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Vauxhall Corsa-e - My Expectations Were.erm

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I've driven all of the PSA Group clones (Peugeot e208/e2008/DS3 etc) as well as other superminis in this 'class', so how does this compare to the rest? Twitter: https://twitter.com/evmanuk Merch: https://www.lovelymerch.com/evm/ Tesla Referral: https://ts.la/jason55695 Octopus Referral: https://share.octopus.energy/ore-cobra-425

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@Videogames-ut1cw3 years ago Youtube reviews of this car seem to be full of odd complaints about heavy ride and what not. I just took one of these for a test drive and its a wicked drive. Fast, light and all around really fun to drive. 9
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@Knightlore103 years ago I have just changed my wife' s 8 year old corsa for a new mazda 3. We had the corsa for the last 7 years and it never let us down. That' s what we . ...Expand 7
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@soumyanilsaha47043 years ago Hi all, i have this car ( the elite nav ) and i absolutely love it. I have already done 2200 miles in 6 weeks and it is really nice. 46
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@chrispenn7153 years ago Two tone became awhen manufacturers realised they could stiff you for a few hundred quid more for a quid' s worth of paint. 34
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@gbw283 years ago Car design is so subjective. I think this is a very nice looking vehicle. 12
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@stepheng87793 years ago Still miss my cavalier sri, that was a great car.
if i had to choose one it would be the vauxhall, that peugeot is gonna date rapidly. 27
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@foley.elec.services3 years ago I' ve had my corsa-e since november, and love it. You' re spot on with range, i can' t do a 260km round trip with out a 10kwh top-up. What you . ...Expand 7
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@superduperawesome68583 years ago I actually like the corsa-e and the ad that pops up on yt is humorous - i' m looking forward to the follow-on where they discuss the price and the real world range!
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@revans31583 years ago I bought my corsa e back in december. Been a good runner so far. 4
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@AaronCunnington3 years ago We' ve had this car around a year now and put just over 60 miles on it. We bought it because it seemed to satisfy the majority of our criteria for you' re bang on with the real world range. We get 150 miles at motorway speeds.
the biggest issue i have with the vehicle, and i' m sure other owners have too, is that the gom is borderline broken. It updates too slowly. It would be better to see a battery percent instead. The app provides this figure and you can infer it from counting the bars, but why not just give a percentage? Come on vauxhall, get it done!. ...Expand 2
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@steffenjachnow81763 years ago > " the glovebox is comically small. "
only on themodels. On the noes with the steering wheel on the right side (pun intended) you have a rather humongous glovebox! You could even fit submachineguns in there. Lol
p. S. I have one of these corsa-e`s for the good half of a year and have driven it for almost 5, 0 miles now. It wasn' t my first choice, to be honest. But since iwrecked my 13-year-old petrol-car last year i had to get what was available. But meanwhile (aside from some minor quirks) i really love this car to bits!. ...Expand 8
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@kiteless13 years ago Well put about " real world" prices on things like this. No-one pays list for a corsa. There' s pre-reg se navs with no miles on at for 19. 5k, and you still have more than 7 years of warranty left. 17
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@paulclapton78033 years ago Could we have a solar and home battery update? 31
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@rustyjoints48573 years ago Don' t forget other then the zoes further range another bonus is its larger boot capacity. The corsa does have a smaller boot which can be less practical for a family. 5
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@garyallsopp63693 years ago Just placed an online order - pre-registered 70 plate, orange se nav 21, 565 (6, 750 saving on list- 226/month with 2k equity on my smart forfour eq - has to be the best value small ev out there. 3
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@kelseyrobinson97823 years ago I own one of these, not the electric one though, and i would pick this over the peugeot 208 any day, not because im a vauxhall enthusiast but because i . ...Expand 2
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@petershorney75043 years ago I' ve had numerous vauxhall over 45 years, some good some not so good. Generally reliable though so i would definitely consider this corsa-e, but it' d have to be way lower than list price. 2
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@huwdavies66503 years ago I prefer the 208 but i' m biased.
fair play though, for a vauxhall it is more adventurous than previous attempts. 2
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@jonathantaylor19983 years ago I might be remembering this incrorrectly regarding the styling, but i seem to recall, on another such car review video, the presenter explaining that vauxhall " hey guys. Now you' re part of psa group, we really need you to use our group platform. So, we' re giving you about 18 months to totally redesign & re-engineer the corsa. "
a task that ordinarily happens over multiple years, not months. 0. ...Expand 9
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@sergigorchs73293 years ago Which one would you choose tje least speched id3 or this corsae?
