Used car advice

You should have someone capable check the cars for their overall condition. The one currently needing fewer repairs and in better overall condition is probably the better deal.

The 5-speed in the accent is relatively trouble-free, but if the clutch has never been replaced, you may need to do that soon.

Can you tell me which v6 is in the Corsica?

By v6, I meant it a V engine with 6 cylinders.

Do you do any of your own work on either a Chevy/GM or Hyundai now?

For me, I'd (probably) pick the Chevy because it's virtually the same underneath as the wife's Beretta and the friend's Cavalier and Celebrity. I'm used to working on the 2.8/3.1s of that vintage and the socket I bought for removing Beretta drive axles would probably fit the Corisca...

If you don't work on cars and have a mechanic, I'd bring them to him to check out - there's a lot of stuff you can't tell from a two line description in a newsgroup that are obvious once the car is in front of you...

Ray

Tysteel40 wrote in rec.autos.tech

Yes, we know what a v6 is. What he was asking was what engine is in it. GM made, and still makes, several different v-6 engines. I suspect that you have the 3.1 liter V6. I have a V6 in my car also, however it is the 3.8 liter engine.

ray wrote in rec.autos.tech

This poster asked earlier about whether some parts could swap between a

Yes, I have a 3.1 liter for my old 1994 chevy corsica.

This used 1992 corsica I've seen advertised in the paper, I know it's a v6, but I should've asked the guy what kind. I wonder if they made 3.1 liter engines for 1992 brand of that car?

I'm still puzzled why the parts numbers don't match up at the auto parts store, like I mentioned in my previous posting about the interchangability of parts between a 1992 and 1994. Maybe the one advertised in the paper is a 2.8 liter engine/v6, and that might explain why the radiators and alternators don't match up.

But something seems wrong with this. It would seem to me that the parts on a

I found out a little bit more about why some parts from a corsica 92 and corsica 94 can't be swapped. From another site:

They're different. The 90-93 V6 Corsicas have 3.1MPFI engines. The 94-96 V6's have 3100SFI engines. What parts would you want to swap? Some parts you can, some you can't. (The alternator, for example, is not interchangable.)

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The reason the accent is 2400 is that it was only about 8k new. I thought

Going just from the information we have here I would pick the Corsica over the Hyundai. Both cars at that mileage are going to break on occasion. Parts for the Corsica will be a pittance compared to parts for the Hyundai. Both should be equally available. I imagine it might be a tad easier to get parts and service for the Corsica but have no facts to base that on.

Good luck with whichever one you pick. Ask for maintenance records on them and have a trusted mechanic check the one you decide on out before you buy.

Steve B.

I went ahead and purchased the 1998 Hyundai accent. I thought it was a good value at $2400, especially since it's a 4 door car. It drives alright. It's also an automatic transmission, and not a standard.

hyundaitech wrote in rec.autos.tech

Right, it was a cheap car to begin with, has over 100K on it, and now is a cheap car with lots of miles.

Steve B. wrote in rec.autos.tech

I see he bought the Hyundai, but I have to disagree with you. The parts for the Corsica should be far easier to get, especially if you live in an out of the way place. And since GM sold a few different cars that were identical to corsicas, and since it was a popular car, and it is 12 years old, junk yards should have lots of used parts also.