paul_spurrell
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Registered: 14th Sep 01
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I'm just interested to see what problems people have had go wrong on this car.
I'm very disapointed with mine. The following have gone wrong with mine. most of it in the second year of ownership.
i've had the car 18 months and 16k miles since new and the following have failed or broke...
First year
1st Trip: Wippers needed replacing after 2 months
2nd trip: squeeky clutch. clutch pedal assembly had to be rebuilt and greased
3rd Trip: Brakes squeled. new rear wheel cylinder needed. original leeking
Second Year
4th Trip: Heater only worked on speed four. Coil was broken so new was ordered. had to wait for part. fixed eventually
5th trip: Steering coloum rattles. New lower cloum needed
6th Trip: Central locking started unlocking itself. Needed new drivers door solinoid. old one had broke
7th Trip: Main beem stopped working on passenger side headlight. Fuse fine. Bulb fine. wiring at fault.
things i havent taken it back for cause i cant be bothered: Fog lights show damp, and rear pasanger light holds water.
It now rattles lots. i've never changed anything on it and cant be bothered with it any more. it is cack
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corsaC_on_18s
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Registered: 29th Dec 02
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i had the squeeky clutch.....and the fog lights do look like there letting water in. "if that is what you meant "
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paul_spurrell
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aye
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willay
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honestly I cant say anything has gone wrong with my LIFE model.
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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On my old Sxi (51 plate) i had the following:
-Electric Window on the left sticking and not going completely up - 2 trips, 1st one they used WD40 which got rid of the problem for 1 week, 2nd trip they replaced rubber channels
-Drivers door sounded like it was going to fall off - They tighened up the nuts on the sliding hinge
-When i got it serviced at vauxhall i asked them to tighten the handbrake cable so the handle didn't go through 180degrees to put it on - when i got home the handbrake only worked on one of the wheels, so i had to take it back for them to adjust
-Rev limitor kicked in at 4,000Rpm and the engine kept gaining and loosing power, the light to say it has a fault came on as well - the problem was the crank shaft end had worn down, so the sensor wasn't reading anything.
On my 3 week old Sxi i've only had a squeeky clutch, they are at the moment stripping it down and geasing it all up, which involves removing the steering column, 2 days work
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willay
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red_sxi, how come you have had a old sxi and a new one 
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MarCNW
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Registered: 30th Dec 02
Location: Wrexham N.Wales
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I had mine for 4 months from new - Was not happy,
- gear box *needed a new 1*
- radio stopped working
-driveshafts
-1 wheel baring
-second radio broke again - gave up onit
-windows werent always closing
-air flow meter
Then i got rid!!!!!!!
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SXi_Si_2002
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Registered: 13th May 02
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-new wipers
-new steering rack
-skweaky clutch#
-noise from rear brakes
-air bag warnig light / new connection
part needed
-window seals leaked when i got it
to name but a few, however ive been well impressed so far (touch wood) of the speed of gettin the car in and gettin a replacment for the duration of the time its in.
thats prob why its so good coz theyve had loads of chance to perfect thier service coz theyve had so many problems to practice with.
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Dannys SXI
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Registered: 23rd Feb 03
Location: Scunthorpe
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only problem i got is that one of my breaks has started squecking somtetimes but then it stops.
Taking it into tomorrow to see if it is a fault.
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paul_spurrell
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
red_sxi, how come you have had a old sxi and a new one
I wouldn't buy another, i dont think
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Jason Iles
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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I have been lucky by the sounds of it *Touch Wood* the wipers were making a horrible sound but I have replaced them and all is OK. 
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Marcus_Foster
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Registered: 14th Apr 02
Location: Bristol.....Drives: BMW E46
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mine is fine maybe its a bristol thing 
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paul_spurrell
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shame i live in bath then
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Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by Marcus_Foster
mine is fine maybe its a bristol thing
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Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by paul_spurrell
shame i live in bath then
Mate you going to the SW meet???
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Marcus_Foster
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i dont think trotty has had any probs or jimmer1.
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paul_spurrell
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didnt even know there was one. when is it? i never look in the meets section
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Marcus_Foster
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april 27th its a sunday
here is the link http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=56054&page=1
[Edited on 15/04/2002 by Marcus_Foster]
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paul_spurrell
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 just to let people know what my wonderful car looks like
[Edited on 16-04-2003 by paul_spurrell]
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Marcus_Foster
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i cant see
i can now
[Edited on 15/04/2002 by Marcus_Foster]
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Marcus_Foster
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it looks ok mate whats wrong with it?
needs modding but
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paul_spurrell
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needs wheels.
Its got the irmscher shit on it. but its money at the end of the day. dont really know what wheels to put on it
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Marcus_Foster
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i got the irmsher kit as well but i am going to custom mod it a little so it looks abit different.
My ££ is going down fast to
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paul_spurrell
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well i've had the car 18 months and i aint touhed it. i bought it with the kit on so it doesnt really count
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Marcus_Foster
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oh right so its a 51 plate?
come on then mate you can do little bit to make it look better. debadging, bump strips etc.
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