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I've had the Astra from new, hot off the press and smelling lovely as new cars do, from a Vauxhall dealership in Co. Durham called Sherwoods. Off at a tangent, why do some of these challenge ops ask if you've been to Durham? I love Durham personally.
The car cost £12,140.01 yes, 01. ... Read review
...new cars do, from a Vauxhall dealership in Co. Durham called Sherwoods. Off at a tangent, why do some of these challenge ops ask if you've been to Durham? I love Durham personally.
The car cost £12,140.01 yes, 01. Have just dug the receipt out and have never noticed the odd penny before. We part exchanged two other cars, used all the GM points we'd accrued by using their credit card and the final amount due was £2500, which I consider ... ...did pay a visit to Vauxhall dealership to have the Vauxhall childseat fitted professionally as we couldn't make heads or tails of the 200 page, 40 language instruction book.
When I was considering a new car, a very helpful friend advised me to get a 3 door if I was having a child seat in the back as it would make it much easier to get to by folding front seat down and standing in the well behind.
As I've suffered a bit of a drought on the writing front of late, Deano suggested a rant to get myself going again.
Well, cant find anything I feel strongly enough about to rant so decided to write an op on my trusty car from which I parted company today after four happy years.
I've had the Astra from new, hot off the press and smelling lovely as new cars do, from a Vauxhall dealership in Co. Durham called Sherwoods. Off at a tangent, why do some of these challenge ops ask if you've been to Durham? I love Durham personally.
The car cost £12,140.01 yes, 01. Have just dug the receipt out and have never noticed the odd penny before. We part exchanged two other cars, used all the GM points we'd accrued by using their credit card and the final amount due was £2500, which I consider the best two and a half grand my hubby has ever bestowed upon me.
The metallic paint in star silver was an extra £212.77.
As I've been the typical one careful lady driver, I havent had any major mishaps. The odd cretin with a coin has done a bit of extra decoration on a couple of occasions, but apart from getting this fixed the car has never needed to pay a sick visit to a garage and the only times it's been has been for servicing.
Sorry, I lie. It did pay a visit to Vauxhall dealership to have the Vauxhall childseat fitted professionally as we couldn't make heads or tails of the 200 page, 40 language instruction book.
When I was considering a new car, a very helpful friend advised me to get a 3 door if I was having a child seat in the back as it would make it much easier to get to by folding front seat down and standing in the well behind.
Now, if anyone tells you this DONT BELIEVE THEM. Other than the fact that junior can't find a door to open to throw themself out of, I can see no benefit to a three door.
Another bug bear is that as junior gets older and wants to climb into his seat by himself, no amount of persuasion will induce him to go by any other route than standing on the front two seats in turn, then the adjacent back seat before climbing into his own. You can guarantee that this manouvre will be performed following a walk in the biggest, dirtiest puddles available.
No I would never again recommend a three door car.
Well that really is the only complaint I have with my trusty Astra.
Am afraid this is a girlie type op and I cant impress the guys by 0-60 in x amount of seconds as I haven't a clue. I find it quite fast enough for me and son was always begging to borrow it when I first had it so it can't be all bad.
It is fitted with air conditioning and no sun roof and am told by experts that it is the bog standard type fan assisted air-con. Again this means not a lot to me, but have driven some fair distances in very hot weather and it has sufficed for my needs.
As to under the bonnet, well I do know how to lift the bonnet up - There's a little knob with a picture of an open bonnet just above the foot peddles, so that gives a bit of a clue. I can manage to fill the water bottle, check the oil and thats it. Full stop. I can see the floods of unhelpfuls now.
It is also fitted with a CD player, not a multichanger just one at a time and radio. There's a very clever little switch on the steering wheel that enables you to change radio channels and alter volume etc without taking your hands off the steering wheel. Am afraid I've never quite mastered this and still resort to one hand on the wheel and a fiddle with the knobs.
It has a very spacious boot to accommodate the biggest of shopping trips and if perchance you need to do a super dooper shop, or go across the Channel to stock up on duty free, the back seats fold down so you can cram even more in it.
I'm not the most brilliant of drivers (to put it mildly) and I find the car about the right size for my skills - it will just fit into a parking space. God knows how people with Range Rovers etc ever do their supermarket shopping. I would need to circle round and round while somebody nipped in and did the shopping, I'd never be able to park.
Only other comment I can make is that the seats are very comfortable and long journeys don't leave me aching and hobbling.
It has been my pleasure to own this car for the last few years and given the chance would be pleased to have another one. Well, why haven't I you may wonder. Hubby took it upon himself to replace it as a surprise so didn't get consulted this time.
Advantages: great for long motorway journeys, good looks, spacious Disadvantages: guzzles petrol, ghosts in the electrics?
