edd1.0
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Registered: 17th Sep 08
Location: kettering
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Hello
ive had my corsa now for 6years 1999 1.0 brought it with 59k on the clock and always looked after it , never had a major problem or a break down until 11 weeks ago since then i have broke down 3 times  , first drive shaft broke , then alternator , then last night clutch cable snapped  . All problems are fairly simple and ive sorted them myself. Its currently on 107,000 miles but its made me loose all faith in the car
has anyone else had a bad patch of problems? , or should i just keep expecting more problems now its at this mileage haha
i don't travel long distances in it but i work nights so if i was to have a bad breakdown then it would be hassle getting home. I canceled my AA membership as they took 6.5hours to get a truck to recover me :/
should i give up hope with this car
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Bad luck normally comes in 3 as they say.
I had the same when i had a litre corsa.
- ran out of petrol, had to pay £175 to get my car back the next day.
- car got broken into and cd player stolen.
- got rear ended.
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Generation
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Registered: 7th Jul 09
Location: Essex
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Bought*
No such thing as a "sign" in terms
You're referring to
[Edited on 16-11-2012 by Generation]
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edd1.0
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Registered: 17th Sep 08
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i didn't mean it in that sort of term , i was just wondering other peoples experiences with car problems as such. my cars getting to that stage where is needs a bit of work doing needs 4 tyres steering rack , tracking , mot and tax all soon , so i don't want to put money into it , if its going to give up the ghost soon
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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I had a bit of bad luck in my Xsara VTR:
*I hit a curb on a 'New road layout' piece of road and got a puncture.
*While my car was parked overnight with the spare on the next morning I found it with the mirrors kicked off and the wipers snapped.
*Then a few months later I was rear ended.
The funny part is I changed the flat tire outside where my GF lives, although I didn't even know her at the time 
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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Running out of fuel and driving into the side of a road is not bad luck
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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When you are 35 miles away from home and your car gets taken away on a recovery truck without a choice, then having to pay to get it back the next day is bad luck
The running out of petrol was just misjudgement.
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
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I also once completely drained my battery while waiting with a mate whose car had run out of petrol
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Y869 SRA
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Registered: 22nd Jul 12
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My Corsa 12v was very realible.
Never broke down once when I had it, the only thing I ever had to replace was the backbox after it blew and the oil sensor after a leak and the battery.
I started driving it when it was 9 years old on around 50k and sold it 3.5 years later when it was on around 65k.
My 206 GTI 138 however was nothing but problems for the first 5 months of this year.
Had to fix two water leaks, then the heater matrix went and poured water all over the passenger side floor, then broke down coz one of the fuel pipes fell off, there was a couple of other things that went wrong, can't think of them right now though.
[Edited on 16-11-2012 by V931_FEF]
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Liam-Wilko
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Registered: 6th Mar 08
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dont give up mate could be a signe to improve on e.g maybe a engine swap on the cards i never had a problem with my old 1400 sport then out the blue needed a new clutch a few days after wheel bearing went then timing belt snaped
fixed other and done engine change all was good never had a problem like that after
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
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My camshaft snapped on a 24 ish k this year. Bad luck can happen at anytime in any condition.
All cars are temprimental
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Well if these are the first things to go wrong in 6 years I'd be looking at it one of 2 ways.
1, its been a bloody good reliable car and 2, if nothing else has been replaced then there maybe more to follow!
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