The SA market is desperate for another cool bakkie like this. Imagine the possibilities!

I think Ciro speaks for all of us in South Africa when he says bring back the half ton bakkie.🙌🏽

Just wanted to say hi from the Opel Combo ;)

Mine ha clocked 500 000 km, he is an old beast that one. Gotta love the engine.

This brings back so many memories!!! The Corsa 1.8 GSI 👏👏👏 still one of my most respected small cars ever!!!

Yep, I agree, General Motors really screwed us over when it took away the Utility from us.

I second this. Ive been driving this car for 7 years now. Yes ive looked into getting something else but nothing fits. This is truly...for me...the best car ever

Still have my 1.8 Sport @ 300 000km 😊. Chevrolet badge though

Greetings from Brazil. We love the Chevrolet Montana, as it was called here. And we, too, miss this car. For some reason, we still have the second generation available new here, but it is a crappy car, only people who need a workhorse buy one today. Ford stopped selling the Courier here about 10 years ago, without any good reason, because it was a good car too. But today we still have some options, Fiat Strada and VW Saveiro are the best ones here.

I have a 2009 model 72500km .I bought it new and have only had so much pleasure from driving it. I have looked at the market and there is nothing to replace it. Long live Corsa Gamma

When I was shopping around for one I also noticed that they're actually going up in Value. They're actually hold their value better than most of the other cars in this segment 👌🏾

My 2004 1.4i just tipped the 350 000 km mark and just recently also replaced water the water pump and radiator. Shes a trooper. Goes anywhere and everywhere

My 1.4L 2009 model just done 410 000kms. Jus thad a head gasket let go at 220 000kms. Very little issue with it. Deleted the cat and I ended up saving almost 2L per 100kms in fuel and a little bit more power. After all this distance it still hardly uses any oil. One issue however with all of these vehicles is the keyway on the crank where the crank pully slides on starts to ovalize over time especially when you get close to 400 000kms or there about. This obviously results in the cam timing starting to lag and the longer you drive the worse it gets eventually it feels like you are driving a 500cc. After spending R36K on replacing the lower control arms, bushings, cv joints, brake disks, gear linkage bushings I figured I might as well drop in a new engine. I travel A LOT of farm roads. I would say close to a third of the mileage was on farm roads. Solid bakkie. I love it.

Loved the vid! Ours is currently sitting at 312000km, also 1.7 dti. I got 652km from a 95% full tank driving in jhb on beyers naude in peak hour traffic! These little bakkies are proper gems in RSA!

In high school I wanted to own one just to drop it and put some speakers in the back. We need a new trooper like this.

Im still running my 2009 1.8 corsa utility with 202km on the clock and forever will be an opel fanatic.

Imagine the VW Saveiro in SA (Pick up looking like a Polo). I guess import duties and exchange rates stand in the way.

I just bought one last week and I love it😁

Had the privilege of owning one of these Bakkies. My first car. Sold it early though. 150 000kms... It felt like it wanted to pass 350 000

I still have my 2006 Corsa Utility 1.8 Sport and is around 293 000 km on the clock, yet still drives so well.

I saw it tears started rolling on my eyes. That bakkie is a fighter. Very beautiful too

Since 2016 my dad and I have had the privilege of having this car 270K Kilos on the clock but still runs as smooth as butter ❤

What a great video, thanks for featuring the Utility! I own one myself, a 2004 C Ute 1.4i Sport :)

Greetings from Brazil. Love this little truck, we have a Corsa hatchback here, but the Montana (as the Utility's called here) is one of my dreams, I love its looks and versatility. And its reliability and toughness, well...the Corsa has never let us down in 15+ years of ownership, so I know how the Montana/Utility will be. 😆 Very nice review, thanks for sharing with us!

I miss the Datsun1400 pickup from the 80's!

We love this bakkies thank you for this video maybe Opel will open their eyes and bring it back, this car is on huge demand

we need more of this bakkies this maybe the messiah for Opel. I love that corsa bakki

Please do more videos like this, really nice great work!

Bring back the opel corsa for sure ❤️ Great bakkie, bullet proof. We have a 2007 model that we bought brand new and last year (2020) it clocked 200 000km and still it feels like the day we got it

This thing is STILL my dream car! Coolest all-rounder for the gents.

My 1.4 2009 model @440000km on the clock and still feels solid with original engine components, #BringBackTheOpelCorsaBakkie

I had the same one 1.8 sport, an awesum, best bakkie ever in it's class.

