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corsa_rob

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19th Sep 08 at 13:56

Hey guys im buying a 106 GTi tonight if all goes well

What do i need to look out for?

dannymccann

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19th Sep 08 at 13:57

Onions and garlic

BarnshaW

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19th Sep 08 at 13:57

you need to look out for the ferrari perfomance speeds and lambourghini handling.

fazza

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19th Sep 08 at 13:59

people like this trying to race you when you go for test drive...

dannymccann

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19th Sep 08 at 13:59

FLOL

corsa_rob

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19th Sep 08 at 14:05

anything else aka...oil leaks, noise tappets/camshaft???!

worth going for one with ABS?

sand-eel

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19th Sep 08 at 14:06

rear beams are shite they always go wrong at some point, i know a guy with a 106 and other with a saxo and both were bent in some way.

John

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19th Sep 08 at 14:07

Paying 2k more than they're worth as seems to be common.

Corsa_Quadz

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19th Sep 08 at 14:11

Power steering pump, rear axle, transponder chip in key-they can crack easily and make the connection between the immob ring and the chip awkward. it wont turn over in this case.

James

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19th Sep 08 at 14:12

When you look at one, make sure it isn't a 106 GTi.

If it is, walk away.

Corsa_Quadz

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19th Sep 08 at 14:13

quote:
Originally posted by James
When you look at one, make sure it isn't a 106 GTi.

If it is, walk away.

hahaha

DYL

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19th Sep 08 at 14:14

jack the car up......see if the wheel shakes side to side....if so walk away

sand-eel

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19th Sep 08 at 14:16

make sure it's started from cold, as i can imagine a lot of these will be ragged from the second it is started up.
check for a rattly engine and smoke coming out the exhaust.

Ryan

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19th Sep 08 at 14:18

Make sure the gearbox doesnt whine

they are notoriously shite

engines are bulletproof tbh

[Edited on 19-09-2008 by RYAN89]

Corsa_Quadz

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19th Sep 08 at 14:20

quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
Make sure the gearbox doesnt whine

they are notoriously shite

engines are bulletproof tbh

[Edited on 19-09-2008 by RYAN89]

agreed engines are shit hot!! Gearboxes are very similar to saxo vtr/vts there shite!!

corsa_rob

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19th Sep 08 at 14:20

thank you for the genuine responses ill keep them in mind! looks like its been well looked after tbh but ill check engines cold before its started up like! fingers crossed its not an old dog really...as i responses about walk away...its my choice wot i buy! lol and 2 cannot find a corsa to replace my write off!

Ryan

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19th Sep 08 at 14:24

quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Quadz

quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
Make sure the gearbox doesnt whine

they are notoriously shite

engines are bulletproof tbh

[Edited on 19-09-2008 by RYAN89]

agreed engines are shit hot!! Gearboxes are very similar to saxo vtr/vts there shite!!

gearboxes are the same as the vts, and share the same diff as the vtr

corsa_rob

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19th Sep 08 at 14:43

cool ive heard about a few things that have been said and some new stuff to check out...going to look tomorrow night now...no tax on the thing though so thats abit of hassle to sort out if its all good. Just cant wait to get back into the drivers seat been about a month or more now :lol@

dannymccann

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19th Sep 08 at 15:03

People always said the 1.4 8v engines in the Corsas were bombproof, ive destroyed 2 of them (without meaning to and not necessarily driving like a bender). So take that with a pinch of salt....

Butler

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19th Sep 08 at 15:27

Bulletproof? Errr, no! TBH look out for everything, be especially cautious when checking over the usuals. Every 106 ive had has gone wrong and more than once. Gearboxes as said are prone to breaking in my experience.

Rob B

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19th Sep 08 at 17:59

IMO VTs's are bullet proof.

My mate bought his the same time as me 2 years ago, i did 12k hes now done 24k and gives it death EVERYWHERE. Gearbox still fine, engine still fine.

Has whined the last year and is fine, been used on trackdays too etc..

Personally i would just look out for panel alignment. Wobbly gearstick, steering clunks, these are the only problems me and my mate have had with ours.

DJMartin07

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19th Sep 08 at 18:00

Look for anything that is French, or say Made in France on it.

frostyD

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19th Sep 08 at 18:02

i had one for 3 months, in that time the gearbox started to crunch going into 2nd and 4th when giving it death.

drive the car hard on the test drive .

DJMartin07

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19th Sep 08 at 18:03

Watch out when removing any interior trim, as the clips are garunteed to snap.

CORSA NUT

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19th Sep 08 at 18:05

Mine pissed me off big time...mind you so did my VTR....

Just buy somthing else mate.

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