Gear selection probs on Corsa C

[deetes]

I'm having problems with 1st and 2nd gear selection on my 1.8 sri. It feels like a linkage problem.....Is this a common fault? Only done about 35K miles.

[Defcon5]

Yes, gear linkages have a massive failure rate on the Corsa C. I beleive there is an upgrade kit that replaces some of the plastic parts with metal

[deetes]

Defcon5 said:

Yes, gear linkages have a massive failure rate on the Corsa C. I beleive there is an upgrade kit that replaces some of the plastic parts with metal

Cheers Defcon5.

Got and fitted one of the modified jobbies. £60 for the part....... Cars only done 35000 miles.

[Defcon5]

deetes said:

Defcon5 said:

Yes, gear linkages have a massive failure rate on the Corsa C. I beleive there is an upgrade kit that replaces some of the plastic parts with metal

Cheers Defcon5.

Got and fitted one of the modified jobbies. £60 for the part....... Cars only done 35000 miles.

It went on mine at about 25k, luckily still under warranty

[k15tox]

i had exacly the same on my 03 1.8, lucky it was still underwarrenty!

it wouldnt go into second!

ahh i miss my old sri, proper little sleeper!!

[Defcon5]

k15tox said:

i had exacly the same on my 03 1.8, lucky it was still underwarrenty!

it wouldnt go into second!

ahh i miss my old sri, proper little sleeper!!

Sleeper? A Corsa with big wheels, M3 style mirrors and tinted windows isnt a sleeper !

[k15tox]

Defcon5 said:

k15tox said:

i had exacly the same on my 03 1.8, lucky it was still underwarrenty!

it wouldnt go into second!

ahh i miss my old sri, proper little sleeper!!

Sleeper? A Corsa with big wheels, M3 style mirrors and tinted windows isnt a sleeper !

i wouldnt exacly say the styling is outragous! 16inch wheels are tiny these days!

think it must be the that there quite rare compared to the 1.2, 1.4 etc.

most people i spoke to didnt even know vaux put a 1.8 in them!

dont think people expected that turn of speed from a standard corsa (before the vxr came out)

[HellDiver]

125hp Z18XE wasn't exactly quick, even in a Corsa. Corsas are only sleepers when they've a redtop or C20LET fitted.

[k15tox]

HellDiver said:

125hp Z18XE wasn't exactly quick, even in a Corsa. Corsas are only sleepers when they've a redtop or C20LET fitted.

was quick enough for me when i was 18, used 125hp pretty well, 0-60 same time as a fiesta st with 25hp more.

ive moved on to bigger and better things now, but ill still always have a soft spot for it!

[Defcon5]

Got to say I really liked my old C. Its still on the road somewhere, although I have no idea how they managed to remove the tree shaped dent all along the roof