Archie
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1.2 8v's come with 4 speed occasionaly.
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IvIarkgraham
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quote: Originally posted by Mertin
So why did the previous owner say he fitted a 4 speed when he didnt
[Edited on 29-05-2010 by Mertin]
because it was fucked
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Mark B
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Location: Galston, East Ayrshire
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quote: Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
why would you buy a 4 speed corsa?
not even doyle would do that
:am4nf:
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All Torque
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OMFGod
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IvIarkgraham
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did it not have a 5 speed gear knob?
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Corsa_Sport21
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Theres a lot of basic questions that could be asked as to why you really thought it was a 4 speed but i wont bother.
How long have you had the car and been driving it like that??
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IvIarkgraham
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surely the gearing would have told you it was 5 speed?
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aron
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the fact that you went to all that trouble finding out that it was actually 'cypress green metallic' but didn't think twice about it being a 1.4 16v 4 speed is actually astonishing
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pow
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Archie
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The lad told him when he bought it that he had got a box fitted which had turned out to be a 4 speed, probably just spouted pish to get a sale.
Was an easy fix only took about an hour all in including pishtalk banter etc.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Thanks for sticking up for me archie
To clear things up
The guy I bought the car from told me there was a 4 speed fitted (YES CORSA's COME WITH THEM BUT I DIDNT JUST THINK MY SPORT WAS A 4 SPEED FROM FACTORY)
he offered to wait until he had a 5 speed fitted but I needed the car there and then so he gave me money off the price of the car
[Edited on 29-05-2010 by am4nf]
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Jake: it is possible to change boxes
Mark: I had no reason to think otherwise without checking (but I wouldnt have known what to check for), It did have a 5 speed knob but that wouldnt prove anything, gearing seemed like a 4 speed (my 1.2 8v was 4speed)
Mertin: The guy was clearly an arsehole
Aron: Finding out the colour requires looking at the clearly visable paint code and looking it up and a 1.4 16v with a 4 speed box wouldnt be impossible, stupid but not impossible
Corsa_sport: 1 year
[Edited on 29-05-2010 by am4nf]
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harrisp
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quote: Originally posted by aron
the fact that you went to all that trouble finding out that it was actually 'cypress green metallic' but didn't think twice about it being a 1.4 16v 4 speed is actually astonishing
He copied me on the discovery that cypress green mica is different to rio verde.
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lostboy
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Live and learn mate.
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am4nf
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quote: Originally posted by lostboy
Live and learn mate.
Its the only way mate
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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quote: Originally posted by harrisp
quote: Originally posted by aron
the fact that you went to all that trouble finding out that it was actually 'cypress green metallic' but didn't think twice about it being a 1.4 16v 4 speed is actually astonishing
He copied me on the discovery that cypress green mica is different to rio verde.
I checked my paint code honest
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Oh and I didnt have enough money to buy a new gearbox and pay to get someone to fit it therefore Didnt find out until robbie was kind enough to donate a gearbox and archie was kind enough to fit it free of charge
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belton
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quote: Originally posted by am4nf
Oh and I didnt have enough money to buy a new gearbox and pay to get someone to fit it therefore Didnt find out until robbie was kind enough to donate a gearbox and archie was kind enough to fit it free of charge
lucky lad! But still 4 speed 1.4 lol. I wonder how much petrol u have wasted over the year
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am4nf
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quote: Originally posted by belton
quote: Originally posted by am4nf
Oh and I didnt have enough money to buy a new gearbox and pay to get someone to fit it therefore Didnt find out until robbie was kind enough to donate a gearbox and archie was kind enough to fit it free of charge
lucky lad! But still 4 speed 1.4 lol. I wonder how much petrol u have wasted over the year
I did not think it was a 4 speed as standard mate, the guy told me he had fitted one, he offered to wait until he had fitted a 5 but I needed the car pronto, It was wierd how it was only not selecting 5th
I probably have wasted a shed load of fuel, but happy days its fixed, big thanks to robbie, ryan and archie
[Edited on 30-05-2010 by am4nf]
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Rich H
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fpmsl mate that is on par with a doyle fail
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am4nf
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Doyle would have just got mummy to pay a garage loads to get a new gearbox fitted
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