This review is for the 1.8 version of the astra. I bought this car 4years ago from new, it took me ages to decide what car i was going to buy but after going to several garages i then arrived at a vauxhall and as soon as i seen the sri sport model with the xp pack i knew this was the one for me. The garage themslves gave me a price of £17500 for this model. I managed to get exactly the same car online from a company off autotrader in kidderminster for £13500. a great saving for shopping around. The car itself handles brilliantly, the steering is very responsive. Family members and my g/f having driven it and all comment on how smooth the gears are. I only notice once i ..  Read the complete review

This review is for the Design trim/spec rather than the SRi. I purchased this last year as my first car when it was 4-years old with 60k on the clock. The 1.6 petrol engine is very snappy and responsive compared to the 2.0 diesel Golf that I learnt to drive in. Apart from a lack of torque low down in the rev range, it accelerates smoothly with a wide power band. It is happy at high motorway cruising speeds, though sometimes I feel like a 6-speed gearbox would have been more appropriate as the revs do sit quite high. The ride is quite smooth and quiet. My front end has recently started feeling a bit more sloppy and getting some clucking ...  Read the complete review

This review is for the 1.9 turbo diesel Astra & not the 1.6 model listed. The Vauxhall Astra has been with us since 1979 in various guises & is constantly in the top selling list of cars in the UK ever since. The reason that the Astra has proved popular is due to its modern designs, the fact that it is usually well equipped, cheap to run & insure & despite its reliability concerns its quite simple & cheap to repair. A recent 270 mile blast to central Scotland in the new Astra Diesel gave me an opportunity to assess the latest model. It was a 1.9 turbo diesel hatchback with a six speed gearbox, from the outside the paintwork ...  Read the complete review