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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: powerslinky on 28 June 2015, 19:55:27
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Hi all
think I may have picked up a bargain '03 plate 1.2 SXi Corsa here for the princely sum of £195
Still MOT'd until end of Sept. Has been put in for a new MOT last week but failed on:
Headlamps insecure (incorrect fixings . . now fixed) Headlamp aim incorrect,
Both drop link rubbers perished & track rod end rubbers perished . . . so not too bad at all :y :y
As SWMBO will be using it gonna fit new drop links , track rod ens & bottom swivels ;) ;)
Seats are very uncomfortable though as all SXi seats seem to be when aged a bit with the metal bolster bar sticking through the foam:'( :'(
Any advice on this advisory though : Plastic sill covers fitted ??? but they are standard to the car ??
Also advise rear coil springs are rusty . . . .but look well good to me . .all nice shiny black paint with the VX 2 letter code in white
All in all it seems a nice little bargain , very nippy & really good on fuel . It covered 180 miles on £20 coming back from Bath to Southend :y :y
Some pictures will appear below shortly courtesy of The Alarming Man
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The sill cover advisory is the MoT man going "the sills might be made of rust, spit and hope, I have no idea as I'm not allowed to remove the covers to see". Nothing to worry about.
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(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20004.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20004.jpg.html)
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20002.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20002.jpg.html)
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20005.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20005.jpg.html)
(http://i998.photobucket.com/albums/af107/engineer1_bucket/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20006_1.jpg) (http://s998.photobucket.com/user/engineer1_bucket/media/SXI%20Corsa%20June%2028%202015%20006_1.jpg.html)
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Same car as my daughter bought earlier this year , it needed 2 rear springs 2 front shocks and top mounts and wishbones plus a damn good service ::) Rear springs are a common failure . They seem to take some abuse from folk that no nothing about servicing ::)
Yours seems a bargain at that price though :y
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At 200 nicker, you can't go wrong. :y
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Looks like a really good buy to me 👍 👍
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Crikey that looks tidy! :D
Got yourself a real bargain there matey :y
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You could easily triple your money with that one
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I do love how Opel/Vauxhall moved the battery into the most water-resistent place *cough* just to fit that bloody great big engine in the bay. ;D
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Tidy.
Are the two near side alloys Kerbed ?
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Tidy.
Are the two near side alloys Kerbed ?
Oi ! Varche . . . you pickin holes in my nice little motor ;D ;D ;D ;D
Alloys have been "DIY" painted & laquered in previous ownership . . . only a fair job I'm afraid :( :(
But no serious kerbing ,only a couple of minor marks .
That will soon change when SWMBO strats ramming the kerbs though ;D ;D
Another good point . . . can't believe how easily I fit in this little car . .
There seems to be loads of room in it . . . even for ME ! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Shhh, keep it quiet or everyone will be wanting one. :y
No sunroof on yours being the sports version.
Mrs V took ours in this morning for a service.
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At 200 nicker, you can't go wrong. :y
Agreed. we have one and find it a pleasant little car.
As said......triple your money.
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Can you get more at that price? :D
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Can you get more at that price? :D
Full tank of petrol and LPG kit. ;)
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Can you get more at that price? :D
No sadly Tunnie . . . this was a one off . . it was on Gumtree . . .
I was having a quick look at the Corsa's on there & this had just been listed a few minutes before . . ;) ;) ;)
So I was straight on it . . . .Happy days ;D ;D ;D ;D