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@EverythingCarsandMoreECAM3 years ago Great review. Think you will like the mokka e better. Should do that next. Personally prefer the corsa although i think it wont sell because i have only seen 1 corsa e and about 5 peugeot e208. 1
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@MyLeoOne3 years ago I like the e208 exterior much better, but i chose the corsa-e over it because of the ac buttons and the fewer shiny plastic bits. I really enjoy driving . ...Expand 4
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@ccdd243 years ago Enjoyed the video, does the corsa-e have a slow charging cable, eg standard uk 3 pin lead. 1
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@henriklund61793 years ago I am sure teenagers and younger adults would prefer the design of the peugeot. The opel/vauxhall looks more timeless to me or maybe i am just getting old. In any case, they both look nice. 3
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@PhilDobson613 years ago I had a corsa-e test drive for a week. I was really impressed with it. Compared with my 40kwh leaf all i really missed was a heated steering wheel and . ...Expand 1
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@patrickh73683 years ago Nice motor, good ev spec. Never understand why car makers think the transmission lever goes forwards for reverse and backwards is forwards? Boats always fave forwards for forwards and vice versa, 1
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@mooremob1003 years ago Two tone cars became popular in sydney australia in the early 70s due to a massive hailstone storm that wreaked most of the car roofs and so they covered i tried the corsa banged my head getting in and i' m only 510 that killed it for me. ...Expand
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@jonathanmellish44393 years ago Hi. I borrowed one of these yesterday from a dealer and they let me out on my own, and i was impressed. It was a 70 plate top spec with less than 200 miles . ...Expand
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@georgedaville46623 years ago For me this car looks ok. Psa had to retain the vauxhall brand to secure market share. Powertrain is more than adequate for most peoples needs. Good u . ...Expand 1
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@tonyt74023 years ago Is this comparable to the citroen ec4? I assume the running gear is much the same but is the ec4 a crossover suv?
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@garethedwards28833 years ago Not a vauxhall fan but the gearstick is nice. 3
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@johnathankain80333 years ago A fine drive and garage-way it is too!
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@AbWischBar3 years ago And forward for reverse - seriously, this is so counterintuitive
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@Brian-om2hh3 years ago I think i' d prefer the corsa over the peugeot. But the new emokka seems to be where it' s at, given the unending clamour for suv style cars. I do like the styling of that. The old one was hideous though. 2
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@davidedwards82722 years ago I' ve ordered one vauxhall corsa e in white. I don' t like my car to stand out especially where i live. Watching this i' m happy with my choice i also notice no engine noise wich is odd and of course automatic ek not liking that bit again sacrifices must be made plus it' s green, doing my bit. Must admit was a bit nervous with your review because i' ve already ordered. Happy man watching this. Thanks mate. ...Expand
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@jamestroup3 years ago Hey andy, did you ever drive the vauxhall ampera (aka chevy volt) very underrated.
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@rattymcclelland3 years ago Two tone roofs and dark apillars are designed to make the car look lower and less chonky than they are. Likewise with suv/crossovers and dark textured arches. Less chonk visually.
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@Mr0Judo0Man3 years ago sounds like you tapped the top of a Quality Street tin 1
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@itsankou3 years ago Im guessing the two tone roof was mass produced with the citroen ds3.
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@Lk-zh7nflast year I had the peugeot e 208gt loved it
i thought id try the vauxhall which ive subscribed its ok but will definitely go back to the peugeot its id="hidden25"so much better. The performance, range the interior & more functions
team peugeot all the way. ...Expand
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@stephenjones52403 years ago I had a 2 tone ford corsair it was a 1970 so it' s been around for 50 years nothing new there. Also had a bedford dormobile campervan 1963 with a white . ...Expand
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@simonreeves20173 years ago I quite like the look of this corsa, and the orange is surprisingly pleasant on the eye. To be honest, tesla' s are not the best looking cars, if tesla' s were just another combustion car, sales would be very low. 1
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@dessieb1233 years ago Same age peugeot is around 4-5k more expensive, is it 4-5k more worth the peugeot?
