Vauxhall Astravan

[Autonotiv]

How many miles do you think a 2000, 1.7 L, Vauxhall Astravan will do?

If we say it has 140,000 miles on the clock, and been fully serviced.

How many times does the cambelt need to be done etc on a van that has this many miles?

sorry it is so vauge, but i am thinking of getting a van,(may have to wait until i am 18 though because of the insurance!!!) but i don't want to spend too much (would love a brand new one but that aint going to happen)


cheers.

[wasted years]

Vx say change the cam belt ever 40k. Engine is practically bomb proof and will go on for a few thousand more mile yet

[Autonotiv]

wasted years said:

Vx say change the cam belt ever 40k. Engine is practically bomb proof and will go on for a few thousand more mile yet

cheers, so when looking at them, all i need to do is make sure that they have had the cambelt done every 40 (ish) k.

cheers

[wasted years]

Basically. Good little runner the mk4 Astra. Enjoy

[Autonotiv]

wasted years said:

Basically. Good little runner the mk4 Astra. Enjoy

didn't know they did MK4 astra vans.

just hope i can get the best van at a very good price.

cheers

[H_Kan]

I believe the cambelt intervals on the diesels was a lot longer then the petrol ones.

Ring up a dealer just to be sure.

I have a 2001 Astra hatch and it is a nice enough car.

[thinfourth2]

Despite being horrible cars i think astravan diesels are basically immortal

[Mikey_W]

We ran a fleet of Vauxhall's at the company i used to work for, they were mainly Astravans...

As mentioned they are pretty much bombproof, Vauxhall recommend the cambelt be changed every 40k.
We used to change them every 4 years or so & the highest mileage one we had was just short of 200k.

[wolf1]

Check if the fuel injection pump has been replaced. If not factor in for a replacement within the next couple of years. No hard and fast rules as to when they go but they do eventually go. Not as much of a pain in the backside to change as the 2.0 Di and DTi engines though.

[paoloh]

Autonotiv said:

wasted years said:

Vx say change the cam belt ever 40k. Engine is practically bomb proof and will go on for a few thousand more mile yet

cheers, so when looking at them, all i need to do is make sure that they have had the cambelt done every 40 (ish) k.

cheers

No, just make sure it isn't due and has been done in the LAST 40k

[zcacogp]

Guy at the place I worked years ago had an Astramax (diesel) van. White, nasty, 100,000+ miles on the clock. (This was around 1993.)

He got a promotion, and was entitled to a company car. MD had an eye on the costs, and suggested that he should use the van until it was worn out before a new car was bought (small business, tight cashflow.) So, this guy thought he would force the MD's hand a little bit, and removed the sump plug one weekend.

over 1000 miles later, he was mightily p155ed off as it was still running ... bit rattly mind, but still going strong ...


Oli.

[joewilliams]

Cambelt every 40k, and at that age the oil should be getting changed every 10k.

Mine's done 145k so far and shows no signs of stopping.

Driven carefully you can get 55-60mpg out of them.

[williamp]

Mikey_W said:

We ran a fleet of Vauxhall's at the company i used to work for, they were mainly Astravans...

As mentioned they are pretty much bombproof, Vauxhall recommend the cambelt be changed every 40k.
We used to change them every 4 years or so & the highest mileage one we had was just short of 200k.

You got 200K out of a cambelt????

[Mikey_W]

williamp said:

Mikey_W said:

We ran a fleet of Vauxhall's at the company i used to work for, they were mainly Astravans...

As mentioned they are pretty much bombproof, Vauxhall recommend the cambelt be changed every 40k.
We used to change them every 4 years or so & the highest mileage one we had was just short of 200k.

You got 200K out of a cambelt????

sorry worded incorrectly, i meant we changed the vans every 4 years or so..

[Autonotiv]

cheers lads, not sure if i should spend a bit more and get one with lower miles, would it be worth it?

cheers for all the advice though.

[joewilliams]

Autonotiv said:

cheers lads, not sure if i should spend a bit more and get one with lower miles, would it be worth it?

cheers for all the advice though.

It's more a question of the general condition than the number of miles. An 80k car that's been treated badly will be worse than a 150k car that's been well maintained.

[Autonotiv]

yes that is true.

cheers

[OllieC]

i was surprised how well they drive when i borrowed a mates astra van aswel

expecting it to be horrible and it was merely okay

[paoloh]

Let's all be honest here, we've all been passed by one doing 120mph.

[Autonotiv]

paoloh said:

Let's all be honest here, we've all been passed by one doing 120mph.

well i will never find out how fast one goes then!

just need to get insurance quotes, should be around 1500 - 1800 :O