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1989 Vauxhall AstraReview
Wayne writes:
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1989 Vauxhall Astra Gte 8v — really good looking car,good performance,torque steers for fun,only problem is there rare now and 99% of them will have been thrashed to within an inch of there lives as mine was but it never let me down although it did threaten to a few times i would not hessitate in getting another one,ill take the full fat version next time thogh,the 16v

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Pros: good fun,good looking,rare

Cons: rare,getting pricey

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1989 Vauxhall AstraReview
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Astra Lives On — The handling is spot on, it goes like stink with R1 carbs,the only problem is the driver having a red mist like moment now and again. The body work at the moment is good, but soon can be rearranged whn the armco barrier looms!!!

Pros: Great drive

Cons: dear to run

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1989 Vauxhall AstraReview
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My First Legal Road Going Car — Bought from my dad, who brought from my mum. One of the only cars I had that didn't die, get crashed or stolen.

Pros: Fuel economy, good handling, 5 doors so i didn't have to get out to let people in, purple

Cons: Slow as a potato

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1989 Vauxhall AstraReview
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Vauxhall Astra Gte Convertible — The Vauxhall Astra GTE was launched back in 1983 and was a legendary piece of kit, knocking the Golf GTi right off the number one slot and winning all sorts of motorsport events especially WRC Various models were available but key players were the Astra GTE 2.0 8V 115 BHP, also available in convertible, and the beastly 2.0 16v 150 BHP red top monster. There were some early models with 1.8 litre engines but to be honest these are not worth mentioning The was also a very limited “Champion” edition which was the only GTE to come with leather seats as standard Handling is a bit iffy but can be easily sorted out with some up-rated suspension. Unfortunately time has not been kind to these cars some examples getting on for 25 years old so watch out for rust especially around the rear arches.

Pros: Retro Cool

Rally Pedigree

Reasonably quick in and guise

Price

Cons: Prone to Rust

Poor handling on standard suspension

Getting hard to find a mint one

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1989 Vauxhall AstraReview
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An Absolute Motoring Legend Ask Any Builder/ Gas Fitter Circa 1980 — Renowned for being driven at warp 5 by British Gas and the like the MK2 Astravan got a name for itself, but sadly because of this heritage very few survive. I'm fortunate enough to own this piece of 80's heaven.

Pros: Its a van, its 80's, its a Vauxhall,its rare

Cons: NONE

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1995 Vauxhall Astra Reviews

White Astra Mk3 By Maxine

It is a brilliant little car, very reliable and smart too! It can be fun to drive! The miliage is 46,000 geniune, fab for it's age! The only thing id change is the engine size as it's a 1.6 but goes w... Read More

Fun And Very Tunable By Kirsty

well it's tweaked so performance is 100% better than standard, it's mostly home built so better than it left the factory solid-ness wise, is becoming retro in looks gradually, cheap to maintin & run, ... Read More

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1994 Vauxhall Astra Reviews

Basic Spec Is Great As A Runabout By Kirsty

this one was a 1.4 litre 8 valve, so rather uninspiring, a phase 1 (pre facelift) so not as pretty as the GSi or the phase 2's, and as a merit was very low spec. As a basic "get me around" car it is ... Read More

Astra By Jordan

its pants its the worst car i have ever driven miss my corolla this is the slowest thing ever, its cost me not alot and u can tell too and its not the funest thing to drive its quite boring really Read More

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1993 Vauxhall Astra Reviews

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Not A Bad Car But Would Not Have Another By shane

was not a bad car but every one said to me the izuzu desiel is indestructable lol i blow it up lol in 2 months of having it lol good car thow i would rather had the gsi 2000 16v Read More

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1992 Vauxhall Astra Reviews

Fastest Mk2 Astra On The Road By Steven

c20let calibra turbo engine conversion, 270bhp, started life as a standard slow 1.6 8v brought the car for £150 from a front garden from a guy called simon who a was best friends with when i was yonge... Read More

Ugly, Unreliable, Bad Handling By Shane

nice interiors but exterior appearance is boring and sucks. handling around corners is awful but engine acceleration is ok. reliability is awful but braking is ok. not a recommended car even as a gap ... Read More

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1991 Vauxhall Astra Reviews

My Gte By Alex

the astra i've got is a gte it was a 2.0 8v until i changed the engine to a 2.0 16v, the performance is good being one of the quickest hot hatchs of it's kind, it done the nurburgring in 12 minutes ! ... Read More

Vauxhall Astra Love Or Hate By Mitchell

love the way she handles even on slicks, lol, notthe greatest to look at though, she is quick of the mark not great attop end but will hold her own, very cheap to run i only use it on short runs but w... Read More

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