Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
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Anybody here had or own one? Looking at one tommorow on a 53 plate, thinking about trading my golf for it.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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My uncle has a black 52 plate 2.2 sri with irmscher grill.
Looks the bollocks.
Very cheap to buy, averages about 30 mpg but he only works a mile away and knocks about town so engine never really in proper use.
Hasnt had anything go wrong with it in the year he has had it.
Very good valuve for the money! 
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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Chain belt engines prone to going wrong, jules's Astra coupe 2.2 has had some expensive to cure problems, and they are very thirsty engines too, infact worse than the Z20LET
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Mertin
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Registered: 12th Oct 05
Location: Scotland
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
Chain belt engines prone to going wrong, jules's Astra coupe 2.2 has had some expensive to cure problems, and they are very thirsty engines too, infact worse than the Z20LET
Il second that
Not sure about the C engines though, but the B engines were common for snapping chains at 50k
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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same engines arent they? something to do with the oil jet to the chain get clogged or is too restrictive or something 
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
same engines arent they? something to do with the oil jet to the chain get clogged or is too restrictive or something
Aprantly fixed after 02....
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B3KAN
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Registered: 15th Feb 07
Location: Inverness, Highland
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If its a 2.2 direct then there bad for fuel pumps goin after 30-40k my brothers is on its 3rd 
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Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
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This is the car here
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mac1976
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Registered: 29th Dec 06
Location: tullibody , clackmannanshire
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i have had 2 vec b sri 2.2s now good cars but get the timing chain and balancer chain done and it will be sound bud , and as for the fuel am getting 35 mpg with mines and close on 40 on motorway runs 
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Mark330d
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Registered: 25th Apr 06
Location: Netherlee, Glasgow City
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vectra 2.2 i found was very dissapointing powerwise. If i remember rightly the earlier 2.2 sri's didnt have twin exit exhaust pipes.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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3 grand  I would.
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
3 grand I would.
Yep good value for money
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barter
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Registered: 27th Oct 07
Location: essex
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quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
Chain belt engines prone to going wrong, jules's Astra coupe 2.2 has had some expensive to cure problems, and they are very thirsty engines too, infact worse than the Z20LET
Il second that
Not sure about the C engines though, but the B engines were common for snapping chains at 50k
mine was 134k no probs
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