ok we've all seen the vauxhall corsa adverts with the knitted toys shouting C'mon and thinking what the f**k ,i now realise what the ad is all about i was given a corsa 1.2 sxi today on a one way hire it was that under powered you find yourself grasping the steering wheel screeming" C'mon ya pile of pooo move" not impressed the wifes clio weasel feels more powerfull rant over

Its only got 75% of an engine

I thought that was only the 1.0?

ha...i know what you mean
my eldest has 1.4 sxi, i borrowed it the other day...i was shouting c,mon..lol.
mind you, it does drive ok handles fairly well considering.

but then again, its only to be expected when my tintop has an engine almost twice the size and definately more than twice the power.

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Originally posted by andybod
ok we've all seen the vauxhall corsa adverts with the knitted toys shouting C'mon and thinking what the f**k ,i now realise what the ad is all about i was given a corsa 1.2 sxi today on a one way hire it was that under powered you find yourself grasping the steering wheel screeming" C'mon ya pile of pooo move" not impressed the wifes clio weasel feels more powerfull rant over

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I had a 1.2 punto the other day while the van was in for service, just as gutless but carrying around a fair bit more lard i reckon. I'd actually forgotten what it was like to drive a truly slow car, my van shifts compared to that. It reminded me of being 17 again, and having to find a really long hill to be able to get my 1.1 fiesta up to the dizzying speeds of 90mph (on a private test track of course officer)

[Edited on 17/8/07 by martyn_16v]

I had to do some tests on both a new Corsa and new Astra at my old work and when i went out to pick them up i couldn't tell the difference. Park them back to back and they are nearly identical in terms of overall shape & size. *Way* too much lard for what's supposed to be a supermini. Yuk.

The advertising suggests that these cars are aimed at new and very young drivers. For them to stand any chance of getting insurance the cars have to be fairly hopeless.

For those of us who are - ahem - a touch older and not affected by insurance premiums, these cars are feeble and pathetic.

Horses for courses...

I hate that advert, too!

What do you expect from a car powered by 5 toys (who are a rock group or so i hear!). Remember to open the bonnet every so often and talk to them!!!

Incidently sets of the toys go for £120+ on the bay of e.