possible
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scottc1088
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Registered: 7th Mar 05
Location: Chesterfield Drives: Corsa Gsi, Cbr600
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id go for the 1.5td tbh had 2 of them and not any problems at all, not too slow when the boosts up either
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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1.5td as 1.7 is just shite,
heard there tunable too
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Get the TD, the 1.7D is slow as fook.
If you want a late one, keep you eyes out for a Post 97 SXi, GLS or CDX - they all come in the 1.5 variant (tellable by having TD on the back, not D), but are quite rare.
Get the TD, wind the boost up and intercool it 
[Edited on 14-01-2008 by pow]
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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or get the 1.7 and replace the engine with a 1.7td!
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Alot of effort for not much gain
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phil_sutton
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Registered: 8th Sep 07
Location: Nottingham
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I have a 1.5 non turbo, cost me £200 with full mot ect. Im running it 100% on cooking oil and have been for 4 months now. Cost about £20 a month to run and thats 1000 miles. It smokes like a twat, makes 30bhp at the flywheel an tops out at 70mph but it gets to me to work an back evryday without fail. An when it blows up I'll get a real car lol.
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ad-sport
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Registered: 16th May 07
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right then mr.sutton, nottingham customs police here 100% cooking oil, my mate killed his when he tried that
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Dont buy a NA one ffs.
Definently at least get a td,lol
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phil_sutton
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Registered: 8th Sep 07
Location: Nottingham
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You are allowed 2500litres a year before paying duty  , not all diesels like it. 100% will kill it in the long run but I dont plan on having it for years anyway
One plus side is it fooking stinks if your following, and thus you dont get tailgaters even though your going slow.
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Jonz
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Registered: 27th Nov 07
Location: North Wales
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Get a 1.5 TD they are quite Nippy and very good mpg. I have one with 56,000 miles on the clock for sale.U2U me if intrested m8.
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