2017 Holden Astra RSV - thoughts?
Discussion
Bibbs said:
6.6l for consumption? Damn that's good.
Glad to hear you are enjoying it. Will it stay when the Ford arrives?
Yeah its basically costing below $50 a week in fuel so bugger all. Glad to hear you are enjoying it. Will it stay when the Ford arrives?
Realistically no as dont fancy funding two cars and the Mustang isnt special enough to be a weekend only car. If i went a bit left field and bought a 996 C4S then yep i would. Will just wait and see as at the moment pretty chilled about not changing.
I bought this as a stop gap and thinking it might stick around a bit longer as my sensible side sees no reason to get rid..at the moment.
Pommy said:
Not sure if anyone cares as its just an Astra but thought I'd do an update.
So I've had the car 3 weeks now and done 1000kms and I'm genuinely impressed by it and am very happy with the choice.
The good? Well its definitely got some poke - i see in the UK its called the SRi 200 BHP which is much more of what it feels than the RS-V name gives away. It feels good for the 7.0 -100 kph time or 6.6 0-60mph time. My friend had a 2009 Civic Type R and up to 110 it feels as quick as that when i drove that so gives an insight into how far warm hatches have become. Im actually quite surprised about how quick it is for what it is - it takes me back to my ealry 20s and having quick hatches in the UK. I test drove an auto before the manual i got and that felt sluggish so am really glad i got the manual. Which brings me to the gearbox - bit jerky and notchy in 1st into 2nd but then in pretty decent and certainly decent enough although not brilliant - still positive though.
My old e39 528 had 142kw and 280nm and this thing has 147kw and same torque i think but is 100kg lighter and its much faster than the BMW was. Performance thumbs up.
Handling? Mixed. - nice and weighty in most instances but does have a bit of understeer easier than i would like but have driving rwd for a while so might just be me.
Kit? Jeez this things bloody loaded and am thoroughly impressed - not sure apart from electric memory seats what im missing. Heated seats and steering wheel, apple car play, rear camers and sensors, lane departure which nudges the wheel back to lane if you sway over the line which is really a lot better than i thought it would be and proximity sensors which is 'alright'. Must admit im buggered if i can tell if its got emergency braking - its supposed to but never seems to kick in.
The infotainment system is bloody good and love the way it almost instantly connect and starts my phone media on start up. Easy to use and quick satnav entry system makes it a pleasure. Good stereo for a regular hatch.
Fuel - 6.6l 100km over the 1000 so really decent. Am spending about $25 a week less than my old e39 528.
Annoyances? More beeps than one of those hospital heart monitors. Always bloody beeping. Parking sensors are always going off front and back and ridiculously loud. You can turn them off but have to do again each trip.
Electric parking brake - whoever thought this would work with a manual is an idiot. However it auto disengages if you move off.
Has a manual bonnet support pole not gas struts which are 20 years ago.
Overall though, poke, quality of steering and kit i think its a bloody ripper for $18k with 3000kms on it.
Pretty amazing how far 'average' hatches have come really. Just sold an 09 Type R recently and it was great fun but outclassed as far as day to day runners go in most ways by a lot of stuff that wasn't even trying So I've had the car 3 weeks now and done 1000kms and I'm genuinely impressed by it and am very happy with the choice.
The good? Well its definitely got some poke - i see in the UK its called the SRi 200 BHP which is much more of what it feels than the RS-V name gives away. It feels good for the 7.0 -100 kph time or 6.6 0-60mph time. My friend had a 2009 Civic Type R and up to 110 it feels as quick as that when i drove that so gives an insight into how far warm hatches have become. Im actually quite surprised about how quick it is for what it is - it takes me back to my ealry 20s and having quick hatches in the UK. I test drove an auto before the manual i got and that felt sluggish so am really glad i got the manual. Which brings me to the gearbox - bit jerky and notchy in 1st into 2nd but then in pretty decent and certainly decent enough although not brilliant - still positive though.
My old e39 528 had 142kw and 280nm and this thing has 147kw and same torque i think but is 100kg lighter and its much faster than the BMW was. Performance thumbs up.
Handling? Mixed. - nice and weighty in most instances but does have a bit of understeer easier than i would like but have driving rwd for a while so might just be me.
Kit? Jeez this things bloody loaded and am thoroughly impressed - not sure apart from electric memory seats what im missing. Heated seats and steering wheel, apple car play, rear camers and sensors, lane departure which nudges the wheel back to lane if you sway over the line which is really a lot better than i thought it would be and proximity sensors which is 'alright'. Must admit im buggered if i can tell if its got emergency braking - its supposed to but never seems to kick in.
The infotainment system is bloody good and love the way it almost instantly connect and starts my phone media on start up. Easy to use and quick satnav entry system makes it a pleasure. Good stereo for a regular hatch.
Fuel - 6.6l 100km over the 1000 so really decent. Am spending about $25 a week less than my old e39 528.
Annoyances? More beeps than one of those hospital heart monitors. Always bloody beeping. Parking sensors are always going off front and back and ridiculously loud. You can turn them off but have to do again each trip.
Electric parking brake - whoever thought this would work with a manual is an idiot. However it auto disengages if you move off.
Has a manual bonnet support pole not gas struts which are 20 years ago.
Overall though, poke, quality of steering and kit i think its a bloody ripper for $18k with 3000kms on it.
Although that said there was a time when I absolutely loved the idea of a mk4 Astra Turbo in the UK. I remember my uncle had one when I Was younger and I just remember it being a beast for what it was.
The SRi you have is practically knocking on the door of the VXR of the same year as the civic you mentioned, so I guess it shows just how far things have come
Edited by antacid on Sunday 20th May 14:16
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