guppy
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Registered: 5th Jul 06
Location: south wales
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im am going to pick up my first corsa and im very happy to say that its a gsi! is there anything i should realy look out for?it isnt in the best condition but for the money you cant go wrong.this is going to be a project so watch out in the near future. will post pics up tomorrow if it all goes to plan.ive got to drive to the other side of london from south wales
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
Location: County Durham
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look out for cracked pillars (next to the doors) smoky engines especially on c16xe engined ones (L and some M plates) general rust and straightness of the chassis.
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vaux-tech
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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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engine lights, generally EGR valves, expensive from vauxhall and a bastid to fit!!!!
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Russ 200sx
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Registered: 29th Dec 05
Location: Bagillt - Flintshire
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Leave tick over for a good 10 minutes til engine is warm then give it a rev to see if there is any smoke out of the exhaust, if yes it will need a new set of valve stem seals
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