1.4 saxo vs 1.4 corsa

salami1212 · 21 Sep 2008 at 22:58

hey, ill be saving up for a new car soon. I was thinking of getting a 1.4 corsa 1999 model, not the newer model. But i went in my mates 1.4 saxo the other day and it felt like it had a lot more pull then the corsa. So im liking them even though it would be about £300 more. Which one is the better car in your opinions. Which is faster aswell? Cheers

paradigm · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:00

Save up for the VTR imo. The 1.4 (Furio) always quoted higher for me than the VTR, and is nowhere near as fun.

OpenToSuggestions · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:00

The 1.4 saxo has the same engine as the 1.4 306/xsara.

Only 75hp, and be prepared to spend money on headgaskets, gearboxes, clutches.
Also the saxo pedals are dangeriously close together.

Avoid.

fonzee · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:05

look at the 1.25 fez, better car than both combined, same power as the 1.4 saxo too.

however, try for the VTR first

Booner! · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:07

Avoid the Corsa mate.

salami1212 · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:08

paradigm said:
Save up for the VTR imo. The 1.4 (Furio) always quoted higher for me than the VTR, and is nowhere near as fun.

ill be 18. cant afford a 1.6

paradigm · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:19

salami1212 said:
ill be 18. cant afford a 1.6

Why

I bought mine at 18.

mglover070588 said:
Also the saxo pedals are dangeriously close together.

Avoid.

Yeah they are, that's why I'm now posting from the grave. Don't be so melodromatic, they are fine so long as you aren't a complete retard with your feet.

salami1212 · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:21

paradigm said:
Why

I bought mine at 18.

Yeah they are, that's why I'm now posting from the grave. Don't be so melodromatic, they are fine so long as you aren't a complete retard with your feet.

did you have any problems with the saxo?

[TW]Fox · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:21

salami1212 said:
ill be 18. cant afford a 1.6

I had a 1.9 TURBO lolz

Lethagized · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:24

Vauxhall are good ol workhorses. The citroen will fall to bits, but i prefer the performance and handling of the saxo.

Sone · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:26

paradigm said:
I bought mine at 18.

Surpised you could afford a brand new motor at 18

Mr Joshua · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:28

Did you drive the saxo?

My sister had a 1.4 furio and I hated driving it, the pedals are very cramped and it felt like I couldn't get my foot on the clutch properly.

rG-tom · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:29

salami1212 said:
ill be 18. cant afford a 1.6

i hada 2.5l v6 @ 18 :confused:

phil675 · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:33

rG-tom said:
i hada 2.5l v6 @ 18

paradigm said:
Why

I bought mine at 18.

Everyone has the same amount of money and insurance costs. :confused:

[TW]Fox · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:42

Wow, you seriously got dual airbags?

phil675 · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:44

fo sho

Lord-Jaffa · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:50

Nothing wrong with a corsa as a first car at all, cheap to run and very reliable. I would take one over a saxo, the pedals are downright dangerous.

phil675 · 21 Sep 2008 at 23:57

Lord-Jaffa said:
Nothing wrong with a corsa as a first car at all, cheap to run and very reliable. I would take one over a saxo, the pedals are downright dangerous.

My girlfriend has a P reg Corsa, we drove it to skeggy in the summer. We had to pull over every so often because it kept overheating. By the time we got to a car park near the beach, we realised that the water had boiled over, dislodged the cap, and was trailing behind us. We were at the beach though, so it was all fine.

By the end of the day we had to convince some nice people in a bar to lend us a big plastic jerry-can-type thing full of water, and topped the engine up every time we could smell burning. The whole 200 miles home.

This has put me off Corsas.

Anders0n · 22 Sep 2008 at 00:05

Anyone who thinks the pedals are "dangerously close" in a Saxo is either a retard or has penguin feet.

Yes, they are closer together than a lot of other cars, but thousands seem to be getting along fine every day. They couldn't be easier to drive either.

And in answer to the OP's question, get the Saxo, even if it is the 1.4, Corsa's are liking driving snails with horrible clutches, even the newer ones.

BigglesPiP · 22 Sep 2008 at 00:14

phil675 said:
fo sho

pfft, my car handles so much better it needs 4.