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Ricky352
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Basically my A4 died yesterday and i cudnt be bothered with it for a while.

Ive been offered a '97 1.2 8 valve corsa merit with 85k for £800. Just wondering would 85k be a bit worrying at all. It drives fine, pasted the mot last week(only needed new pads and handbrake cable), but eventually i would consider red topping it. Do you think there would be a lot of wear on the structure of the car?

Cheers for any help at all
Ricky

[Edited on 23-11-2007 by Ricky352]
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85k on a very simple engine is nothing! I'd be worried if it was a Ferrari.
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thats not worth more than £500 regardless of millage.
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Really! Its got the rieger kit, springs and sport wheels too
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Should be ok if it's passed the MoT. Those engines are pretty bombproof too!

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Ricky352
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Ive heard the 8 valve engines are a lot more durable than the 16 valves?
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my '93 1.2 8V has done 128,000 and has blown a head gasket at 80,000 and ECU went tits up at 100,000 - no other problems at all touch wood. The engines are pretty bomb proof

[Edited on 23-11-2007 by LiVe LeE]
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Not bad. Whats do yous think of it value wise?

Also would it have power steering, its an early '97. If not is it hard to fit?
Ste L
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mine's done 130k, and still doing strong too
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mine had done 150000 when i sold it an its still goin strong. it had been badly abused aswell
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This car has been treated well enough i think. Its my mates car you see, him and his bro are very much vaux fans.
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i had a 1.2 8v with 120+ on it. altho it needed the headgasket doing so i stopped driving it

if the cars exceptionally tidy with the kit well done and nice rims, lowered etc then i cant see how its not worth 800

pics?

[Edited on 23-11-2007 by STEvieXE]
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http://www.lisburn-cruise.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=301

Its the green (looks kinda blue) one in the beside the civic (not the arden blue one)
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i can see abit or arch gap there, u sure its from lisburn?
Ricky352
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Its from ballinderry. What do you mean?
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was joking, every corsa in lisburn is completely decked
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Ah right, sorry i was getting paranoid there mate!
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my friend has one with 138k and its fine burns no oil anything, runs perfect
Ricky352
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Think i may have found my new car then lol

Cheers folks.
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23rd Nov 07 at 14:27   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
85k on a 1.2 8v is nothing.
Jonny P
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ive got 102k on mine, had to have the headgasket done but thats it.
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
thats not worth more than £500 regardless of millage.


Surely you can't make that judgement on what he's said

my mate sold his for £800 and i just sold mine for £1300 with 85k on, with alloys and cd player
Ricky352
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I should get him down to 700/750 anyway.
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120k on mine still running spot on starts first time
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I abused mine for 20 k

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