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I do not know if you've seen the latest Vauxhall Corsa adverts, but they essentially contain the Corsa, of stuffed animals that are alive and well shouting "COME ON!" This tells me that either: the Corsa is aimed at art students who also think that the Teletubbies are a subliminal mind-bending piece of programming, or for to children who are too young to: a) give the car and b) can not drive, even if they could afford.
Nevertheless, I am passed a shop the other day for not selling the Corsa but the cuddly toys themselves. And when I say sales I mean sales by hundreds as they flew rays. It seems that the ad is much broader than I first thought and reaffirms the power of the media and how an idea well designed can produce more sales and interest regardless of whether the product is good or not.
Remember Ben Affleck and his clicker in Lynx deodorant ads? On a simple journey through town he clocked hundreds of admiring glances from women which he recorded on the clicker. At the end of the announcement, however, his score is beaten by a man who is not a Hollywood A-Lister, which makes women tremble, but one who wears Lynx deodorant. Cue stacks of men buying Lynx with the promise of their own clicker to follow by mail.
Remember ITV Digital? They may be bust now, but on their launch of digital television as we now know, they used British comedian Johnny Vegas combined with a monkey wool ingeniously called 'Monkey'. This cute boy has managed to avoid being typecast and now publishes tea - PG Tips. Both companies are aware that scores of people, young and old would buy a digital box or boxes of PG Tips to cut his hands on this must-have toy not available in the normal shops. Unfortunately for ITV Digital they ran out of monkeys, which bankruptcy. PG Tips were smarter in their stock purchasing I trust.
Finally we move to the world of clothing. Not content to use a song that became one of the most selling singles ever, "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo, Levi Jeans have also had their time aboard the toy train. I do not remember precisely what Flat Eric summer, but this cuddly creature was created by Jim Henson, the guy behind The Muppets. Thinking about it, Flat Eric was not supposed be a cuddly version of a creature in real life just cute. He has also worked with Eric and stores selling Levi's, turn to a ferocious pace. Suddenly Vauxhall idea does not seem so bad.
Beneath all this commercialism, the Corsa is not a bad car either. In fact, one of the best in its class. Start inside out for a change. The interior belies the car type you drive and is without doubt the best Vauxhall have produced in the hatchback range. All metals pitch black and shiny materials are used and replace the plastic proper market found its predecessor. The tachometer and speedometer dominate the dashboard as it should, with a simple white on black combination. The steering wheel has controls for the CD and is adjustable to fit all shapes and sizes of driver.
As with the current Vauxhall line up the style of the Corsa does not disappoint. There is no doubt the three-door version looks much better from that derived from the five door looks somewhat more elongated than just the extra door. The front and rear are identical on both and it is this style that will surely attract customers into the showroom. The large headlights sweep the sides of the car, the Vauxhall traditional grill divided in two by the front bumper in a manner similar to the Volkswagen Golf.
I drove the 1.3 liter diesel version which was economical, returning roughly 47mpg although this does not work on what states manual. My right foot is heavier than the spirit of cement. The Corsa was appropriate given the size of the engine, but crucial for a car that will be scuttling around potholes in the city, ride comfort is much better than the VXR and SRI versions of the same car without losing too much of the sporty handling these versions have in spades.
All in all the new Corsa was a pleasant surprise given how much Vauxhall seem to hide behind the car of their four-legged friends. Market hatchback is more crowded than a sale at Harrods, but if you're considering your options tailgate, it would be wise to pop into Vauxhall. Cuddly not included in the price starting from  £ 7795.
Cuddly Mark Creese talks about the Vauxhall Corsa, the smallest member of the Vauxhall family on behalf of West End Vauxhall
http://www.westend-group.co.uk/
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