Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - Which G model Astra??

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Thu 12 Mar 2009 09:59
Which G model Astra?? - smashing
hello all,
In the next few months ill be looking at swapping my current car (1.3 fiesta 1998) to something a bit bigger. i have been looking at the G model Astras, specifically the 1.6 16v sxi and the 1.8 16V ( i believe thats the SRI spec astra). Is there much difference between the two? Is a Focus worth looking at?


thanks for any help



Adam
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Thu 12 Mar 2009 10:02
Which G model Astra?? - DP
The Focus is a great car, but more expensive on a like for like basis than the Astra. Both good cars, and worth a drive to see which you prefer.
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Thu 12 Mar 2009 10:27
Which G model Astra?? - diddy1234
The Astra is a good car.
I had a 1.6l sxi model for 7 years and could not fault it for most things.
The only weird problem would be oil usage.
It hardly used oil most of the time then on the odd occasion I checked and there was hardly any oil.
Refilled the oil and all was fine again.

Also the claimed mpg isn't that realistic for the 1.6l.
You would have to drive very light foot to get those figures.
driving between 65 - 70mph is quite economical.
But drive at 60mph or 80mph and watch the fuel gauge move !
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Thu 12 Mar 2009 10:57
Which G model Astra?? - smashing
Yeah i know the focus is more expensive and will have higher mileage like for like however is this bad thing with this kind of car?? are they very reliable??
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Thu 12 Mar 2009 11:38
Which G model Astra?? - DP
Well I can only comment on one Focus which I had as a company car. This was a facelift mk1 TDDi in LX trim on an 02 plate. 100,000 miles in three years. No breakdowns, one minor fault. Still drove pretty much like new as well.

Utterly rubbish seats, and 90PS was only just enough, otherwise I loved it.


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