hornetcorsa
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Registered: 15th Jul 03
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I'm going to be out looking for a new car soon as I've just passed my driving test.
I'm 17 so need to keep insurance as low as poss
and I was wondering what you thought wud be the ideal corsa for me to start with?
many thanks 
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Black Corsa SRi
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Registered: 25th May 02
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insurance wise i'd say go for a 1.2 cause the insurance is gonna be high whatever u go for but if u go above a 1.2, at least for 1st year the insurance premium would ruin u. Plus if you've only just passed your test no matter how good u think you are at driving if u bought an GSi, SRi or a Sport u'd prob crash it cause u need a bit of experience 1st, that just my opinion but i honestly think when a look back at how i drove when i 1st passed my test i'd have crashed mine if it had been my first car at 17. its not that i drove stupidly its just u not got the experience when u 1st pass
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deanmcreynolds26
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Registered: 15th Sep 03
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a standard one! 
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modded_corsa
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Registered: 9th May 03
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agreed...go for summat like a 1.2 8 valve..1.2 16valve...or 1.4 8valve.....insurance wise wnt be much difference between the 3
as for which model to go for...i says go for special editions....like the trips....merits etc.....the special models have extra goodies like elec windows...elec mirrors...
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deanmcreynolds26
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jus get urself an SRI its a good base model has central lockin later models have leccy windows...
Jus dont drive like an ass and u wont crash! plus insurance from a 1.2 to an SRI aint much more
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Black Corsa SRi
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it was for me! i'm not as well up now cause i got a NCB and i'm over 21 but when i got my SRi at 18 i was paying 740 or around that a year on a 1.1 car and i paid 1300 for the 1st year of my SRi but like i say not sure how big the difference is now! LOL
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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wat about a 1.5 td?
got mine too 99 bhp proven without doing anything but turn screws. only grp 5 insurance and 50 mpg.
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KennyT
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Registered: 4th Aug 03
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i'd say a 1.2 16V sxi, the look identical to sports (once they are debadged) and have the same interior. and it wont be too slow compared to what your mates are driving.
the oldest sxi you'll get will be a 98S which u can pick up for about 3 grand.
i was 17 when i got my X reg 1.2 16V sxi and insurance was only 780 fully comp through my mums name, a year on from when i first insured it its dropped by 200 pound.
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hornetcorsa
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Probably gunna have about 2k max on the car, which is probably the downfall.
Just want a good motor to mess around with
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Al3X
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Im only 18 and i've had my 1.4 8 valve for about 10 months now, solid car, not exactly fast but its got a bit of life in it. Best thing about is they're reliable as fuck  Only paid £1500 for it, chuffed tbh mate
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blundey
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Registered: 25th May 04
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Its a hard question to answer if we dont know what you can afford.
Here is what i was paying/payed.
First year - corsa C 1.0 comfort - Insurance = £1435
Then i crashed that car, so bought a :
corsa C 1.2 16v - second year - Insurance went upto £1740 with mods insured.
All under fully comp
Expensive insurance ride for me.
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Drysdale
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Registered: 20th May 04
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Mate do 'Pass Plus' and get insured with Norwich Union. When I had my Saxo VTR, my premium was over £2000 but when I pased pass plus they knocked off over a grand.
As for a corsa, I'd go for a 1.2 8v or 1.4 8v.
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Tom_1.216v
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no don't get a 8v there shit. get a 1.2 16v! good on petrol and insurance! and there are quite nippy mine beats my mates 1.6 16v escort to about 60 then his starts to catch up and take over me!
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sfxer
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Registered: 23rd Aug 00
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get the best you can afford,
my first car was an astra sx 1.6 , then a 2.0 mazda, now a 2.0 corsa,
I have only just got my own insurance policy tho as i have been a named driver for 5 years.
if you can afford it dont bother with a small engine as it will only piss you off!!!
btw i have a fiesta 1.1 as a runaround! (gets loads more use than the corsa)
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mwg
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i would say 1.2 8v cos u gonna struggle to pick up a decent 1.2 16v for 2k. I had 8v for my first 2 years to get insurance down, it wasnt a bad car but ye it wasnt fast at all. Now swapped to 1.2 16v and fuck all between it and a 1.4 16v. Just dont get a 1.0 12v. Gotta be the worst Corsa ive ever driven! lol its best to get experience in a smaller engined car first rather than just jump straight into a GSi etc.
Why do u think they have a limit on the size of motorbike engines u can ride for the first year or 2?!
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sfxer
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too right, i drove my mates 3 cylinder hairdryer (1.0 12v) and i couldnt beleive how little power there was! a 900cc fiesta would whip its ass!
there is a big difference between a 1.2 16v and a 1.4 16v, also a big difference in insurance
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oztek corsa
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Registered: 31st Jan 03
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get a 1.2 16v sxi, got black trim, poss central locking/leccy windows and power steering and the 1.2 keeps the insurance down!
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barrywatson
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Registered: 1st Mar 04
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what i cant get is that the 1.0 12v has more bhp than a 1.2 8v
but you all seem to say the 8v is quicker
i know the 1.2 16v is much better as my mate beats a 306 xsi up to 90 in his
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mjw_2k2
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
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deffo get 1.2 16v and not a TRIP edition as it hasnt got a thing innit trust me cos i got a P reg 1.2 8v and its shite lol no extras at all!!! go for somet like a 1.2 16v LS
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