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Which of the two, my mate has a corsa and he thinks its the best car on the planet
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Corsa or clio
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178hp 172 Cup
whatever floats ur boat if u ask me 
Suzuki Ignis Sport
Theres a few better cars than a Corsa on the planet i believe.
U/R 200
neither both ghey
R26
Neither are the best car on the planet.
Plus on deciding which would be best depends on what age the person is and what they want the car for etc.
Plus on deciding which would be best depends on what age the person is and what they want the car for etc.
iimushroomzii
Toilet roll king
Transit Connect.
Corsa.
Maybe sh**e but still better than a 1.6 clio lol in all ways
I used to drive corsa (B's) daily in my job and even learned in one, so I have loads of fond memories of them.
I convinced my mum to buy a 1.6 sport (C) for a run around which I later drove for a few months when I was without a car and loved it. My mate had a GSi in dark grey that looked and sounded great but I can safely say that from my experience neither of the 1.6 corsas (B or C) I've been in or driven felt as quick or handled as well as my RSi 1.6..
If it is the build quality you are refering to then I agree the corsa was better / felt tougher and the bodywork seemed less prone to picking up car park dents than the clio.
i could have got a corsa but i chose the clio because the cheaper corsa's (C) where dodgy, very dodgy the interior is awful etc, i wouldnt of minded a twinport sxi but i got my 55 plate clio extreme for £3500 with 30,000 on the clock i'm hardly going to complain. wanted a clio anyway off gut feeling
Shed.
id go for a clio becaus ei love clios. but the corsas aint bad. i wouldnt have one because they look gehy though. ive had a go with the 1.2 corsas on backroads before and the corsa was slightly faster. also. the twinport 1.2 version which was even faster.
Chocolate Bar™
girlfriend had a 1.4 SXi and i have to go along with this. quality was far superior imo
DrR
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VW Golf GTD
This was my beast, loved it, corsa was in www.parkers.co.uk top 10 most reliable cars, even beat the mini.
RenaultSport 197
Can't believe I read this thread.
Corsa's are shyte. End of.
Corsa's are shyte. End of.
White 197
If were talking 197 v VXR just ask yourself how many VXR's have you seen on the road?
I have only seen 1
I have only seen 1
VXR's are a sack of sh*t full stop, they in no way compare to a 172 cup.
Anyway its lower power cars on this thread.
172 Cup (Iceberg)
My only experience of Corsa's was a few years back i had to rent one for 2 weeks ........ i enjoyed it, it was only a 1.2 16v but really pokey in town. Anyways i gave it a good clean before it was due back. That night bought a big bottle of coke from the shop and put it in the back seat. 5 minutes down the road the bottle had pierced on the seat frame underneath the seat!!! Coca cola went everywhere! Still gives me nightmares to this day.
So if you are scared of exploding bottles of coke i would say a Clio.
So if you are scared of exploding bottles of coke i would say a Clio.
Interesting. What areas would you say the corsa is WAY better?
Perhaps on the 1.2 and 1.4 clio, as I havent had much experience with them so I cant really comment.
On the 1.6 (which is what this thread is about) handeling, braking and performance are certainly not WAY better, I'd say the Corsa C 1.6 16v are similar to the clio in terms of performance but it is noticeable they lack in the handeling abillity of a clio (even with lotus engineered suspension and chassis), however build quality and price of parts is where the corsa's are better.
The corsa C 1.6 16v (2000>) is more compairable to a clio MK2 Ph2 1.6 16v (2001>) but I doubt any experienced driver would say a standard corsa handels better than a standard clio and there is barely anything in the performance apart from better build quality.
The corsa B 1.6 16v (built from 1993>) are not quite as good as the clio MK2 Ph1 1.6 16v (1998>) imo. the clio is better in all areas other than build quality.
The early corsa B's have dismal handeling, you've overlooked this. It took lotus to step in and 'help' sort that problem out and even then, one of the worlds leading sports car handeling experts, couldn't set the world on fire with the corsa's abillity, now it could just go around corners like a normal car.
Having plenty of experience with both cars I can safely say the corsa is not WAY better than a clio.
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