Sunz
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Well Im looking for a Corsa 1400 sport and really like anyone one don't want to be a mug and pay over the odds.
Been looking at 98-99 models on around fifty five thousand to sixty five thousand miles.
I have £1100, so what you would you reckonmend in terms of year and things like fsh I should be getting for the money.
Thanks 
Shame the 1.6 16v is group 10 as there not much more expensive 
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IvIarkgraham
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you wont get a sport with full history at that age and mileage with only 1.1k
mine has no history and thats what i;m putting mine up for
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Jakey
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I payed £1600 for a 1.4 sport, 56k, FSH, long tax and MOT. Your gonna need abit more if you want one like that.
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John
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I'd just wait for one to turn up, certainly wouldn't be paying over 1k for one.
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Sunz
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John, I was thinking the same, £1600 for a 10 year old vauxhall when there is a resession going on seems a bit steep.
Want to see what these people got for there money.
Best places to look ?
Ebay seems a waste of time.
Autotrader.
Gumtree.
Piston heads.
Any other sites ?
Why annoying that I saw a few good ones before I had the cash.
Or dare say it any other decent cars worth looking at, cheap on insurce with a decent amount of power.
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by Sunz]
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John
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Depends on your location but there's a few on autotrader.
Have you got a quote for a 1.6, they look to be about the same price.
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Sunz
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Haven't tryed a quote, just 1400 is group 6 and 1600 is 10.
I will try and see, only have 1yncb, worth a try I guess for the extra torque alone 
yeah there is a white T plate 1400 sport on there 3 miles away on 63k, looks ok has an alarm which is important to me.
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by Sunz]
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S@M
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recession.... thats why people want small cars like a 1.4 corsa
ive just got a mint arden blue 1.4 16v sport... 52k, fsh, 13month mot, 12month tax and i can tell you it cost well over 1k
[Edited on 24-03-2009 by S@M]
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John
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You can get a small C half the age at that price though.
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S@M
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not a good one though
a y-reg corsa C is around 1800+ easily, just having a quick look, and doesnt normally have the low milage
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S@M
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at the end of the day, you'd expect to pay more for a good one....
sometimes people need the cash and sell cheap
you just have to have a good look at a few and might grab a bargin
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John
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It's not selling cheap, it's selling at what they're worth.
The guy you bought yours from either had as unrealistc views of what thet are worth or thought it was christmas.
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Sunz
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Seems like a few people on the sites selling there corsa's think because they had to pay to get the car repaired that they can add the repair cost to the selling price of the caror that chavy mods are worth more then tax and mot's.
Quite a lot of like 95-96 corsa's on 100k+ and people asking for £800+
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Craig P
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I Sold mine just Last Week with only 52,00 Miles and a FSH For.........£1100.
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DannyB
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Markus off here has a lovely 1.4 for sale, think it's an SRI though, he had a FS thread up but he deleted it, looked nice and clean.
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S@M
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quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
I Sold mine just Last Week with only 52,00 Miles and a FSH For.........£1100.
yeh but it had a large dint in the rear quater
anyway
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Markus
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Markus off here has a lovely 1.4 for sale, think it's an SRI though, he had a FS thread up but he deleted it, looked nice and clean.
compliment !
Yea i did so and its an sri, just purchased a gsi kit so decided to keep and make it nice, havent seen a sri 8v in good condition for ages.
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Craig P
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quote:
Originally posted by S@M
quote:
Originally posted by Craig P
I Sold mine just Last Week with only 52,00 Miles and a FSH For.........£1100.
yeh but it had a large dint in the rear quater
anyway
Technically it wasnt really a Dent just needed Rubbed down and Resprayed.Even if it didnt i Honestly think i wouldnt of got that much more?
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Markus
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little hatchbacks, especially corsas have gone up in price for a nice w reg one your talking a good 1k +
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Sunz
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I wouldnt have minded Craig P's corsa, I saw the rear mark on the quater but I think its more important that it had 52k and a fsh.
I had a sri like yours Markus but it wasent as nice and the head gasket failed at 110k was perfect little car before hand tho so now I have this thing where I will not buy a car over a certain mileage if its a 96-97 plate I dont mind, just want something decent that will last
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Markus
little hatchbacks, especially corsas have gone up in price for a nice w reg one your talking a good 1k +
No they haven't.
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S@M
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not really gone up in a sense. but they do hold their value very well if kept tidy, hence the prices.....
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Markus
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quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by Markus
little hatchbacks, especially corsas have gone up in price for a nice w reg one your talking a good 1k +
No they haven't.
if they are kept clean then i think if you shop around they are alot more expensive than you'd normally pay.
i paid £500 for my 1.4 16v sport on an s plate 2 years ago and sold it on for £900 and all i did was tidy it up
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Sunz
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Depends on your location but there's a few on autotrader.
Have you got a quote for a 1.6, they look to be about the same price.
I did a quick quote on one of the compare type sites and the difference between the 1.4 and 1.6 was £70 a year.
Now Im even more lost
Seems to be quite a few more 1.6 sports out their.
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