2005 Opel Corsa Elegance review from South Africa
"A whole lot of car for a small car ;)"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Engine management light came on at 19000km, was fixed eventually under warranty.
Both front main beam globes fused.
Bad tyres that came with the 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.
General comments?
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.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Year of manufacture | 2005 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.7 CDTI Manual |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 1 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 50000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Opel Calibra |
| Date of Entry | 22nd May, 2007 |