Jake
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As above. Recently purchased a corsa gsi with just over 36k on the clock and not 100% whether its genuine. I have MOTs dating back to 2001 in which time the milage adds up. That doesnt account for the missing 3years (presuming the car didnt need an MOT for 3 years after manufacture)
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carnuts
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a car does not have to have an mot for 3 years deffinately
as far as i know there is no deffinate way of checking on the new cars there is by the ecu just do general checks round engine bay mate you should be able to tell really by the condition of the car really
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CoastalCorsa
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all my MOT slips have mileage stated omn them
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Jake
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All my MOT cerfiticates have the milage, but you never know, really. I had some work done on the car and the bloke reckons it hasnt done 36k judging by the state of the underside. Ive had a look and think it looks fairly clean - considering the age of the car. Just doesnt look like the car has been cleaned properly since new.
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J100RSA
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how old is the car where is the car from has it lived near the coast?
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CoastalCorsa
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Think i would just assume everything is fine unless you ever find out otherwise
evey opportunity you get to give details of mileage whilst you have it - Do it
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by J100RSA
how old is the car where is the car from has it lived near the coast?
It's 1995 M reg, bought it from Cambridgshire which it had been since new. He said there was alot of crap on the underside. Didnt mention rust.
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J100RSA
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reason iask if its from the coast is because cars from the coast age quicker due to the salt in the air car may be just had a hard life its an old car now
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Jake
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Thats what i thought. It was apparently owned by an older woman so clearly isnt going to get washed alot, but as i said, its got all the history and MOt certificates from '01. I have looked for burrs on the screws around the steering column, there are some there but its had an after market immobiliser fitted so i put it down to that.
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carnuts
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sounds alright to me mate rust aint nothing to do mileage mate
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Robin
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is the steering wheel overly shiny?
is the drivers seat worn?
carpets worn?
gearknob?
if they are, its been clocked, if they arent, its probably genuine
and if the mileage all adds up on the mots back to 2001, then its probably ok
if it was serviced at vauxhall, you can get the full history even if its not been stamped, and that will be genuine mileages
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Jake
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The steering wheel isnt overly shiny i would say, the rest seem to be in good condition and the bolster isnt worn worn away either. It wasnt serviced at vauxhall, but all work and MOTs have been carried out by one garage.
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Robin
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then i'd say its fine jake
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Jake
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Cheers bredrin
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Robin
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thats ok blud
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CorsAsh
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Another thing to check is the seatbelts, do they recoil well or just hang loosely? A car thats had more usage will have tired belts too.
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Jake
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The seatbelts are fine
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CorsAsh
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I'd say mileage is genuine then matey 
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Jake
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cheers mate.
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Ry_B
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Sounds genuine tbh 
Just check the general wear and tear, it's the only real way to tell.
The clocks on the ometer might be uneven, that's another way to see, but isn't 100%.
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Mattss Corsa
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i doubt it very much its donw 36k miles, that would be the lowest ever corsa gsi engine ive ever seen, except mine only done 3k
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CorsAsh
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thing is that when I got mine 4 years ago it had less than 40k on it, if some old biffa's had it for the past three and hardly driven it, it's not unfeasible for it to be so low.
[Edited on 03-04-2006 by CorsAsh]
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
i doubt it very much its donw 36k miles, that would be the lowest ever corsa gsi engine ive ever seen, except mine only done 3k
there was a black one on ebay a while back with, i think it was 26k on the clock. Cant say its impossible.
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MikeE
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quote:
Originally posted by Mattss Corsa
i doubt it very much its donw 36k miles, that would be the lowest ever corsa gsi engine ive ever seen, except mine only done 3k
thats not true matt you'r corsa's engine is not from new  and Jake mate don't worry about it the car is mint etc i seriously doubt its been clocked from what ive read, an you have told me about you'r car you got a mintter
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shane2corsa
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if it hasnt already been said, check all the numbers are in a straight line across the full mileage on the clocks
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