RE: Driven: Vauxhall Astra GTC

[thewheelman]

arkenphel said:

thewheelman said:

You want to make jokes about my mother? You sad

Sorry buddy, I'm juvenile that way

Fair enough if it was meant in humour & not bad taste

[thewheelman]

Luca Brasi said:

thewheelman said:

I assumed it was rwd like all the other Lexuses....Lexi....., either way, it's a very well made car.

Like every Lexus. Still think it's an awful, awful looking piece of st.

Kind of the way i'd describe something like an E46 BMW.....

[Luca Brasi]

thewheelman said:

Kind of the way i'd describe something like an E46 BMW.....

Oh boy

[Numeric]

Have very fond memories of sticking 50k miles on a VXR in 16 months and had a lot of time for the little beastie - but was always surprised how different it seemed from the cooking Astras which underwhelmed me greatly - so if this car is already good it offers great hope for the VXR perhaps? Though the prices seem very high to me - think my VXR was £21K or there abouts?

Edited by Numeric on Monday 31st October 12:58

[davidcharles]

thewheelman said:

I just noticed the £21k price tag......hahahahahahaha, it's Halloween, not April fools day! That's very close to BMW 1 series & Lexus CT200h money, & i'd take a base model of either of those over any Astra.

...hmm...not so sure...base 1 series aren't very well equiped and to be honest a bit ugly. Agreed £21k seems alot for an Astra but it is the going rate for a "premium" hatch.

[anonymous-user]

KennyGT said:

Dull. Boring. I would never buy a Vauxhall even if you paid me. £21k for an Astra

I feel the same, Vauxhall really need to drop the name Astra like Ford did with the Escort.

[anonymous-user]

davidcharles said:

thewheelman said:

I just noticed the £21k price tag......hahahahahahaha, it's Halloween, not April fools day! That's very close to BMW 1 series & Lexus CT200h money, & i'd take a base model of either of those over any Astra.

...hmm...not so sure...base 1 series aren't very well equiped and to be honest a bit ugly. Agreed £21k seems alot for an Astra but it is the going rate for a "premium" hatch.

Can you just imagine the depreciation on the Astra though!!

[5lab]

St John Smythe said:

davidcharles said:

thewheelman said:

I just noticed the £21k price tag......hahahahahahaha, it's Halloween, not April fools day! That's very close to BMW 1 series & Lexus CT200h money, & i'd take a base model of either of those over any Astra.

...hmm...not so sure...base 1 series aren't very well equiped and to be honest a bit ugly. Agreed £21k seems alot for an Astra but it is the going rate for a "premium" hatch.

Can you just imagine the depreciation on the Astra though!!

I can't imagine anyone who'd pay list price for one. There's a few garages pedalling the old shape sports hatches out for 10k - 45% off list price!

[RichyBoy]

St John Smythe said:

I feel the same, Vauxhall really need to drop the name Astra like Ford did with the Escort.

I feel the same, it's basically a white good which I guess is reflected in their current advertising. Why won't vauxhall inject some soul into their brand like others, instead of dullness?

[EDLT]

When did doing 0-62 in 7.8 seconds become slow?

I thought the previous model was quite good, and this one is supposed to be better. Obviously it won't be popular on here because it has the wrong badge and Evo says you can't dab oppos in it.

[joz8968]

The new Astra (and Corsa) are just homogenus blobs IMO.

Not a fan.

[HellDiver]

So they took the already pants Mk5 Sporthatch, made it more like a Megane, and fitted worse engines.

Great. Well done Opel.

[Lets Torque]

£21,000 is alot but it is the going rate for a top spec Focus/Golf etc etc.

I found a website doing it for £18,000 though..

Vauxhall Astra GTC 1.6 SRi

[thewheelman]

Luca Brasi said:

thewheelman said:

Kind of the way i'd describe something like an E46 BMW.....

Oh boy

My thoughts exactly when you made a pointless comment about Lexus

Please do tell me how a car, any car can look like an "awful looking piece of st", as you so put it?

Edited by thewheelman on Monday 31st October 15:23

[Lets Torque]

Sorry I was wrong.

The Vauxhall Astra 2.0CDTI 16v SRi can be had for £18,688. Found at this website:


http://www.new-car-discount.com/car/vauxhall/astra...

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Regards the car itself.

I really like it. I don't think it looks like a Megane, and I don't mind the badge. Vauxhall are making some great cars at the moment (not all though).

Interior is like the 5dr model, so you get a smart dash with all the toys you would want. It may not be a Focus in the twisties but that wouldn't bother me.

So to sum up (IMO):

You get a smart and stylish Astra with a very well made dash. Also, at £18,000 it is quite good value.

[anonymous-user]

£18K
Astra
160HP

NO.

[Luca Brasi]

thewheelman said:

My thoughts exactly when you made a pointless comment about Lexus

Please do tell me how a car, any car can look like an "awful looking piece of st", as you so put it?

Edited by thewheelman on Monday 31st October 15:23

Shouldn't be that difficult.
Pontiac Aztec, Ssangyong Rodius, Fiat Multipla, Lexus CT200h,...

[dave_s13]

£21,000.00p

Fack off.

When you can get something like a new Octavia Vrs DSG for £16.5k at the moment you'd have to be mental. But then, I hate Vauxhalls, for no real reason.

[Riggers]

dave_s13 said:

£21,000.00p

Fack off.

When you can get something like a new Octavia Vrs DSG for £16.5k at the moment you'd have to be mental. But then, I hate Vauxhalls, for no real reason.

Give me the Octavia without the DSG and i'll be happy... but that's a heck of a bargain for what is theoretically a £20k car...

[Lets Torque]

yonex said:

£18K
Astra
160HP

NO.

It is 163bhp.