R4N SS

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I have decided to change car as am now bored after 3.5 years of owning this fantastic reliable and cheap to run car.

Its a X reg, cant quite remember if its 2000 or 2001. Its a 1.7 turbo diesel. This is an ex-police car and as such has been maintained to a high standard and is extremely reliable.

It is a 3dr model and has factory fitted sports seats with lumbar adjustment (have not seen another astra with this interior in), usual refinements, such as electric windows, pas, abs, etc.

It has just been serviced, with all filters and oil replaced, new brake pads all round and a drop link was changed a couple of days ago. I have fitted 17s alloys and these had two near tyres in december and its hardly done any mileage since.

I have been running this on bio fuel for 2 years with no problems whatsoever. Average around 500 miles to a tank.

Mot is until Jan 2012 and tax is up at the end of the month.

As with any second hand car, there are a couple of areas that require some tlc, such as the glovebox hinges are broken on one side and the windscreen washers stopped working which could be a fuse but it has never bothered me. There is also a couple of small and i mean small paint surface blisters on the rear arch. There are a couple of small marks on the rear bumper (police trying to remove the stickers i guess ). If i was being pedantic and anal with my description I would also say there are a few small light dinks here and there.

Also, you can see where the police had their stickers as i have never polished this car (was sick of polishing the cossie so it felt good to just get in and drive this instead of cleaning it ). A going over with some compound will make this come up trumps.

Car drives lovely with no knocks, rattles or squeeks, or leaks.

Mileage is 86k - cant quite remember as im at work and the car is at home.

PRICE DROPPED £1295 ono with the 17" alloys
Or
£1195 with standard steel wheels



Its the only pic i have at the mo.

Location is Jct 5 on the M4

Cheers

ran

edit: to say im working locally so walk to work now and thus dont need a car, especially an economical one.`

jason rs

iTrader: (4)

Looks a bargain ran good luck with the sale mate.

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

cheers J - it is a bargain as I have been searching autotrader for weeks and there are not that many diesels with less than a 100k on the clock.

this car is ready for lots of trouble free motoring for the new owner.

R4N SS

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New pics taken today below.

Also I'm the 2nd owner, the first being Thames Valley Police in Maidenhead and that was up until 73k so it's well maintained and low mileage. Cambelt was changed last year so no worries there.

R4N SS

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just gonna put 6 months tax on it from the start of April - so grab a bargain as its still the same price

This is a cheap, reliable diesel which returns over 60mpg and no knocks, rattles or leaks.

TIFF

Absolute belter there and looks tidy enough...

With White cars become the color to have this could be a very nice, cheap runaround for someone....

R4N SS

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Cheers Mark, it's a great car and comes up bright when it's clean. Surprised I've still got it to be honest as it's so cheap to run.

Funnily enough I've been thinking of joining the E39 club but then all rational thinking goes straight out the window as I then start looking at saffs

R4N SS

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bttt

bassboy

Cant see the pics mate? Could be interested in this!

Chip

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Well either this astra is the one he just posted about it blowing up, or its not his astra and he is trading without a trade account, so either way you cant have it

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

It's fucked bow mate, so breaking it or take the whole car and drop an engine in it

I might just weigh it in next week

R4N SS

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Actually a mate might have sold it to some polish geezer he works with