Adam_B
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They must build the Europcar ones completely different to the ones normal people buy from Vauxhall.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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Originally posted by Adam_B
They must build the Europcar ones completely different to the ones normal people buy from Vauxhall.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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Originally posted by am4nf
the amount of fuel it used means it must have been a petrol
my car does this, changes to petrol when Im hammering it or its on the track, then back to deisel for the motorway really is ingenious
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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Originally posted by mattk
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Originally posted by am4nf
the amount of fuel it used means it must have been a petrol
my car does this, changes to petrol when Im hammering it or its on the track, then back to deisel for the motorway really is ingenious
 The above discussion was from ages ago and I couldnt remember weither it was petrol or diesel, the discussion was about using 3/4 of a tank to drive 70 ish miles
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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Originally posted by am4nf
It does go down but not by much, dash being quite high still makes it feel like its on stilts
must be a good 4 or 5 inches between its highest and lowest settings. do you guys have sportier models or base models?
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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up to the 1.4 sxi from the base 1.2's
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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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they are quite nice to drive and with some small touches they can look really smart!
this is the progress on mine...
bought like this:
now:
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lil_g
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I'm still unsure whether to get one or not...
The optional 17s on the SXi look very nice IMO, especially with the VXR styling pack. 
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wakey1512
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dash is quite high up. as already said a lot of interior obstructs the view
[Edited on 20-12-2009 by wakey1512]
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Rob126
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Registered: 18th Feb 05
Location: Mellieha, Malta Drives: Corsa D 1.4
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only till you get used to it but! so shouldn't be an issue
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AndyKent
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Mums got a 1.2 Active. Better inside than the Cs but I think it sits too high, has crap fat indicators and is deathly slow due to the extra weight.
The VXR is a hoot though, I'd have one for sure.
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Tom G
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Originally posted by am4nf
I dont like the driving position, they feel very cheap inside, the steering feels like it has a helper system or something where you touch it and its turns a bit for you, feels like your sitting on a stool, massive dash, stupid pillars obstuct view, sound shite, look shite, feel shite
IMO there utter shite
as supposed to a B?
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macky
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Registered: 24th Oct 07
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horrible cars, they are supposed to be a little car, but look like a people carrier
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Ben J
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Registered: 31st Jan 05
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Shite driving position, and the 1.4 is so gutless. The wife has one and I regret buying it every time I drive it.
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Tom G
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Originally posted by Ben J
Shite driving position, and the 1.4 is so gutless. The wife has one and I regret buying it every time I drive it.
How come you didn't get the 1.3CDTI [90] ment to be one if the better ones.
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Ben J
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Not sure tbh, but I was hoping the 1.4 petrol would be better than it is. We were in a bit of a rush because the Fiesta she had before was about to cost us alot of money so I wanted rid ASAP.
She got the design which is nicely specc'd tho.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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Originally posted by macky
horrible cars, they are supposed to be a little car, but look like a people carrier
in pictures and i agree, but sat outside the house next to my mums clio it doesnt look big at all
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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Can certainly make them look a lot nicer plenty of good stuff out atm. Some springs be it 20/30 even 40 all round make a good difference they tend to sit high and flex a fair bit on standard, didnt realise how bad mines was untill this pic with a few vxrs, it was like a picasso beside them 
I would be surprised if peeps havent started playing around with the engines havent really read much about them maybe ukcorsa-d.com would fill in some gaps on whats out there ???
[Edited on 20-12-2009 by RCoughtrie]
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Paul_Safc
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Registered: 4th Jun 08
Location: Washington Drives: Corsa b 1.0
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Lovely cars imo, never drove one but you can make them look nice.
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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nice cars, i would go for the 1.6T over the 1.4 sxi, because the time you add on the 17" alloys and exterior pack you might as well go for the sri
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom G
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Originally posted by am4nf
I dont like the driving position, they feel very cheap inside, the steering feels like it has a helper system or something where you touch it and its turns a bit for you, feels like your sitting on a stool, massive dash, stupid pillars obstuct view, sound shite, look shite, feel shite
IMO there utter shite
as supposed to a B?
Yeah my corsa feels so much better to drive in every way
the 1.4 D is utterly gutless
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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There are vxr's I like, ryans is one of them
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John
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In what way is a B better to drive?
I've not driven a 1.4 D specifically but the 1.3cdti and i'm guessing everything including the 1.0 is a million times better than a B.
A B doesn't give you more feel, it's not more of a drivers car, it's just old and crap.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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You actually feel like your driving in a b, the steering feels real
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AlunJ
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Location: Newport
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I've driven a VXR and a 1.3CDTi Design and to be quite honest I do like the D and I'd have one with anything other than a 1.0/1.2. Quite a nice drive and styled right they can look pretty awesome as well.
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