Oct 10, 2011 02:45 AM
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Hi all, I bought this car about 3 years back second hand and the moment I saw it was in love with it. It was a great mid segment car with the low price tag less than a second hand santo. German engineered to excellence. The safety features and the body structure robust yet sleek looking and curvy. The speed and handling like no other car. The low centre of gravity making steering and turning easy even at speed. The Corsa engine is another piece of German engineering at its best. The engine is a power house and has great pickup and low noise and vibrations. Some complain about overheating issues which is mostly to do with the fact that periodic checks of coolants is not done. Great airconditioning still going strong after 9 years to go with the power steering and sporty steering. Most people believe that the Corsa is bad on mileage, but for the power it generates a good 9 and 10 in city is good enough. You can get it converted into LPG as in my case with the same kind of performance and better mileage. The AC is excellent cools in a giffy. The boot is spacious even after a 50 Kg tank I can put everything that I want in the rear. The seats are very comfy and the rear seats are colapsable for the bigger things that you wanna carry. The legroom on the rear seat is not luxurious but much better than many mid segment cars and atleast better than all small cars. Overall the only drawback of the car is the lack of mechanics trained in repairing this car and the shortage of original parts. Though you can get all the parts like original and also seconds are available of almost everything and if you have an experienced mechanic he can get the car up and running in no time. All you need is a good mechanic nad regular servicing and oil and lub checks. Also it has the dignostics facility where you can check what is issue is check your nearest Bosch service station for more info on this.
Though the temptation of selling this car and getting a brand new one is always there but I wont get all these features in another mid segment car and would have to shell out another 4 to 5 lacs.
A satisfied and proud owner of the Opel Corsa. Hats off to the Germans.
