Thanks screwloose, I've made a note of that- where will I find out what engine it has?
Any other things to watch for with the petrol astra? (I'm not a fan of diesels)
Not sure I'll buy the one I mentioned- the low miles and gaps between services give me reservations- I know extremely low miles isn't always good news. I deffo want an astra estate though so I'll give that engine a miss.
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The engine code - not the engine number - is stamped along the top face of the web of the block that protrudes towards the radiator, flywheel end.
Find the nearest bit of cast steel to the radiator; almost exactly in the middle of the car and you'll see it sloping upwards at about 45 degrees. Take cloth and solvent to remove any rust or oil.
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We've had a 75hp 1999 8 valve estate from 6 months old and its covered only about 37k. Typical daily journey is about 2 miles (I know about the effect of short trips and it grieves me but there are good reasons for the need to do this). It gets a weekly 30 mile blast and the occasional longer run. The only work its ever needed other than servicing has been 2 new exhaust back boxes (short journeys causing this no doubt) and a £400 repair around the ECU etc. Good points, its a very quiet car, great carrying capacity, reliable. The main weak spot is out and out performance, it is painfully slow to accelerate. When loaded ths is even worse. For us its not an issue as its second car. There are a lot to choose from out there and you might prefer one with a bit more grunt - although I do think some of the later 8v are a little more powerful.
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We've had a 75hp 1999 8 valve estate from 6 months old and (...) a £400 repair around the ECU etc.
Oooh, swines that they are. I fixed the DCU on a 1.7 with a soldering iron, the garage wanted £700-ish to fix the thing. Got a lovely glow in the heart and a nice rustly feeling in the pocket!
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catsdad
You've got an X16SZR - and all the typical reasons never to buy one.
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