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hi.
i'm looking at buying a Corsa 1.0 sting but on the dash when you turn on the ignition a little orange light with a tap in it stays on(we think it is an emissions indicator). just wanted to know what the problem is and is it easy to fix. if not will it fail its M.O.T if its not fixed. and also there is a small wine that comes from the gear box. is this bad?

Thanks Toby

dont buy it,

if the engine light is on, it will fail an mot, it needs to be plugged in and the fault found, it could be a £10 sensor, it could cost hundreds

and a whine from the gearbox can be 2 things, its broke, or its been stood for a while.

id walk away, plus the 1.0 12v engine and sometimes the 1.2 16v engine are prone to failiure.

get a 8v if you want a 1.2
its much cheaper to fix if it ever goes wrong

Adam-D wrote:dont buy it,

if the engine light is on, it will fail an mot, it needs to be plugged in and the fault found, it could be a £10 sensor, it could cost hundreds

and a whine from the gearbox can be 2 things, its broke, or its been stood for a while.

id walk away, plus the 1.0 12v engine and sometimes the 1.2 16v engine are prone to failiure.

get a 8v if you want a 1.2
its much cheaper to fix if it ever goes wrong

talking about 1.2 8v i have one for sale

ok what are the detales and where abouts do you live

Adam-D wrote: its much cheaper to fix if it ever goes wrong

u mean WHEN it goes wrong lol.

danthemann wrote:

Adam-D wrote: its much cheaper to fix if it ever goes wrong

u mean WHEN it goes wrong lol.

url obv just been stuck with a poo one

ive never had any trouble with mine and neither did my mum for the three years she had it

well i haven't bort it so its all good lol

whats yrs like then do u have a pic or the details 4 it

yeh they are pretty reliable really...i havnt really had any major problems,and those iv had wernt because of what engine it is.

i guess yr talkin about the 1.2 8v then yea ?

yeh thats what iv got.

EY nothink wrong with a 1.2 16v !!! well apart from gearbox . airflow meter . egr valve etc etc etc always messing up . its BULLET PROOF lol but i would admit 8v are ''ABIT'' better

Mines fine! Always has been! Everything that has gone wrong is down to me