Corsa VXR "Arctic"Edition

loltim · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:05

Ed said:
Your spelling made me chuckle, that's all.

ah, yeah not my strong point, spelling. I've got ie7pro too with the spell checker

Surprised it made you laugh out loud, though

pitchfork · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:10

I wouldn't buy a vauxhall in the same way I wouldn't buy a rover.
Practical, cheap but not refined in any way.

I suppose it's cool though.

thewanted · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:13

DreXeL said:
White seems to be a very fashionable colour for cars at the moment.

Yeah, white is definitely the new silver or black. That car looks really good with the black alloys.

Still wouldn't have one though

Kappa · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:14

£17k and no leather, no sat nav, no bluetooth, no climate control. WTF

Knock £4k off and it would be a good buy. It just looks like a product to raise revenue for GM Financial.

loltim · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:15

Kappa said:
£17k and no leather, no sat nav, no bluetooth, no climate control. WTF

Knock £4k off and it would be a good buy. It just looks like a product to raise revenue for GM Financial.

£17k is a pee take but you don't need any of that in a hot hatch.

The_One · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:17

I dont either, having got a Teg all i need is an engine, 4 wheels and a steering wheel lol

Kappa · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:20

Tim said:
£17k is a pee take but you don't need any of that in a hot hatch.

Thats the thing, with £17k I'd expect all of that. I'd rather spend slightly more and get a Focus ST

jongeeone · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:23

Clio 197 >

Janesy B · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:35

chavtastic

AshFU · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:37

im not saying the VXR is a bad car but to say its better than a 197... me thinks someone needs to stay off the alco pops

Steve · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:38

Ed said:
All superlatives that are subjective and cannot be argued though. Seriously quick can be a 2.0Ltr Mondeo to a Citroen AX Debut driver.

Everything is relative to your experiences are frame of reference.

But as the original post includes a 6.2 LS equipped car referring to the Corsa as "Stupidly quick" is just rubbish.

Personally I would never limit my opinion on a car based on the limitations of my own car experience, I would make comparisons regarding relevant features etc but on a grand statement like "Stupidly quick" It would be against cars in general.

If the poster had quantified the statement by including "Stupidly quick for a hot hatch" I would have less of an issue (although still would have disagreed a bit

)

As you can see it is a pet hate so it may come across as a little irrational

melchy · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:54

Unlikely that there will be much money off the special edition one, but you can get the Corsa VXR for under £15K. That being said you can get a Clio 197 for under £14K for the FF and under £13K for the 197 Cup, so the Corsa still isn't all that great value.

jamoor · 16 Jul 2008 at 18:59

rather have an mx5 turbo.

Berger · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:14

Cant help but think the limited thing is a bit of a gimick, surely they cant sell that many Corsa VXRs in the first place, so 500 is quite a high figure!?

AmDaMan · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:34

So it's white with big black alloys and a few other pretty bits and it's worth 17k?

Also a 197 would beat that round a track as said and a 197 isn't anywhere near 17k last time I looked.

daz · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:42

Looks a lot like the last edition Civic Type R.

[TW]Fox · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:42

Ed said:
All superlatives that are subjective and cannot be argued though. Seriously quick can be a 2.0Ltr Mondeo to a Citroen AX Debut driver.

A very good point very well made that so many people seem to miss...

Killa_ken · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:49

Anyone who spends more then 4k on a corsa is a complete pillock.

Demon · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:51

AmDaMan said:
So it's white with big black alloys and a few other pretty bits and it's worth 17k?

Also a 197 would beat that round a track as said and a 197 isn't anywhere near 17k last time I looked.

Like the Megane R26, which is also faster then it's peers on a track, it's a cheaply finished french car which commands a lower price.. not that the Corsa is 'high' quality of course, but it is 'better' finished..

But I agree that for 17K you are perilously close to the Focus ST/Astra VXR, but then you'd have to consider the Megane R26 if 'owning' on the track is your top requirement.

[TW]Fox · 16 Jul 2008 at 19:51

As crap as the terrible Corsa of fail I had last week was I have to admit the finish of the interior suprised me. It was suprisingly good. The interior itself was poor, but the build was good.