bought this corsa sport 1.4 16v from a small dealer in 2008 it had only covered 46,000 miles with full service history from new with only 3 owners from new and had 10 months mot and 6 months tax. for an 8 year old vehicle at the time the body work was in excellent condition aswell as the origional alloys, the interior was clean and tidy with no damage or ware on anything it was a complete minter for the price of £1500 it was also a bargain for 1 of these in such a clean condition.
i had it checked over at a garage i worked at , and they told me wot i was expecting :- new front discs and pads , new rear shock absorbers, new fanbelt and tensioner , the air con needed regasing a service and new wipers allround. but with my mate being a mechanic , i got all the parts needed for around £150 and he fitted everything and seriviced it for an extra £50 so not bad at all.
i then basically had 12 months trouble free motoring flyin through the mot with no advisorys ..great!!
the water pump did let go on it so my mate replaced the cam belt and water pump at the same time , and its had to have a new exhorst system from down pipes , cat to back box but it is 10 year old now and you have got to expect things to start need replacing as long as you keep on top of it ,youll be fine , it has recently had a new rocker cover gasket, new oil and filter , new air and pollen filter and new fuel filter as a good service for the winter months and hopefully should fly through the next mot no problem.
overall a good solid little car ,engines and gear boxes are solid, the sports models are fully loaded with :- power steering , rev counter, electric windows, electric heated mirors, sun roof, air conditioning, heated screens, alloy wheels, colour coded bumpers and mirror covers , rear spoiler, sports seats , central locking with alarm.

all i say is if your looking at buying one , buy the newest version you can with the lowest millage and owners and full serice history is a must and please do your self a favour AND HPI IT , you can gt an hpi report for a few quid these days and all the info set to your phone in seconds!!also steer clear from modified examples even if you plan to modify it, because you know they have had a hard life. also in personal experience stay away from female owned examples as they have the tendancy of needing new clutches and hand break cables due to female drvers tendancy to ride clutches and pull the hand break up with out using the button.

hope tis is helpfull to some one ....