2004 Vauxhall Corsa SRi from UK and Ireland - Comments

Try a 1.6 civic vti, its in the same class and outclasses the corsa, saxo and 106, its producing 160bhp standard.

I have had my o4 corsa 18 for 12 months I must say I was shocked how fast it is.

You have to keep it above 4500 rpm to get the best out of it.

Can see what you mean about the traction in the wet you do need your brave pills.

I drive mine daily like I've stole it and it loves it.

As for the pug/saxo they are FRENCH and they eat snails lol.

Remember BYE BYE GTI.

Like most people have said they are great cars I get about 300mile out of a tank on my 1.8 sri. but be care full in the wet as they will just snap and you will lose it.

I am just days away from owning my first VX Corsa, and I am going straight in with the 04 plate 1.8 SRi. Having just spent the past hour reading all the comments, I can't wait to get on the road.

I love the fact the car looks so stylish, and as standard can portray a sporty look without looking over the top and chavy.

I would agree with the comments about the Saxo VTR/VTS; you expect see a young 19 year old lad with a cap on sideways staring out from the window.

I like the SRi; I can't wait to put it to the test. Believe me, I will be looking for a VTS at the lights :-)

I almost brought a VTS, but after seeing the 1.8 SRi, all my thought of any type of Citroen went straight out.

I'll let you know what I think on Tuesday.

Watch out chavs, I am coming to the lights near you. LOL.

OK, so I bought the Corsa.. ain't gonna write much, gotta get back behind the wheel. But oh my god, what an amazing little car.

The 1.8 16v SRi does the job just nice.

Perfect, well done Vauxhall.

Collecting my 2006 1.8SXi+ at the weekend. As I'm sure most of you know, no SRi's were made in 2006, this is exactly the same car but with lots of stuff that was optional extra on sri as standard on the SXi+. Can't wait!

I drive a 1.2 Corsa Design, and I have been waiting 2 years to get a 1.8 SRI (1 month away now...)

Reading all the debates about the Saxo VTS against the 1.8 SRI, yes it's a quicker car to 60 by 0.4 - 0.5 of a second, but remember the VTS is insurance group 14, and the 1.8 SRI is 9, so you're basically paying 1 insurance group per 10th of a second to 60.. which seems insane.

Young drivers like myself (20) it seems an obvious choice to go for the SRI as you will be saving a large chunk of cash for insurance, and half a second is hardly noticeable anyway.

Richie.

I agree with the last poster, there are a lot of SRI owners who seem to look through rose tinted glasses, the power to weight for this car is 115bhp per tonne compared to the VTS at 130bhp per tonne, so obviously it's not faster, but it does have a better image and is slightly more reliable and cheaper insurance.

Also for those saying it's light so can match bigger cars, it's not that light at all, 1107kg isn't heavy, but a Clio 182 weighs less at about 1080kg, and so does an MG ZR160 at about 1090kg; both cars have a fair bit more power as standard as well. Taking this all into account, you would be lucky to get 0-60 in much under 9 seconds, certainly not under 8.

I'm about to buy the SRI in the next couple of weeks, and I really want to know if it's quicker than the Fiesta 1.6 Zetec-S?

NO! If you're talking about the 1.8. I raced a Fiesta ST in my 1.8, and round streets and roundabouts the 1.8 was quicker, in a straight line it was quicker. The 1.6 Fiesta I raced in my 1.2, and I'd say the 1.2 Corsa and 1.6 Fiesta are on the same sort of level.

The 1.4 (90bhp) won't be, but the 1.8 will be quicker than a zetec S (new or previous model).

I've changed my 1.2 Corsa for a Ultra Blue 1.8 5dr Corsa, the car is brilliant. I'm someone who will race anything as long as it's in the same sort of league, so I don't try entertain VXR's and 225's.

Had my 1.8 since January 5th and so far I HAVE raced... and then overtook.. let them see the badges LOL.

- Lexus IS220D 08

- Seat Leon 2.0 TFSI Sport 07

- SAXO VTS (LOL)

- Astra 1.9 CDTi

- BMW 320D 08

- BMW 320 Petrol 06

- 1.8 Clio (the realllly old one)

- A3 1.9 TDi

- Skoda Superb V6 Diesel

- Fiesta 2.0 ST.

And a few motorbikes and others which race me LOL, the usual 1.2 Clio's and Citroen C2's.

Anybody who is in two minds about buying a 1.8, just go test drive one and you'll be shocked how the speedo travels to 100.

2.0 16V Cup (182bhp) 3d 6.9 s 139 mph. This is from Parker's, MPG 34, Insurance Group 16.

I have owned my Corsa since Jan 08. It's a brilliant little car, not had 1 problem with it yet.

Seen 2 sets of brakes, also numerous sets of tyres (don't do budget LOL), I've got Toyo Proxes on mines and it's a dream to drive. It really is quick!!! With the right tyres it holds beautifully in the rain, especially around corners. As for in the dry, if you're not scared, push it to see how far it will actually go.. you'll be surprised :)

Overall I love driving this car day in day out. I'm still not bored of it. As for racing off the light goes... it's brill overall, you should get one, you won't regret it...

The SRi is a great little car, much safer than 106 and VTS. Lovely acceleration, and had 130 out of it, which I didn't think was too bad.

Mine has every optional extra including : phone, auto wipers, sat nav, 8 air bags, 4 disc changer etc... Owned for a year now, eats through tyres but that's acceptable for the power. Just wish I had the money to get a turbo on it (230 ish bhp, with Regal)!!