Advantages: very good value, cheap insurance Disadvantages: engine is tuned compared to the size of the car
I am going to write about my beloved Corsa sxi 1.2i experience. well let me start from the beginning. I started driving with peugeot 106. i had 3 of them in a raw. i was in love with them as they seem to be quiet fast for tiny little engine.
But 1 day my mate turn up with his 1.2 sxi and challenge me to race him. I laughed at him because i had 1.4 quicksilver. so we decided to give it a go, believe it or not i couldn't pull away from the sxi, even it was only a 1.2i. so the following week i decided to go and find my self a sxi and trade the 106 in. Finally found a nice black sxi, 1.2i 16v 3 door. 2days later i decided to replace the original exhaust with a hks side exit cat back system and a apexi induction kit, relocated to the front by the bumper and lowerd with coilovers.
Believe it or not after the modification that car ...
Advantages: Small, reliable, easy to drive and safe Disadvantages: Fuel consumption slightly high
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The alloy wheels do come with locking wheel nuts, usually purchased separately. This will save you around thirty pounds to keep your wheels safe.
ECONOMY
Economy is fair, although one thing that becomes apparent within the first week of ownership is the amount of fuel used. Even though it is only a 1.2 engine, it has sports injectors meaning that the engine is squirted with a little bit extra fuel to give a small kick in acceleration.To keep fuel consumption low, you have to drive the car well below the national speed limit. Certainly not one of the cars strong points. The Corsa 1.2 sxi is insurance group 3, so is fairly cheap to insure. Road tax is relatively cheap too due to low emissions, that's if road tax can be called cheap these days.
PERFORMANCE
0-60mph is hit in around 11 seconds with a top speed of around 106mph. Fair figures ...
Advantages: space, steering, brakes Disadvantages: boot and not as cool to look at as new fiesta
My girlfriend and me were given an 09 plate Corsa, when she wrote of her Ford KA (click my name for a review of KA). It was Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 SXi in Silver, it had optional extras like bigger alloys wheels and tinted windows, but it also had a built-in Dashboard screen which I don?t know if is an optional extra or a modification, anyway it was at Pioneer screen which had Sat-Nav, radio controls, phone sync, CD player and if it is an option I would most certainly recommend it.
The Corsa was very pleasant to drive, the steering is obviously PAS but it was extremely light, the brakes were excellent, the gearbox was surprisingly pleasant, and the driving position was fantastic. For a Super-Mini it really does feel like a big car, the driving position is slightly elevated and the dashboard is really quite large for a car of this size ...
