eBay Find of The Day: Hey It's Still Under Warenty ed.

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 01/31/2014 at 17:41 • Filed to: ebay

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2008 Saturn Astra XR Hatchback 2-Door 1.8L, manual, 55,280 miles, $9,500 OBO, warranty until 7/14

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ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 17:42

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I really want an Astra and I have no idea why.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > ddavidn 01/31/2014 at 17:43

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Because there different over here, and not everywhere?

For Sweden > ddavidn 01/31/2014 at 17:43

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Because you're crazy.

ddavidn > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 17:44

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This, and I can put Vauxhall badges on it maybe please?

dogisbadob > ddavidn 01/31/2014 at 17:44

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Me too!

ddavidn > For Sweden 01/31/2014 at 17:44

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I think this is an established fact, yes.

dogisbadob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 17:44

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It's nice, but I'd rather have a 4-door with a sunroof

dinobot666 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 17:45

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Haha. Good luck finding parts for them.

Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ > ddavidn 01/31/2014 at 17:46

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That's what I would do if I got one. Swap on Vauxhall panels.

dogisbadob > dinobot666 01/31/2014 at 17:46

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Aren't they fairly common in other parts of the world though? One of the top sellers in Europe!

Plus, you can even get Bilstein and/or Koni shocks for them.

ddavidn > Doge_Supreme drives a BRZ 01/31/2014 at 17:48

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That would be my next step too.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 17:58

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The 3-door looks better.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > dinobot666 01/31/2014 at 17:59

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It's a GM product, doubt there is much you can't get.

duurtlang > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 18:00

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Yes. Considering its demographic, ubiquity, image and size it's the European Corolla. Well almost, as due to being GM it doesn't have the bulletproof image.

dogisbadob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 18:02

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Maybe, but the 4-door is more useful and has the sunroof option. I don't think the 2-door was available with the awesome panoramic sunroof

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 18:07

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More shit that will go wrong.

dogisbadob > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 18:13

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But sunroofs shouldn't fail though. The sunroof on my 18-yo Lexus with 200k+ works perfect—and the car was even crashed a couple times in its lifetime!

dogisbadob > duurtlang 01/31/2014 at 18:13

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Just too bad it can't be as reliable as a Toyota :(

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 18:15

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The sunroof on my e36 broke a while ago, and this is even more complicated

Firewrx234 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 18:55

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I always thought that was a cool design. I just wish there were some more ponies hiding under the hood...

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Firewrx234 01/31/2014 at 18:56

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Can be fixed...

Firewrx234 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 01/31/2014 at 18:59

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That would be a fantastic project! I have a slush box in my dealership's group that looks identical, but anemic and slush box don't make me think it'll be very enjoyable.

thedevilinside > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 19:05

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I thought this with a GTO, don't think it's ok because they are common elsewhere. These may have parts but that is far from a safe assumption.

Pitchblende > Firewrx234 01/31/2014 at 19:05

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Vauxhall got 250 ponies under the hood of theirs, okay, it was a torque-steering nightmare, but still...

Firewrx234 > Pitchblende 01/31/2014 at 19:09

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Well GM decided Americans only wanted 138 hp. Not exactly a powerhouse.

dogisbadob > thedevilinside 01/31/2014 at 19:11

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As long as you can get aftermarket sporty shocks like Bilstein, Koni, Boge Turbo, Tokico HTS, etc; and a cool catback exhaust and performance brake pads/rotors for them, that's what I need.

Also, the Astra is far more common than the Commodore and friends.

Pitchblende > Firewrx234 01/31/2014 at 19:11

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Has GM ever met Americans?

thedevilinside > dogisbadob 01/31/2014 at 19:14

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True, I really like the Astra and was very tempted to get one when new, but I went another direction because I felt Saturn was going away soon. I am fresh off a bad experience with a GTO so that was just my 2 cents. If they still made them I'd have strongly considered it over my Focus ST.

dogisbadob > thedevilinside 01/31/2014 at 19:22

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Hey, there's certainly nothing wrong with a Focus ST :)

But yeah, that panoramic sunroof is fucking awesome!

dinobot666 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 02/03/2014 at 08:54

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They were sold in extremely low numbers in the US. I've tried to source parts for them, it's nearly impossible.