Progress thread : White Astra 2.0 Cdti Sri vx line

[marcus]

Did it work out more expensive?

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Cost me about EUR 2500 in import duties. Still worked out a bit cheaper buying it in Belfast, with lower mileage, better service history and of course the vx line coolness. I've not seen any others in Ireland but there is a guy on the FB group who has a silver one. Lives North of Dublin.

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What are your thoughts on the Astra over the civic? We are looking at a 2010 Type S GT 2.2 I-CTDI to replace our Astra lol

Haha. OK here goes.

The Good.
GT spec has glass roof which is really great especially for passengers in the back. Servicing costs on my Civic cost me next to nothing over 4 years 60 k miles. 2.2 Diesel is good motor. A civic needs to be driven as opposed to the astra which drives itself more or less. I fitted a x car link with SD card, USB, aux in for music. All in it is a great car and hasn't aged at all. Clever use of space and massive boot.

The bad.
Diesel clutch will die if you remap it to 170-180 HP according to what I have read on the civinfo forum. Long distance journeys are killers even on the motorway. Its not that the suspension is massively firm but the ride is very jingly so you end up bobbing up and down. Astra suspension is light years ahead.

Performance wise I would think the 2.2 civic and 2.0 astra are much the same. 1.8 needed to be worked hard to get the best out of it.

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