There is no doubting that it is s**t in many, many ways. However, my daily got written off so I needed a car in a hurry. This was local, cheap, had a tow bar and I can fit about 15 wheels in the back of it. The engine is rubbish, as are the gearbox, brakes and handling. However, for what it cost, it's relatively quiet and comfortable when sitting on dual carriageways and A-roads, which is all it does most of the time.
If I didn't have any other cars to play with, I probably would have topped myself by now though to be fair.
The Corsa Nurburgring is supposed to be ok. Not driven one though. I did drive an Astra J VXR a few years ago. I expected to hate it, but it was surprisingly good.