New Vauxhall Corsa

[Jack]

I've always found white ones to be good although some blue ones drive quite well.      

Think I may have to lock this topic as I was thinking white

Never get a white one, or black for that matter - unless you like washing it every other day! Those two colours are the worst for showing dirt. 

[MikeDunn]

Had two courtesy cars in the past 6 months (warranty recall for under-seal renewal & a service - not a breakdown  ).

First one I got a Kia c'eed to replace my Sportage ... horrible motor, felt squashed in & too low.  And earlier this week, a Honda Jazz - what an eye-opener !  Felt bigger than it was and it handled very well.  So much so, SWMBO fancies one as & when we replace the Sportage !

Mike

[Oldman]

Never get a white one, or black for that matter - unless you like washing it every other day! Those two colours are the worst for showing dirt.

Black is a nightmare.  Dirt shows, bird **** is as bad. The Toyota Carbon Quartz was the best dark colour for a dark car I had.   
Sad as I may be the best colour car I had that you can get away with letting it get dirty was Silver.
The other thing I have found is Metalic paints are a pain as touch up paints never do a good job on scratches.

[Irish Padre]

I've driven Corsas for six years now as work transport and never had any dramas. Got a new one a few weeks ago and it's a really good car which feels well put together and drives well. I will lose my allocated car in a few months due to a change in location and have had to buy a personal car. The Corsa was a serious contender but I bought a Skoda Citigo in the end - free servicing, zero road tax and a really good spec.

[Roy L S]

Driven many 12 plate Vauxhalls (Astra and Corsa), VWs (Polo), Skodas (Fabia, Roomster), Hyundai (i20, i30), Kia's (Cee'd) and a couple of Peugeots (208 and 207 CC!!) at work this year.

Done many many motorway miles and lots of in town commuting in them all and for my money the Vauxhalls were the best of the lot.

I am a big fan of the blue oval (got one of the blue special edition Fiestas, don't like the new shape ones) but the new Vauxhalls were a real nice surprise in terms of fit, finish and toys. They were all rentals so I got just about every trim level you could imagine, but I would choose a bogo Corsa over a Polo all day long.

The Astra's were my fav, but not the small petrol engines as they just had no poke at all. Big engine Diesels (2.0 liter) with auto box and cruise control make 180 mile drives fly by.

Big surprise of the lot were the Kia. Second only to the Vauxhalls in terms of the fit, feel and finish inside and if you can live with the image, they have some incredible warranties these days.

I personally would avoid the 208 like the plague. Silly interior and a steering wheel so small I nearly lost it!

Very sorry if anybody has a 208

Skyline2uk

I have owned and driven VWs for about 25 years and run every one to high miles (Between the six cars about 600,000 miles) with very few problems.

I recently had a new shape Polo Match as a courtesy car for a couple of days and have to say I was very impressed by the build quality and quality of the interior trim. it was also pretty well equipped and drove very nicely. Quite roomy too for a small hatch and I'd certainly consider one very seriously as my next car.

It is a very personal thing a car, I have driven many different makes and models of car over the years, but for me VWs have always been in a different league in terms of durability and build quality, and I'd be very unlikely to change to any other make.

Each to their own though

Roy

[daveg]

Final comment from me is to suggest you also use the Whatcar website where you can compare up to 3 cars for tech spec, dimensions and running costs.

Be careful though as I think it adds some strange price factor is you mention white!! 

Dave G

[Tank]

My wife has a Corsa, an old model though. 

I drive Ford Transit's, a JCB 3CX, and I'm saving my pennies for this eco friendly beauty.....



I obtained copyright.

[MikeDunn]

ME WANT !!!   

[moogle]

I learnt to drive in a Fiat 500. (The new ones, I'm too young for the originals!)
Easy enough to drive but it had no 'poke' when you put your foot down. Not that I drive fast!
Whilst its a good wee small car, economical etc... I found the windscreen 'posts' blocked some of your line of sight.
So I'd avoid them personally.

Only car I've owned was a Mercedes 190E. Big car, easy to drive, very comfy and the silvery blue paintwork hid the dirt nicely.
Got 30 mpg out of it - not bad for a 20 year old!
For anyone looking for a cheap classic car to buy I'd recommend one. You can get them quite cheaply now and don't let a high milage put you off. 100,000 is considered 'run in'!
Parts aren't cheap (are they ever?) but there's plenty of them. After all, 5 million were built between 1983 and 1993.
But, as its a new motor you want, I'd avoid Mercedes!

I have had some experience with a Vauxhall.
Drove a 12 plate Corsa for 10 days a few months back as a hire car.
Automatic, small engine (1.3 I think) and pretty comfortable to drive.
Pretty nippy too yet providing you don't drive like a boy racer was pretty economical with the petrol.
Did 1500 miles in the 10 days I had it between Chester and Dufftown. (Thats in Morayshire, Scotland if you were wondering...) in all weathers on all types of road, even some up in the mountains. It took them all in its stride!
So a good car I'd say, but don't get a black one. The hire one was black to start with but acquired various shades of brown camouflage very quickly!
One advantage of buying a new Vauxhall is that they are made in the U.K so it helps the economy.

[Newportnobby]

Sorry to bump this, but just in case anyone is interested/curious I ended up getting a new EcoBoost Fiesta. I really like it but the Stop/Start feature will take some getting used to

[scotsoft]

but the Stop/Start feature will take some getting used to

Is that where the engine stops when you stop at traffic lights etc? 

[Newportnobby]

but the Stop/Start feature will take some getting used to

Is that where the engine stops when you stop at traffic lights etc? 

Spot on, John. If you're at lights or stuck in traffic and you're in neutral, the engine cuts out.
As soon as you depress the clutch it starts again. You can turn the feature off but I guess it comes in handy especially if you're on the car park called the M6

[davieb]

Hi MIck 

Glad you like the new car 

The start/stop feature does take some getting used to 

It still catches me out in our new car    And we have had it 5 Months 

dave 

[OwL]

All these mention of various modern cars.

I just wish Oxford Diecast would produce them in N Gauge!

[BobB]

I wish we had as much choice for models as we do for cars !