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Automatic corsa car

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Yorkielover · 27/07/2023 19:29

Does anyone know if corsa automatic cars are good? I’m in need of an automatic car probably wrong time to buy as prices are crazy but probably only going to go up .

looking at a corsa 2018 30k miles 13k sounds ok?
does anyone know if there good ? Or any other suggestions please don’t suggest SUV or anything other than a hatchback

looking at the corsa the insurance is a lot cheaper than other small hatchbacks , need to look at road tax but so far corsa sounds good I only wish I could afford the new shape 2020 onwards

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trulyunruly01 · 27/07/2023 20:57

I can't see that any Corsa is smaller than a Toyota Yaris 4 door
We have 3 Corsas in the family and one Yaris (2015, hybrid, no tax, tenner a month petrol) so I am frequently in both cars.
The Yaris is automatic and has been brill.
The Corsas are great first cars for the new drivers, and also the elderly driver.

Hocuspocus99 · 27/07/2023 20:55

Sadly the corsa was unreliable as an automatic . Daughter had one traded in it for an Aygo , as you say too small if you have children . Although a Yaris is a bit bigger , the boot size may not large enough .

Ohmylovejune · 27/07/2023 20:47

Auto

Ohmylovejune · 27/07/2023 20:46

My DD bought a brand new with 3 years servicing Hyundai i10 for £15.5k in January.

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Yorkielover · 27/07/2023 20:44

Hocuspocus99 · 27/07/2023 20:31

Have you thought about a Toyota Aygo or Yaris , if your looking for a smaller car .

Yes I did but they’re too small , need to fit my children in so looking for a biggish small car if you understand what I mean lol .
corsa no good then ?

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Hocuspocus99 · 27/07/2023 20:31

Have you thought about a Toyota Aygo or Yaris , if your looking for a smaller car .

Mmmmdanone · 27/07/2023 20:13

I have an automatic corsa and I love it. It's a 2014 one and cost £6k 2 years ago from a dealer when it was 7 years old so £13k sounds a bit steep.

ntmdino · 27/07/2023 20:12

Honestly...in my experience, you're better off buying something older from BMW/Mercedes/Lexus/etc that'll fit into £6-7k, putting another £4k aside for servicing etc, and then doing something more useful/fun/whatever with the remaining money. Those cars have far higher build quality, better features and...well, they're just plain better.

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Yorkielover · 27/07/2023 19:53

Oh wow ok if corsa automatic no good i may avoid , yes it’s up at 12.995 won’t move on price either should I walk away?
13k is my maximum amount I can spent I’d love to find something around 11k then will have plenty to tax and insure etc

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Getupat8amnow · 27/07/2023 19:44

Don’t touch an automatic Corsa with a barge pole. I had one from new and I had nothing but trouble with it. I had to get rid of it after three years as it was always going wrong. I get Hyundai i10s now, they are brilliant.

HiDeDi · 27/07/2023 19:39

£13k to buy? Way to expensive. We have a 2019 Corsa and paid less than £10k with the same mileage

HundredMilesAnHour · 27/07/2023 19:37

13k for a 5 year old Corsa?! You're having a giraffe.

jimmyhill · 27/07/2023 19:36

I had a Corsa years ago and it was truly horrid. Maybe they've got better but there are so many other similar sized cars out there. Fiesta, Clio, one of those little Hyundais

And price sounds terrible. You can get a Focus of a similar age for waaay less than 13k

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