Q: I have a 2006 corsa c 1.0 , on computer diagnostic it says P0301 cylinder 1 misfire, as a result the car won't start it turns over

asked by on December 16, 2017

The car is trying to start but keeps failing to start

My car has 108000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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