My new Vauxhall Corsa SRi VX Line
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Just upgraded my 10 year old Vauxhall Corsa D 1.2 Active 3dr in blue which I owned from new to a 2017 Vauxhall Corsa E SRI VX Line 5dr in silver in immaculate condition, with the red sport interior, sport seats, side skirts, front and rear bumper trim extensions and 17" low profile alloys.
Got the VX Line from a dealer for £8,000, reduced from £9,000 - they wouldn't go any lower. One owner from new, 17,000 miles on the clock and was a simple 2 year personal finance trade in. Managed to negotiate a 2 year extended warranty thrown in, plus an early (first) MOT, 12 months tax and a full tank of petrol.
Was quite disappointed they only offered me £750 trade in on my old car, even though it was in incredible condition with complete full service history and receipts for everything I ever bought for it. I ended up selling the car privately for £1,200 instead. It was suffering from the inevitable Corsa D clutch judder so needed replacing (had clocked up 92,300 miles), the starter motor and engine also sounded like a mix between the Arcasas Chugabug and a tank when starting. My mechanic bought it so is going to repair it and flog it on. I was just happy I got the money I wanted for it and someone else will get to enjoy it as much as I have.
So, all in all I think I got a good deal all round. Pics below. What do you think?
Got the VX Line from a dealer for £8,000, reduced from £9,000 - they wouldn't go any lower. One owner from new, 17,000 miles on the clock and was a simple 2 year personal finance trade in. Managed to negotiate a 2 year extended warranty thrown in, plus an early (first) MOT, 12 months tax and a full tank of petrol.
Was quite disappointed they only offered me £750 trade in on my old car, even though it was in incredible condition with complete full service history and receipts for everything I ever bought for it. I ended up selling the car privately for £1,200 instead. It was suffering from the inevitable Corsa D clutch judder so needed replacing (had clocked up 92,300 miles), the starter motor and engine also sounded like a mix between the Arcasas Chugabug and a tank when starting. My mechanic bought it so is going to repair it and flog it on. I was just happy I got the money I wanted for it and someone else will get to enjoy it as much as I have.
So, all in all I think I got a good deal all round. Pics below. What do you think?
Edited by CorsaMattVXLine on Tuesday 23 July 15:31
Edited by CorsaMattVXLine on Tuesday 23 July 15:38
Didn't fancy a change then!
Sounds like you did well on the older Corsa D, nice little boost to the finances. I hope this drives better than a rental automatic I had in germany recently. I punished it by hammering it down the motorway for 3 days and lapping the nurburgring... Here's hoping the rental company don't read this!
Happy motoring!
Sounds like you did well on the older Corsa D, nice little boost to the finances. I hope this drives better than a rental automatic I had in germany recently. I punished it by hammering it down the motorway for 3 days and lapping the nurburgring... Here's hoping the rental company don't read this!
Happy motoring!
manmaths said:
Looks nice
Is this the 1.4t?
£750 seems an entirely reasonable trade in price tbh for your Corsa so you did well selling privately!
Ive a 2016 Insignia Sri nav with the 1.4 turbo and it's great for what I need. Which is sitting in traffic twice a day.
Enjoy!
It's a standard 1.4 but has been remapped I believe, so its punchy as hell.Is this the 1.4t?
£750 seems an entirely reasonable trade in price tbh for your Corsa so you did well selling privately!
Ive a 2016 Insignia Sri nav with the 1.4 turbo and it's great for what I need. Which is sitting in traffic twice a day.
Enjoy!
viciousj377o said:
Didn't fancy a change then!
Sounds like you did well on the older Corsa D, nice little boost to the finances. I hope this drives better than a rental automatic I had in germany recently. I punished it by hammering it down the motorway for 3 days and lapping the nurburgring... Here's hoping the rental company don't read this!
Happy motoring!
It drives really well. Beat a 2017 Fiesta 1.4 at the traffic lights the other day which was rather pleasing (without hammering the poor thing to death).Sounds like you did well on the older Corsa D, nice little boost to the finances. I hope this drives better than a rental automatic I had in germany recently. I punished it by hammering it down the motorway for 3 days and lapping the nurburgring... Here's hoping the rental company don't read this!
Happy motoring!
Matt-il77s said:
Mike1990 said:
Isn't the turbo 150bhp and the non-turbo 100?They do/did a 1.0T 3pot with 115bhp.
So it's been a few weeks since I purchased my VX Line and have added a few little treats to the car (all for under £120).
- Wind deflectors on the front and rear windows
- Personalised number plates (inc personalisation at the bottom of the plate)
- Replaced aerial with a short stumpy stalk one (now gets better reception)
- Chrome foot pedals (second hand)
- LED footwell and rear footwell lights
- Interior white LED bulbs (front and rear)
- White rear number plate bulbs
- White front headlight and full beam bulbs (still need to do the front fogs)
I've also purchased some rear window privacy/sun shades to act as rear tints (cheaper than actually getting them tinted and I can remove them too) - which are due to arrive from Vauxhall this week - currently 30% off from Vauxhall Accessories.
I wanted to add some subtle mods but nothing to turn the car into a tacky mess. Thoughts?
- Wind deflectors on the front and rear windows
- Personalised number plates (inc personalisation at the bottom of the plate)
- Replaced aerial with a short stumpy stalk one (now gets better reception)
- Chrome foot pedals (second hand)
- LED footwell and rear footwell lights
- Interior white LED bulbs (front and rear)
- White rear number plate bulbs
- White front headlight and full beam bulbs (still need to do the front fogs)
I've also purchased some rear window privacy/sun shades to act as rear tints (cheaper than actually getting them tinted and I can remove them too) - which are due to arrive from Vauxhall this week - currently 30% off from Vauxhall Accessories.
I wanted to add some subtle mods but nothing to turn the car into a tacky mess. Thoughts?
Scuba_steve said:
This should probably be in readers cars 
Nice car though, I’d leave it at that, it looks very OEM+ with very subtle modifications. These do come with the same wheels in gloss black as an option which would look great on the silver car.
His original thread is: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&... I don't think his additions to his car deserved a second thread though?Nice car though, I’d leave it at that, it looks very OEM+ with very subtle modifications. These do come with the same wheels in gloss black as an option which would look great on the silver car.
Scuba_steve said:
This should probably be in readers cars
Nice car though, I’d leave it at that, it looks very OEM+ with very subtle modifications. These do come with the same wheels in gloss black as an option which would look great on the silver car.
You lose all the detail with black wheels. Pretty much every Corsa seems to have black wheels now. To me, silver is miles better.Nice car though, I’d leave it at that, it looks very OEM+ with very subtle modifications. These do come with the same wheels in gloss black as an option which would look great on the silver car.
OEM+ is good, maybe a few VXR bits but keep it subtle.
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