How do I know if car has been modified?

SnowWhiterThanWhite

Hi,

My DS is looking a buy his first car, he is 17
We've found a nice looking Corsa 1.2 sxi.
Have got a decent insurance quote through Direct Line but, as I tend to worry about the small stuff, I know you're supposed to tell the insurance company of any mods.
Now, the person selling the car doesn't know, I've obviously googled, and found conflicting answers, I've even called my local Vauxhall dealership & they couldn't tell me!
The car has 15" alloys,tinted windows and chrome exhaust.
It was manufactured in 2006
Can anyone help?

Quiet_Spark

The wheels may be standard (check with a VX dealer to see what was fitted when it rolled off the production line), however the tinted windows and "chrome" exhaust (which I suspect is the size of a small 3rd world country) are odds on to be aftermarket items.

nobbysn*ts

No, standard spec on the SXI. Check the alloys have the Vauxhall logo on though.

deanos

are the alloys vauxhall ones, ?

are the tinted windows stick on ?

is the chrome exhaust a bolt on ?

If you can provide a picture im sure people on here can tell straight away

SnowWhiterThanWhite

nobbysn*ts wrote: »

No, standard spec on the SXI. Check the alloys have the Vauxhall logo on though.

The tinted windows are standard?

deanos

Depends if they have been blacked out , tinted is standard , blacked out isnt

SnowWhiterThanWhite

deanos wrote: »

are the alloys vauxhall ones, ?

are the tinted windows stick on ?

is the chrome exhaust a bolt on ?

If you can provide a picture im sure people on here can tell straight away

Sorry, no pic. Just went and had a look at this today. The owner has just text me to say he thinks the alloys were std fitted, the exhaust is a push on one?? He's not sure about the tinted windows

SnowWhiterThanWhite

deanos wrote: »

Depends if they have been blacked out , tinted is standard , blacked out isnt

Many thanks, sorry to be thick, how can I tell? Do I just look to see if they're stick-on?

deanos

compare it to other SXi's for sale on a similar year, if they have same alloys and exhaust trim then it should be standard, look on autotrader

nobbysn*ts

deanos wrote: »

compare it to other SXi's for sale on a similar year, if they have same alloys and exhaust trim then it should be standard, look on autotrader

That's an interesting point. If the exhaust trim was, (and it was) originally a bolt on chrome trim, from the factory, or say an integral part of the back box, if it was changed for a cheaper non oe exhaust, as a service item, by say Kwik Fit (other exhaust fitters may be used), and a cheaper, identical spec exhaust was fitted, either without the integral trim, or the bolt on trim had rusted up, so was scrapped with the old exhaust, is that a modification? Or if a new trim was put on, but similar to the old, but not Vauxhall, is that a mod?

SnowWhiterThanWhite

deanos wrote: »

compare it to other SXi's for sale on a similar year, if they have same alloys and exhaust trim then it should be standard, look on autotrader

Just had a really quick look and the first 5 I've looked at all seem to have tinted rear windows so looks like they are standard.
Panic over! (Direct Line won't insure under 25's with mods)