gez bay
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might look into going down the diesel route in a couple of months time. Keep coming back to these cars.
everything seems right with it. cheap insurance, tax ect
just looking to find abit more about them, what to look out for when buying ect. and the usual, what mpg people are averaging in them.
all help appreciated
gez
[Edited on 25-04-2011 by gez bay]
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l15ter
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Check the coolant pipes, I have found that they like split alot.
Otherwise there not that bad, I have an astra 1.7 cdti and i can get around 42mpg to 55 mpg.
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gez bay
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cheers
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richc
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Reliable as anything! A friend has one and he hasnt got a clue with maintance it just keeps going! Only thing ive found is sloppy gearlinkage!
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AshWatson
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i bought 1 around november time and its a great car glad i bought it
a thing to check for is a little coolant pipe that goes to the EGR apparently splits alot
and wet patches on carpet in front footwells are common for leaks through the bulkhead where the BCM is apparently,
just stuff i read when i was looking into buying 1 but obv usual stuff as well knocking which is commonly anti roll bar drop links or track rods on any corsa c
mpg wise depends how you drive it lol
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Nick-S
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^ He bought mine. Had mine 4 years with no real problems.
Use to average 45-55 mpg depending on how and were it was driven.
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gez bay
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great help cheers guys.
if there is a leak on the bulk head would be be able to stop it? is it usually like a rubber seal, or something bigger?
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AshWatson
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good question lol
to be honest it'll just be a new seal or re-seal at most
maybe a reason to bargain some off price ?
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gez bay
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just have to have a look. hope none of them leak.
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AlunJ
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how come gez, selling the clio?
[Edited on 25-04-2011 by AlunJ]
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gez bay
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might be, not 100% yet al.
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AlunJ
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ah fair enough dude
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gez bay
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possibly looking into something abit cheaper to run
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gez bay
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buy my clio al
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AlunJ
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no ta mate, i'm looking for something cheap on fuel as well
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gez bay
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it is
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AlunJ
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of course it is...
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AuroraSport
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Hi mate,
Owned mine for 2 years. Only major thing to go was the starter motor.
Sometimes i wished i kept mine, Nick had a very good example of one.
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gez bay
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cheers for that, they seem pretty reliable cars then.
can people put pictures up of theirs please. see what you have done to them ect.
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geth_16vsport
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thought you ph1 clio was a diesel its got the badges and sounds alot like one
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AlunJ
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gez bay
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you must be gutted a diesel is quicker than a 2.0 turbo then
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geth_16vsport
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lol its not and you know it
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gez bay
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someone's bumped their head
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