It’s not the car’s fault, the car is actually quite nice, not as nippy as my Fiesta (the 1250 Zetec one) but it’s no slouch. Why are Corsa drivers so slow then? and why do they have their headlights on all the time, it’s not automatic, so who or what do we blame?

I blame you, everyone who drives anything else. To the average motorist the Corsa seems to be invisible, Osama Bin Laden may be in one right now and no-one would ever notice! Allow me to explain the problem: People constantly cut you up, get right up your rear end and generally ignore your existence. This isn’t normal small car syndrome though, it’s small car syndrome on a grand scale! You never get let out of a junction, you become surprised if, just once, another car respects your right of way. To see another motorist be kind enough to let you go when it’s their right of way is so rare that many Corsa drivers cast the reports of sightings away with mentions of Area 51 and UFOs.

If you drive this thing like you would in any normal car, then I’m afraid your life expectancy would shrink to levels that would horrify even Afghanistan. You really do need to take extra precautions when driving a Corsa, like running with your headlights on, but even that isn’t enough for people to see you so what else can you do? You have no option other than to slow down to give yourself enough time to react to the idiots on the road.

Next time you see a Corsa then, don’t be awkward, don’t pre-judge and actually let it out, feel the warm glow inside and you never know, it may be me you’re letting out. Until this happens though it saddens me to say that you should steer clear from buying a charming little Corsa.

Back to the Fiesta for me once it’s back from the menders then!