MatG
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i completely agree Patrick hense why we brought the golf mk4 instead of a corsa for 7k
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Stuckey
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astra GSi are good cars but in 1 or 2 years will have a VERY LOW re sell price cos vaux are bringing out a new model later this year
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Patrick
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I wouldn't buy one brand new anyway, I'm not that stupid. You loose way too much money. My current loan doesn't finish until September anyway so I will probably wait till around January/February 2004 then buy one cheaper from a Car Supermarket! 
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MatG
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the gsi will run for some time though as the replacement is not due untill 2005 at the earlest, same with the coupoes they will run along side the astra H
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MatG
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Patrick have you considered the Sri Turbo?? they are limited to 500 made and due to the Gsi are knocking about know for 10k
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Patrick
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I prefer the Gsi's though, the interior and subtle exterior I think looks brill! I want! 
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vibrio
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rather soft driving experiance compared to the others but more day to day though.
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Lregnovagsi
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A friend of myn raced one of these new Astra Turbo's up the strip at Santa Pod in his Astra gsi, standard with just a full stainless, and he was only about a second of the turbo on the finishing line!
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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quote:
Originally posted by MatG
The only really alternatives to the Astra are the focus RS or the Seat Lean Cupra R
or the Honda cvic Type R.
All of which id choose over the Astra, they are more "drivers"cars
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3CorsaMeal
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Is it just near me or does everyone else find that most people h8 vauxhalls?
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Patrick
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quote:
Originally posted by Lregnovagsi
A friend of myn raced one of these new Astra Turbo's up the strip at Santa Pod in his Astra gsi, standard with just a full stainless, and he was only about a second of the turbo on the finishing line!
What did the Astra Turbo get up the strip just out of interest? Oh and by the way a second is quite a big gap on a 1/4!
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Steve
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 at 3corsa, tbh id had enuff of my vauxhall wen i finished with it, but thats not to say that all are bad i just dont think they build very good performance cars
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Lregnovagsi
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Sorry, can't quite remember what the turbo got up the strip, but my old mk4 astra turbo was taken on the strip at the weekend at it did high 13's ! Couldn't believe it!
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Patrick
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Old mk4 Astra turbo? They're not old. Year at the most! For a 13sec 1/4 must of been tuned alot!
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Lregnovagsi
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no, we used to own a mk4 astra sri with a calibra turbo lump in it, running 272bhp proven, went like split shit! These new Astra's are a joy to drive, i think you'll like it when you test drive it!
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Icy
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nice
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Sooty
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fuck the astra.. get a CTR
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MarkM
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I agree with steve106GTI...all of vauxhalls so called flagship peformance cars are shall we say dissapointing when compared to other manufacturers... well except maybe the VX220 but if your gonna spend that much and on that type of car you could get a lotus elise for that money.
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Patrick
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VX220 Turbo is cheaper than the top spec Lotus Elise and out performs it in every category!
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Sooty
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Yea, but its a Vauxhall
Rather the LOTUS badge
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MarkM
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Thats not out yet though is it?
and at the end of the day its a vauxhall..your in the pub "hey what do u drive?" "a vauxhall!" or " a Lotus!" which sounds better?
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MarkM
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damm sooty that magic wand makes u type faster!!
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lee mitchell
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ive drove the astra gsi. only had a couple of hundred miles on it. y the time id bought it back the exhaust was crackling didnt feel much difference to my corsa speed wise but drove more like a normal cat than mine does.
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Patrick
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Lee, thats what I want though. Something fast that I don't have to constantly thrash to 5,000rpm+ to get any real power out of it. That and I think it looks a stunner and the interior is beautiful. Would still modify it but only subtlely! 
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lee mitchell
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mine drives like a rally car compared to the astra. ut wouldnt change it only more bodywork wise
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