Using a burner because I don't want to tie the car I drive to my main Reddit account.

Really weird question.

I recently bought a new petrol Automatic Vauxhall Corsa Yes. Expecting there to be a way to manually select a gear if needed (admittedly not a feature I planned to use often/at all). Except there just isn't. No paddles, no centre console stick, no manual button on the gear selector, nothing. Everything in the (online, no physical manual provided) manual says there should be one or the other except there just isn't. There's holes in the steering wheel where the paddles should go but no paddles.

At the dealership I test drove a 1 or 2 year old Vauxhall Corsa, expecting it to be functionally identical to the current one with maybe a few minor UI differences. The dealership didn't have any new new ones available to test drive. In the app when selecting a user guide for the Vauxhall corsa the only 2 year ranges available are 2017-2022 and 2023-2028, which at least heavily implies the car's between 2023 and 2028 should be functionally identical.

The spec sheet for the Corsa Yes 2025 edition shows a centre stick Link.

Weirdly in the spec sheet for the 2026B version (the one I bought) the centre stick is missing Link.

The user manual says the electric version doesn't have a way to manually select gears but the petrol version should. There's something about a mild hybrid version existing but the V5C (the official registration document, I'm in the UK) just says petrol, no indication of it being a hybrid.

There's literally nothing on the internet to indicate they made this change. They just quietly did it.

Does anyone know if they made this change? It seems minor but feels like en-shittification, they just quietly removed a feature without telling anyone and kept charging the same price. If they sold it as a "Corsa Eco" or something it wouldn't feel like as much of a rug pull. Has there been some weird mixup at the factory where someone put the wrong parts in?

I've attached a photo of the gear selector and the left side of the steering wheel.

If nothing else now there's something on the internet to show the next person they're not crazy.

So my key buttons and keyless entry (thumb thing on driver’s side door) don’t work . I am having to manually unlock the car from the passengers side door. Then the buttons will work. No issues with the push to start. The issue is only unlocking the car. It’s like the car forgets the key after about 30 minutes. Happens with both keys. Any ideas how to fix this.

I had to change the door lock actuator on the driver's side because it would no longer respond to the buttons on the key. Now that I replaced the actuator the buttons unlock the door electronically but when I use the key to manually unlock the door the key thumps over something as you turn it and the door does not lock or unlock.

Agila B 2009

Hi apologies if this is a silly question, but I’ve had a mokka 136, 2023 plate from ‘nearly new’ (3 miles) and the side mirrors don’t fold in automatically. I thought it was a bit strange at the time but just thought because it’s a smaller car than the X i had previously, that they saved money not adding it. Is this right? I’ve recently been told that it’s strange that you can’t fold them in on the motor. Not a massive deal but made me think it could be useful sometimes

I'm in the market to replace my 2011 Renault Grand Modus with about 37000 miles on the clock with something more... appropriate to my 6' 2" frame. I've seen a 2014 petrol Vauxhall Astra at a nearby dealer with a surprisingly strong MOT history (one fail, windscreen wiper not clearing effectively) for a 12-year-old car, for £4000. That's, at most, a £3000 car, but before I head down to the dealership to discuss, I did want to get some input from people who know these cars.

I've previously used runarounds (before the Renault I had a 2004 Suzuki Wagon R+) and average about 2000 miles a year due to disability, but keep my cars maintained and regularly checked. It looks like this one's been through an auction system or a quick sell-off, given it had three MOTs in 2025 with the last being after fixing that single fail and it's now been listed at this dealer for two weeks; so, I'm guessing someone bought it, drove it for a 8 months, and then sold it on – which does mean having to look out them not having put any money into maintaining it and demanding a fresh MOT.

But, broadly, what do people who know Vauxhall's think about the car? What should I be looking out for? I'm doing as much research as I can and I'm not in a rush for cars, so can walk away from bad deals for a couple of months. Input appreciated!