2004 Vauxhall Corsa SRi from UK and Ireland - Comments

I've had a Corsa 1.8 SRi for about a year now, and I never get bored of driving it! It has no problems with keeping up with the big boys, and I rarely get beat at the lights.

Fun car to drive, though I did scare myself with the power for the first week of driving it!

Shame the Corsa VXR is on the way, so it won't be the fastest Corsa out there anymore, might have to upgrade to it! ;)

What a load of cack about it beating a Saxo VTS.

And yet more narrow mindedness about it being a chavs car.

Corsas are heavy lardy cars compared to a saxo, a saxo is MUCH lighter, and the lighter 1.6 16v lump in the saxo makes it quicker to 60 than a corsa.

Maybe the corsa would have a torque advantage above say 70 but there is no way it would beat or even level with a vts from 0-60, drive one then come back and say the same!

I am to pick up my 05 plate SRi 1.8 corsa in the morning and I can hardly wait to reading some of the reviews here I have a 1.2 sxi 54 plate and now am making the upgrade to the 1.8 I drove it last week and it was awesome very quick and I agree I think it will beat most of the boy racer chav cars out there plus you have the added bonus of not many people realse vauxhall made a 1.8 corsa so the looks on the local boy racer faces when you smoke them will be worth the money you pay for it. I reckon my 1.2 sxi was very quick for the engine size and managed to take that over the top speed according to the book and got that up to 115mph, but be careful the needle does hit the red line so didn't leave it there for long so can't wait to get behind the wheel of my new one and have a play with the big boys will let you know what I think of the 1.8 Sri tomorrow god its sexy!!!

OK I have had the 1.8 sri what about 48 hours and guess what I can't ever see me gettin bored of the power it has, already had a couple of the wanna be big boys try and take on the almighty 1.8 engine, but they did not succeed within seconds they was a a speck in my rear view mirror as for the handling the cornering seems a lot better on the 1.8 sri in respect to my 1.2 sxi 54 plate seems a lot more steady, but would definatly go for the 1.8 sri did have a 1.4 sri try and race me, but that too lossed miserably, had a look at the old specifications on parkers website only small hatchbacks I could find that were quicker 0-60 wise was the 172bhp cilo, the vts is half a second quicker, but seems as though they aren't in production any more and the amount of time they have been out they would have lossed a few bhp through engine ware by now so they shouldn't be a problem, and the 180bhp 206 gti is too half a second quicker, but overall all your fiesta zetec-s and VTRs and 106 quicksilvers would get mullard by the 1.8 SRi even the standard 206 gti is slower so overall buy one not many people expect to have a corsa overtake them doing 100mph+ so all those that are thinking about buying one get one that's my verdict!!!

I have a 1.8 sri 04 plate in black I've lowered it 40mm on apex, tinted windows and a superchip on the ecu, it looks mint and mine is extremely quick even keeps up with my dad's 3 litre bmw 0 to 60 is 7 seconds just under and reaches 148mph off the rolling road. as for saxo's, gti's my car would leave for dead I would definITELY recommend the 1.8 sri as it always turns heads, very rare car and bullet power being so light. if anyone has done any extra engine mods let me know as I am so close to beating the type r, but not yet and that's 200bhp by the way. Get a 1.8 sri.

Yeah yeah.. come on chavs'.. if you want to be in the big boy

league, leave your little corsa's and VTR'S and progress to some real cars.. ones that can actually go round corners and stop when you hit the brakes without the chassis bending up!

I have owned a 1.8 SRi since 2004, on the whole the car has been reliable and never let me down except the steering rack needed replacing (under warranty). Performance wise they are OK too, you really do need to rev it hard though - and they are really noisy at high revs.

Getting a Clio 182 very soon ...

Just like to say that I didn't think that the 1.8 sri was that fast, but just for the person who says there no ho hatches that wiil beat it apart form the vts, 182, 206 gti well there is the civic vti/sir and for 0-60 the starlet turbo.

Corsa 1.8 126 bhp, 1082 kg and around 8 seconds to 60.

Civic 160-170 bhp, 1020 kg and 7.4 seconds to 60.

Starlet gt 130-135 bhp 860-920 kg and 6.9 seconds to 60 and they also do a 4wd (2wd 1990-95) (4wd 96-98)

have to admit though they will be a lot of potential from the 1.8 block and will be more comfortable (someone told me that they remapped the ecu to 150bhp), however the potential of b16a engine is very good to.

I used to have a Corsa 1.8 SRi, the car on the whole was OK, performance not bad (but not stunning) main complaint was the crappy traction control that was not switchable and the fact the car understeered terribly in the wet.

Sold it on the Autotrader and I am now the proud owner of a 2003 Subaru Impreza WRX which believe me is in a totally different league...

