I wouldn’t listen to all the Corsa hate, my first car was the Corsa and it was everything I needed, for a beginner, it’s solid, reliable, and really easy to drive. You never forget your first
I think the Corsa gets a lot of hate just because it's so popular. It’s a bit generic and has a certain image but that’s likely because so many people own one. I drove it for almost a month and it was actually pretty great