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@q3b263 years ago I would go for the corsa over the 208 in terms of looks. Purely because i don' t think peugeot' s new grill works well on the smaller cars. 1
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@steveholderness14503 years ago I love my e-208, but i can understand that some people would prefer thestyling of the corsa e. 2
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@eastcorkcheeses64483 years ago Re. The 2 tone roof my mam' s 2015 blue skoda fabia had a silver roof, and her current silver arona has a black roof, seen a few solid colour aronas and they look boring )
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@iainansell59303 years ago Another way to get a discount, is if you go for cars that were ordered, already off the production line, but the customer cancelled. Got a rav4 with id="hidden29" 6k off the price like that. Only thing is, you don' t get to spec the options. /. ...Expand
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@danielrichards847210 months ago Im really considering purchasing one of these with free charging at work and theres 20 plates going from 12k!
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@michaelrussell89213 years ago Thanks to you have my corsa e 4 months now. Got 5k off demo model. 1st ev! Cheers! 6
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@RoaryUK2 years ago Compared to previous versions of the corsa, which were all very good, this is a massive improvement and i would choose it over the 208, which does nothing for me, every single time.
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@watcher246013 years ago Funny you prefer the 208, it was your review that tipped me against it. The massive grille, black wheel arches and cluttered interior with the screen bolted . ...Expand 2
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@georgewalker70613 years ago ? This time before driving an e-corsa did you bother to check and set the tyre pressures or did you leave the terrible michelin primacy 4 205/45r 17' s . ...Expand
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@AleksandarStefanovic3 years ago By the way, Opel is also a part of the PSA group, and Corsa-e is sold as Opel Corsa-e (as seen in ) in some regions 1
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@chrisfisher28393 years ago If i am not mistaken the start button said engine start. Is vauxhall/psa being cheap.
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@stevemccormack99483 years ago In terms of looks and visual appeal neither the peugeot or the opel/vauxhall excites me. When it comes to functionality i don' t mind a bland look. . ...Expand
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@decimal18155 months ago Corsa about 1k less than e-208 for similar trim level and mileage. I prefer the exterior look of the e208 but as a resident of yorkshire, brass is brass.
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@Mizzkan3 years ago To be fair my second cars have been vauxhalls and they have improved remarkably over the last 10 years in terms of reliability. Dealership is very much h . ...Expand 12
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@marvinsamuels12373 years ago You have to be of a certain age to be a ford or vauxhall person. I grew up in a vauxhall household, but having owned both vauxhalls and fords i move id="hidden37"d away from both brands. I think id consider a corsa e or e208 as a daily driver though. Psa have been good for vauxhall-opel, gm didnt have a clue. Look what they did to saab
another useful video by the way. ...Expand
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@raubuhn43542 years ago I have just ordered one of these based partially on this review. Styling wise i prefer the peugeot for sure - but the dealer i ordered from sold the new i traded in from a mid spec c3 automatic and worked out that even with slightly higher finance cost im saving 500-10 a year in running cost for a much nicer car. Long journeys, which i do every now and then, will be interesting as i understand charging can be a challenge - but i live in south east so benefit from the relative abundance down here.
very much looking forward. Hoping its a good day to day companion!. ...Expand
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@jeffreycooper84083 years ago Can i make a suggestion - giving you a possible lead over other reviewers; a lot of the opinions about a car must be based on the new cost, so why not . ...Expand 5
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@dcvariousvids80823 years ago Why is it never forward for drive and backward for reverse? 8
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@redjohn20001last year Localy there is one of these in a mustard yellow and it looks so much better than in other colours. My son had an older corse and i hated it. It replaced . ...Expand
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@andrewgage69423 years ago I like the look of the car and the fact that it' s very basic inside, not too much technology, but price and lack of range is a bit of an off-putting i prefer the look of the vauxhall over the peugeot. It' s probably one of the best looking vehicles on the road. ...Expand
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@robsmith1a3 years ago Looks wise inside and out 208 evert time. 1
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@Whereswally6063 years ago Topmodel, feels like a froidien slip there. That love for corsas showing true there. Good review though.
