SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
Really pleased with my new car, faster than what i thought as well.
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
How slow were you expecting the 1.2 to be? It is a fairly slow engine after all! 
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
Corsa E - Excite A/C with Black Alloys - 1.4 Turbo EcoFlex - Lime Green - 3 dr
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
1) I only do short journeys to work probably a mile.LimeyUK wrote:How slow were you expecting the 1.2 to be? It is a fairly slow engine after all!
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
2)1.0t was £1000 more on insurance as this is my first car after only passing 3 months ago.
3) it's fast enough for me, if you change gears at the right point it picks up speed quickly also.
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
So it was insurance, that's a shame.Tempa wrote:1) I only do short journeys to work probably a mile.LimeyUK wrote:How slow were you expecting the 1.2 to be? It is a fairly slow engine after all!
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
2)1.0t was £1000 more on insurance as this is my first car after only passing 3 months ago.
3) it's fast enough for me, if you change gears at the right point it picks up speed quickly also.
Journeys as short as a mile are not good for any car, you'll probably notice that you get poor MPG, even for the 1.2. Will be interesting to see what MPG you manage to get on a normal weeks commuting.
Corsa E - Excite A/C with Black Alloys - 1.4 Turbo EcoFlex - Lime Green - 3 dr
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
If I lived less than a mile to my work place I would walk, especially where I live on the edge if town. Most days it would be quicker to walk anyway, lol! The new 1.2 engine is better than the old one. I test drove the new 1.2 for the feel of the comfort suspension as it was the only car they had - the others had sports suspension bring an LE and SRi VX line. Before my current Ibiza I owned a 58plate Corsa D.
SylvE - 5dr Energy 1.4T in shiny rock. 
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
There is no 'new' 1.2. It's the same engine as the one that was in the D. As engines go, it is quite bad, but when you have no choice due to insurance, then obviously you're out of luck!LeachiE wrote:If I lived less than a mile to my work place I would walk, especially where I live on the edge if town. Most days it would be quicker to walk anyway, lol! The new 1.2 engine is better than the old one. I test drove the new 1.2 for the feel of the comfort suspension as it was the only car they had - the others had sports suspension bring an LE and SRi VX line. Before my current Ibiza I owned a 58plate Corsa D.
Corsa E - Excite A/C with Black Alloys - 1.4 Turbo EcoFlex - Lime Green - 3 dr
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
Sounds perfect.Tempa wrote:1) I only do short journeys to work probably a mile.LimeyUK wrote:How slow were you expecting the 1.2 to be? It is a fairly slow engine after all!
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
2)1.0t was £1000 more on insurance as this is my first car after only passing 3 months ago.
3) it's fast enough for me, if you change gears at the right point it picks up speed quickly also.
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
Agreed, this is why I bought the 1.4 n/a, very little extra cost to buy over the 1.2, insurance was pennies of a difference between the 2 engines and tax £30 as opposed to £110 for the 1.2, better mpg and enough of an increase in power to make it bearable compared to the 1.2. However that said the 1.2 SE 5 door courtesy car I had was actually OK, not as bad as I was expecting and certainly nowhere near as bad as the 1.2 Ds are.LimeyUK wrote:How slow were you expecting the 1.2 to be? It is a fairly slow engine after all!
May i ask why you went for the 1.2? Insurance reasons? Its a shame if so, because the 1.2 is so uneconomical compared to the others and you get stung with the tax.
Love the colour of this car though
2015 Corsa E 1.4i 90PS ecoFLEX 3 Door SRi
Re: SRi 1.2 Dark Sea Blue
The 1.2D was the reason I wanted something with a bit more go in her! So I got the Ibiza with the 1.2tsi engine. I always wanted a VX with the heated steering wheel (my D didn't have it), so now they have the new turbo engines in I'm finally getting my Corsa again now it is a better package - the heated front screen is a bonus too!
SylvE - 5dr Energy 1.4T in shiny rock.
