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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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28th Aug 16 at 08:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sold my Astra on Friday. 1.9 CDTi 150. Has been a great car, but I isn't justify owning a diesel really.




Picked this up Saturday morning










2006 55 reg
85k
Auto lights/wipers
Keyless entry/start
Power fold mirrors
Full leather with orange stitching/detailing all round
Orange seatbelts
Factory xenons
Climate control
Upgraded head unit

Standard bar a k&n panel filter.

Love it so far. Complete change of car from the Astra. It averaged 39mpg on the way home so not bad on a run really.

Plans:
Tidy up few minor bodywork issues (both bumpers and passenger quarter)
Clean up exhaust.
Floor mats
Wind deflectors
Different sidelight bulbs for front as they look too blue
Facelift rear lights
Possibly a remap in the future.

Also I need some new plates, any recomendations on where I can get them gel ones from? But short like on my Astra? Found one website but they are £65
whitter45
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Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
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28th Aug 16 at 08:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks very nice mate
Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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28th Aug 16 at 09:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Good choice. There's a refreshing wave coming through of people buying fun or interesting cars.

Lotus Elise 111R

Impreza WRX STi
AndyCorsaSport
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28th Aug 16 at 09:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Had to be done now the wedding is out the way

Also meant to say my watch the wife got me as a wedding present sort of matches ha.

Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
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28th Aug 16 at 12:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Very smart Andy, didn't you fancy an R26 version with the LSD?

Best place for number plates is fancy plates, that's where everyone gets the custom sized ones for Clios etc.
jbguitarking
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28th Aug 16 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looking at these lately, very affordable and a lot of them have loads of kit spec'd.

Nice buy.
Ben G
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28th Aug 16 at 16:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice car

Do the recaro's from the later models fit? The standard seats look about as good as mine for keeping you in place
AndyCorsaSport
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28th Aug 16 at 18:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers Ben. They do fit yeah, but usually go for around £800. And I'm certainly not paying that And wouldn't come with orange stitching to match. These don't seem too bad really.
DaveyLC
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28th Aug 16 at 19:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
<3 a Megane.. Great cars!
boylers11
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28th Aug 16 at 20:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Used to absolutely hate the shape of these when they first came out, but they've aged well and after going in a mate's Sport, I love them. Great buy!

...nice watch too

[Edited on 28-08-2016 by boylers11]
AndyCorsaSport
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28th Aug 16 at 21:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cheers lads

Also after a bit of spirited driving today I reckon I need some decent brake pads and some tyres that don't cost about £12 for the full set. Wouldn't mind, the Astra had Goodyear eagle f1s. They were ace. Megane has "rapid 609's"

Loving the amount of power difference from the Astra though.

I love the watch also, only wear it on a weekend as don't want to damage it at work. It's also engraved underneath with the date and time of wedding
VrsTurbo
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28th Aug 16 at 21:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I have some Goodyear f1 with loads of tread and some ds1.11 pads
AndyCorsaSport
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29th Aug 16 at 07:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How much on the tyres? Think the pads are a bit over kill for a road car? More track use aren't they the ds1.11's?
VrsTurbo
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29th Aug 16 at 09:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
They are pretty much new. Can still see the coloured lines on them in parts
AndyCorsaSport
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29th Aug 16 at 10:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Muchos pennies?
VrsTurbo
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29th Aug 16 at 10:57   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2 for 120 or all 4 for 180.

I'll get some pictures later for you in you want.
AndyCorsaSport
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29th Aug 16 at 16:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah mate if you could get some pics up, in much of a rush to get rid of em?
VrsTurbo
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29th Aug 16 at 16:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
No rush they've been in the workshop for a few months

 
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