I BOUGHT A CHEAP VAUXHALL CORSA FOR £500!
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If someone a few years ago had said to me you'll be buzzing to see a video of some bloke you've never met touring a 13 year old £500 Corsa, I'd say don't be ridiculous. Yet, here we are.
😂 thanks! Love this
and it's more interesting than almost anything on tv!
Adding to that... also happens to people living outside the UK. We´re crazy :), it´s not even due to covid/lock down situation.
Haha!
@@HighPeakAutos all the truth mate love your channel 😄
The thing attached to the battery is an insurance tracker. You might find something plugged into the OBD port too. We found this when we bought my son's car.
That’s the “Black box” that insurances talk about, no? (I’m 20, and recently interested in a cars)
@@Juan-eh4pwyeh I think black box
@@Tickclock_quartz no the black box comes when you buy insurance. It should never come with the car when you buy it.
I own a 2007 Corsa D 1.2. Bought at 16 months old with just over 16,000 mls. Now on 97,700 + mls. Full service history, no rattly chain, no strange noises and still on original clutch. I’d definitely buy another. I’m perfectly happy with it 💁♀️
U should of done the Belfast accent
I've finished work for Xmas, and the thing I was looking forward to most wasn't a couple of beers, but a video about a cheap old Vauxhall Corsa! Really enjoying seeing what goes into turning around old cars and giving them another lease of life 👍
I love how realistic you are with your strategies Matt - you're very fair with your prices and not greedy at all - so unlike many in the trade, well-done.
Here in Greece we get Opel Corsas. I work as a salesman & over the past 20 years I've driven quite a few. I love them.Never had a problem-apart from a recall-always reliable. As a daily workhorse I've driven them hard & fast and they never let me down. Maybe Vauxhall is a different beast.
They are the same vehicle except for market specifications unique to the UK Market
I had the 1.4 petrol 2007 as my first car. I took it from 85k miles to 110k and the engine was bulletproof. Considering I used thrash the life out of that engine on a daily basis. First time I had my mates in the car one of them pulled the glovebox off haha Great video as always!
A great video as always, I love watching these in an evening. Perfect time waster in the boring winter months, where you have nothing else to do. Watched this whilst polishing off a couple of beers, great work Matt!.
Genuinely love the content. I've always been a car lover and it's good to learn more about everyday cars for a change. Keep it up!
My little 07 Corsa 1.4 is getting on 172k and still handles the daily 60 mile commute like a beast. I only paid £280 for her 3 years ago.
Quick result Matt👍 I think you did the right thing. A shame clutches cost so much to replace these days. Earlier Cavaliers and Astras had a superb method of clutch replacement. You bought (we made) three clips that you fit to the clutch plates to keep them under compression. You access the clutch through a purpose designed service slot on the bell housing. Next, you slide back the gearbox shaft and the clutch drops into your hand. Replacement then, is simply the reverse of this procedure - 30 mins, start to finish 👍 They don't make em like that any more.
I've still got the kit somewhere😀
What is this witchcraft? Don't tell 1-series owners, that job is just a little more involved..!
@@mikefarrar8071 👍
@@jamesmiller113 😂👍
ive got the factory little box somewhere,dont forget this was only suitable to change the driven plate not the diapragm too and back then these got very heavy as they got older
Nice surprise, you never know really. Not too shabby for a car with modest upkeep over the years I gather from the video. Regarding Corsa's I now know more of what to look for! Thank you very much for educating us with your wealth of knowledge in a good fun and thoroughly entertaining way👍
Thanks for watching
I had randomly come accross your video few months before looking for advise on used cars. But found your videos honest,simple and honest. Thankyou for uploading informative videos which i am sure will be helping allot of people in making a wise decision. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for watching
Merry Christmas Matt , thanks for all the great content throughout the year
I always like watching these walk arounds. Happy Xmas Matt.
Matt's, the only guy on RUclips who can convincingly make a £500.00 shed of a car look and sound interesting! 🤣🤣
Haha thanks
@High Peak Autos your welcome Matt 👍
You sold your Rangey yet budd 🤔🤔
These are the best type of videos Matt! Love the cheap car content👍
Love these kind of reviews on everyday cars that are such a common sight on the roads but never owned one..excellent review 👏
You're probably better off having not owned a Corsa😂 my choice of first car was between this and a Polo, took the polo in a heartbeat and did 30k on it
Corsas are not only accompanied by someone with an ASBO but they're also really ugly and unreliable from my experience... Really cheap build quality too and not comfortable at all
Had a Corsa D 1.2SXi from new. 10 years and 90K miles. Timing chain is a bit noisy despite always being dealer serviced at proper intervals. Brakes and suspension were are all a bit tired after 10 years. So I replaced everything earlier this year. Overall, it has been a very reliable and cheap to run car. Always starts and goes and has never let me down.
