Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback (2000 - 2004) 1.2i 16V Club 5d (01) (2003/52) Owner Review

What does this car say about you?

The car says that you need a good runner and are not after the most stylish of cars, but you've made a good choice as it's cheap to run and maintain yet still manages to be good to drive, reasonably fast and decent looking.

What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

My family love it and think I made a great choice, my friends like riding in it too!

Would you buy this car again and why?

I would buy this car again for all the reasons I've mentioned before, running costs, driving pleasure etc. However I'd probably buy an SRi for a little more luxury!

What are you likely to buy next?

If my wallet stays in good shape, an Alpha Romeo 159!

Type of dealer you bought from?

Didn't buy from a dealer

Did you buy this car new?

No

What price did you pay?

£1,200

When did you buy the car?

January 2015

Did you get a good deal and why?

Low mileage and good condition so yes, a good deal.

Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

First car so needed one cheap to run and insure.

What was the dealer like?

What's it like to drive?

The car is exactly what you would expect, it's lovely around town but above 45mph there is wind noise and road noise is always present despite never being too loud thankfully, the gear box is not the smoothest around however that could easily be due to the lack of maintenance my particular car recieved before I owned it. Lastly the car is a little slippy in the wet and gives out a little too much G-force in corners for my liking but perhaps the SRi or SXi would be better in this respect. Overall it's a nice car to drive, just me being picky!

What's it like to park?

Very easy, my only nitpick is that the B and C pillars are very close together and the glass between them is darkened which is stylish but not great for far left and right rear visibility.

Have you had any problems with the car?

Had £400 repairs and maintenance including handbrake, tires, wipers and a link in the anti roll bar but this was due to no maintenance ever being done on the card for example I bought it and it was running on the original tires 11 1/2 years later!

What's most practical about your car?

Amazing amount of space for a tiny car!

Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

This car (the club model) is pretty bare of gadgets, I replaced the cassette (yes cassette!) player with a Bluetooth stereo. Gadgets wise it doesn't have any and installing them (including new lights) is trickier than really it should be, but none the less this makes the car wash to maintain!