I've just bought a 2003 Vauxhall Astra Club identical to this in silver for £750. Funny to think it was once worth 16 thousand. Lovely cars and better than the later models. The new ones are too sporty. This was the best model Astra Estate by far.
how was reliability mate as i'm a newby who wants to buy one for my sound engineering business so i'd like for fuel consumption to be decent and reliability be a none issue cause yeah breaking down a few hundred kilos away from a gig or event won't be fun or cheap.
@@erikbritz8095 one of the most reliable cars I have owned. Vauxhalls always are. Only issue I had was the engine management light was stuck on, a common issue. If I were you, I would get the petrol version, not the diesel, more economical these days by a fraction. I traded mine in a few years ago now for a Vauxhall Corsa as I didn’t need a big car anymore.
@@teleaddict23 see thats exactly what i have in mind 😎 thank you cause yeah this will be my first car and will do the job cause firat thing im doing is taking out the backseats to replace them with fully down folding seats for hauling the sound system around.
The Astra may be described as dull by some people, but it isn't as dull as you may think, especially when compared to today's cars. Plus it's simpler and more sensible.
i had one and it was one of the most practical cars ive ever had.sadly it was a 1.6 petrol and the cylinder head warped.apart from that it was amazing.
I race one in banger racing car was a pain in the ass to strip the interior out because they was built like a tank but they was good on the track only problem was bottom Arms.
I've sat in 2 of these because they were taxis. The interior felt like it was of very good quality, like a Toyota! Why didn't Vauxhalls have cheap, hard, thin brittle plastics like French and even some German cars made around the same time then? I thought Vauxhalls were meant to be cheapo cars. But these Astras actually felt like they were a more expensive car inside to me.
Vauxhalls have always been better than they were made out to be, unfortunate in a way. The issue is people get second-hand ones that were previously owned by people who couldn't afford to look after them. The Zafira was once the most common car on the streets, 20 years later they are rare and worth up to £5k for a good condition example. Similar story for range rovers as people bought old varients past their best before.
Vile cars bland boring youed fall asleep driving it hence it has a radio to keep you awake looking at it makes you want to cry and the inside is about as much fun to look at as David Cameron's face
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I Own one of them in silver and can say they are smooth reliable and I love it
I've just bought a 2003 Vauxhall Astra Club identical to this in silver for £750. Funny to think it was once worth 16 thousand. Lovely cars and better than the later models. The new ones are too sporty. This was the best model Astra Estate by far.
Agreed I own one exactly like you described
I think the astra f estate is more reliable.
how was reliability mate as i'm a newby who wants to buy one for my sound engineering business so i'd like for fuel consumption to be decent and reliability be a none issue cause yeah breaking down a few hundred kilos away from a gig or event won't be fun or cheap.
@@erikbritz8095 one of the most reliable cars I have owned. Vauxhalls always are. Only issue I had was the engine management light was stuck on, a common issue. If I were you, I would get the petrol version, not the diesel, more economical these days by a fraction. I traded mine in a few years ago now for a Vauxhall Corsa as I didn’t need a big car anymore.
@@teleaddict23 see thats exactly what i have in mind 😎 thank you cause yeah this will be my first car and will do the job cause firat thing im doing is taking out the backseats to replace them with fully down folding seats for hauling the sound system around.
hammond reminds me of alan partridge in this video for some reason
I was thinking the same, keep expecting him to start talking about narrow boating on the Norfolk broads..
Going to get one of these as my first car
Did you get one in the end ?
As I just bought my first one 👌🏻
@Bob Jo 1.6 manual Petrol Astra Estate
@Bob Jo indeed
@@ocelot2234bought a 1999 1.6l petrol estate for my first car and it hasn’t had any serious problems for the last 6 years! Fantastic buy!
The Astra may be described as dull by some people, but it isn't as dull as you may think, especially when compared to today's cars. Plus it's simpler and more sensible.
Very thorough review
Here's Hammond singing the praises of a diesel, yet on Top Gear they scoffed at anything Vauxhall or Diesel. Work that out.
i had one and it was one of the most practical cars ive ever had.sadly it was a 1.6 petrol and the cylinder head warped.apart from that it was amazing.
I race one in banger racing car was a pain in the ass to strip the interior out because they was built like a tank but they was good on the track only problem was bottom Arms.
I've sat in 2 of these because they were taxis. The interior felt like it was of very good quality, like a Toyota! Why didn't Vauxhalls have cheap, hard, thin brittle plastics like French and even some German cars made around the same time then? I thought Vauxhalls were meant to be cheapo cars. But these Astras actually felt like they were a more expensive car inside to me.
Vauxhalls have always been better than they were made out to be, unfortunate in a way. The issue is people get second-hand ones that were previously owned by people who couldn't afford to look after them. The Zafira was once the most common car on the streets, 20 years later they are rare and worth up to £5k for a good condition example. Similar story for range rovers as people bought old varients past their best before.
My grandads got a green one of these. But it's an opel (German version)
Friend of mine is getting on to his 3rd one now.
They are rebadged here in the UK as Vauxhall for familiarity. They are bacically opels
3 years after this comment and I got that car, then had someone crash into me, totalling it...... Oof
The Astra was sold under these manufacturers' names:
Vauxhall (Mainland UK)
Opel (Mainland Europe)
Chevrolet (USA)
Holden (Australia)
Vile cars bland boring youed fall asleep driving it hence it has a radio to keep you awake looking at it makes you want to cry and the inside is about as much fun to look at as David Cameron's face
I bet all my money that you are a VW fan
Paul Mihai I was just thinking the same didn't even seen the comment lolol
@@paulmihai6829 He is either a VW fan or a Ford fan
Yeah, David Cameron isn;t much fun to look at! Harsh comparing the Astra to that!
It's reliable, fun to drive, comfortable, cheap.