I bought my 2007 corsa for £500 4 years ago and honestly has been a great little car, no problems apart from the droplink and springs and still runs great, i learned with it too, subframe is great too, I love my little corsa 😊
Another great vid thank you (I love these "I bought a cheap" series). I had a Corsa D 1.4 auto (09 plate) for a number of years and was one of the nicest cars I've owned. Very reliable and the only thing it cost me was the usual consumables. Bought at low mileage with good service history, so I guess that's the secret eh. Keep up the good work!
Really enjoyed your videos this year - best wishes
Had 2 Corsa D's over the years, one 1.4 petrol (pre-facelift) and one 1.3 diesel (facelift). In fact, the 1.4 petrol was my first car. Absolutely loved them, especially the diesel one. As with most cars; treat them with some love and good maintenance and they won't let you down.
The 1.2 petrol is dreadfully slow though, test-drove one before buying my 1.4. Overtaking a lorry already proved to be quite the challenge with the 1.2.
Merry Christmas to you & thanks for all the videos in 2022 👍👍
Thanks for watching
I do love these videos. A car lover and the knowledge you learn from these videos is huge
Glad you like them!
Great video yet again Matt! Also bit of information for you…the device attached to the battery is a insurance provided black box! I have one on my car as it was cheaper when insuring my car in my first year! Merry Christmas!
Hi Matt... With you on Corsa's but the video is great and interesting as usual! Love the cheap car vids!
Spot on about the deferred maintenance, that's why so many of the petrol ones have noisy chains due to lack of oil changes. As long as the front subframe is OK that'll make a good car for someone. My mum had a late D on a 13 plate for about 5 years with no issues. It was grim though. She had an 'E' after that which was a bit nicer and now she's got a 22 plate 'F' which is quite a nice spec. I've had a couple of 'B' Corsas, good cars but very basic.
Subframe is pretty cheap and easy to replace so i don't see a problem there though.
I have got a 2017 vauxhall corsa limited edition, bought it when 3 years old with 6000, now on just over 26000, brilliant car. Flys through all services and MOT’s. Absolutely love mine, just shows look after your car and it is reliable
I do love you channel, keep up with the great content
Great video HPA,a small profit is still a profit,nice one👌👍😀
Thank you for your videos - I am strangely addicted to them - but its because they are so good of course :)
Tha's a canny lad - but you all are North of Barnet... It's tascinating to see how you analyse each prospect and make a quick (but accurate) assessment and valuation of each and every car you buy!!
I'm darn sarf and sure that dealers here don't worh that way - but then we driive Volvos as most other cara are rubbish - (not).
Reardless of the above your videaos are always full of interest.
Have a good Christmas...
My sister bought one of these Corsa D new, with the 1.3 CTDI Diesel. And even with scheduled services as oil changes and with low millage, she almost had a catastrophic engine failure due to a stretched timing chain, that required to replace also the oil pump. Besides burning oil above average and a clogged EGR valve. Add to that the massive depreciation on it value over the years.
@@CandyMan2001 the issue it's to access the EGR valve to clean it, with limited space available.
Enjoyed the video, as usual, I've learnt alot by how you review a car and decide if you are going to spend any money onn it , or move it on, as is. Thanks
nice quick flip b4 xmas
Happy Christmas to you and yours matt
I had a 2006 Corsa C. The major thing it had was a drivers footwell leak when it rained. Oh and the roof lacquer had failed and cracked, so my roof looked like a giant flapjack.
Brilliant again 🤣🤣🤣 And win win situation as well. You keep another guy busy and he definitely appreciates that. The more love you give the more you've got still left 👈 ❤
I own a 2015 Corsa SRI and i love it, never lets me down and yes i do maintain my one Matt 😉
Love your work 👍
The most famous car at a MCDonalds carpark xD
Great video and profit Matt :D
I know they’re getting rare but love to see you try and find a good Audi A2… Great video and with tough times ahead, really relevant.
