"Vauxhall. Put the fun back into driving."

rypt · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:24

DAIR said:
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Corsa VXR being "fun"

They are **** cars, even in VXR trim

Too little power, wrong wheel drive, etc

oweneades · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:29

rypt said:
Corsa VXR being "fun"

They are **** cars, even in VXR trim

Too little power, wrong wheel drive, etc

So you haven't driven one then.....

If you had you wouldn't be making such ridiculous comments.

Too little power? It has 189BHP and around ~ 160BHP per ton.

Janesy B · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:37

MrLOL said:
I have

the Corsa was great fun to drive, more so than the Astra VXR.

The corsa has less power and is better for it. Much more fun to chuck around at a race track.

So have I, I enjoyed it too. See below for remarkable ignorance.

rypt said:
Corsa VXR being "fun"

They are **** cars, even in VXR trim

Too little power, wrong wheel drive, etc

You are so full of crap it's unbelievable.

DAIR · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:40

rypt said:
Corsa VXR being "fun"

They are **** cars, even in VXR trim

Too little power, wrong wheel drive, etc

I see...... Have you driven one?

Too little power...... wrong wheel drive you say......

Sorry but what do you expect from a sub 20k car..... a 500bhp rear wheel drive monster?

I've owned one since 2008. I think its a great car to drive.

NVP · 7 Jan 2011 at 13:44

My friend picked me up in his sisters Corsa VXR one day, he absolutely loved driving it (partly because I was bricking it in the passenger seat thinking we were going to understeer into a hedge). Did seem a lot of fun though, suprisingly.

-Ad- · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:23

rypt said:
Corsa VXR being "fun"

They are **** cars, even in VXR trim

Too little power, wrong wheel drive, etc

Troll was hungry at lunch time and wants some nom nom nom :rolleyes:

Have you driven these cars at speed around a track or even on the road. They might be a bit crap in the grand sceme of things, but good and fun are 2 very different things. The corsa IS cracking fun, but like people inc myslef has said, not that great in the grad scheme of things.

No need for you to act like a spoilt troll especially hinting that FWD is a load of old tosh. FWD isn't tosh, just the poster that feels this way.

rypt · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:34

oweneades said:
So you haven't driven one then.....

If you had you wouldn't be making such ridiculous comments.

Too little power? It has 189BHP and around ~ 160BHP per ton.

Yes that is too little, it is the wrong side of 200/ton which is the lower limit of fast enough, with 250/ton being the acceptable daily point for me, and 300-350/ton being the ideal point for daily street use.

Morba · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:35

I actually like the pic, its well taken and has colour. its immediately associated with fox now, so once again i can see his posts by just the sig.

rypt · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:37

DAIR said:
Sorry but what do you expect from a sub 20k car..... a 500bhp rear wheel drive monster?

I expect at least RWD, if Ford USA can bring out a Mustang for $22k ... which is much less when converted to £.

Yes, I know we have a higher rate of VAT ... but you know what? That is NOT my problem, that is for manufacturers to think about.

jaykay · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:39

rypt said:
Yes that is too little, it is the wrong side of 200/ton which is the lower limit of fast enough, with 250/ton being the acceptable daily point for me, and 300-350/ton being the ideal point for daily street use.

A Ferrari 360 CS has 327bp/tonne what world are you living in seriously??

Morba · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:39

rypt said:
I expect at least RWD, if Ford USA can bring out a Mustang for $22k ... which is much less when converted to £.

Yes, I know we have a higher rate of VAT ... but you know what? That is NOT my problem, that is for manufacturers to think about.

So you are winding people up over a market that does not exist over here, nice one

-Ad- · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:41

rypt said:
I expect at least RWD, if Ford USA can bring out a Mustang for $22k ... which is much less when converted to £.

Yes, I know we have a higher rate of VAT ... but you know what? That is NOT my problem, that is for manufacturers to think about.

Why on earth are you going off on a tangent about the USA. We are talking about Vauxhalls here in England.

It's not our problem that you are going off on one and can't keep to the point of the thread.

lordrobs · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:41

rypt said:
Yes that is too little, it is the wrong side of 200/ton which is the lower limit of fast enough, with 250/ton being the acceptable daily point for me, and 300-350/ton being the ideal point for daily street use.

So because you have some abnormally high expectation of what is "acceptable" the Corsa VXR is no good?

Better throw in some other un-acceptable cars then like the ST220, Golf GTi, RS Megane...

Odd...

rypt · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:42

Morba said:
So you are winding people up over a market that does not exist over here, nice one

Ok, let's see. $22k is £14.2k, add 20% VAT gives you ~£17k

Morba · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:44

rypt said:
Ok, let's see. $22k is £14.2k, add 20% VAT gives you ~£17k

that is irrelevant to what I said

rypt · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:45

Not really, give the fact that you can have a sluggish, but still 4L V6 Mustang for £17k, why would you buy a Corsa VXR for anything more than £13k?

I have little time for FF "hot hatches", or most other FF things unless they can out handle the likes of the DC2/DC5/etc

Peerzy · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:48

rypt said:
Not really, give the fact that you can have a sluggish, but still 4L V6 Mustang for £17k, why would you buy a Corsa VXR for anything more than £13k?

Show me where I can get a brand new 2011 model Ford Mustang in the UK for £17k please, as I want to buy one.

DAIR · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:48

rypt said:
I expect at least RWD, if Ford USA can bring out a Mustang for $22k ... which is much less when converted to £.

Yes, I know we have a higher rate of VAT ... but you know what? That is NOT my problem, that is for manufacturers to think about.

Is this a joke? lol

Is this person being serious.........

james.miller · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:50

rypt said:
Not really, give the fact that you can have a sluggish, but still 4L V6 Mustang for £17k, why would you buy a Corsa VXR for anything more than £13k?

I have little time for FF "hot hatches", or most other FF things unless they can out handle the likes of the DC2/DC5/etc

doesnt matter what a dc5 handles like, its power to weight is only around 180-185/ton. too slow, right?

DAIR · 7 Jan 2011 at 14:51

rypt said:
Not really, give the fact that you can have a sluggish, but still 4L V6 Mustang for £17k, why would you buy a Corsa VXR for anything more than £13k?

I have little time for FF "hot hatches", or most other FF things unless they can out handle the likes of the DC2/DC5/etc

You drive an MR2 right?

Please correct me if I'm wrong but you were also thinking about replacing the MR2 with one of the following -

Mazda RX8 or Toyota Celica.....

Am I correct?