wassup2002
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im going to go for a 1.4 SRi now for definite. what things do i have to look out for when buying? im looking at L - N reg models ive seen so far. found a real nice m reg one of ebay in black but it had done 86k. whats average mileage on a car of this sort of age?
oh and has anyone got any pics of a corsa, with a combat 2 wide arch body kit on , lowered 40mm? just wondering if that will work okay or will it scrub like ive heard a few times on here? also how much does it cost to get a body kti fitted and painted?
questions questions questions
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digitalbanana
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dont go for the combat kit...be a bit different...try the new r a design one or somethink...just loads have the combat kit and feels a bit old and dated.
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wassup2002
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hey bud. cheers for that. i quite like the corsa fury kit on abstyling. oh well ill see when the time comes.
got to start that frigging moped
laters 
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mike_southside
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Registered: 3rd Apr 03
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about buying a second hand corsa
firstly your be very lucky to find a low millage sri, really dont buy one over 100k because the problems will start to come up, oil lecks etc.
try and get one around 50 to 60 k if u can. try and buy it of some old person because it would not have been raged to fu*k, but u never no.
make sure there is hardly and rust around the car, esp around the door seals and the inside of the archs.
when u are test driving it make sure u rag all the gears to make sure there is not nasty nosies coming out. also check the gear do not slip out.
if u can buy it privity because car garages will rip u off, never expect the the starting price, always have a bargin.
check for service history, make sure its a full service history, just ask as many questions about the history of the car, find out if its been in any crashs etc.
hope that helped, if u need any more help i will ask my dad he is a car dealer.
laters
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wassup2002
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thanks a lot mate.
anywhere online i can look other than:
ebay
autotrader
autocartel
???
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M4tt
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Registered: 18th Apr 03
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i bought a 95 corsa sri with the 16v lump in it ( whichn was a nice surprise) with 74000 on the clock.
it had network Q stickers all over it and documentation, a full vauxhall service history, lady owner from 29000 miles and still on original clutch i thought greaat and bout it for 1800 notes.
i've had it for 8 months now and done 11K on it and had no problems at all.
i've had an MOT on it and it has lower emissions than last year, which i thought was a little strange since it now has induction and exhaust :?
things to look out for though are the b-pillars, check fro cracks.
check the clutch
check tyre wear
check spare wheel well for dents (rear enders, mine has one, not a big prob, but a bargaining point  )
check condioting of paintwork - fading, different colours (mine had a hit on the front wing)
knocks on sterring
fag burns, rips on interior, its fairly tough i think 
check under the oil cap - if there is a white maynoase like substance there, it could and most probably ahs blown its head gasket -knock some serious money off or walk away!
check water in coolent bottle - if there is none or id its oily, then the head gasket has blown!
oil and it level!
that's about it i think!
86K on an m-reg is quite alot, but it's near average.
depends how the car has done the miles, mine was mostly motorway miles so its ok, but if its 86 K of stop start driving it could be nearly dead.
hope this helps m8
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wassup2002
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im real annoyed, i was outbid for that corsa i wanted. i bid 1750 and some woman bid 2235. i wernt gonna go no higher than 2 grand cus of the mileagelike.
theres a real sweet GSi lookalike SRi 1.4 on autotrader and a k reg one ( i thought the oldest was L ref) and that k reg had done 53k. anyhow ill keep looking.
is it easy to fit lowering spring?
cheers
(im full of questions)
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