100% played right here. You could've gone the other way but the car was answering the questions.
The importance of connections also. What and who you know. 👌
The Corsa D, this shape but the facelift was the first car I sold as a car trader, quite a decent car to be honest. Couldn’t believe how much interest I got for it and it sold to the first person who came to see it. These are definitely popular in the used car market.
Because the price of vauxhalls in the used market is dirt cheap compared to proper cars. I hate Vauxhall Corsas they're one of the worst cars ever I had one for 4 weeks whilst my Toyota Auris was being repaired and it sucked, 70 plate Corsa with 25k miles burnt 1 litre of oil whilst I had it, had multiple warnings on the dash and the power steering failed which resulted in me sending it back. If it aint Japanesse, older German, or South Korean then its junk imo.
@@gravemind6536 whatever you think is junk, is irrelevant as to many, these aren’t junk. Yes they are not exciting and they are boring in essence but people want something A to B that is cheap to run. I wouldn’t tarnish all Corsas with the same brush because you have had a bad experience though with one. You mention Japanese but they rust soo much that they are useless, and all good qualities of them go down the drain as to own, they are not good especially old Japanese cars, Corsas rust far less by the way. Koreans make decent cars and the German brands are of a high quality, that’s a given.
@@snbala I know someone who had a Corsa same shape as the one in this video that rotted badly with rust a few years back. Japanesse cars are not bad on rust at all in relative terms all older cars suffered from rust, early 2000s German cars rusted badly at the sills. Nothing cheap about a car that breaks down all the time which is what Corsas do, they're GM junk and the new ones are Peugeot junk but even worse.
'compared to proper cars' and then goes on to say he drives a Toyota Auris :-D
just love these videos thanks Matt ,regards.
Glad you like them!
The device on Attatched to the battery might be a "black box", as in the one that insurance companies fit to cars to moderate speed and miles in exchange for a cheaper insurance rate. some companies charge the customer to remove the box after the insurance is finished, so majority of people either remove them themselves or just leave them in situ. that would also explain why the clutch is worn, as a new driver wouldn't know how to use it effectively
Another interesting video..thanks..and yes as said in another comment…the thing attached to the battery is a tracker for good/bad driving…you can just clip the wires and it pulls off….the one who had it fitted will then be bombarded with e mails saying it has been disconnected…Enjoy your Christmas..
Nice little runner once that clutch is fixed, and can be charmingly referred to, as either a jazzy kind of blue, or a sexy fifty shades of blue.
When the Corsa E came along in 2014 the car dramatically improved in both performance and it's interior. I got a 2017 Excite and it is has been a great runner and needed very little maintenance although it always gets its yearly service. I plan to keep it for a while longer yet as well!
Same here. Contemplating selling it right now as I can get more than what I bought it for but the fact that I’m probably never going to be able to find a normal car with cheaper insurance is a big turn off
Always entertaining and a good watch Matt and I always love the cheeky appearance of a beautiful Range Rover 👌😉you know me ….
Horsas for Corsas keep up the good work...much enjoyed
Done the right thing matt sold it on if it didn't need the clutch would have been worth a service and valet another great video have a safe and prosperous christmas 👍
I like Corsa's...🤣
I actually really enjoyed this video Matt...as it brought back so many memories to me of my early days as a car dealer 40 years ago.
Just about..."grifting".
Doing what you can.
That's the "art".
Forget all the Aston's and Bentley's...these old crates are much more fun! 🤣👍
That 13 parking bay must be unlucky ..... I've never seen any of your cars on that space - ever !! ... I do like your banter Mathew - another honest review as always.
2:00 🤘😁 very good advice Matt
Interesting that a Corsa of all things seems to be one of the nicer cheap cars you've shown in terms of not needing a whole lot to be a decent enough runaround for someone.
good stuff, keep it up
super helpful thank you
Nice one Matt 🙂✌️
Heater blower resistors tend to fail on 1,2,3 and only work on full blast. If it works on 1 then it'll work on the speeds. Changed plenty of them.
Love a Man Gasket too those engine, sits behind the chain and seals the timing cover to the engine.
Love this Corsa vid, keep up the great content! I have a daft question Matt that I always find intriguing - when u drop off the Corsa to your trader mate, how do you get back to your office?