Awesome bakkies ,I still have mine 1.4i sport clocking in at 237000km + and still runs amazing. I think the water problem with these bakkies are common cause i also had that problem with mine. Thanks for a great video 👍

100% True I have one.... I'm Inlove with my utility 1.7 DTI......

Yes bring back the corsa utility...and please make more videos like this💯

Yes I do agree this OPEL Utility Bakkie is very good on Fuel.

This is 14 years old and still better than a NP200. I know cos my dad had one and my mate has an NP200.

Enjoyed the review, and I almost kwid 😂😂😂

The 1999 toyota hilux was a solid bakkie! Can't beat that! with crystal lights. What a dream!

Wonderful episode budd!

Currently driving 1.4 2009 model, bought it second hand,what a car they definitely need to bring it back

These last long,my dad still has his one from 2005 till now and it got like 638000kms now

Still running a 2009 Model with just over 157k kilos on the clock

Great video!

Had two of them. Awesome bakkies.

At work we have a 1.4 Petrol version with almost 400 000km... Running pretty great still

Thank you very much for this video. Please make more of similar videos of second-hand affordable cars that one can buy post covid-19. after all most of us cant afford these brand news costing north of R500k.

the one at my previous workplace is approaching 700 000km now

Brilliant video. I grew up in a Datsun 1200. SA needs another small bakkie.

have my corsa utility 1.4, 2005, ive done Just over 130 000 kilometres currently standing at 344 562 down the hatch and not a single thing wrong withe the engine or gearbox. brilliant bakkie . but i think i got nailed with the fuel consumption. averages around 8.5 to 9km per litre.

I bought myself a 2004 Corsa C hatch after writing off a 2008 Corsa D in a hailstorm. After having experienced both these cars, I must say, the Corsa C is the best car I’ve ever owned

I daily drive the 1.8 GSI corsa. Proper old school hot-hatch. Still going strong at 280,000 kms

I still love my 2005 1.4 Opel Corsa utility , its very nice with a free flow exhaust and a K&N air filter (Just for us youngsters that love a bit of noise ) 140k kilometers and not a single problem .

I have only found this channel recently. But a mate of mine and I were talking not long ago. About how we would love the polo ute that Brazil got. Branded as a vivo ute.

My rustler 160i went onto 400000km and was warmed up! Loved every drive in it.. until a learner drive wrote it off!😭

Such a great video Ciro. I agree to those words....”Bring back the Opel Corsa Utility, bring back the 1/2 tonner”. Why on earth are we forced to buy large bakkies when there’s a hungry market for the 1/2 tonners and what they have to offer.

I have a 2008 Opel Corsa. Bought brand new in 2008 and still have it as a second car to my Fortuner. Must aggree. Was my best buy ever as a vehicle. Mine have 248 000km. I have the top of the range 1.8 petrol sport. It has electric windows. Steering wheel radio "buttons" aircon. Dual aiebags. I am just mentioning this as your review have the diesel version. The 1.8 actually had more of the overall features. Thanks for your review. I aggree. Best little bakkie ever.

Yes bring back Opel Corsa Utility, mine now 2006 is doing 356 000 on a clock, I am waiting for new one

On the 1.4 models they also lowered the gearing which meant Freeway speeds were annoying but it also meant it could carry heavy loads without struggling too much

Yes, bring it back, Opel

As much as I sympathise, I’m also jealous at the same time!. At least in South Africa you have the opportunity to buy the Nissan NP200 new and others like the Corsa utility used. I’m in the UK and unless you can find a Proton Jumbuck (only available from 2003-2007 I think), there are no options for anyone looking for a small pickup or Bakkie. I am a self employed window cleaner and have long since come to the conclusion that a small bakkie would be absolutely ideal for my work, much more suitable than a van like I currently have to use. The only option, other than the Proton, I have is the dropside version of the Fiat Doblo. These are available in the UK, but are too expensive for me new, and far too scarce used. There just doesn’t seem to be a market for this type of vehicle in the UK (otherwise there wouldn’t be so few of the Doblo dropside available). I have looked into the possibility of importing an NP200, but as far as I can find out, it is virtually impossible to import a vehicle from South Africa into the UK unless over 10 years old. This is a great pity, as South Africa is also RHD, so it would be much more convenient than getting used to a LHD (obviously not impossible though). I do also really fancy a Nissan 1400, not as a work vehicle (payload is too small), but just as a cool runaround with a set of retro alloy wheels. Hey ho, will just have to keep daydreaming!.

