Family car - opinions please

[Zed 44]

1.4 CORSA SE ECOFLEX S/S

I've had another Vauxhall before and it was quite a good car.The one for sale here has a very high spec, so was just wondering if anyone has experience of them or knows of a better car to own.

Thanks

[catman]

Without knowing what you're looking for/budget, it's hard to give an answer.

Tim

[Willy Nilly]

A Jazz, Fiesta or Yaris would be my choices ahead of a Corsa in that sector and I'd be looking at what ever Hyundai or Kia have to offer too.

[Zed 44]

catman said:

Without knowing what you're looking for/budget, it's hard to give an answer.

Tim

£6500

[MorganP104]

I'd be pumping my £6,500 into the nicest 5-door Fiesta I could lay my hands on.

Much nicer to drive than the Corsa, so when you're not ferrying the wife and kids around, it'll put a smile on your face in the corners.

[Sir Bagalot]

Zed 44 said:

catman said:

Without knowing what you're looking for/budget, it's hard to give an answer.

Tim

£6500

Family car? How many members to this family? Boot space required?

[HannsG]

Fiesta to me is nowhere near enough for family.

The amount of stuff we haul is ridiculous.

[catman]

For that money, you could have a nice Fiesta/Focus, which would be a much better car, in my opinion.

Tim

[Zed 44]

Thanks guys. I've checked the ones you have suggested on Autotrader and it seems that the Corsa still comes out on top in terms of extras, performance and road tax. The one I'm looking at has front/rear parking sensors, park assist (whatever that is), cruise control, heated front seats, heated windscreen, and heated steering wheel in addition to all the other gizmos. I should definitely be warm enough. lol

[Fastdruid]

I recommend you drive both first.

[Zed 44]

Fastdruid said:

I recommend you drive both first.

You mean the Focus/Fiesta as well as the Corsa?

[Fastdruid]

Zed 44 said:

Fastdruid said:

I recommend you drive both first.

You mean the Focus/Fiesta as well as the Corsa?

Yes. There is a reason so many people are recommending the Fiesta over the Corsa and it's not to do with the extras. Or to put it another way, there is a reason why the Corsa is cheaper.

[Zed 44]

What reasons are they - not being cheeky?

[Fastdruid]

Much nicer to drive than the Corsa.

[Phil Dicky]

Corsa isn't a family car...how many people are you transporting ?

[Zed 44]

We're oaps but occasionally need 4 seats with relatively easy access to the back seats.

[Shiv_P]

The only special option that corsa has is a heated wheel
The corsa is considerably worse to drive than a fiesta, and nothing else is particularly better
The fiesta is a better car
Get a fiesta

[ZX10R NIN]

These are all nicely spec'd cars that I'd personally rate as better than the Corsa:

Clio Dynamique Media Nav

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Fiesta Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Focus Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Mazda2 Sport

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Honda Civic ES

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Mazda3 Sport

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[aaron_2000]

ZX10R NIN said:

These are all nicely spec'd cars that I'd personally rate as better than the Corsa:

Clio Dynamique Media Nav

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Fiesta Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Focus Titanium

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Mazda2 Sport

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Honda Civic ES

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Mazda3 Sport

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

I'd possibly say the 1 Series is a consideration, but in reality the Focus/Fiesta are the options to go for. Found this 1 Series that I found pretty nice

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[Zed 44]

Aaron, Where is the BMW? It just appears to be 191 miles from your postal code.