Vauxhall Corsa D (2006 - ) - Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ?

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Fri 20 Feb 2009 07:42
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - rogertb
Hi chaps, having spent ages looking for a new / low mileage used small car I liked the Corsa until reading all the grief on here about snapping camshafts, why would anyone buy one with these sort of problems ? is it all models / engines ? I'll have to think again or spend £500 getting my Rover 75 back on the road (when it's only worth £350 trade) - any comments welcome. Thanks Roger
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Fri 20 Feb 2009 10:31
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - stunorthants26
Well, unless you can get a Corsa for £500, thats the cheaper option. Think id rather have the Rover myself :-)
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Fri 20 Feb 2009 10:37
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - Rattle
Forget how much your Rover is worth to other people, how much is the car worth to you? If it has been reliable and you like the car keep it. As much improved the new generation of Corsa's are I still find them to be souless products of GM.
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Fri 20 Feb 2009 10:40
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - FotheringtonThomas
Seems to me it's only a tiny minority of cars that have this problem. HJ's "car by car" notes 2000-2006 1.2 as having this problem. I wouldn't spend £500 on getting a £350 car working, unless it was a sure-fire bet that nothing else was going to go wrong.
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Fri 20 Feb 2009 13:01
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - rogertb
Yes as illustrated here rock and hard place come to mind, I really like the car and remember when I bought it a few years ago I really was 'excited' by the 'look' and feel of the thing but when I sat in a Corsa the other day I was not excited at all ... yes soulless is a good word. The estimate for the repair is up to £700 and I'm going to get the garage (a trustworthy crowd) to have a good look over the car before I commit to the repair in case they can see any other big time faulty bits ... I know it's an almost impossible task but ! Thanks for taking the time chaps. Have good weekends - Roger
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Fri 20 Feb 2009 18:25
Shall I forget Corsa ater all the camshaft probs ? - ifithelps
What's your Rover worth when it's fixed?

More than £350, I'll bet.

They are basically sound cars and if you've got a decent garage on the job, I'd say it's well worth spending some money on it.

As Rattle said, I know which car I'd rather drive home in.
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