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@ronnielloyd46763 years ago I'm sure you said "Harmrest" at or is it just my ears! :) 3
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@stevenbarrett76483 years ago Nice bland jelly mould motor, with the range being well under 200 miles i would expect to pay about 200. 00pm on a 2 year lease, any more and it wouldn' t . ...Expand
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@drawwithdan58213 years ago As of today 7/3/21 there are new models advertised on auto trader: corsa e 21, 4 and e208. 23, 860. Prereg a bit cheaper again. The prices are starting t . ...Expand
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@kingsleythomas-peakperform23613 years ago Hello am i able to do over 100 miles on the motor way?
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@andrewhartley33 years ago When the e-corsa was first shown by vauxhall the boss of vauxhall said that vauxhall had determined that people didn' t want an electric car that was . ...Expand
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@steveharvey20013 years ago Did i spot a mini electric parked behind it? 1
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@devonbikefilms3 years ago I could live with the looks for the discounts vauxhall offer. But them if were doing comparisons, the mg5 looks like a good deal.
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@billysielu3 years ago I prefer the corsa looks to the 208. Not even close. I want an astra-e. 1
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@freetobe32 years ago Aside from the slightly bigger trunk on the 208, the corsa is a better future proof car, it' s identical in many regards to the 208 so there' s more i' d totally buy the ecorsa. ...Expand
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@robsengahay56143 years ago Wonder what they do for that 6 week service.
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@fatnortherner31983 years ago Personally i prefer the look of the corsa on the inside, and outside the pug front maybe better but overall i still prefer the corsa. I find the idea that . ...Expand
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@macberry40483 years ago At some point in the review i just started paying attention to the parked cars and trying to see if they had a mcdonald' s or any type of franchise. So many hatchbacks and brown stone buildings. 1
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@BaldyTron3 years ago Does it have that " damp dishcloth smell"
that a lot of vauxhalls have? 2
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@Crana3 years ago Interior isn' t hugely different to the previous gen vauxhalls to be fair. I had a 17 plate astra and it was very similiar inside, bonus is even the . ...Expand
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@MegaGEZZZ3 years ago I think manufacturers started doing the two tone thing to try and visually disguise the shear bulk of modern cars.
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@tonyp7413 years ago I may be in the minority but i prefer the corsa over the 208. The deal breaker on the 208 is the horrible steering wheel and its ergonomics, black head . ...Expand 13
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@hugebartlett18843 years ago Remember when vauxhalls were recognisable with their distinctive bonnet flukes?
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@m3photo7263 years ago Steeply raked windscreen. I could have sworn that was the rear of the car .
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@edwardpickering90063 years ago I see it has the same problem as the e208/2008 where the graph for energy usage goes up to 125 so even if you are doing 4-5 miles/kwh you can barely see it - come on psa sort this out for us brits!
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@and11110003 years ago Worth looking at a mg zs ev even though it' s a bigger vehicle with a lesser range, the cool sunroof, etc makes up for it.
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@sheldonv83 years ago When are you going to test the only 200 mile range estate car on the market, the mg5?
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@MrKlawUK3 years ago This is work right - so cant you go to work by walking around the car outside? Maybe drive it somewhere isolated just in case. 1
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@EwanV3 years ago Whelp, i just bought one from vauxhall to replace the worlds most boring insignia. This is going to be a squeeze!
just for your records (and for quoting to the people that lend you them for reviews)
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@ZicoTheMysticalWarrior3 years ago " hit any buttons" cue vauxhall owners mashing the dislike button. 3
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@davidvestey60143 years ago Funny how ford/vauxhall polarises people. The two worst cars i had were an escort and sierra, the best were rovers but vectra and astra a close second. . ...Expand 2
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@bernardhilton35273 years ago I did wonder when you were going to review a corsa.
i have bought one and i have had vauxhalls for years. I dont like the peugeot, end of. Min . ...Expand 3
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@goblin4573 years ago It' s verysmack a citroen or peugeot badge on it you' d never know. 4
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@andreabollani67463 years ago I prefer this over the 208. Especially inside.
they are both a bit down on space to be honest. Even the fiesta is a bit more spacious.
id="hidden55" />but in ev world i would prefer the experienced zoe. 10 years of mainstream ev sales does give more confidence of reliability and customer care. ...Expand
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@rogermckenzie27113 years ago I don' t choose a car based on " looks alone" why would i?