View Full Version : Nova mrk4 moved to the dark side :-(
Hi all ok so it's not technically a nova but it is related in away. I'm sorry to say I bought my first ever Corsa but in all fareness it was a bargain I couldn't really let slip.
A Corsa c sri came up for sale locally listed as needing a crank sensor and air bag ecu but was at a stupid low price so I thought I would take a look.
After a quick HPI check at work all was fine and we set off.
When we got there we where very surprise to see it was as tidy as the pics made it look and nothing that a good scrub down and hover at work wouldn't fix.
As said it had the listed 2 faults and also needs a ac compressor but I've sourced one for a later date.
It also came with tax/mot and a full Vauxhall service history and is only on 87k
So we haggled a bit and got him to drop from £550 ( which I would of paid) down to £450 happy days.
Yesterday I got a replacement crank sensor and air bag ecu and fitted (£25 for both) and is now running sweet as.
Today it's in for its mot at work and a bloody good valet as that's what I do for Mercedes Swindon.
Please don't hate me to much but at lease I've stuck with me vauxhalls just a bit newer for Kieran's safety.
Hope you like.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps2f268727.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps645d6210.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps0210c5b0.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps0bc6e390.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps4cf2e4d2.png
I did take a quick look on the corse c forum but they seam like a bunch of cocks lol
/\ they are.... please don't visit there & ask a question, like john h did about wheels & or you'll get banned
its a nice looking car for that money
maddogdaz666
28-08-13, 08:23 AM
Nice bargain! The wheels go for around £250 ish too! So basically a £200 car :)
Nice bargain! The wheels go for around £250 ish too! So basically a £200 car :)
Sell the mirrors and it's free..lol
SimonTW
28-08-13, 08:57 AM
Cracking value for money! Looks in decent nick too!
8valve-craig
28-08-13, 09:02 AM
Good buy, It would break for a lot more than that. If I had seen it I wouldn't have hesitated.
It's just passed its mot today with no advisorys. Happy days.
And gave it a bloody good clean inside and out also steam cleaned the engine bay all in work time so got paid for cleaning my own car.
scott.parker
28-08-13, 04:06 PM
If its the x18xe1 then your laughing, as mines nipy enough in my Astra, i wouldn't say no at that price either, but bit small for practicality..
got a big block here for it!
8valve-craig
28-08-13, 06:45 PM
Z20let package here if you are tempted.
Southie
28-08-13, 06:51 PM
Z20let package here if you are tempted.
Not the easiest conversion to do on the 1.8 though.
I'm happy with it as it is. I'm giving it a service and belt change next month. It's over £200 a year less than the coupe to insure and £100 year less to tax so happy days.
As for practicality this is are little run about as we have a big car but saving for a crv at the mo.
BRoadGhost
28-08-13, 08:35 PM
It's a square egg
Topmanbeny
28-08-13, 08:43 PM
With regards to the belt Change most corsa c's are chain I think , loads of car for the money there mate . Nice work
1.8 16v is belt. Only the strimmer 12v is chain iirc.
Looks a tidy motor
Washed it after it mot at work today. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zpsa69e7c23.jpg
Kieran's recaro seat fitted in.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zps0ef0c3d1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/corsa%20c%20sri/null_zpsb00098d2.jpg
Like Adam said its a belt on this engine.
Topmanbeny
28-08-13, 09:50 PM
Lol those 12 valves are ****e , however I had a 55 plate 1200 sxi that threw its chain so some 4 pots are defo chain
Elsie drove it for the first time last night as she wouldn't when it was playing up (before new parts where fitted). She has now said she's taking it to work. I know of only 1 car park dink in the drivers door so we will see how it is when she brings it back.
Poor thing.
:-(
They are ****ing ****e...Personally I would never own one!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/Llandow/3714_zps4dd21d1f.jpg
That look like the bus stop at llandow to me.
jimbob-mcgrew
29-08-13, 11:45 AM
better than my piece of sh1t car.
id join you on the dark sith path if I could afford it
That look like the bus stop at llandow to me.
Bang on mate.
Done many a fun lap there.
This was to good a chance to miss so just went for it.
We had a low millage Vectra c 1.8 get traded in at work so I asked if I could move some engine bits across to see if I could sort a coil pack fault out. Now as I've only had the car 6 days I've not had chance to service it yet but once I removed the coil pack I noticed the the plugs seamed very loose so while at it i thought I would check them only to find out that 2 of the plugs where missing there electrodes. So over to the Vectra I went and borrowed the coil pack and plugs and moved all my old bits across result. The Vectra still runs and mine now goes like a scolded cat.
I will fit new plugs when I do the oil filter plug and belt change next month.
I love it as its so much nicer to drive now.
Southie
30-08-13, 07:37 PM
They're quick cars in standard form, a few handling mods and the jobs done for a road car IMO.
It's on irmscher springs and dampers with drilled and grooved discs front and rear. It's like a little roller skate. I love it even more now it goes so much better.
I'm thinking about an adjustable rear anti roll bar. Is it a white line one or something like that.
You'll be wanting a spare steering rack for when it F***S up
3 corsa C's and a rack in each of them lol
That's ok my mate breaks them so plenty of them spare and just down the road lol.
Southie
30-08-13, 08:46 PM
I'm thinking about an adjustable rear anti roll bar. Is it a white line one or something like that.
Whiteline are the ones to get, there maybe a similar one but not sure. LMF do them new but ain't cheap:
https://www.lmfvauxhall.co.uk/Whiteline-Adjustable-Rear-Anti-Roll-Bar-Corsa-C.html
Ooh that's half the price of what the car was lol.
Today consided of fitting my hands free kit and my kenwood DVD head unit. All was going well and all I had to do was apply some double sided tape to the buton and stick it down.
As I was cutting the edges of the tape to make it look neat I cut through the bloody wire.
So out came the soldering iron and re soldered the wire onto the switch and stuck it down. All done and working. I also fit a piper x induction kit to it yesterday.
Well a week on and its still going fine and not missed a beat. Well happy with it.
Asa-James
07-09-13, 06:36 PM
looks a bargain buy, good find
Cheers Adam and Asa-James and yes it was a right bargain.
Today I fitted the new ac compressor and had it re gased. Finely have working ac. Happy days.
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