Advantages: fun, good looking, nifty, reliable
Disadvantages: not much room in the back with 3people

...I love my corsa! Apart from looking amazing she drives like a little beauty too! my parents own a honda civic & a range rover sport - they love driving my corsa as well so with about 10x my car value to the RRS you cant really complain. My car is a 53 plate and has just got over 22000 miles i bought it from a vauxhall dealer as a former courtasy car i would recommend this as you get a fantastic deal on a car in excellent condition. Mine is the 1.4 3dr auto version and is very very fast especially with use of the sports mode button - it really does put the fun back into drivin. The handling is excellent and i am totally satisfied with my car. Im currently 19, being driving 2years and my insurance is under £1000 fully comp i think corsas make an excellent first car as they are fun to drive, smart looking, excellent handling, good value... Read review

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Advantages: good handling.cheap to run.
Disadvantages: expensive to fuel if heavy footed.

...what a great allrounder this car is.this car is one for the boyracers with it being a really good car to tune and modify. you can get a really good throaty sound by adding an induction kit which is an uprated air cleaner for those who dont know.its responsive to drive and really good through the bends with very little body roll.iv seen plenty ov women drivers including my mother and a friends girlfriend owning or driving these cars as they are good for little shopping runs and picking the kids up from nursery its not the most economical on the market but its the best for its performance i would highly advise you to buy 1 of these cars as the new corsa has arrived and these have depreciated so you could grap your self a great bargain!!!!! Engine Size 1.4 L Engine cc 1364 cc Number of cylinders 4 Number of valves per cylinder 4... Read review

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Advantages: Great looking little Car and quite cheap to run
Disadvantages: Fuel costs can be expensive if you tend to drive fast

...I got my Corsa Sri in August 2001 from Reg Vardy in Leeds. I had a Ford Escort before that, an 1.4lx. It caught my eye on the Fore Court, and I went to have a look. I wanted a Corsa Sport 1.6 and didnt want a white car. Anyway this car was white and it really did look stunning, so I asked the Sales man for a look around, I loved it and bought it there and then for £4000. It was on an M reg 1995, which was one of the last ones that was made in that model. It was one owner from new, full service history and only had 42,000 miles on the clock. When I collected the car, it was there waiting for me. I drove it home, and for a small car I was quite surprised at how smooth and quiet the Engine was, and the sturdy feel and roadholding the car had. The Cars engine is a 1.4 16 valve Ecotec unit that pushes 91bhp, quite impressive... Read review

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Advantages: Good engine, looks, interior.
Disadvantages: Barmy low-ratio gears, irritating design faults, tiny boot.

...I drove one of these for over a week while my car was being repaired. I have to agree with the other more negative reviews, for 14 years on from my first car (a Mk 1 Corsa) I don't think anything has improved! It looks cool, the interior is fine, it was pretty refined, and most of the car was what you should expect from a brand new model. However... It is no longer small, about the size of an older Astra! The forward visibility was poor - I am 6 feet tall and couldn't guess where the front was! The thick pillars make pulling out from junctions a bit tricky. In the SXi model the suspension is far too hard making the car feel as if it was jumping round bumpy corners, rather than being fast (as was intended?) No feel from the steering wheel either. The gearing ratios are daft - far too low. The engine pulled really well from low revs... Read review

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Advantages: Good reliable car
Disadvantages: None really

...Well when my family purchased a new Vauxhall Corsa Club 1.2l 16v car, I was very happy indeed. We have always had Vauxhall's apart from a few disasterous flirts with other brands :) Further to this, I learned to drive 4 years ago with BSM who use 1.0l Corsa's so I was pretty much used to them. However, even I as a loyal Vauxhall fan as surprised at just how good a car the 1.2l Corsa is. The look of the car is pretty OK. Nothing out of the ordinary, just what you expect from a Vauxhall. Infact there is very little difference between any makes of car in this day and age, and alot of the cars this size look similar. We bought a silver coloured car and this looked very nice when it was brand new and all shiny. The car I first drove at home was a 1.4l Corsa, and so I was worried when we changed it for the 1.2l that it would not pull... Read review

