Corsa VXR *facepalm*
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the sri corsa is a lot lower spec than the VXR though. So yes its cheaper but you pay for it. You wont get leather recaro sportster CS' as standard for example. And the corsa VXR seats are probably the best seats in the range.
You can get a brand new Corsa SRI 1.6T for 8.5k?!
The list price of a Corsa SRI 1.4 is £15,030.00 with no options and non metallic paint.
He could have course saved around 4k and bought a used VXR although 14.5k isn't a bad price when you consider the saving on list price.
how?
£14.5k in my mind isn't a terrible price for a car like that. Corsas aren't my thing but I presume a Corsa VXR isn't slow, and new Civic Type-Rs were £17k odd brand new and I guess are in roughly the same sort of league? (correct me if I'm wrong)
It's quite a bit different anyway from touching £30k for a Focus RS, which is still a FWD hatchback.
Also, fundamentally, if people don't buy these cars brand new then there wouldn't be the "you can buy an M3 instead!" arguments in the first place.
It's quite a bit different anyway from touching £30k for a Focus RS, which is still a FWD hatchback.
Also, fundamentally, if people don't buy these cars brand new then there wouldn't be the "you can buy an M3 instead!" arguments in the first place.
Suspended
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I was just going to post that link myself
It's nice to see someone enjoying their hobby so much, he must spend a horrendous amount of money though!
Now that the Mk2 FRS has come out people seem to have completely forgotten about the old RS, which IMO is the drivers RS.
That headcase that couldn't sleep because his white wheel rims were getting dirty.
Ended up changing them to silver on the vxr.
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Don't see a great problem as he has negotiated a good price compared to the 18k+ list price, one year old ones seem to be going around the 14k mark anyway.
Not my cup of tea but still a good car.
Not my cup of tea but still a good car.
Other than buying brand new rather than 6-12months old, I don't think this is a bad decision at all. We're talking a pretty decent hot hatch here at the end of the day.
Not so much of a big deal when you've bought the car brand new and have a 3 years manufacturers warranty, or whatever period it's for.
Not so much of a big deal when you've bought the car brand new and have a 3 years manufacturers warranty, or whatever period it's for.
Lmao sorry about that yeah it's a special edition vxr and is White with a black roof a number on the dash has black alloys and genuinely is very nice inside makes me giggle with childish laughter because it's a FUN car and is very loud and showey
Soldato
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People I know have driven them on VXR track days and general reports are that its a pretty good hot hatch and plenty of fun. Its not something I'd buy now as i've grown out of my hot hatch days, but go back 18 years or so and I'd have bought something like an Astra GSI with out hesitation if I had the money.
The Corsa VXR Arctic edition is a Corsa VXR with the following:
-Unique White paintwork (not available on the normal VXR)
-Black 18" Wheels
-Panoramic sunroof with the rear half of the roof painted black
-Unique number plaque (# out of 500)
-Other black finishing touches
-Remus Exhaust (loud and adds ~15PS)
Handling wise (and general interior wise) they are idenitical to the normal VXR which is to say; well kitted and reasonably well screwed together.