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[Andy B]

Daughter is looking at Corsas. I know the 1.0 is only half a V6 and is best avoided, but are the 1.2 & 1.4 belt driven cam shaft or chain? If belt, I assume the default 4 yr/40k 

TIA

[henryd]

Corsa C 1.0 1.2 are chain ,1.4 is belted

[Andy B]

Corsa C 1.0 1.2 are chain ,1.4 is belted

Thanks Henry 

Do chains stretch/break/die?

[henryd]

Corsa C 1.0 1.2 are chain ,1.4 is belted

Thanks Henry 

Do chains stretch/break/die?

Yes,poor oil change history is there downfall,easily spotted though,if it rattles like a dog shitting bones for the first few seconds after start up it shows its on the way and the hydraulic tensioner is struggling to cope

[Andy B]

Corsa C 1.0 1.2 are chain ,1.4 is belted

Thanks Henry 

Do chains stretch/break/die?

Cheers! 

Yes,poor oil change history is there downfall,easily spotted though,if it rattles like a dog shitting bones for the first few seconds after start up it shows its on the way and the hydraulic tensioner is struggling to cope

[Webby the Bear]

If it's any help Andy the chain is a nice easy one to replace if it ever needed it. But keep up with the oil changes and all will be good. Wifey has an 05 corsa c. With just 29k on the clock. Really nice.

In fact come to think of it everything maintenance wise is bloody easy to work on. Servicing, blower motor, chain, wiper motor, rear springs are a few of the jobs I've done on ithemand all are easy peasy

[Webby the Bear]

Oh and the oil pressure switches are a common fault. But take 20 seconds to change

[henryd]

If it's any help Andy the chain is a nice easy one to replace if it ever needed it. But keep up with the oil changes and all will be good. Wifey has an 05 corsa c. With just 29k on the clock. Really nice.

In fact come to think of it everything maintenance wise is bloody easy to work on. Servicing, blower motor, chain, wiper motor, rear springs are a few of the jobs I've done on ithemand all are easy peasy

Yep,they are a snip to maintain and repair,my youngest lad has just passed his test and has a 04 1.2 twinport,goes really well and belonged to a family friend so I'm the only person who's ever touched it,28k on the clock so bags of life left yet hopefully

[Andy B]

If it's any help Andy the chain is a nice easy one to replace if it ever needed it. But keep up with the oil changes and all will be good. Wifey has an 05 corsa c. With just 29k on the clock. Really nice.

In fact come to think of it everything maintenance wise is bloody easy to work on. Servicing, blower motor, chain, wiper motor, rear springs are a few of the jobs I've done on ithemand all are easy peasy

Yep,they are a snip to maintain and repair,my youngest lad has just passed his test and has a 04 1.2 twinport,goes really well and belonged to a family friend so I'm the only person who's ever touched it,28k on the clock so bags of life left yet hopefully

The Seicento she has at the moment is a pain to get to stuff. I spent bloody ages yesterday after the pads doing the 'fan belt'. Slackened the nut & bolt at the top .... eventaully, slackened the pivot bolt (16mm  ) and the alternator still wouldn't move. Removed the arch liner as I should have done in the first place to get to the other clamping bolts, another 16mm nut and a bitch to get to. Eventually pivoted the alternator, slipped the belt off the pulley .... still wouldn't come off as the belt is thicker than the gap between the crank sensor & the toothed ring it's looking at  ..... removed crank's fan belt pulley/toothed ring and the belt came off. I reckon I could have just done that in the first place & left the alternator as was.

[Andy B]

Just had a little drive of a local car this one (why do car sales try to take the p***? It actually had 41000 miles on the clock and they had 'mistakenly' put a for sale board in the screen of £3555  )

The interior fan didn't work. Is this a one off or are they prone to it.

IIRC older Senators & Carltons used to suffer with over heating electrickery within the fan somewhere

[Marks DTM Calib]

Not to many issues with the Corsa D, some early ones were prone to issues with the blend valve set in the depths of the dash.

For me though, the 1.4 is a must

[aaronjb]

Just had a little drive of a local car this one (why do car sales try to take the p***? It actually had 41000 miles on the clock and they had 'mistakenly' put a for sale board in the screen of £3555  )

I guess they use the details of any old car in stock because as the advert says, "+++CHOICE OF 10 CORSA'S+LOOK++"... sneaky.

Also FYI the link you posted included your postcode..

[Andy B]

Just had a little drive of a local car this one (why do car sales try to take the p***? It actually had 41000 miles on the clock and they had 'mistakenly' put a for sale board in the screen of £3555  )

I guess they use the details of any old car in stock because as the advert says, "+++CHOICE OF 10 CORSA'S+LOOK++"... sneaky.

Also FYI the link you posted included your postcode..

It's my mother in laws old address 

[aaronjb]

Aha, that's alright then 

Not like I checked Streetview for Omegas or anything.. 

[Broomies Mate]

This might be a VX orientated forum, but you can do no better than looking at the Fiesta.  The Corsa D was a pile.

If insurance is an issue, step up and look at the Astra or Focus - Both will be cheaper to Insure.

If image isn't a problem, go for a Hyundai i30.... not the best car to drive, but safe and reliable.

Consider others, like the Mitsubishi Colt and dare I say it, the Renault clit.  Both nice things to drive (if you're into that type of thing).