Vauxhall Astra LS 1.7D Ti hatchback > Reviews

Advantages: Space age looks (New Model 2004) Great Engine. Quality interior. Equipment
Disadvantages: Driving position. Ride & handling.

...forgettable. It was not always thus. Vauxhall swing from modern avant guarde to bland with each successive mark of this particular car. The Mk 1 was a decent enough car but looked boxy and uninspiring, it was a cracking good drive in its day, especially the 1.8 GTE model. The Mk 2 was revolutionary. The smooth flowing aerodynamic styling gave it a very distinctive look, the chassis was now however getting dated, GM spent all their dollars on the ... Read review

Advantages: Good value, very comfortable, nice extras.
Disadvantages: A little noisier than I would otherwise have liked...

...still do not see why Vauxhall have not followed Peugeot and taken the knobs off the doors, and made locking part of the central console. I'll explain. To lock the Peugeot 307, you press a button on the central console. If a carjacker comes along, he cannot unlock the car without breaking the window and leaning in to hit the button. By which time you're off. Also, kids cannot unlock their doors and fall out. Just seems to make sense to me. Internal ... Read review