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Advantages: Looks, handling, low insurance, reliability
Disadvantages: Does not suit larger families

...-coloured spots on black cloth fronted and black vinyl backed bucket seats (made by Reccaro) in black. The seats are very, very comfortable, if a little on the narrow side (although this is to be expected in a bucket seat) and provide lots of support. The driver’s seat is height adjustable. Note that some Corsa’s were recalled to have modifications to be made on the front seats – anyone purchasing an older Corsa is advised to check whether the modification was necessary and carried out (ours was done free by a Vauxhall dealer and has a sticker confirming this attached to the chassis). Door panels and interior sides have a cloth finish matching the seats. The facia and dash is of grey plastic. No air-conditioning in a ‘Sport’ of this age (it was an optional extra) but there is a manual sliding/tilting tinted glass sun... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap, Very Reliable, Carry Large Loads, Safety
Disadvantages: Fuel Economy is Poor while the HI TORQ claim is false advertising, Security

...I have owned my 1993 (K-Reg) Vauxhall Astra 1.4 HI-TORQ since early 2004 and it has been a great car that has seen many of my other vehicles come and go. The Astra has been my primary car during my ownership covering just under 25,000 miles and has served me with reliability and practicality that would be envied by more modern cars and their owners. GENERAL EXPERIENCE The Astra has been very much a workhorse and has been treated as such. The bodywork has numerous dents and battle scars gained from the general errands that it has been used for. I am often pitied by my mates for driving such a car but it has a certain character that can only be gained by old age. RELIABILTY and SERVICING COSTS Reliability has been excellent bearing in mind that this is a car which I purchased with 69,000 miles on the clock for £425. The clock... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to drive, light steering, good looks
Disadvantages: No electric wing mirrors, no sunroof

...The vauxhall astra has always been a car I fancied driving and when the opportunity arrose to purchase one I jumped at the chance. A silver "03" plate 1.4ls 5dr was now my girlfriend and I 's prized possession. We paid £5.000 for the car at a dealership and with that price we hoped it would be worth the money and boy it didn't disappoint. Its not a speed freak car but it has light steering, easy gear change and when you need it to go it will climb the speedometer really well. I enjoy driving sensable and have started to reap the benefits as the cars gives about 40miles to the gallon. whish with the fuel problems and having to drive 30 miles to work a day is a great help. As with all cars we wanted a comfy ride and with 2 kids needed it to be child friendly. As a car valeter I knew the interior was one that can easily kept clean... Read review

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Advantages: Style, Quality, Ride, Comfort and Cost
Disadvantages: None!

...INTRODUCTION Vauxhall Man strikes again! After 6 years and one month, we finally decided to part company with our rather good little Vauxhall Corsa ‘Sport’ (See my previous Op); and after the usual tramp around the showrooms we have replaced it with... another Vauxhall Corsa – an Sxi 1.2 16-valve! This time, however, we opted for the Corsa Sxi, and, now baby is less of a baby and more of a little girl, we decided that 5 doors (i.e. 4 doors and a boot) are better than 3 doors (that is – 2 doors and a boot)! Having now owned 3 Corsas, 1 Nova (‘No go’ in Spanish?!?) from new and one nearly new Cavalier it has been interesting to note the changes in design and quality from Vauxhall (Opel/General Motors) in the last few years – mostly these changes have been positive. So where to begin... Read review

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Advantages: There are lots of standard items, Sporty look, Quite powerful for a small car
Disadvantages: none

...I am on my 3rd Corsa in 4 years. I wanted one newer and more powerful. The one i have got now is a Sport 1.4L 16V. I got it in September 2000 (brand new) and it cost me £12,000 with 2 years free insurance. This model is no longer made, the equivalent is the Corsa SRi. All the items i list come as standard on this model. It's got sports seats, which i find very comfy, a rear spoiler and sports exhaust. 3-spoke alloy wheels which have locking nuts for security. Other security features include an immobiliser, alarm and central deadlocking. It's got a sports suspension and there is a drivers airbag. It's got power steering (as most new cars have now), a CD player, air-conditioning, electric windows and electric door mirrors. I like the air-conditioning especially with the warm weather we have in the summer. Also i like the electric... Read review

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