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2oo7_Corsa-Boy_2oo7
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31st Mar 07 at 23:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
just wondering what you guys think the best type of corsa for a new driver would be??

i'd really like a 1.4 16v sport
but would like to hear what everyiones opinions are
Ben G
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31st Mar 07 at 23:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.2 16v sxi. i have one. nice drive but no electric windows. doesn't bother me though.

didn't go for 1.4 or higher because insurance was a killer.
Robin
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31st Mar 07 at 23:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
1.0 12v, 1.2 8v, 1.2 16v or 1.4 8v SPI IMO, I had a 1.4 16v for my first car, I'm lucky I didn't die, it was too quick for a unexperienced driver.
2oo7_Corsa-Boy_2oo7
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31st Mar 07 at 23:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
krookuz u know of anywhere i could find corsas?

i've been looking on the bay.. is there anywhere else?
Ben G
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31st Mar 07 at 23:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
autotrader.

local car magazines.

pistonheads.

i bought mine on ebay, but i would recommend buying a standard one that hasn't been ragged throughout it's life
2oo7_Corsa-Boy_2oo7
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31st Mar 07 at 23:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yeah.. i'd prefer a standard one.. hopefully the owner was an 80 year old granda who clocked up 20k miles in 10 years! and only wants a couple hundred quid for it!

chances are slim though

what should i look for then?

mileage??
etc.
Scotty C
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31st Mar 07 at 23:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
LET.
Robin
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Mileage wise, as low as possibe for your budget, full service history is good, if it's done over 60k, make sure it's had a cambelt done, pretty much the same as any other car, just check everything is working and that it's looked after.
andys sxi
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31st Mar 07 at 23:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had a corsa sxi as my first car think there gud 4 what they r look nice aswell

April 08 feature car
Andrew
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31st Mar 07 at 23:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Personally i would get insurance quotes and then decide. You would not get so bored with a 1.4 16v Sport as quickly as a 1.2 8v. You may even keep it for a few years.

I've got a 1.4 16v Corsa C SXI. It's the only car i can't find it in my heart to part with
vaux-tech
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think u shud get a rather nippy c20let corsa, fuel consumption is a tad high but for a 1st time driver, 200bhp+ should be enough :-)
John G
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1.4 16v or 1.4 8v i had the 8v as my 1st car did the trick, wasnt a slug for an unexperienced driver but was by no means fast!
Simon_16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
Mileage wise, as low as possibe for your budget, full service history is good, if it's done over 60k, make sure it's had a cambelt done, pretty much the same as any other car, just check everything is working and that it's looked after.


my 1.2 8v is on roughly 87k and no cambelt change. Doing it soon though

 
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