car thread: 99 focus 1.8 vs 95 corsa SRi 1.4

[kiers]

im going to be buying a car next month, really like the look of focus's and from what i hear they handle well. on the other hand they are quite a bit heavier than a corsa 1.4 SRi so im not sure which i would be better off with in terms of performance.

im guess for comfort/reliability the focus will win it?

has anyone owned either of these cars and can offer an opinion on which you think i'm better off getting.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

The Focus handles better (Corsas are godawful), is faster, smoother and nicer to drive. It's a clear winner of those two, another class of car really. Far nicer interior too. It will be thirstier though.

(Own 1.8 focus, driven plenty of 1.0 and 1.2 Corsa's long-term)

[JonB]

There's no contest between these cars. A 1.4 chavmobile or a pokey (ish) 1.8 car that is probably the best thing to come out of ford for a good while.
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[S1KE]

i have a focus 1.8 zetec, its got 117,000miles on it and still goes strong, pretty nippy too, when i first got it i saw 135 on the speedo but wouldnt try it now! had it 4 years, nice inside too, and plus the corsas too small
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[kiers]

hah, was hoping you'd all say that. is the focus much nippier than the corsa? they have similar claimed bhp/ 0-6 times.
will have to double check with insurers before i go buying anythin, getting a 1.8 insured for less than 2K fully comp seems too good to be true for a 17 y/o
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[plugger147]

I'd go with the focus too, it is a much better car and a lot less likely to have been abused than a corsa sri. I've had loads of fun in the early focus' when we had them on the fleet. Left foot braking FTW.

Just make sure the clocks/odo all work properly though they can be a bit expensive to fix and are know to go wrong.
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[EuropeanNC30R...]

Try and get a Zetec as the suspension and interior are better. Climate pack (heated windscreen/mirrors and AC is handy for winter too).

If insurance is an issue, note that the 5 door versions are a group lower than the 3 door versions. (insurers know younger drivers in 3dr's like me are more likely to take advantage of the independent rear suspension for lift-off oversteer purposes)

[S1KE]

i reckon the focus will be cheaper to insure than the corsa! its the SRI ! lol bet you a virtual tenner
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[kiers]

[Flip]

Focus Fun to drive, just all round good.

Corsa It's a corsa.

[neatbik]

I had a corsa sri once.. for about a week, it was crap.
We've got a Focus tdci at the moment and to be honest i cant think of any faults with it. Its economical, comfy, quick enough for a family car and it handles sweetly too. As mentioned the Zetecs and Ghias come with uprated suspension for better handling so you might want to consider one of those

[Mr Nice Guy]

I enjoy Focii ...pretty decent handling, and I once got 122 out of a Hertz 1.6 hire car down a big fuck off hill on the way out of Southampton airport (heading for Winchester) ...could have got a little more if some tosser in a transit hadn't pulled out in front of me!

That very same Focus also managed to get all four wheels about 3 feet off the deck!!!

I love hire cars.
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[Keir]

also try insurance on the 2.0 model, i seem to recall it not being much different to the 1.8.
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[Finglonga]

Even if the Focus was dog slow I would still have it before a Corsa. No one respects a Corsa driver.
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[binge]

I had a 1.8 XSI Corsa C as a rental car.
It was bloody quick. But it did NOT handle what so ever. You'd throw it at a corner, and it would carry on going straight!

Me and Jim (Dam_buster) nearly ended up in the Maidstone River.

Focus, Never really driven one enough to cast a genuine opinion. I've had a go in a 1.8 Millennium Focus though. It was quite a nippy motor.

After all is said and done though mate. You will be flooring it for about a week. Then when you realise you are spunking £10 a day on petrol. The 0-60 time will be of no interest to you. You'll be wishing you got the 1.4 Corsa for the better MPG.

[Harold_Shand]

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Harold_Shand's theory might be the best explanation.

[owdamer]

I got a 2004 2.0 focus ghia. Insurance isn't much different to the 1.8 and now, thanks to Alistair Darling, neither is the tax (for now).
Great car, I love it to bits.
I've driven corsa's twice, and on both occasions I couldn't wait to give em back. They're appalling. Only usefull purpose they serve is killing joyriders who wrap em round trees.

[MaybeGuy]

why do you care about 0-60 and BHP on a car? or are you one of these ''buy reehsers''.

also, why are you even comparing the two?
corsas should never have been invented.
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[.Chris.]

I drove one of the last of the old shape Focuses for my pass plus a few years ago. It was a 'sport' diesel and was quite impressive. Minimal turbo lag, good in-gear performance, engine inaudible at legal speeds and had lovely ride quality.

I also once drove a Corsa for a couple of hours, which was quite enough. The handling was soggy and the engine felt like it had less torque than the wiper motor.
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