Billy1.4Sport
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Registered: 15th Mar 06
Location: Norwich
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now, when my corsa is working ok, its a brilliant little car, i rarely cain it, but i do have the rare occasion where i like to put my foot down. but on the whole, im too concerned about how much petrol i have to put my foot down!!
recently, the whole car seems to have given up on me!!
theres a nasty ticking noise, which i have been told is the cam bearing, sounds awful when the car is cold, but dies down when the engine is hot!
a few weeks ago i had a new idle air control valve put in, because the revs were sticking at 2000rpm constantly!
yesterday whilst drvinv through norwich city centre my breaks decided to stop working  had the rac come out, and the rear shoes and cylinders need re-newing!
also, when the engine is cold, it starts perfectly, but if its just a bit warm, it dont want to start!! it will fire up, but then splutter for around 10-15 seconds then lie down and die! (which is a pain in the fucking arse at a busy petrol station
and also, i just had a new mid pipe fitted at quick fit, and they didnt fit my back box properly, so it keeps coming loose, so i have to go back there and get that sorted too!
now every week i check oil levels etc etc, and basicly go over the whole car and make sure its all up to par..
now, the main question i have to ask is...
is everyone else's corsa as un-reliable as mine, or did i just buy a shitter!
bill
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vaux-tech
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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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mine is mechanically perfect, hardly ever goes wrong!
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greenelephant
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Registered: 20th Mar 06
Location: Bedfordshire
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 sounds like u may have had a sh*tter! I dont think corsa r the most reliable car ever but I've only had my head gasket and a few bits of wiring gone wrong since Ive had mine. Best bet m8 is to get ur car fully serviced so mechanics can have a good look @ ur car!
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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mines been ok, only broked down twice in the year and a half i have had her, and twice it had been the same problem where a fuse has blown and kicked the imboliser in, so all i had to do is replace the fuse and its started first time
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Billy1.4Sport
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Registered: 15th Mar 06
Location: Norwich
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me thinks it time to fix and throw!!
bmw here i come 
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nossi_16v
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Registered: 10th Aug 06
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mines bin a pain in the arse 2 mate, ive had iot four month and in that time the fuses av blown n ad 2 replace som of them, the heater bulbs and interior lite sudeenly stopd workin, ive ad the idlea valve control replaced, air flow meter replaced, hole new exhaust system as the cat was fucked and just yesterday my handbrake cable snapped, all in four months cars nly done 50k n all and it aint that old......shit hapens i guess lol
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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not bein funny but if you cant get a corsa fixed your well fucked when the bmw breaks
ALL cars break no matter what they are, no matter how much thier maintained stuff will always break eventually
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BaldScotsman
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Registered: 24th Jun 06
Location: Forfar Scotland
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i'm a mechanic and i can tell you , apart from the odd road spring breaking or the odd flow meter going wrong ,,,,, corsa's are really reliable little cars ,,,,,,, an this is from a man who runs the most reliable car going ,,,,,,,,,,, a nissan
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Billy1.4Sport
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Registered: 15th Mar 06
Location: Norwich
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well it all makes sence now i think about it!
i was looking for a new car, as i just got a rebate, and i didnt even have a corsa in mind, because they were out of my price range, but i see a corsa sport going very cheap....
i wonder why
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karter43
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Registered: 15th Aug 06
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i know what ur 10 min spluttering is, i had the same problem after fitting an ebay centre section. its the back pressure. my tip would be to put your standard exhaust, on and just change the back box for now. hopefully that will help things
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