I ask because I try buy & sell a few bangers but always find the logistics of getting there/back a pain! (Sorry about the daft question!)
Have had a corsa C for 8 years. Fully serviced it with my dad recently. Never had any issues with it, done 25k additional miles since I had it. I love it. Never really understood the hate for corsas, the owners who don’t look after them yes, but not the car itself. If you look after them like any other car, they are solid and very cheap to run.
First car i bought new was a 2005 Corsa. I was very excited. It was a silver SXi with an Irmscher body kit. Did about 7k miles in it then decided to sell as i got a company car with a new job. Couldn't fault it!
Love the Blunkett repair shop
😂
My partner had one of these when I met her. Was just a few years old and very well maintained, but still just not nice. Engine always sounded different, like it didn't have a happy place and you never knew what it actually should be like. Weird. Vague, under-engineered controls all round. Then what really pissed me off was the ECU went kaput from a blocked drainage channel (under the windscreen) which guided water in to it. £400 - grr. Was glad to see the back of it!
That thing on the battery is a black box insurance tracker mainly used by new drivers. Appropriate find for a 1.2 Corsa D
Great vid Matt love the cheap car videos, always a good laugh to see what you have come up with next lol. We have had loads of vauxhalls in the family over the years but i have to disagree and say the Corsas weve had 4 of them a C a D and two Es apart from a few niggly faults like a airbag crash sensor failing and putting a light on the dash and a faulty oil pressure switch they have all been faultless, its down to how theyve been treated usually i think. The 1.0 3 cylinder in the 2002 C model was like a rattly old sowing machine but it still done us up to 120k miles before we traded it in . We have two 1.4 turbo corsa E models in vx line and limited edition spec which look the business and drive really smooth, quite nippy aswell! I dont think vauxhalls are quite as good as they used to be since peugeot took them over personally
“It says sky blue, but there are different shades of blue going on “
Don’t know if you’ve noticed but that is a good description of the sky. Round here it can be anywhere between bright blue and angry dark grey.
At the same time!
I have a few subscriptions on RUclips but when Mat‘s come up I always look forward to 20 minutes of dry northern humour, shame about the worn bush on the Corsa, my neighbors wife had a worn bush, it was apparently due to excessive use.
Would love to see a video on a cheap seat Ibiza too! Around 2012+ facelift models are quite reliable!
Perfect timing mate, just passed my driving test in November. I’ve been looking at corsas, seems to be the more popular first car along with the fiesta and polo but thinking about being different and getting a Mazda 2
Good idea
I reckon an OAP with out of date prescription glasses would love that. Call it a 'flip' paint. It flips between sky blue and cloudy sky blue.
a 2009 car for 500 pounds- that's a steal! here in latvia, a Opel Corsa goes for 2600-3200 euros
You mention the Grande Punto and they are based off the corsa platform and share issues like you mentioned the power steering. I’ve had two corsas when I was a bit younger just to thrash around but I didn’t like them much at all just cheap runarounds.
I've had my 2012 1.4 SE for over 4 years. Hit 111,000 miles recently. Heated seats, heated steering wheel, cruise control, best car I've ever owned.
Hi Matt think the item on the battery is something to do with new drivers insurance nice video as ever nice profit
Funny that comment about “the car people” - I feel exactly the same every time I see those plates. Shoestring budget, not maintained
By the looks of it, the box on the battery is a black box for monitoring your driving style to reduce your insurance
My first car was a 1.2 2010 Corsa D SXI. I had it from 46k miles to 86k miles and never had any issues. It never failed an MOT either in my ownership or even had any advisories, maybe I was lucky!
Nah these cars never have alot of problems with MOT. It was just if these were neglected they would fail.
I passed my test a few years ago (in my late 30's) and I absolutely hate my Corsa lol, 2012 1.2 auto. It's so slow it actually feels dangerous at times. I will 100% be getting rid of it for something a bit more interesting ASAP. Corsa's are fantastic for new drivers, cheap to run, cheap to insure and if anything goes wrong it's usually not expensive to fix, so I can see why they're so popular. That looked like one of these telematic black boxy things attached to the battery that the 'yoofs' sometimes add to the car to get cheaper insurance.
I got a 2012 Corsa after I passed my test in 2018. It was abysmally slow, I changed the coil pack and it felt like a totally different car and I could overtake things!
