dare i say it,astra 1.3 diesels,any good?
15-09-2010, 08:02 PM
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dare i say it,astra 1.3 diesels,any good?
the mother in law is looking for a newer car to replace her ashtray,theres a 1.3 astra diesel,06 plate not too far from us.its a 1.3 diesel estate with 93k on the clock.i have never heard anything good or bad about these engines/cars.anybody run 1 or have had any dealings with them?ta,lee
15-09-2010, 08:20 PM
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think it may have been a company car with the miles and its white.she doesnt look after nothing so theres no point spending loads on something with less miles and a bigger engine.her old astra has more hits than the beatles,never been serviced or oil changed in 4 years or 47k miles.im waiting on the belt snapping!
15-09-2010, 10:05 PM
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Had a 1.3 TDCi Astra saloon for a few years and it was ok, was quite easy to stall at low revs though, but that was about it!
Had the 6 speed box and was very economical
Had the 6 speed box and was very economical
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16-09-2010, 05:11 AM
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16-09-2010, 07:30 AM
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I'd rather have the astra than the ford focus 09 plate that I drove tddccii whatever they call it drove nice just no power and I was thrashing it as wasn't my car was my mates work car, it was a 2L hate to think what a 1.3 d must be like though!!
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16-09-2010, 07:35 AM
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Renault diesels are shit, pug/citreon used to be good, not sure about now, fiat are not renowned for thier engines.
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16-09-2010, 09:32 AM
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volkswagen are by far not without their faults.anything new and diesel will undoubtedly need injectors or a pump at some point.the old mans passat got parked up no problem,came back 5 mins later and wouldnt start.needed 2 new injectors.
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i think i remember roy saying the 1.3 fiat diesels snap timing and balancer chains at about 100k mate 
on top of the other diesel issues
on top of the other diesel issues
16-09-2010, 02:38 PM
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I would avoid any modern diesel to be honest. They are all far too technical and I don't think I have heard of a decent, reliable modern diesel engine.
If she is just going to smash the shit out of everywhere and not give a fuck about it, get her a TDDI focus or a 1.7 isuzu powered astra, before all this common rail and fancy flywheel shit came in!
If she is just going to smash the shit out of everywhere and not give a fuck about it, get her a TDDI focus or a 1.7 isuzu powered astra, before all this common rail and fancy flywheel shit came in!
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