TinkerBell said:
CORSA!!!! tbh, great cars
No, they are awful. The Corsa B is even worse and this is the sort of Corsa you'd usually expect to get for under £2k.
Poor handling, poor interior quality, average reliability, they have absolutely zero redeedming features beyond 'they look cute' which do not apply equally to other superminis in this class.
The sub £2k supermini class is pretty much ruled by the Ford Fiesta, and the Nissan Micra. For pure A-B, the Micra is by far the best choice - the reliability is astounding the interior whilst not amazing is at least well built. But for a little more fun, the Fiesta is fundamentally reliable, decent enough inside, has a great 1.25 litre engine and a brilliant chassis making it one of the best superminis to drive.
Also worthy of consideration is the 106 and the Saxo - unfortunately the build quality is rather... not that great, but this is in-part redeemed by the fact they excel in other areas - good fun to drive, at least, and the interiors are actually not that bad.
The Corsa, well, it's an also-ran I'm afraid. The only support you'll really find for the Corsa are from those who bought one without really knowing what else was around, or had one bought for them, and are out to convince themselves they've got the best choice.
On its own, there is nothing fundamentally BAD about a Corsa - it will, within reason, take you from A to B. However, when you look at the other options out there, why bother?
I was about to lay into the frankly pathetic 1.2 8v engine, but then remember this is cancelled out by the existence of the Micra's weedy 1.0 and the Fiestas simply apalling 1.3.
mother has a vendeta against them I think!
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