Chris F
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there is one ofr sale near near me.. good condish and all tht
a nice set of alloys on it already!
But the only downside is it has done 89 thosand miles!
I was told bi someone tht these engines ar good.
But is this car worth buying at such a high millage?
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Butler
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I wouldnt tbh mate
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Chris F
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anyone esle?
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Graeme
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there fine for a first car!
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Gregor
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For what price ?
Could be good at the right price , but definetly ones out there with less mileage.
Mines an 1995 M , and I got it last year with 30k on the clock 
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Chris F
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its 1.695 but i would try get it for 1500 and year it is my first car! well would be!
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Gregor
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Mine was my first car too , what age is this one ?
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Chris F
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1997 R reg.. would it have the ecotec engine in it?
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Kyle T
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I've just sold my 12v at 57k.
tbh it doesnt look like going past 60 
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Gregor
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Not sure what engine it would have , but at that price I would keep looking.
You tried auto trader ?
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ed
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I would say stay away from 1.0's that have been owned by youngsters. Especially if it was thier first car. It will be totally buggerfucked.
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langey
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1.0l 12v are good if you dont take your car above 60mph, any more than that and they tend to blow up or die, it will also take a long stretch of motorway to get to that speed
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antscorsa
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my 1.0 12v was shtity engine, on 40k was making the worst sound and i serviced every 6 months to a year. never ragged.
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Gregor
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Which is fine because as a new driver (Im guessing you are) , you wouldnt be able to keep a lot of power away from a lamppost or tree , power such as the mighty 1.2 8v 
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ed
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I'd say those 3 cyl engines are about the worst engines ever for getting a decent milage out of them. They all seem to be fucked buy about 60k.
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corsaoli
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i am putting mine up soon 1.0 12v breeze s reg 1999 63k on the clock, alloys, sound system, spoiler other bit n bobs to aiming for 1.6k ish.
does anyone recon i will be able to get this for it?
[Edited on 07-01-2006 by corsaoli]
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stuartmitchell
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaCF
1997 R reg.. would it have the ecotec engine in it?
yeah mine was an R reg "sting" fuck knows how it merits that title
I bought mine with 89k on ot and it ran perfectly  very reliable wee car and it could do 100mph downhill with a tailwind 
I paid 1500 for mine from an auction
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K5-KYL
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to be quite honest, i had no problems whatsoever with my 1.0l.
had it to 70k and it ran pefectly, so ED, unless you have owned one, dont comment. take it from the guys with experience of them.
same with all cars - you get some shitters, you get some mint.
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PK1
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remember there only 3 Cylinder, so wont last as long as a straight 4 cylinder.
I used to have one, 40k, sounded and ran shit and had full vauxhall history.
Now got a 323f 150k, runs like new.
I think mileage hits the little 3 cyls harder than other cars.
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Rus
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theres a 2.0 litre gsi in classified for £1500
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Ian
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It might be OK, or it might be a gamble at that mileage. The thing that would put me off that particular car is at the money there's loads of choice. You would be daft to buy one unless you were 100% happy with it, and not knowing what its going to cost you in the next three months wouldn't make me happy.
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ed
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I would say get a 1.2 16v, mine only cost me about £80 more to insure. They aren't really any quicker but the engines are far better.
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Chris F
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yer its hard to find anything near where i live let alone a 1.2 16v!
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Robin
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as i said chris, the 1 litre is a good engine compared to the 1.2 8v, but the 1,2 16v is far better as it has the correct amount of cylinders to actually work.....
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corsaoli
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my 1.0 has nearly done 70k and had no problems with it at all.
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