Andy2174 Astra SRI 2.0cdti

[andy2174]

Quick update, the Astra will be back in use as my daily, the adventure with the Smart Fortwo was proved to be nothing but gearbox problem after gearbox problem, currently starting a battle with the finance company to reject the vehicle as not fit for purpose

So, I got the Astra back out of my rear drive and gave it a good clean, looks much better and drained the drivers door which had collected some water in it

It was really nice to drive it again, it feels like a limo/rocketship compared to the Smart, oddly, the cockpit feels more snug and you sit much lower, I really dont understand why so many VAG owners slate Vauxhalls, the Astra J isnt a bad place to spend time driving, having had a Golf Mk5, its certainly has a better build quality and far less rattles

The only issue I find with the Astra is that it does feel like a heavy car, not particularly adept at swift direction changes and even with the 2.0cdti a little on the sluggish side at lower speeds

The Astra is not far off the longest I have had a main car (currently 10.5 months!)

Its a shame the Astra will be back as my main daily as I didnt want to rack up so many miles on it (hence why I bought a second car) as I do a minimum of 30k miles per annum