I've now had my Vauxhall Astra Coupe for the best part of 2 years, and feel its about time to try and sum up this car.
I bought it in August 2004, it was 4 years old, with 50,000 miles on the clock. Initially I wasn't looking to buy a Vauxhall, I was out to buy a coupe, and just loved the shape of this car and the price tag.
When looking to buy a Coupe, you really dont expect to get anything in the way of boot space, or rear passenger space. This ... ...the same engine as the Vauxhall Vectra, no major problem really, although there were a batch of cars released with faulty timing belts. I quickly got mine changed, just incase my baby was one of them.
The handling of the car is "ok", its by no means sporty. Don't expect to be cornering at high speeds, or you may find yourself crawling from a ditch. It has a tendency to be a bit loose round the back end when you put any kind of speed into a corner. ...
baz126 04.07.2006
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Advantages: Nice looking car, with a powerful lump Disadvantages: Not ideal for all round visibility
...focus 1.8 zetec and the Vauxhall Astra 1.8 SXI 16v. The demonstrators both arrived just in time for the same weekend (not terribly helpful as both cars were delivered some 40 miles from where I live, not to worry).
Spec.
Both very nice on the eye, but looks arent everything now are they?
Ford - Very nice, it had all the bells and whistles inside that you can think of, it had a stylised dashboard that looked like something out of a sci fi flick, ... ...therein lies another tale).
Vauxhall - witwiw (thats how I spell what sounds like a wolf whistle). Very nice indeed, not such a flash dash, but steering wheel mounted stereo control is a definite plus, twin airbags, power steering, air con, 16 speakers, sporty everything, electric everything, alloys, handled extremely well, enough boot space to put a good amount of weekend luggage in (since proven), rediculously fast on a quarter tank of petrol, ...
THEMIGHTYDOMSTER 25.06.2001
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Ciao members have rated this car review on average: very helpful Review of Vauxhall Astra Coupe 1.8i
Advantages: Very Reliable, Fairly Good On Fuel, Large Boot Disadvantages: Not A Family Car, Large Turning Circle
...the similarity to the old Vauxhall Calibra which it replaced although the Astra is slightly smaller. Its not overly common which is nice and comes with a nice set of 16" alloy wheels as standard (you can obviously pick different sizes etc at the dealship when buying new for a price of course). I myself have added some extras after buying the car including an Irmsher exhaust and Irmsher grille just to add to the look of the car. Inside it is just ... ...is good froma drivers point of view and the dials are white sports dials as standard. Being tall i somtimes find cars uncomfortable but i must admit i LOVE the seats in the Astra, they adjust up and down in a tilt fashion and have a lumber support plus the normal back and forth movement plus reclining. There is a nice short-shift 5-speed gearbox which makes the car not only fun to drive but easier to do so as well. I would state though that I feel ...
CoupeDude 30.10.2005
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Advantages: All round excellence, handling and engines strong points Disadvantages: Dealers not the best, styling not as modern as some rivals
The Mark IV version of the Astra is so much better than its predecessor it's hard to believe they actually came from the same manufacturer. The car is probably best enjoyed in Sport version as this gives the best all-round combination of performance. The excellent 1.8 Ecotec engine gives brisk acceleration through all gears, whilst still returning 35mpg overall. For more thrills, the 2.0 is just that shade faster but drinks a bit more.
In terms ... ...allows for sharper cornering, without compromising the ride which has a pleasantly rubbery absorption effect. Inside, the Astra has been accused of being drab, but I disagree - the quality of the switchgear is excellent, the fabulous 8-speaker stereo (with 6-CD multichanger if you want) is nice and high, and in the Sport model you get snappy white dials which glow an inobstrusive tangerine colour at night..... neat. Upholstery is also far from offensive, ...
Kerlmann 06.09.2000
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Advantages: So much better, great design and engines Disadvantages: Looks mild compared to rivals
...much better. Admittedly, most previous Vauxhall cars were not that stylish, and the new Astra isn't overly exciting but the 3 Door model is so much more sporty looking than the 5 door. The interior isn't as dull as every car magazine and program will tell you, in fact it is very organised and sensible. Just because the Ford Focus has cutting Edge design doesn't mean the Astra is dull. But my real complaint is about the back seats in the 3 door model. ... ...for more than 45 minutes, has anyone else found this? But in general the car is very solid; it feels solid and is very smooth and punchy, but it isn't as good as Ford's car. However, it does equal the ford in many places and is better than the Golf overall, which is a real achievement for Vauxhall. The car is not that cheap new, but look around abroad or go for a nearly new car and you'll pick up a bargain as the Astra deprediates heavily in it's ...
D1A1UK 17.11.2000
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