RE: Vauxhall Corsa SRi | Shed of the Week

[Weekendrebuild]

Not entirely true the senator/ Carlton’s gsi3000 was a pretty good solid car it allso spawned the lotus version!

[blade7]

ericmcn said:

Most people who are in any way knowledgeable about cars would not touch a vauxhall with a bargepole.

[km666]

Vauxhall's aren't as bad as they're made it to be. I had a MK4 astra 1.8 sport as my 2nd car when I had enough NCB to get something mild. It was cheap and more reliable than any vag product I've owned. Handled better too with less suspension work.

[the_hood]

ericmcn said:

the_hood said:

I'm not a Vauxhall fan boy, but that statement is complete nonsense. Vauxhall's are on par (more or less) with there rivals.

Most people who are in any way knowledgeable about cars would not touch a vauxhall with a bargepole.

What would these 'knowledgeable' people buy instead that was far superior?

[ericmcn]

the_hood said:

What would these 'knowledgeable' people buy instead that was far superior?

A Mazda or a Civic for instance would be a far more reliable choice in this case. Vauxhalls are crap, end of.

[ericmcn]

anonymous said:

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if you need a survey to know they are crap you shouldn't be on a motoring forum in the first place

[Jimmy Recard]

anonymous said:

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Don’t get him started, please!

[rallycross]

ericmcn said:

the_hood said:

What would these 'knowledgeable' people buy instead that was far superior?

A Mazda or a Civic for instance would be a far more reliable choice in this case. Vauxhalls are crap, end of.

Oh dear - are you really as stupid as that other moron on here 300 bhp.

[heisthegaffer]

Sean207 said:

the vxr nurb' and clubsport had decent writeups and some fairly exotic parts...

Somewhere deep in Luton there were some engineers that really wanted to do a great hot hatch...but the donor car and interior was guff and they were just to expensive....hope they moved onto Renault...or Lotus...(or maybe even the airport)

I remember sitting in the VXR at the motor show and thought how nice it was inside with the black piano dashboard and amazing seats. Appreciate this isn't a VXR.

[SidewaysSi]

anonymous said:

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He drives one of the worst Subarus he could have bought. Now that is really crap.

And as we know the current Subaru range is dull as hell. Can't remember even seeing one on the road.

[blade7]

ericmcn said:

A Mazda or a Civic for instance would be a far more reliable choice in this case. Vauxhalls are crap, end of.

[aaron_2000]

The Crack Fox said:

blade7 said:

ericmcn said:

A Mazda or a Civic for instance would be a far more reliable choice in this case. Vauxhalls are crap, end of.

That was a quarter of a century ago

And even then the Cavalier was beyond st

[Jimmy Recard]

anonymous said:

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I’m guessing that 2000 in his handle is his year of birth. Teenage wisdom, eh?

[s m]

aaron_2000 said:

The Crack Fox said:

blade7 said:

ericmcn said:

A Mazda or a Civic for instance would be a far more reliable choice in this case. Vauxhalls are crap, end of.

That was a quarter of a century ago

And even then the Cavalier was beyond st

They did keep the M3s honest in the Touring Cars for a while in the early 90s

Used to love tuning in on a Sat afternoon with Murray Walker et al

[blearyeyedboy]

I know it's off topic, but touring cars of the 90's were great, weren't they?

Cavaliers, Carinas, Primeras... All mixing it up and trading paint. Never missed a race on TV growing up.

[ericmcn]

rallycross said:

Oh dear - are you really as stupid as that other moron on here 300 bhp.

oh dear, i like cars to be reliable and not pieces of st.

silly me, its why all the best cars I owned were made in Japan.

some pretty thick people on this site sadly.

[RazerSauber]

anonymous said:

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Probably the slew of abuse he gets for his terrible driving videos.

[Jimmy Recard]

anonymous said:

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I don’t have a link, but imagine this:

In car video, the car sits in the outside lane of a motorway and randomly accelerates and slows down. For an hour. It’s not Spielberg

[greenarrow]

Its funny when people make generalisations about car brands, usually not based on experience.
My last car was a Vauxhall which was a good family car until it was written off last month. Ok, it was a dull drive, but it didn't break down in 2 and a half years and 34,000 miles.

On the other hand, the only car I've ever had to scrap due to an engine failure in my 31 years of owning a variety of cars, yup, a Subaru...Impreza Turbo, 1998, one of those models with the chocolate bottom end bearing....say no more!

..agree btw that Mazdas and Hondas are generally reliable.

[aaron_2000]

blearyeyedboy said:

I know it's off topic, but touring cars of the 90's were great, weren't they?

Cavaliers, Carinas, Primeras... All mixing it up and trading paint. Never missed a race on TV growing up.

Yes, but in a thread discussing whether a Corsa SOTW is any good or not, it's hardly relevant is it? There's no dispute as to whether the 90's were absolutely brilliant for BTCC, and the Cavalier and Vectra were fantastic in BTCC, but they were hardly anything more than an appliance on the road. I'd be interested for someone to tell me how my age has got me mixed up about it, because as I remember the Cavalier thread was full of hate about them?

Jimmy Recard said:

anonymous said:

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I’m guessing that 2000 in his handle is his year of birth. Teenage wisdom, eh?

I'm not talking about the touring car, I'm talking about the regular Cavalier; if you'd like to try and explain to me how the Cavalier was such a brilliant car and how my youth somehow blocks me from seeing that then by all means take a crack at it, but we both know the Cavalier was mediocre at best, excluding maybe the Turbo 4x4.

Edited by aaron_2000 on Wednesday 13th November 16:47