2007 Vauxhall Corsa Life review from UK and Ireland

Nothing, and I shouldn't expect anything to go wrong on a new / nearly new car.

I had this car for a little over a week's hire while my old Mondeo was in for a repair. Though I've not had it long I did manage to do one thosand miles in it!

The car is better than expected - I'm used to driving bigger, family/executive cars, and thought I would hate a small hatchback, but this new Corsa was a surprise. It didn't feel like a small car at all, handled well, and the comfort for a small car was excellent. Lots of electric stuff was standard and this is only a lower spec model.

One complaint - as I said I'm used to driving bigger cars (2 litres and above) and the Corsa's 1.2i engine just can't match bigger cars performance. I know I shouldn't expect big performance from a small engine, but I expected better than this from a modern car. It's really sluggish and if I were to recommend the Corsa to anyone, I'd have to tell them to get the 1.4i or better, and don't bother with the 1.2i engine. I think you can even get a 1.0i engine in this model, that must be really bad and probably best avoided. MPG wasn't exactly great either - it says it does 48 MPG, but I only managed 42 at best and I drive smooth and slow. Maybe it needed a service?

I had to make do with wheel trims, but I've seen others about in red or silver with alloys - looks much better!

Not much storage space, but again, good for a small car I guess, and I'm probably just used to bigger cars.

Interior is as you'd expect form a modern car - it looks like a space-ship. You might like it you might not. I've seen a lot worse though.

Overall though this is a better than average little hatchback car that's an improvement over the old model Corsa, and I would recommend it if you're looking for a new small car that's cheap to run.