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Ok cars to be honest, I had one and was never to keen on it but it really was not a bad car overall, little room in the back as the roofline is quite low, a nice looking car and cheap to buy and run as mainly astra G parts. Go for it. just don't customize it, they look s
t with a body kit.
t with a body kit. 8potdave said:
I quite like the look of them and they have a decent interior. What is he used to? If he has only had a saxo/106/nothing before then it will be a nice car for him IMO.
Currently using the wife old Punto 1.9d had a ZR105 prior to that, died due to HGF and his cronic neglect. Astra would be white goods style and survive his lack of care i would think.
Yep good cars,
1.8's take abuse !!
I had mine at 17 with a few mods on it and every journey it was taken to the redline even to the shops
Did 3 trackdays in it aswell as leading various hoons. Steering isn't very informative but hey.
The heated leather is pretty plush, supportive yet fairly comfy.
Fairly large boot and such an easy car to work on your self and there's so much room everywhere. Any questions please PM me.
1.8's take abuse !!
I had mine at 17 with a few mods on it and every journey it was taken to the redline even to the shops
Did 3 trackdays in it aswell as leading various hoons. Steering isn't very informative but hey.
The heated leather is pretty plush, supportive yet fairly comfy.
Fairly large boot and such an easy car to work on your self and there's so much room everywhere. Any questions please PM me.
norfolkmadman said:
I had a 2001 2.2 version for a year. It looked ok IMO, and the black heated leather interior wasnt too bad either. Just watch out for parts being more expensive just because its the coupe, it was cheaper to fit an aftermarket stainless exhaust than a mild steel standard one !
I'd avoid the 2.2's now though. The timing chain stretches and costs two fortunes to fix. Quite a common fault.norfolkmadman said:
I had a 2001 2.2 version for a year. It looked ok IMO, and the black heated leather interior wasnt too bad either. Just watch out for parts being more expensive just because its the coupe, it was cheaper to fit an aftermarket stainless exhaust than a mild steel standard one !
On paper the 2.2 is not much quicker. Being so young insurance is all though. Plenty of 2.2 for around the same price. Are they worth the insurance premium?Aftermarket fart pipe i suspect would be seen as a bonus as young un.
I have to admit i quite like the look of them, wife had an Astra 1,7d of similar vintage which drove surprisingly well, despite being so bland it got lost every time it was parked.
s m said:
norfolkmadman said:
Just watch out for parts being more expensive just because its the coupe, it was cheaper to fit an aftermarket stainless exhaust than a mild steel standard one !
Do you mean a pattern one or O.E. standard? Lots of cars it's cheaper to buy stainless than O.E. The_Burg said:
norfolkmadman said:
I had a 2001 2.2 version for a year. It looked ok IMO, and the black heated leather interior wasnt too bad either. Just watch out for parts being more expensive just because its the coupe, it was cheaper to fit an aftermarket stainless exhaust than a mild steel standard one !
On paper the 2.2 is not much quicker. Being so young insurance is all though. Plenty of 2.2 for around the same price. Are they worth the insurance premium?Aftermarket fart pipe i suspect would be seen as a bonus as young un.
I have to admit i quite like the look of them, wife had an Astra 1,7d of similar vintage which drove surprisingly well, despite being so bland it got lost every time it was parked.
norfolkmadman said:
Yes sorry cheaper than O.E , the car was quite new and low mileage so I just used to take it to the local vauxhall garage to keep the history folder looking good.
If it was anything like my Cavalier SRi i had around the similar age the OEM was exactly the same as the regular system except the end trim. Near double money for a bit of tin wrapped round the end.The_Burg said:
norfolkmadman said:
I had a 2001 2.2 version for a year. It looked ok IMO, and the black heated leather interior wasnt too bad either. Just watch out for parts being more expensive just because its the coupe, it was cheaper to fit an aftermarket stainless exhaust than a mild steel standard one !
On paper the 2.2 is not much quicker. Being so young insurance is all though. Plenty of 2.2 for around the same price. Are they worth the insurance premium?Aftermarket fart pipe i suspect would be seen as a bonus as young un.
I have to admit i quite like the look of them, wife had an Astra 1,7d of similar vintage which drove surprisingly well, despite being so bland it got lost every time it was parked.
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