Shit GM love: Opel Astra 1.6 16V

"PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power" (petarvn) 01/27/2016 at 00:35 • Filed to: None

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yep. I like this. carry on.

Steve in Manhattan > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 00:41

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We haven’t had anything with an Opel badge since ... the late 70s? Fuck - this is US America - you want Opel, Citroen, Renault, Fiats other than the 500? FUCK you. We need new oil in our veins.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Steve in Manhattan 01/27/2016 at 00:44

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perks of growing up in Europe: I’ve driven enough shitboxes from over there to know what’s good.

Trust me, you're only missing out on the sporty stuff and the citroen C6

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Steve in Manhattan 01/27/2016 at 00:47

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We got close.

So. Very. Close......

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/27/2016 at 00:53

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Nah. The Astra you got was worlds better.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 01/27/2016 at 00:59

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I know. I had one and loved it. :p

Steve in Manhattan > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/27/2016 at 01:01

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So close ... so many Holden and Opel cars should have been badged as a Pontiac and sold here. I’d like to think we’d have bought them all.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Steve in Manhattan 01/27/2016 at 01:03

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We can dream.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/27/2016 at 01:05

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And I want one. Preferably with panoramic roof.

cuts_off_prius > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 01:07

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Very inoffensive generic Euro styling. It looks like it could be a VW, maybe cheap Audi, Nissan, or Honda from the same time period. I still like it though, because Euro.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 01/27/2016 at 01:11

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Mine didn’t have that roof. It was a 5 door with this giant sunroof:

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > cuts_off_prius 01/27/2016 at 01:34

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it’s mediocrity at it’s finest. but it’s surprisingly fun to drive because cable throttle+light weight+hydraulic power steering+no aids=fun

AndyG_UK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 02:47

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One of my favorite cars I owned was an 02 Astra 1.8 SRi of this shape, was just a nice well rounded, reliable car. Much preferred it to the one I had a couple of cars later (the one you guys got as the Saturn Astra), that felt like a step backwards in how it drove and quality.

pip bip - choose Corrour > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 03:37

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gutless. hence why Australia only had 1.8l versions or 2.0l turbo & 2.2l

Svend > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 03:55

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I think the Astra improved quite a bit in both looks and handling after the one you posted.

Certainly the new (latest) Astra looks great and has some great reviews.

Though at some point I would love an Astra VXR.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > AndyG_UK 01/27/2016 at 09:32

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my mom loved hers. we still have it as a summer car in Serbia.

Hell, even my uncle liked it so much that he got the exact same model in black

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/27/2016 at 09:33

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yep totally gutless. but hey, 103hp was fun to beat on at low speeds

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Svend 01/27/2016 at 09:34

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I’ve sat in the newest astra ( a coupe GTC one with a 1.6 Turbo) and I really liked it.

Still, there's acertain honesty to the one my mom has

AndyG_UK > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 01/27/2016 at 10:15

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Mine was a late 02 silver 5 door SRi so had the darkened headlight, rear lights and updated alloys so it looked pretty smart, it really was a nice car, never caused me any issues, was good on the motorway, was well screwed together, could be fun to hustle along etc. Sold it for a Celica T-Sport, hated it (should have got the normal one with the premium pack, the T-Sport was too highly strung for me as a DD!)and regretted doing it almost straight away, should have just bought another Astra G but didn’t want to go back to an old model so got an 04 Astra H (1.8 Elite), that was a huge mistake as it was a piece of crap, the way it drove, they way it felt inside (felt way cheaper) and was always going wrong. Chopped that in for an 07 Mazda 3 2.0td Sport after 7 months and had the 3 for nearly 5 years!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > AndyG_UK 01/27/2016 at 10:46

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nice! we still have our Astra in Serbia as a summer car. my uncle takes care of it for us.ours is an '08, so it's a 'Classic II', basically a base model they sold for cheap in the Balkans. Ours has 24,000km's on it, so it's basically a new car!