corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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Hey all right im thinking of buying a car ive seen on impulse...its a 1995 GSi. I used to own a 1998 sport...and gathered that vauxhall changed summat between 95 and 98 to this undersealing/painting methods that sorted out rust that u usually find  this true...
anyways basically looking for any problems i should look out for when buying a gsi, havent owned the corsa for a good year or so and tbh ive forgotten what went wrong on corsa's in general. any quick help wud be great thinking of biting a hand off for this one
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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Rust!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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rust on the front cross member, front chassis legs, front lower inner arches, rear chassis legs and rear inner arches,rear panel, split b pillars, rust under the plastic arches and sides skirts
deffo rust is the big thing lol
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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saying that id love another 
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
Location: Lincoln
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Rust, in the afore mentioned places, plus wiper and bottom of the spoiler.
They also have head gasket failure too so check for ay signs of overheating or mayonaise oil caps.
Gearbox is another weak point so make sure it doesnt whine in gear as they can munch diffs.
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scottc1088
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Registered: 7th Mar 05
Location: Chesterfield Drives: Corsa Gsi, Cbr600
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as said above, check for smoke also as they tend to burn a bit of oil when higher milage.
never had any probs with gearbox's on std engines though
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
Location: Lincoln
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Ive had 2 standard ones where the gearbox gave up on them. Through neglect and wheelspins etc more than likely but they still popped.
Yeah smoke is an issue, the bores can go oval in them so make sure you stay well clear if it kicks out blue smoke on heavy throttle.
Off throttle blue smoke means the stem seals are going which is common, but not a cheap job to get done if you cant do it yourself.
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
Location: Birmingham
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well its got 60k on the clocks...2 owners both over 30. So think im looking at a rare one of an unabused example. I own a vts at the minute so cant be worse than that...looks tidy but never can tell with the rust like
its a red one by the way scott...if i get my hands on it will look just like ures...got softstars and suspension already
[Edited on 28-07-2009 by corsa_rob]
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DizzyRebel
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Registered: 2nd Jan 09
Location: Lincoln
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Should be a good car then, get it bought!
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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i bought one with low miles and it was abit of a dog underneath. spent days grinding away rust, it had been used to go down the shops etc then left in the garage and slowly over the years got abit rotten
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corsa_rob
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Registered: 22nd Jan 06
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LOL! just thinking that its gonna be rusted to the ground at the moment  gonna check it out regardless, just fingers crossed like
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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i got my last gsi for 100 quid with 83k and full history loved the thing and flew every mot while i had it yet sold it for 1600 and always regretted it.
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Root
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Registered: 28th Dec 08
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I've not had any problems, got a tiny rustspot on the boot that I'm taking care of...
my gearbox hasn't give up on me yet it's f13 but I don't dip the clutch enough when I change gear and end up getting that crunching noise at least once a day.  Anyway my gearbox hasn't give up on me yet. lol despite the abuse
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Can't say I've ever head of massive issues with F13 or F15 gearboxes going.
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davieslim
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Registered: 15th Sep 08
Location: Glasgow City
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same here on all my corsas ive had more problems with f16 and f20s than any the smallblock boxes.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Can't say I've ever head of massive issues with F13 or F15 gearboxes going.
My old corsa sport is touching 130k with a fooked clutch, has been around the tracks, and local private roads on the limit, and its fine
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Can't say I've ever head of massive issues with F13 or F15 gearboxes going.
I had a 12v when I first passed my test and I knackered a standard gearbox and the f15 I replaced it with, (although that was off a high miler) 
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Ryan_G1
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Registered: 29th Aug 05
Location: East Ayrshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Can't say I've ever head of massive issues with F13 or F15 gearboxes going.
I destroyed 6 gearboxes, but then again, i did used to drive like a fish
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thegsi
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Registered: 3rd Feb 07
Location: Kidderminster Drives: Evo (you can't afford one)
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EML due to emission issues ie: EGR, lamba faults
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