Hi Caroline,

The valvegear timing on GM’s 1.0-litre petrol powerplant from 2012 is chain-driven. And that price seems pretty good, as we’ve seen a same-year 1.0-litre Corsa with 135,000km going for €5,000. Mechanically quite simple, that sort of Corsa D is an ideal starter car and the one you’re looking at sounds a good, relatively low-mileage example. The most common faults on these were failing suspension top mounts and seized rear brake discs due to a problematic handbrake linkage, but neither fault is that expensive to fix.