This was one of the best bakkies ever built ....Lasts ...

We own the 2013 Chevrolet 1.4 Utility, currently sitting on 177 000 km ... it's really nice to own utilities honestly, they not too big like those Amaroks and Rangers. They might sell way faster then the current bakkies on the market

Imagine some of these new crossover grills on a new small bakkie! Like the Ford Ecosport grill, maybe just call it the Ford Ranger lite 🤣.

Well done,

The best ever, 16 years with my utility

Remember days with the bantam clearly. Canopy with mattress at the back...

Well said....I still don't understand why we don't have them new on the floor...This bakkie is in demand so much I want one as well but the owners don't wanna let go of them.

I clocked over 300 000 on mine and it is still going strong (1.4 petrol)

You forgot airbags lol. We bought this bakkie in 2005 in the famous Granada Red metallic color which was a special order back then. We drove ours until it had 170 000km on the clock. Also had a water pump leak at 40 000 and computer error at 120 000 but other than that it was rock solid performer.

I can echo all you've just said... this little bakkie was a champion of the people, the interface between a company product and the payout, the family runaround, the mobile workshop, solid build quality and nice to drive. And then GM stepped in and messed up, as usual. Ai...Americans, sometimes, ai! There are a few bakkies in this class available today or coming soon, some not in SA and destination of the rest to be confirmed. 🥃, here's to hoping for more options than just the NP200 (which is not on same level as this Corsa was - just saying)! Cheers Ciro🥃

Used to have this bakkie but sadly I had to sell it today because the bonnet would not open at all so the engine overheated driving home (yes the engine seized that's why I sold it) Anyway I really do miss this bakkie because it served me well through the years If anyone is looking to buy this bakkie I would definitely recommend it You'll love it

I second that, please bring the corsa utility.

Please try to add images of some of the cars you'd be mentioning, otherwise awesome review for an awesome car.

I’m in the fleet management business. The manufacturers all say that their vans (I.e. Vw caddy, Opel Combo) are replacement for these vehicles. I disagree completely; vans, a) have no street cred whatsoever, b) have no leisure use and c) are extremely expensive.

I own one. Man it's the best there is. Maintaince wise.fuel wise. Man its was built to last. It's just the best utility bakkie one can have. I love everything about it I mean everything.

I think the water thirst issue might be Opel related? I could be wrong, my Isuzu never needed a water pump. I just bought a 1.4 Chev Utility. I'm keen to see how it copes with the km's.

Please do a video on The chevy lumina SSV8

Its a segment in the market which Toyota and Isuzu does not cater for and has more potential according to me. Thanks Ciro.

I strongly agree, with regards to such bakkies being brought back. #bringbackthehalftonner

My dad had one of these for nearly 13 years just clocked nearly 300+km before a taxi wrote it off 😢

Had one, was a great vehicle but needed a little bit more space at the back.

I bought mine over 220 000km and still driving nice.

Can you guys like these videos, this is a really good channel.👍

For some reason, I feel like Suzuki should take up this challenge

If I had the option to get one at comparative prices of that era but in today's prices... I would buy one without a second thaught. Prices are insane and a small utility bukkie is insane value for money. I WANT THEM BACK, I'LL BE ONE OF THE FIRST BUYERS

Bring it back

Can we get comparison of this car and the chevy utility

I'd definitely be first in line to buy a new utility. Manufacturers need to bring them back

I remember my aunt had one of these.

Actually Ciro it’s not a regular corsa chassis. Sure it’s based on the corsa but it uses the platform from the combo van that is stronger than the corsa platform. So in a nutshell it is but not quite

I owned two brand new Corsa Utilities in the space of 4 months. The first one crashed really well. Walked away without a scratch. They were the one of the best looking things ever. The Chevy replacements were hideous.

Tbh this generation Corsa is actually better than the newer one... It actually still looks good Inside and out to this day And all the engine options were great

Please review a vw citi rox or velociti or rline

How do I get it to start I have one giving me endless problems with starting

I’m 6.8feet and I sat comfortable in that bakkie.

We need a Nissan 1400 review as well

december 2011 bought a 1.7dti second hand with 100 000km on the clock. i’m about to hit 2777 777km

i love that bakkie, the Chevrolet redesign was one of the best looking Bakkies im my opinion

Yes Opel, bring back the Corsa Utility. There is a huge gap in the SA market.