Looking To Buy Corsa D - 1.2/1.4 SXi
Discussion
My Sister seems to have her heart set on a 1.2/1.4 Corsa D as her next car as she really needs something newer and more economical. I'll be honest, I don't know much about these cars so I wondered if anyone can point me in the direction of any issues/faults that I should be looking out for?
She has a budget of around £4,000, which from a quick look in the classifieds should be able to buy her a fairly decent one in standard SXi trim, old-lady owned but prices her out of the VXR body'd/copy versions which is probably a bit chav-ish for her anyway.
We're at different ends of the speed spectrum so she may not feel so hard done by (although she is making the move from a fruitier Civic Jordan) however, when I drove a 1.2 Corsa D last year it was dangerously slow in my opinion with no power to get you out of trouble on the motorway or to maintain a constant speed should you hit any incline on the motorway without down-shifting and wringing its balls out in 3rd gear. I am hoping that the 1.4 will be less gutless but without many more problems?
I've tried to help myself on www.ukcorsa-d.com but I've had to close the window. There's not one person on there who can string a sentence together, let alone is equipped with a brain cell. Plenty of posts about remapping 1.2L NA engines, fitting VXR turbo's to 1.2L engine's but nothing of any substance, sanity or use.
She has a budget of around £4,000, which from a quick look in the classifieds should be able to buy her a fairly decent one in standard SXi trim, old-lady owned but prices her out of the VXR body'd/copy versions which is probably a bit chav-ish for her anyway.
We're at different ends of the speed spectrum so she may not feel so hard done by (although she is making the move from a fruitier Civic Jordan) however, when I drove a 1.2 Corsa D last year it was dangerously slow in my opinion with no power to get you out of trouble on the motorway or to maintain a constant speed should you hit any incline on the motorway without down-shifting and wringing its balls out in 3rd gear. I am hoping that the 1.4 will be less gutless but without many more problems?
I've tried to help myself on www.ukcorsa-d.com but I've had to close the window. There's not one person on there who can string a sentence together, let alone is equipped with a brain cell. Plenty of posts about remapping 1.2L NA engines, fitting VXR turbo's to 1.2L engine's but nothing of any substance, sanity or use.
Edited by Panda P on Monday 6th January 15:25
I have a 1.2 sxi d. It's a tool at the end of the day. Bland to drive but safe, economical, reliable and good quality. The 1.2 is not 'dangerous' but perfectly adequate. I do plenty of motorway driving and I have never found myself in a situation where it was dangerously underpowered. I just change down a gear 
Hope that helps
Hope that helps
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