MK2 Vauxhall Astra GTE's
03-04-2007, 07:41 PM
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Mk1 GTE's are the nuts, but rare as anything now.
Mk2's were cool cars too.
Neither handled the best - but they both rot like fuck!!
Thats why you hardly ever see them!
Mk2's were cool cars too.
Neither handled the best - but they both rot like fuck!!
Thats why you hardly ever see them!
03-04-2007, 08:14 PM
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what you up to now gaz?
you can pick up gte's for next to nothing mate, 8v are fast and just a great hooning about car. 16v's are fantastic mate, buy one and you wont be disappointed and when its a pile of iron oxide get back in your escort
you can pick up gte's for next to nothing mate, 8v are fast and just a great hooning about car. 16v's are fantastic mate, buy one and you wont be disappointed and when its a pile of iron oxide get back in your escort
03-04-2007, 08:34 PM
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I actually quite like them. Biggest problem with them was rust, usually the rear aches and quarters IIRC. The 16v ones go like fuck, mate had one way way, way back and it it was alright. Interior was a bit crap, even back then but they went well.
03-04-2007, 08:47 PM
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billiant engine.
good seats.
sadly one of the shittest handling hot hatches ever made.
I owned a few of them and always laughed at how badly they handled.
But in todays world = a fun small car with loads of character.
Back in the day buy a Mk2 16v Golf or a 1.9 Gti 205, the Astra was a dog and they rotted away around the sills and wings.
good seats.
sadly one of the shittest handling hot hatches ever made.
I owned a few of them and always laughed at how badly they handled.
But in todays world = a fun small car with loads of character.
Back in the day buy a Mk2 16v Golf or a 1.9 Gti 205, the Astra was a dog and they rotted away around the sills and wings.
03-04-2007, 08:51 PM
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03-04-2007, 08:55 PM
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03-04-2007, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rallycross
billiant engine.
good seats.
sadly one of the shittest handling hot hatches ever made.
I owned a few of them and always laughed at how badly they handled.
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good seats.
sadly one of the shittest handling hot hatches ever made.
I owned a few of them and always laughed at how badly they handled.
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2 mags ( "Autocar" & "Car" ) rated the handling better than the mk2 16v ( although both finished behind the 309 Gti ) in triple tests.
Mine handled pretty well to be honest, I say that after having a 309 Gti, and my wife having a Saxo VTS at the same time as I had the Astra. Not as fluid as the French cars but still a great fun car cross country.
Trouble is, the chance of finding a good std example these days is rare and the ones you find tend to be ruined by lowered, rock hard suspension and massive wheels
03-04-2007, 09:57 PM
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I used to have a Mk1 witch was ace but didnt take kindly to rear ending a wagon and a lad I used to work with had a Mk2 Astra GTE Cabby (Still has it AFAIK) that aint run for about 3 years.
07-04-2007, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by saphlover
I used to have a Mk1 witch was ace but didnt take kindly to rear ending a wagon and a lad I used to work with had a Mk2 Astra GTE Cabby (Still has it AFAIK) that aint run for about 3 years.
07-04-2007, 01:31 AM
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i've seen a dark blue one around
theres a cabby and a hatch i know of, but the hatch is debadged so could well possibly be resprayed
07-04-2007, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by phil4x4saph
Mk1 GTE's are the nuts, but rare as anything now.
07-04-2007, 09:37 AM
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07-04-2007, 10:01 AM
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Cheap one for sale here, needs arches though as usual lol
http://www.vauxhallownersnetwork.co....d.php?t=126925
Someone else I know is in the middle of restoring a Champion
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07-04-2007, 11:58 AM
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