What do you think of the 2012 Vauxhall Astra 1.4T?

My wife is thinking of buying a 12-month-old Vauxhall Astra with either a 1.6 or 1.4T (turbo) petrol engine. Do you have any thoughts on these engines as regards to general reliability, specific problems, noise levels etc?

Asked on 26 October 2013 by MH, Bolton

Answered by Honest John

Yes. Buy the 1.4T. It's a modern, smooth, efficient chain cam engine. Do not buy the old belt cam 1.6. More positively, GM Vauxhall/Opel is about to launch a new range of highly efficient exhaust-manifold-in-head 1.2 and 1.6 petrol and 1.6 diesel engines, all chain cam.

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