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bignev
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30th Sep 13 at 20:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Going to have a look at one tomorrow its 55 plate done 40,000 miles up for £4000.
Anything to look out for in particular on these? Problems ect..
Performance wise what are they like? I no it wont set the world on fire but just wondered in comparison to what i have at the minute which is a corsa c 1.8 sri.
dan_m1les
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30th Sep 13 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Same engine I believe but heavier so slower at a guess?
bignev
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30th Sep 13 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ye i think so i thought the ones in the astra were the vvt? Or are the corsas the same?
John
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30th Sep 13 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You'll always wish you bought the 150 cdti instead.
Corsa_Sport21
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30th Sep 13 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Z18XER in the Astra. 140bhp.

Will be ok if you don't want to go anywhere quick, or if you don't mind crap MPG.
Ojc
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Yes Z18XER, if want reliability get it. If you want turn of pace buy the diesel
Andrew
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30th Sep 13 at 21:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Misses has an 06 plate Astra G. Hers is the 1.4 Twinport.

Just hit 93k and has never needed a thing apart from the expected such as brakes, oil, tyres, cambelt.

[Edited on 30-09-2013 by Andrew]
BenC1985
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Get a 1.9 cdti 150. Good mpg and goes well when you want it to.
MarkM
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My CDTI 150 does 40 MPG and all I drive it in is heavy traffic to/from work.
BenC1985
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Thought i had a problem as thats all i get with stop start traffic. Going to get the swirl flaps either repaired or replaced as mine smokes a tiny bit while booting it. Will improve mpg loads. Still better than my corsa in everyway.
bignev
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Think i will forget the 1.8 petrol and go for the diesel, what are they like reliability wise?
MatthewR
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1st Oct 13 at 08:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had the exact car, was brilliant for me, dont expect it to be fast as its not but its not slow.
Loved it and i only got rid as i needed a 4 door for the family
cant speak highly enough of it
BenC1985
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quote:
Originally posted by bignev
Think i will forget the 1.8 petrol and go for the diesel, what are they like reliability wise?


People will warn you off the diesels because of reliability. Its like any car you get good ones and bad ones. Common things are the dual mass fly wheels, swirl flaps in the inlet, and egr valves clogging up. Also the m32 6 speed can be costly if it goes wrong. Just test drive a few and find a good one to start with and your laughing. If you have 4k to play with you will get a decent one for that. I paid 3.5k for mine on 84k and not a problem with it. Get yourslef on astra owners network and do some reading about them.
Corsa_Sport21
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What about the SRi Turbo petrol?? Will easily get 1 under budget, and if you go for the 5 door, you get them in 200bhp flavour (over the 3 door 170bhp).
Scotty_B
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1st Oct 13 at 12:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A '55 plate will have the 1.8 Twinport 125bhp engine. the VVT 140 engine was introduced in 2007.
MatthewR
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^^thats what i had
MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by BenC1985
Thought i had a problem as thats all i get with stop start traffic. Going to get the swirl flaps either repaired or replaced as mine smokes a tiny bit while booting it. Will improve mpg loads. Still better than my corsa in everyway.


They will smoke a bit being a diesel. A decent blast down the motorway once in a while will clear it out.
cunningham
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1st Oct 13 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive got the 5 door version with the Z18XER engine its not bad does what i need it todo
ash_corsa
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2nd Oct 13 at 11:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mrs had one from new, biggest mistake ever.

Was shite on fuel, not fast at all and not particularly nice to drive either.

If you must get one, get a diesel.
VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
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Don't get the 1.7 either. It's slower than a Milkfloat.

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