High milage corsa - any opinions please?

harveybobbles

s'pose it's high mileage for a 2 yr old car. But if it was parked next to a 4 year old Corsa with 15,000 on I'd choose the newer one as it will have done less "running" time and less stop starting than the higher mileage one.

I did see a Fiesta tdci a few weeks ago that was just under 3 years old and had done about 140,000 miles! Think it had been used by some Security company and used by the day shift, the night !!!! and the inbetween shift.

xxjennyxx

harveybobbles wrote: »

s'pose it's high mileage for a 2 yr old car. But if it was parked next to a 4 year old Corsa with 15,000 on I'd choose the newer one as it will have done less "running" time and less stop starting than the higher mileage one.

I did see a Fiesta tdci a few weeks ago that was just under 3 years old and had done about 140,000 miles! Think it had been used by some Security company and used by the day shift, the night !!!! and the inbetween shift.

Seen as tho u mentioned it the guy also has a 55 plate corsa, had been an old ladys car only done 7,000 miles and she'd sold it as the dvla had taken her license off her hmmm that seemed more scary than the high milage one!

mikey72

How do you drive 40,000 miles a year in a diesel Corsa? It's 160 miles a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year.
Either you'd go deaf, or be severly deformed when you finally get out of the drivers seat. Or both.

rev_henry

I'd second the idea about the driving instructor, but would expect it to have dual controls if so. They wouldn't go to the bother of taking them out would they?

Tbh I'd be more tempted by the old lady's one. You don't know the circumstances surrounding her license being taken off her. It may be that she just though she should stop driving about now as she's getting on or whatever, and surrendered her license, without actually driving badly or whatever. Sorry if that makes no sense at all!

But 79k is rather high for a 2 year old car as previous people have said.

If its any interest, me and my mother share an old 1999T 1.0 corsa which we bought a few months ago with just 16k on the clock! Also owned by an old lady for most of this time, but she had had it serviced at the local main dealer every year and it fingers crossed its fine thus far.

Inactive

Almost 5k for a Corsa with almost 80k on the clock is ridiculous, even if it is only a couple of years old.

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

And yes Driving Schools do take dual controls out of cars and they also very often don't register them under their business name.

Pyewacket338

xxjennyxx wrote: »

Seen as tho u mentioned it the guy also has a 55 plate corsa, had been an old ladys car only done 7,000 miles and she'd sold it as the dvla had taken her license off her hmmm that seemed more scary than the high milage one!

If the price was right............ and I was in your positon......that would be sitting outside my house now!:D

Inactive

Agreed, a far better buy.;)

xxjennyxx

Thanks for replies everyone.

The older corsa is 2006 55 plate, it's the old shape and is a 1.2 petrol, design spec. It's £4795 so £200 cheaper than the previous car mentioned.

Even though its only a petrol compared to a diesel and not as good spec, no alloys etc and is the same price is it deffo a better buy?

Sorry, clueless! lol

Rolandtheroadie

This is what I'd do. It's not for everybody, and if you knew someone with a little experience of auctions it would help. Stick to the fleet sales (ex mobility cars might be a good one, should probably all have FSH, they'd tell you before the car goes through).

VAUXHALL CORSA ACTIVE 12V - 998CC 3dr H/Back Jun 2006 (06) None 21,896 3100.00
VAUXHALL CORSA ACTIVE 12V - 998CC 3dr H/Back Jun 2006 (06) None 18,785 3050.00
VAUXHALL CORSA BREEZE 1.0 5dr Hatchback Sep 2005 (55) Sep 2009 21,841 3150.00
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB A/C AUTO - 1364CC 3dr Hatchback Oct 2007 (57) None 12,365 6700.00
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB A/C AUTO - 1364CC 5dr Hatchback Jan 2008 (57) None 1,402 6900.00
VAUXHALL CORSA CLUB A/C AUTO 1.4 5dr Hatchback Mar 2008 (08) None 923 7200.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN - 1229CC 5dr H/Back Jun 2007 (07) None 13,949 5300.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 16V AUTO - 1389CC 3dr H/Back Nov 2005 (55) Sep 2009 8,896 4300.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 16V AUTO - 1389CC 5dr Hatchback Nov 2005 (55) Sep 2009 8,919 4200.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 16V AUTO - 1389CC 5dr Hatchback Feb 2006 (55) None 14,942 4575.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 16V AUTO 1.4 5dr Hatchback Nov 2005 (55) Nov 2009 7,244 4475.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN 16V AUTO 1.4 5dr Hatchback Dec 2005 (55) Nov 2009 23,427 4150.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN TWINPORT - 1229CC 5dr Hatchback Sep 2006 (56) None 11,076 4250.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN TWINPORT 1.2 3dr Hatchback Dec 2005 (55) None 7,006 4000.00
VAUXHALL CORSA DESIGN TWINPORT 1.3 5dr Hatchback Nov 2005 (55) Sep 2009 17,562 3800.00
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE A/C - 998CC 3dr H/Back Jul 2007 (07) None 4,471 4850.00
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE CDTI - 1248CC 5dr H/Back Nov 2005 (55) Oct 2009 22,476 3900.00
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE CDTI - 1248CC 5dr Hatchback Oct 2005 (55) Sep 2009 16,479 3550.00
VAUXHALL CORSA LIFE TWINPORT 1.0 3dr Hatchback Dec 2005 (55) Nov 2009 31,154 2900.00

This is what some have sold for over the previous 5 weeks at auction (actual prices).
Obviously you cant tell what condition they are in (some might have an odd bump or scrape), you would need to look at what was there at the time.

harveybobbles

mikey72 wrote: »

How do you drive 40,000 miles a year in a diesel Corsa? It's 160 miles a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year.
Either you'd go deaf, or be severly deformed when you finally get out of the drivers seat. Or both.

Like I say - the day shift, the night shift and the inbetween shift will have used it.

Also the lower mileage car will be more worn and bumper about, where as the high mileage one will have sat in 5th gear for it's life and never had time to car a car park dent lol.

Unless it's been a Driving School car. Does the V5 show one lady owner? Whats her address? Look for Driving Schools around the area where she lives and see if it was one