Minty_Fresh
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as said above..
is it worth looking with a price range of about 1.8k?
in my price range there high milege, around 110/120k, seems high though obviously..
wouldnt mind a 1.4 16v mk4 3 door if i could...
[Edited on 02-08-2009 by mk4_boy]
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elliott023
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keep your corsa 
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Minty_Fresh
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its already gone dude...
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corsasriboy
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just sold my x reg 3door 1.8 sxi for £1800 was pretty mint and with full service history. really liked it, never broke down, went pretty well, plus it had disk brakes all round which was nice.
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Minty_Fresh
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ar not bad at all then..
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corsasriboy
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i loved it, all i did was put some eibach 30mm springs on it and some decent tyres. loads of people say they handle shit but i thought it was pretty good. downside to the 1.4 is as standard i dont think you can get them in higher specs e.g. sxi/sri trim so you get shit interior etc but i suppose you could buy one off fleabay and fit it yourself.
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Minty_Fresh
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arr i see..
what was the insurance (whats your age and ncb?)
and running cost on your 1.8 sxi?
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corsasriboy
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i paid £500 for insurance at 20 with 3 years ncb. servicing cost no more than any other standard "normal" car. probably averaged 35-40mpg. there are 2 versions of the 1.8, mine was a x18xe1 which was the same as old vectras (which i wanted as it meant i could get cheap parts and it has a traditional cable throttle none of this fly by wire shit). but 2001 onwards (i think?) had a z18xe which is the same as corsa c sri's and has the fly by wire throttle. the x18xe1 has 115bhp and the z18xe has 125 bhp. the difference on the road is arguable.
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corsasriboy
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watch out for rear wheel bearings as i believe to change them you have to buy the complete hub assembly which costs £50-£60.
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Jord16vSport
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i had the 1.8 16v cdx, comes with the gadgets i.e air con traction control cruise control, went fairly well, seemed quite well built, group 8 or 9 so not too bad either  i thought it handled well for a family car 
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corsasriboy
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also theres a few 1.8's running 170-180bhp with inlet, exhaust, mild cams and remap.
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ash_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by corsasriboy
watch out for rear wheel bearings as i believe to change them you have to buy the complete hub assembly which costs £50-£60.
Fronts are the same, about £65 each iirc.
Most modern cars have the hub/bearing all built-in so dont let that bother you.
I had to change the nsf hub on my 2.0 SRi and it was deer as it had the speed and abs sensor inside it!
Good cars, dont get the 2.0 16v though, drinks petrol and is no quicker than a 1.8 16v
Try to get one with the 'toys'. Switchable TC, trip computer, A/C, Irmscher kit etc...
Id have another Astra, just not a 2.0, either a 2.2 or 1.8
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davieslim
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ive been look as well as i fancy a 2.2 sri with the irmscher kit on it, my problem is im looking for a nice low mileage number which i dont think im going to find lol
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elliott023
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mk4 astras are boring tho tbh, unless its got a LET
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by davieslim
ive been look as well as i fancy a 2.2 sri with the irmscher kit on it, my problem is im looking for a nice low mileage number which i dont think im going to find lol
Prodrive kit's better lol.
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dannymccann
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Ive heard that the 2.2s arent much cop either tbh, and that the 1.8 is by far away the best engine for day to day
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Daveskater
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The 2.0 and 2.2 are both pretty lame, unless you bolt a supercharger to the 2.2.
1.8 ftw unless you can find a nice LET one.
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ChrisBoom
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1.4 16v willl be really slow, a 1.4 16v corsa is just as fast as the 1.6 astra, so cant see the 1.4 being much use.
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Pete_vxl
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1.8's are a good engine and look nice when you get some irmscher add ons. lovely interior compared to a corsa aswell.
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barter
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my runaround is a 1.6 astra.and if your looking for abit of poke there the wrong car.but then you wouldnt get a 1.6 astra for speed
but as a overall car there ok.mine a 5door not all good for the looks but no getting in and out all eleccy windows air con etc good car for day to day.
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neilb1
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ive just bought a silver one three door 130,000 on clock lowered about 60 all round on 17@ looks nice but its not a corsa i dont no weather to get rid of corsa and run the astra with the redtop in
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by Daveskater
The 2.0 and 2.2 are both pretty lame, unless you bolt a supercharger to the 2.2.
1.8 ftw unless you can find a nice LET one.
Nonsense.
2.0 ok maybe it's a bit cack, but the 2.2 16v is a lovely engine. Smooth power delivery and very nice torque.
But if I was to buy an Astra now that wasn't turbo it would be the 125bhp 1.8 16v.
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Cole
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I had the 2.2 before the zafira full irmscher kit etc was best car I have had tbh was good on fuel went well never missed a beat sold it in nov last yr for 1300 was x reg spotless 90k sometimes wish I had kept it instead of getting a zafira gsi good carsget one
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