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Carl Gillespie
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25th Jun 08 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im going to see a corsa 1.4 8v tonight with 100k in silver.

The mileage is a bit high but im getting it for 650 quid and it has a full MOT.

I was just wondering if anybody has any experience with owning these corsa 1.4 8v's with regards to fuel economy and relliablity?

Also in the adverts it claims that these are the ''high torq'' engines. What does this mean?

Thanks for you replies in advance.

Cheers
fazza
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25th Jun 08 at 16:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
what year mate?
Mobby
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25th Jun 08 at 16:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i wouldnt bother with the 1.4 8v single port injection, go for either the 1.4 16v or a 1.4 8v sri mpi
Carl Gillespie
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Its a 1998 and a first car. the seller was unsure about the model but knew it had a sun roof pmsl. so im guessing its a breeze.
fazza
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not a bad price mate if its tidy. colour coded bumpers?
fazza
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oh and regards to your questions:
they are very good on fuel and the 8valve engine are also very reliable.

not the fastest engine but nevertheless reliable and good on fuel
Carl Gillespie
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25th Jun 08 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yes it does have body coloured bumpers. what does this hi torq mean thing?

Also it seems very slow and quite thirsty according to auto traders technical data doing only 38.2 mpg on the combined cycle and 60 in 14 secs! lol

[Edited on 25-06-2008 by Carl Gillespie]
Carl Gillespie
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25th Jun 08 at 16:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
But i know these technical data things can be dodgy and i would take owners advice rather than results that are achieved under test conditions.

Cheers for the replies and the help btw.

[Edited on 25-06-2008 by Carl Gillespie]
Carl Gillespie
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25th Jun 08 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What does ''high torq'' mean and how does it affect performance?

Cheers

 
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