No, but i've had a bash in a MK2 GTE 16v and the handling leaves a lot to be desired

Driving them in a straightline gets your confidence up thinking that its quite sterdy and stable, soon as you hit a roundabout or bend a touch over what you would expect it to go round at, it lets you down by sliding the rear out. Also there's bucket loads of lift off oversteer, i mean SHITLOADS of the stuff

If you're after an astra go for either a MK1 or a MK3