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[redelitev6]

Car bought and picked up today ,I offered him lots of alternative cars but he had his heart set on the Corsa , 08 plate sxi , black metallic  , MOTd yesterday , seems a decent enough car but it really does need a good T cut and polish (that'll be me then ) I noticed it still has the insurance black box on from the previous owner , is it worth taking off or should I leave well alone ?   

[STEMO]

Car bought and picked up today ,I offered him lots of alternative cars but he had his heart set on the Corsa , 08 plate sxi , black metallic  , MOTd yesterday , seems a decent enough car but it really does need a good T cut and polish (that'll be me then ) I noticed it still has the insurance black box on from the previous owner , is it worth taking off or should I leave well alone ?

Tell him it can't be removed, he'll have to behave himself then.

[STEMO]

What's the insurance like?

[redelitev6]

What's the insurance like?

nearly 1k  but on monthly payments so not too bad for him

[Marks DTM Calib]

Head gaskets and cam chains are a corsa consumable, not that expensive to fix mind but mk6/7 fiestas are a better bet in my opinion

Utter rubbish, never yet seen a head gasket go on the chain based engines, timing chains are an indication of poor servicing 

[dave the builder]

The twinport  1.2 I rebuilt (I say "rebuilt", there was not much left original by the time I'd done)
the timing chain had been that slack that it had rubbed against the cover, sending chunks of ali to the bores, scoring them ,also 4 hydraulic lifters had collapsed, end-float in the crankshaft( a known issue which TIS bulletin says replace short engine, some muppet had had it apart and kitchen sealant was used instead of new gaskets, the exhaust manicat gasket had been blowing, sucking unmetered air through EGR.
the handbrake cable set up on the rear beam is a weak point, grease up the guides or replace if too far gone.

as someone says, these little cars (not just vauxhall ,lesser brands too) are ragged, run low on oil and coolant

once I had finished, the corsa is a very nippy, economical small car
we have 2 in the family fleet
would i have one  , rather than a fraud fester ,YES
do I want to swap from my RWD 180 BHP omega ....
er ... NO 

[aaronjb]

What generation (years) Corsas are you folks looking at, out of interest?

A friend of a friend (well, sister of a friend of my other half) is looking at first cars now they've passed their test at 17 and the current option is a 2008 Kia Picanto - I can't find anything bad about those besides being hideously ugly, but wondered about suggesting a Corsa (or Fester)..

[Automaticman]

Suzuki Swift 

[aaronjb]

Suzuki Swift 

Was my first suggestion to my other half as well, oddly enough (for her, sadly, automatic versions are rare as rocking horse teeth)

[redelitev6]

Suzuki Swift 

Was my first suggestion to my other half as well, oddly enough (for her, sadly, automatic versions are rare as rocking horse teeth)

We did look at a Suzuki swift , cracking little car which had everything going for it , low mileage , good service history , very smart looking, but it wasn't the Corsa which he'd set his heart on , as the old saying goes , you can lead a horse to water etc 

[Steve B]

Speaking of the corsa's..ive done a few timing chains now on the corsa c 1ltr & 1.2...there is a few bits to strip off,but  they are a ok job to do,..I was wondering what the corsa d 1.4 was like to do ?

[dave the builder]

Speaking of the corsa's..ive done a few timing chains now on the corsa c 1ltr & 1.2...there is a few bits to strip off,but  they are a ok job to do,..I was wondering what the corsa d 1.4 was like to do ?

Z14xep corsa 1.4 engine has all the same parts (head, block, pistons chain,ecu kit, etc etc) the only difference is the crankshaft
(it's effectively a stroked 1.2)
you could fit a 1.4 short engine to a 1.2 

[Steve B]

Speaking of the corsa's..ive done a few timing chains now on the corsa c 1ltr & 1.2...there is a few bits to strip off,but  they are a ok job to do,..I was wondering what the corsa d 1.4 was like to do ?

Z14xep corsa 1.4 engine has all the same parts (head, block, pistons chain,ecu kit, etc etc) the only difference is the crankshaft
(it's effectively a stroked 1.2)
you could fit a 1.4 short engine to a 1.2 

Many thanks for that Dave.