Corsa C buying advice
I'm on the look out for a sensible daily so I can get Bessie off the road, and a Corsa C seemed a good option without spending too much. I'd like an SRi but I imagine I will struggle to find a decent one without breaking the bank (looking to spend approx £2000)
Anything to look out for when buying them?! And also any other advice on the models and specs available would be welcome...and a rough price guide would be helpful too.
Cheers
just dont buy one that is all.
Thanks for the helpful reply
Best advice I can give is don't buy one, had 3 (inc zlet) and hated all of them
Along as there's no lights on the dash after it's started and the engine sounds good and the exhaust isn't blowing then you can't really go wrong. If you just want a daily then a 1.2sxi is decent as it's a 16v but no race winner
Whats the score with the 1.4 SRi...worth a look?! Aside from the engine whats difference in spec compared to the 1.8?
would it not be worth just buying a cheap corsa b £300 £400 for a daily and spend the rest on bessie?
Steering rach bushes is a common fault so check for play/knocks in steering. 1.8 sri's are the best bet as the diesel ****y timing chain engines are w4nk (imo) and the sri lump is belt driven instead of chain which in my eyes is a good thing.
Sri performance wise, the 1.8's are very sluggish and with them being a touch over a ton with 123 odd bhp there not the quikest of things, try and get as low milage one for price range, as my old 1.2 sxi had 120k and felt horrible to drive, drove one with 40k on the other week and was 200x better. In all seriousness though if i had 2k i wouldnt be wanting to buy a corsa c, only reason i has mine is that i bought mine for basically nothing.
Mines not been to bad TBH, Ive racked up nearly 50k of complete an utter abuse in it aswell as some off roading at around 70 mph & its still alive. Ticked 148k coming home today.
There "ok" to drive. But thats about it. I found the SRi (petrols) pretty crap really, slow for what they are IMO. SXi's are sought after by kiddys with first time bank loans so they stay strong in the coin, but there pretty decent spec'd. Dont discount the diesels though, mines a 1.7 16v, does 500 mile to a tankful (£58ish) & pull very well up against a standard Golf TDi etc.
If you can, get a facelift model with the halogen headligts, as pre facelift style headlights are dire for actual light output, I found them pish poor for visibility on unlit roads/fog etc.
A lot of them leak water through the bulkhead into the drivers footwell for fun, they also like to leak water into the boot. Dont be suprised if you view one & the EML is on, every single one Ive driven etc has had this problem.
Shame really as Ive literally just sold mine this afternoon
Is that the one with the 3k rpm idle?!
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