The thing attached the battery is a little black box for insurance reasons to get cheaper insurance and they might be something in the OBD behind the gearlever underneath the dash
Evening, you forgot the baseball cap and loud thump thump music whilst driving the corsa 😁
These Cheaper car videos are great,
that is a bit of a gem matt
Next you’ll be buying a Talbot Solara 😂
Keep up the good work
I’ve DIYd a timing chain on one - Suzuki tough little motor and the rattle is when hot. Easy fixers and cheap motoring
Went mad in 1994 and bought a new Corsa 1.4SRi, it looked great in bright red (yes, it faded badly). It was a terrible car to drive, the ride was very hard but bouncy, no power steering with wide tyres was not good news. However, the worse thing by far was the terrible vague gear change, so easy to miss third so used to go straight to fourth. The engine was very noisy and the seats very uncomfortable. It then developed a mis-fire which the dealer couldn’t fix despite many attempts. Soon moved it on and glad to be rid.
Great video as always Matt
As a uni student I can confirm that Corsas are the best bang for your buck lol. My one even has heated seats which surprises everyone. I don't ever want to get rid of it
My journey with the Corsa D has been interesting. I have a 1.2 limited edition in yellow and it's a quick little thing, eager in the revs. Bought it off a family member, and it's an alright car. Keep it serviced and clean it often enough and it makes for a nice little motor, especially a first one. Even if the interior is technically from 2006.
Same. I have a 1.4 sxi in yellow and it really does move well. They’re good cars tbh
7:41 had a bit of a google - it may be the Pedigree Whippet Racing Association.. if you're into that sort of thing
Just picked up one of these and as it happens its for £500 also, handy little vid and entertaining to, thanks......subscribed 👍
Thanks for the sub!
A friend had a corsa D, nothing but trouble. The speedo kept going up to 50 starting up the engine, the glovebox broke, I fixed it using cable ties. The back arches had surface rust on them, then there was a check engine light which kept coming back. Tried to replace the dials but alas it didn’t work and soon after the car was moved on to its new unlucky owner.
It’s a very clean car worth the money I can see profit in this Matt
1:51 that transition though
I do have a fondness for Corsas and wouldn't mind one myself - one of the newer ones though. Perhaps that does make me boring but I don't really care. My mum owned a Corsa B for 17 years and it took us everywhere as a child. Admittedly she never maintained that often but it never once failed to start, unless of course she drained the battery which she did many times. It's a wonder it kept going to be honest, until rust claimed it in the end.
Topman Matt 🙏
That box on the battery looks like a telematics box Matt. Possibly a “black box” for a young driver or as part of a fleet earlier on in its life?
Despite having a full manual licence, I’ve never once owned a manual car, always opting for an auto. With this, I’d realistically have no real idea if the box was past it or not so this was quite a handy video
The clutch was dying not the box. You can VERY easily feel a clutch going bad, as you put your foot down the revs climb but the car doesn't accelerate with it. It will start small but if left long enough you can barely tickle the throttle without it slipping.
Signs of a bad box would be difficulty engaging gears or getting stuck IN gears. Grinding, sticking, that kind of thing.
The third common left foot failure is the dual mass flywheel on some diesel cars, you feel a very distinct vibration through the pedal and a loud rattle coming from the engine bay when engaging the clutch or when in neutral. Dual mass flywheels are a VERY expensive job, so always consider your budget when buying a car with one on. I'm about to install my own flywheel on my 2009 Civic and the part alone set me back over £500. If I had a mechanic do it, the final bill would be upwards of £800.
I used to own a Corsa D 1.2. The engine generated so much pressure in the coolant system that it blew the head gasket twice (once on its own, second when it blew a coolant hose), and the water pump gasket twice, the second time was a week after the water pump was replaced! It wasn't a bad driving car when it worked, and 17/18 year old me was happy with but I couldn't ever recommend one to anyone.
My brother got himself a Corsa E, again a 1.2, and it was fantastic! I had a go and it was miles better than mine, both in driveability and interior design/quality
Have had my 2010 Corsa D for 3 years. Always has been well maintained. Never had any major issues with it. 111k miles on it and no end in sight. It has always been reliable to me. Since I’ve had this car, the only times I’ve been at a garage was for scheduled maintenance. I absolutely love that car. They last and are reliable when looked after properly.
Really? There’s always conflicting opinions on it. Would you recommend a Corsa for a first car?