Monday 15th September 2003

New Astra - First Pics

Don't spill your lunch - it ain't that exciting

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Good innit?

[tuscan_s]

Looks like a T350...

[chris_w]

In that second picture, is that bloke holding the front light assembly in place....?

[mr john]

That's another one Vauxhall have managed to bugger up then !

[FourWheelDrift]

tuscan_s said:

Looks like a T350...

[hughesie2]

Fugly, Fugly, Fugly...

[swilly]

ooops sorry, i took a wrong turn.

Can someone direct me to the toilets please.

[d3ano]

Why does everything look like a T350....
New Ferrari
New Alfa
New DB9
etc etc.

btw this doesn't look anything like a T350.

[Nightmare]

it also looks precisely toss all like the 'exciting concept' they released recently with 'very strong visual identity with the new Astra' etc. "we know we need to build something a bit radical and exciting in this sector' etc.

And then they produce...the current astra with a few body styling changes.

I hate journalists

[swilly]

That thing is so bland.

So bland in fact, that it sucks the 'interest' from its surroundings like a bland-black hole.

Just since looking at the picture for a few moments, i have realised that the space local to my monitor has become very bland and boring.

[Buffalo]

Its no less or no more bland than any other new car at the moment, including the proposed new golf, A3 etc Probably ford and all those renaults etc.

In fact all new cars are so bland now they aren't even differently bland, just, well.... blandly bland.

I don't regret not buying a new car for one minute. Unitl someone starts producing interesting looking mainstream ones (and of course i get a pay rise) i don't think i will be either....

[viperman]

another messed up vauxhall........when will they stop

[Twin Turbo]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

[tuscan_s]

Well I think it looks brilliant if you compare it to what I have now...

[james]

The bald guy needs to use a bit more Pledge on his head. That way at least something in the pictures would be sparkling

As ever, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Euroboxes aren't supposed to be exciting. They're supposed to transport Mr. & Mrs. Average around with their 1.4 kids and half a Labrador. I bet it'll be really good at that. You can probably get quite a few Tesco bags, or several pots of B&Q paint and a roller set in the boot quite comfortably.

James

[Dan]

A big improvement over the existing one, but then a model t ford would be an improvement over the existing one.

Why can't companies stick to the design that they intially present. don't they realise people will only by a dull car based on the options it has. And whats the bets it won't come with a decent engine for the first 3 years! Pah!!

[Mr2Mike]

Boring.

Personaly that side profile looks for all the world like a CTR bread van.

In fact, not dissimilar to the Focus or a 307. Do the manufacturers share the body tooling or something?