Ste
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8456116.stm
24.7% of corsas failed their MOT whereas the 106 and saxo aren't in the top 10
pwned 
I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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DannyB
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I had far more problems with a Vauxhall than I ever have with any of my 106's.
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DaveB
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Just because a car fails its MOT doesn't make it unreliable; the majority of those failures are probably tyres, headlights etc.
Maybe more corsas were able to HAVE an MOT because they didn't have broken gearboxes
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Ian_GTI
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveB
Just because a car fails its MOT doesn't make it unreliable; the majority of those failures are probably tyres, headlights etc.
Maybe more corsas were able to HAVE an MOT because they didn't have broken gearboxes
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.dean.
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i blame there owners, should have look after it better imo neva had a problem with the 3 ive had!
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mwg
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Mine would never go through without needing something doing.
It never broke down on me though
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FruitBooTeR
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveB
Just because a car fails its MOT doesn't make it unreliable; the majority of those failures are probably tyres, headlights etc.
Maybe more corsas were able to HAVE an MOT because they didn't have broken gearboxes
Yep all my corsas were fine but as soon as I got a 52 plate VTS it needed a new gearbox and the alternator was on its way out too I thik....Fuck French!
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DannyB
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Some are fine, others have problems, like any car it depends how well you look after them. I've seen Corsas come in our work and fly through an MOT but then I've seen others that fail miserably, same with tons of other makes of car.
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Ollie_B
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Plus, that's a crappy corsa c its showing in the little picture 
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Root
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian_GTI
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Originally posted by DaveB
Just because a car fails its MOT doesn't make it unreliable; the majority of those failures are probably tyres, headlights etc.
Maybe more corsas were able to HAVE an MOT because they didn't have broken gearboxes
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Efckitson
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10 pages lol.
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Griffiths1991
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quote:
Originally posted by FruitBooTeR
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Originally posted by DaveB
Just because a car fails its MOT doesn't make it unreliable; the majority of those failures are probably tyres, headlights etc.
Maybe more corsas were able to HAVE an MOT because they didn't have broken gearboxes
Yep all my corsas were fine but as soon as I got a 52 plate VTS it needed a new gearbox and the alternator was on its way out too I thik....Fuck French!
French is 
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jay2907
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wts mot got to do with reliability?
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8456116.stm
24.7% of corsas failed their MOT whereas the 106 and saxo aren't in the top 10
pwned
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On the BBC Website underneath the table
Note: Table includes only 2004 models of the 12 most-tested cars.
Now lets see...
Peugeot 106 production run was 1991 to 2003...
Saxo production run was 1996 to 2003...
Note... None were 2004...
I feel the fail is in the original post and you not checking the facts or reading the article correctly 
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like it!!
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French is
oh yes! haha
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8456116.stm
24.7% of corsas failed their MOT whereas the 106 and saxo aren't in the top 10
pwned
quote:
On the BBC Website underneath the table
Note: Table includes only 2004 models of the 12 most-tested cars.
Now lets see...
Peugeot 106 production run was 1991 to 2003...
Saxo production run was 1996 to 2003...
Note... None were 2004...
I feel the fail is in the original post and you not checking the facts or reading the article correctly
ste w pwned himself with this. effort indeed.
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Root
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well done PaulW.
Yer, besides, what does an MOT have to do with reliability of the engine or car as a whole? A lot of cars regularly fail their MOT, most people take their cars to MOT station first time, expecting to find some things wrong with it, before it passes. That's quite irrelevant to reliability due to wear and tear...such as bushes that need replacing and headlight alignment, that's not unreliable but it is an MOT fail.
Whereas, if you were actually talking about reliability you'd be wanting statistics that show breakdowns and cars not starting etc....and gearbox fails.
and you have pwned yourself with this thread. 10/10
[Edited on 13-01-2010 by Root]
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SportBoy
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the reason corsas fail more is prob the bloody cv boots on C's
[Edited on 13-01-2010 by SportBoy]
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jay2907
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by PaulW
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Originally posted by Ste W
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8456116.stm
24.7% of corsas failed their MOT whereas the 106 and saxo aren't in the top 10
pwned
quote:
On the BBC Website underneath the table
Note: Table includes only 2004 models of the 12 most-tested cars.
Now lets see...
Peugeot 106 production run was 1991 to 2003...
Saxo production run was 1996 to 2003...
Note... None were 2004...
I feel the fail is in the original post and you not checking the facts or reading the article correctly
ste w pwned himself with this. effort indeed.
he looks pwned himself in his ava
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gavin18787
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Seeing as mine has an mot due in a few months this is win
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Some are fine, others have problems, like any car it depends how well you look after them. I've seen Corsas come in our work and fly through an MOT but then I've seen others that fail miserably, same with tons of other makes of car.
This seems to be the case.
It sounds daft but for example a Saxo VTS, you do get 'good ones' which give little or no bother, but on the flipside you get 'bad ones' too which are nothing but bother.
Probably due to the previous owners . . .
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Seeing as mine has an mot due in a few months this is win
Its for cars made in 2004. Your French will still FAIL
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MatthewR
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Corsas are older though
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daymoon
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Well MOT doesn't check if ar drives fine in all gears etc....
my corsa passed its MOT first time( engine funked few weeks later)
mums clio failed on discs and pads.... can't say it wasn't reliable
[Edited on 13-01-2010 by daymoon]
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deano87
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My Corsa hasn't failed 1 MOT. Well, when I say failed, it would have done on shocks but the mechanic told the MOT garage to pass it because he was changing as part of the service anyway.
But I've also not had any major problems with mine. Mainly related to wear and tear.
Interesting how no Jap cars are in the list.
But on the flipside, all the cars listed are cheaper to buy on the 2nd hand market than those not listed, so it's swings and roundabouts really. A more reliable Honda Jazz for example costs more, breaks down less. A Fiesta costs less, breaks down more.
[Edited on 13-01-2010 by deano87]
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