scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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are the gear boxes the same as the vxr ie shite? going to look at one with 55k on the clock fvsh,
cheers
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
Location: Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
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yes
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Although the problem has become massively overhyped by the internetz over the last couple of years imo!
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IvIarkgraham
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Registered: 27th Mar 04
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guy in work had a gear box problem with his cdti
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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Whereas my ex g/f's has been fine for the past 3 years she's owned it, and there's no mention of any gearbox related work in the S/H from the past owner either
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
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Yes M32. It might just be internet hype, but mine actually did break and it wasn't just the internetz telling me it was broken. It wouldn't go into gear and everything.
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A2H GO
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quote: Originally posted by Rich H
Although the problem has become massively overhyped by the internetz over the last couple of years imo!
Thats becasue the oldest ones have started to reach 5- 7 years which is about how long they tend to last in most cases. However some have been known to go much earlier than this.
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
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it will blow up, fact
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smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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OJC's is fine.
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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55 plate if that makes any diffrence.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
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Its maybe internet hype to those that havnt had issue's,but to those that have had issue's,its a known problem.So this hype has to come from somewhere.
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Warren G
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mines fine
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Rich H
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I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but I just find it ridiculous how as soon as somebody mentions getting a VXR or Astra 150 SRi all people talk about it the gearboxes!
As I say, my ex g/f's 06 plate 150 SRi with 45k on the clocks is fine and shows no sign of dieing, and I've had a couple of mates in the past with VXR's and in the time they've owned them they've not had any issues either.
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Warren G
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my dads 2nd vectra with 100k fine, his last one 120k fine
mine on 75k, fine
mates with 99k fine
both above mapped - though i do know one thats gone
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Ojc
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Its nonsense, overhyped internet crap and people who don't depress the clutch properly and haven't a clue how to drive.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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A mates VXR gearbox has blown twice....k
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sand-eel
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These gearboxes actually do blow up in real life too BTW!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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no reports of them going on the Grande Punto forum either
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Its nonsense, overhyped internet crap and people who don't depress the clutch properly and haven't a clue how to drive.
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scoob
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Registered: 16th Oct 03
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im going to see it on thursday anyway as im working the next two nights, will see how it drives.
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
Its nonsense, overhyped internet crap and people who don't depress the clutch properly and haven't a clue how to drive.
Thats a load of bollocks for a start, I've been driving a hell of a long time and I know how to depress a clutch properly.
Mine went with only 40k on the clock. Cost me £1360 for a rebuild.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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One friends went at 50k. He drives quiet steady.
Another one gets death everywhere (more than you can imagine, smashing it through town showing off etc), its done 40k and not a problem.
First car is 06 plate, second 57 plate
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Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
Location: Dundee City Drives: Valver Corsa
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Mine went bang well diff let go.
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Im considering a cdti due to the amount of motorway miles i do.
Wouldnt mind a vxr replica one though.
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Warren G
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buy my astra
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