MR2Mike
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im planning on buying a mk4 astra very soon, and was settled on the 1.8 sport model. just out of interest i got a quote on a 2.0 aswell...
1.8 Astra Sport - £1400 insurance quote
2.0 Astra (sri i think it was) £2300 insurance
now i know neither are exactly quick compared to 2.0 corsas, but ignore that for a minute.... is it worth paying so much extra for the 2.0 over the 1.8 or is there very little difference?? (i mean the non turbo 2.0 btw)
Thanks
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John
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Sri is much better spec than sport but get a 1.8 sri.
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MR2Mike
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thanks matey. im lookin for leccy windows etc etc, so is the sri the top spec?
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John
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Yip sris have everything.
The newer 1.8's are a better buy than the 2 litre.
Beats it to 60 afaik.
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Jamie Walby
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why dont you stop faffing about and just buy a bloody car. You been posting about buying an Astra for ages now. just dooooooooooo it 
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by Jamie Walby]
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mwg
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1.8 is quicker due to shorter ratio gearbox
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MR2Mike
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sounds good to me fella. ill get the 1.8 sri then, preferably black with irmscher kit 
cheers 
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MR2Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
why dont you stop faffing about and just buy a bloody car. You been posting about buying an Astra for ages now. just dooooooooooo it
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by Jamie Walby]
because ive just moved house
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Rob B
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Ive had a play with a 1.8 and 2.0 mk4 and they both seemed about the same.
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mwg
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Need to make sure you get a later model 1.8 as the early ones had about 10bhp less IIRC
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Jamie Walby
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
why dont you stop faffing about and just buy a bloody car. You been posting about buying an Astra for ages now. just dooooooooooo it
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by Jamie Walby]
because ive just moved house
Why didnt you get one and live in that.
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MR2Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
why dont you stop faffing about and just buy a bloody car. You been posting about buying an Astra for ages now. just dooooooooooo it
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by Jamie Walby]
because ive just moved house
Why didnt you get one and live in that.
get a bit chilly at night at the moment wouldnt it 
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MR2Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
Need to make sure you get a later model 1.8 as the early ones had about 10bhp less IIRC
what year reg should i look for fella?
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JadeM
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£2300 
Im I the only one shocked by that?? 
Id have the 1.8 & save on the insurance.
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MR2Mike
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my insurance quotes are always high, dont freak out too much lol.
ill save the pennies and get the 1.8
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Jambo
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yes your banannas for paying more than £1k for insurance on even that tbh.
Save up and wait till your 21, thats what most people do
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Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
get a bit chilly at night at the moment wouldnt it
No, with the money you save from not buying a house you could buy an extra blanket.
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JKGSI
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Can't believe you'd even consider paying £2300 for an Astra!!! would have to be something very special for me to pay over a grand never mind that much, some people need their heads looking at
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MR2Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
get a bit chilly at night at the moment wouldnt it
No, with the money you save from not buying a house you could buy an extra blanket.
not quite the same is it. please remember this isnt off day. or should i say "spam day"
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MR2Mike
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jambo... i cant get insured on ANY car for under a grand anyway
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mwg
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike_Corsa
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Originally posted by Matty G
Need to make sure you get a later model 1.8 as the early ones had about 10bhp less IIRC
what year reg should i look for fella?
I'm not exactly sure TBH. I've tried looking at the model history on Parkers but it doesn't say. Be best to ask on astrasport. I'd imagine it would probably be around 51/02 plate
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MR2Mike
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thanks pal you think ill have a hard time finiding one with the irmscher kit?
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mwg
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Seem to be a few around with the Irmscher kit on as standard. If it doesn't have it then theres usually pleny of Irmscher parts for sale at a reasonable price on ebay and on forum classifieds that wont cost alot to get fitted.
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welshdude
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The kit as standard will be the pro drive kit, it was fitted to the sri turbos and as an optional extra on the sri 2.2.
I've just bought an astra coupe 1.8 which I pick up on Friday
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mwg
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The standard fit stuff he is talking about is the Irmscher front lip etc. not the pro drive one
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