I would just like to say I have read all the comments here and just so you get an idea of who I am and what I'm about to say ill list all the cars I've ever owned.

1: 1.8 rs fiesta turbo

2: scorpio cosworth 300 BHP

3:FORD KA-LOW PRESURE TURBO 120 BHP

4:MR2 GT 230 BHP

5:1.8 SRI CORSA

6:TO DATE 2.0L ASTRA BERTONE TURBO CONVERTABLE.

LIKE THE 1.8 CORSA VERY HARD TO GET HOLD OF.

IF I WAS TO LIST MY 3 BEST CARS OUT THE 6 CARS I've HAD.

THIS IS HOW IT WOULD GO

1:1.8 SRI CORSA

2:2.0L TURBO ASTRA

3:FORD KA---- (I KNOW YOU WILL THINK I'm MAD, but THIS CAR COULD HADLE BETTER THAN MOST CARS UNDER 30K.

The corsa is the best value for money car you will ever buy.

The thing between the saxo and the corsa 1.8 is the driver.

I used to crap on saxos, but must admit it not that much crap.

Overall you do have to go far to beat the 1.8 corsa.

Aaron Parsons (ADP)

Mr ADP, your Corsa would never destroy an VTS!!!

I drive a 106 GTi and have played with these SRI's around the quality b-roads I have near me and they always end up behind me!!

The VTS and the 106 GTi are great cars that make the Corsa look average over a set of challenging b-roads and it a straight line drag there really is'nt anything in it!

If you want a quality driver's car go for the VTS or the 106 GTi as they are the best value NOT the SRI I'm afraid!

Mr VTS, The 1.8i corsa does more MPG than your 1.6 VTS and 106 GTi, is cheaper to insure, has ten times better interior (a nova has as good as interior as a saxo or 106), is a much better looking car, and is as rare as a 22b impreza, which makes it a head turner, unlike a VTS saxo which is as common as a cavalier! A VTS saxo or 106 GTi is no head turner by any means! I have drove both the corsa and a vts saxo, and the saxo is that stiff and uncomfortable that it would give you a sore head. And don't come back saying that a stiff ride is better because I have owned a pulsar GTi-R which has performance beyond belief, but was also extremely stiff and in all honesty, due to the ride, I would certainly rather have the SRi corsa as an everyday car. And even though the corsa might not be as low or as stiff as the VTS, take an SRi for a spin quickly around a sharp corner till you see how well it handles! (It handles beautifully!) The corsa can be both a comfortable cruiser, and an aggressive, impressive little performance car too, with performance very similar to the VTS, but with all the advantages added. So the conclusion is that A VTS might outrun an SRi around a bendy B-road, but an SRi is 10-times the car overall!

An Sri a head turner! PLEASE!! They might not be lots of them on the road, but to say they are a head turner is a pure joke!

Who care's about the ride being too hard! You buy a GTi because of it!

The SRi is a luke warm hatch as the overall package just does not do it for me. The VTS/106 GTi are great cars that as an overall package are great to drive and where the best in their respected class for a long time!

There is really no other small hot-hatch other that the 172/182 Clio and maybe 1 0r 2 more, that can challenge as a pure driver's car for the price.

The problem with the VTS is that's its sister the VTR is normally driven by 19 year old chav scum that normally drives like a blooming idiot, and for that reason gives all VTS/VTR's a bad name!

I for one will keep up with the erratic realiabilty and as you say poor interior for as long as possible as I know that when I try and replace it, i will never find a car that will be as GOOD as it!

This is coming from a 28 year old guy who also drives an Audi A4 and also I've just put a deposit down for a mint 1.9 205 GTi (The best there ever was in my opinion!)

I don't want to start a silly war of word'd between Vauxhall/Pug/ and Citreon, but I just wanted to get my opinion across.

Mr ADP its actually Mr GTi aswell! :-)

Corsa c 1.8 sri... best car in its class.

Saxo owners shut up, when will you realise that you are sending out the wrong messages driving a french beantin with your baseball caps on sideways. saxos are ugly, sri corsa are a step in the right direction in terms of hothatch development. A fantastic little car... very nippy too.

Its acceleration surprised my mate who drives a 911 carrera 2 on a 03 plate.

BUY ONE IF YOU CAN FIND ONE FOR SALE, THEY ARE RARE TOO.

Hello all.

I have owened my Corsa 18 for just under a year. I have owened a few sporty cars, such as Renault 5 Gt Turbo, Renault 19 16v, Golf GTI 16v and an Escort RS Turbo. Some great cars in there own right. However, I can honestly say that the 18 Corsa is the best of the bunch. I am not saying that it is perfect, but it is a great car to drive. The only time this car turns heads is when your on the motor way and bigger cars are fighting to keep up. Oh and I would not be seen in a saxo vtr, vts, what ever! Chavey!! I have had my fair share of French cars and would never buy another.