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mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 11:16

Off to test drive a Corsa D soon.

Its the launch weekend so they are making a big do of it.

Says the Corsa's main competitors are going to be there aswell as they are confident the new Corsa is better than them so you can test drive them all to compare.

Presume that means the Fiat Punto Grande, Ford Fiesta and Renault Clio.

Will try and get pics if I can

[Edited on 14-10-2006 by Matty G]

c20let

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14th Oct 06 at 11:27

are you thinking of buying one?

Whittie

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14th Oct 06 at 11:28

Ooo get some pics

AndyKent

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14th Oct 06 at 11:54

I really, really don't like the new one so ordered myself one of the last 1.2 sxi+ corsa c's with a/c. getting a great deal as my grandad used to work for vauxhall (hows 17% off list price for ya!!!)

City

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14th Oct 06 at 12:00

quote:
Originally posted by aPk
I really, really don't like the new one so ordered myself one of the last 1.2 sxi+ corsa c's with a/c. getting a great deal as my grandad used to work for vauxhall (hows 17% off list price for ya!!!)

crap because when corsa d is released you corsa's value will drop badly

AndyKent

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14th Oct 06 at 12:30

don't care.........a brand new car's value will drop like a stone anyway - this way I get the model I like!

RS6

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14th Oct 06 at 12:55

should of had a corsa c meet at the launch of the corsa d it would get more attention

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 12:58

I was going to go to the launch too, but my Mum threw away the invitation

Jambo

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14th Oct 06 at 13:16

D wont decrease the C's value much. It doesnt happen the same with mall cars as they are so popular.

The sxi B is practically the same price as a 3 year younger c on AT. 2000vs 2003

Weird

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14th Oct 06 at 13:20

i was going to get a d 1.3 cdti

but after pricing it up, i could get a d life ? for the same price i got my c cdti with eletric everything, leather, alloys etc etc

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 14:48

I went out in a 1.3 CDTi SXi 90PS. The interior is really good. The SXi seats are very supportive and have quite deep side bolsters. Very well built, the materials felt quite upmarket for a car of that size. There was alot of room in the front. Didn't look like alot of room in the back at all but none of the old Corsa's have.

It handled better than my car. Was about the same speed wise, felt a bit flat off boost though. Very refined and quiet. Going along at 70-80 on an A road felt more like 50. 70 in 6th was only 2000rpm.

The one I drove had an Irmscher front grill, front lip and rear spoiler (that my Godfather fitted as he works in the Vaux bodyshop) so it looked quite smart. Still not sure on the headlights though/

Didn't take any pics. Would of felt like a bit of twat stood infront of everyone with my camera phone out

quote:
Originally posted by c20let
are you thinking of buying one?

I'd maybe think about a VXR. They are going to ring me when they get more info on the VXR. Said probably Spring next year so will wait and see.

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 14:51

so is it better than the C?

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 14:53

Yeah defo better than the Corsa C!

Interior is really nice.

Whittie

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14th Oct 06 at 14:59

Vxr all the way!

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 15:53

It's a mini Astra on the inside.

Just wish they made the headlights a bit smaller

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14th Oct 06 at 16:03

I went to see one when I dropped in the deposit for my Fiat as the garage is just down the road. I really didn't like the exterior, the interior is nice though, the knobs and dials are quite funky

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:03

the SXi has the translucent ones, doesnt it?

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14th Oct 06 at 16:04

Yea, they light up orange too

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:04

thats pretty funky.

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 16:07

I like all the exterior except the headlights. Probably grow on me as I see more of them about.

I didn't like the new Punto at all when I saw that but quite like that now.

Oh and for some reason they didn't have a New Punto there to compare against! That was the only other car I would of wanted to compare it against.

They had a Clio, a Yaris and a Fiesta.

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:10

they won't compare it to the Fiat, because the Fiat is better looking, and people would choose it over the Corsa.

mwg

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14th Oct 06 at 16:11

probably

The other cars all looked like real base spec models so the Corsa looked ace in comparison but I guess that was the effect they were wanting!

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14th Oct 06 at 16:12

The Fiat will always look better, it was designed by the car designer of the century

The good thing about the Corsa is you can have satnav on ot from the factory too. There are lots of pros and cons about both the cars. I wonder if the Corsa is going to have similar problems to the Fiat too, as there have been two recalls on them already, plus several other little problems

Robin

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14th Oct 06 at 16:15

quote:
Originally posted by ed
The Fiat will always look better, it was designed by the car designer of the century

Chris Bangle?

Matty, I bet model for model, when compared to the other cars, there's probably not much in it, like you say, Vauxhall probably had a few cheap cars, compared to a middle of the range Corsa.

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14th Oct 06 at 16:17

Giorgetto Giugiaro won the award in 1999

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