Vauxhall Corsa 1.3CDTi

too little, too late

Vauxhall it seems you have missed the boat once again

By John_H8 on 12 May, 2011, 8:47am

corsa price

i cannot believe this car is close to £17000
the savings in fuel cannot justify this price tag
i guess you will have to do about 40 000 a year to get any benefit
dont think i will be buying one............

By bluequake on 12 May, 2011, 9:37am

good idea, shame about the price.

While the idea is commendable, the price before the inevitable discount, is frightening. Cars which emit between 100 and 110 g/km only pay £20 for their mvl, so you'd be as well going for a lower spec for all the difference and pay your £20. As for the quoted mpg, well that'll be in an ideal world, presumably.
The figures seem good, but there are loads of cars that are as good, or better, cost less which means you don't pay through the nose for very little benefit. Some of them are even made by Vauxhall.

By n50pap on 12 May, 2011, 10:15am

£17K????????????

When you think of what you could buy with £17K , a Corsa is certainly not first on this list! They're having a laugh.

By thorntonjames on 12 May, 2011, 11:56am

Ahhh.....

Got to mirror every one else really.

17K for a small Vauxhall. Get real. The young social graspers of this day and age will begrudge paying that for a less than average diesel Polo, never mind a VX.

Its simply too much money for a small car.

I picked up a brand new 58 Fiesta Zetec S Tdci from a main Ford dealer for £9700. Fun to drive and frugal. Where is the justification for a 7K premium in 3 years. ???

By Chirpy on 12 May, 2011, 1:24pm

Don't worry you guys, what few of these there are will be bought by idiots who rant on about supermarket bags but then fly abroad on holiday twice a year.

This is a gimmick.

Ignore.

By FloatingVoter on 15 May, 2011, 11:43am

a good alternative

For the European market, it would probably be a wise move for General Motors to concentrate development and production on their Chevrolet badged Daewoo brand instead of Opel and it's badge engineered Vauxhall sister brand.

It 's a fact that Korean engineers at Daewoo can develop and productionize a new model in a shorter period of time and for less money than their German colleagues at Opel.
This may perhaps explain why Opels and Vauxhalls are not exactly cheap nowadays

According to the German motoring press, Opel has in the last decade lost half of their dealer network in Germany alone due to collapsing sales.
This is especially serious because Germany has always been Opel's most important market.
Outside Germany Opel probably only sold well in Holland.

Opel have never been in the forefront of automotive engineering and styling and were always slow to adopt new developments like front wheel drive, independent rear suspension, clean and economical engines and practical modern body styles.
And this has cost them dearly.

They have now largely been overtaken by their competitors and especially the Asian brands have eaten away most of what has previously been Opel's share of the market on the Continent.

So those in Europe who insist on buying from General Motors
could perhaps find a good alternative in a Chevrolet badged
Daewoo.
At least they're much cheaper than Opels and Vauxhalls.

By takata on 15 May, 2011, 6:14pm