2005 Opel Corsa Elegance review from South Africa

Engine management light came on at 19000km, was fixed eventually under warranty.

Both front main beam globes fused.

Bad tyres that came with car (Continental Eco Contact), pinched side wall and had to replace both front tyres (28000km), tyres still had good thread.

Headlamp bracket broken (came like that from factory) was replaced under warranty.

Exceptional underrated turbo diesel

74kw @ 4400rpm and 240nm @ 2300rpm

great fuel consumption at just under 20km per litre

can get up to 900km from 45l tank of low sulphur diesel

performance is good and does not smoke like other diesel cars!!

Can get 180km/h comfortably, not much after that

good solid ride, awesome lotus tuned suspension

handles good and solid, variable weight electronic power steering, stiffens up on long roads

15" alloys, good looker - not the hottest, but nice

and neat

weighs in at 1200kg, does not feel like it when driving it, feels lighter

boot is spacious.