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21-01-2008, 16:42
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Afternoon folks !!
Well Ive come into a bit of cash (Redundancy Money from a company I was leaving from anyway  = Bonus ) & I'm seriously missing having a Vauxhall to tinker with so since I have the opportunity to buy myself another Vaux im looking for your opinions on the matter ::
Looking upto about £2k to spend & im wanting a fairly modern car to play about with that has a certain degree of comfort (Ie 16v Nova's need onto apply
The choices Im thinking are ::
Vectra V6 (Big, Comfy, reliable-ish & I love the ST look which can be easily achieved)
MK4 Astra Sri (Fairly modern, reliable & have plenty of toys for the money)
MK3 Astra Gsi (Bit quicker than the MK4, I love the looks & can strip them to bits - Bad point - Ill spend a fortune on one)
Anyone have any opinions on the above cars ?? | 
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21-01-2008, 16:55
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| 3.0 v6s rock. especially when in a vectra which already has the ST look 
Astra sri is a bit limp imo
Mk3 gsi's rock when made properly 
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21-01-2008, 17:05
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| Another vectra seems an obvious choice however I love mk3's - Just starting to look abit dated now.
Mk4 is the compromise car - Modern looks, Easy to interchange parts with the GSi (Which is bang on IMO) & if all else fails drop in a ZLET for reasonable money.
Also fancy a Vectra turbo but already converted for my pleasure - Could be done of a shift a few things I have lying about | |
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21-01-2008, 17:33
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Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KEITH (N.E. SCOTLAND Drives: mk3 astra sport 1.8
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| XE Mk3's are a real pain in the ass to find a good one. You would be aswell buying a 3dr sport and dropping in an XE TBH. Buy one in a GSi colour and then the kit doesn't need sprayed.
I'm not a fan of the mk4 but an SRi with a zlet would be a good idea.
Vectra V6 = win. | 
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21-01-2008, 19:50
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| im biased towards the mk3 gsi love the shape,yeah know what u mean ul spend a fortune on it
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21-01-2008, 19:58
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| Definitely the mk4 Astra. | |
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21-01-2008, 20:46
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| Thought you already had a V6 Vec??
Where's my tyre 
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22-01-2008, 01:09
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| go for the v6 veccy most comfortable an dont look too dated like the mk3's
dont even need to think bout the mk4 | |
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22-01-2008, 01:32
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| mk4 astra imo,, get a cheapo pov spec and then find a vxr turbo lump, and drop that in it,,if you got a little cash to splash,, the v6 veccie is a torquey old beast though | |
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22-01-2008, 18:39
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Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: East Lothian Drives: Astra mk4 18 SRI JBM
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| my mk4 astra coupe. will give u it for 2k and i can pimp u out for a few months to cover the rest. lol.
But hell i'm serious boyo. Would be funny as fcuk to c a big beastie drug baron take u home for the night lol. | |
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23-01-2008, 15:54
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Originally Posted by Melv  XE Mk3's are a real pain in the ass to find a good one. You would be aswell buying a 3dr sport and dropping in an XE TBH. Buy one in a GSi colour and then the kit doesn't need sprayed.
I'm not a fan of the mk4 but an SRi with a zlet would be a good idea.
Vectra V6 = win. | But ive had the whole vectra thing including a ST Before - All it done was sit in the garage causing me untold grief while I toyed with the LET.
I know Mk3's inside out & could throw a XE in happily - Would need to find a Decent sport thats not stupid money to make it worht while. Quote:
Originally Posted by mickygsi im biased towards the mk3 gsi love the shape,yeah know what u mean ul spend a fortune on it | My last mk3 cost me 4K odds for a car that never ran properly - Ill never be doing that again. Quote:
Originally Posted by keithcdb Thought you already had a V6 Vec??
Where's my tyre | I do boyo but Im wanting a car I can go to the show's in and spend a little cash on enjoying it while still being my daily driver. Thwe current V6 is complete toss lol (Ask Lugy  )
This is just for a nice looking daily driver - The evo will be my car to build up and enjoy !! Quote:
Originally Posted by gra11 go for the v6 veccy most comfortable an dont look too dated like the mk3's
dont even need to think bout the mk4 | Why not the MK4
All I can see is it comes in a decent level of trim for the money, still looks modern by all accounts & overall better than a std mk3 !! Quote:
Originally Posted by chrisscirocco mk4 astra imo,, get a cheapo pov spec and then find a vxr turbo lump, and drop that in it,,if you got a little cash to splash,, the v6 veccie is a torquey old beast though | Im not looking to build a project car - just a comfy motor in decent spec I can enjoy while still bring it along to the show's / meets Quote:
Originally Posted by coupe-bertone my mk4 astra coupe. will give u it for 2k and i can pimp u out for a few months to cover the rest. lol.
But hell i'm serious boyo. Would be funny as fcuk to c a big beastie drug baron take u home for the night lol. | Ill give you £2K for the Coupe anyday - Just so I culd sell it on for a profit & buy something that doesnt remind me of Hearts every day
Oh and just try it !!! | |
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23-01-2008, 17:56
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24-01-2008, 08:24
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Look good if kept subtle and a LET in the future? | |
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24-01-2008, 17:38
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Originally Posted by DaveC_ Corsa C.
Look good if kept subtle and a LET in the future? | this was my one and it was a derv. 
if archer ever decides to wash his one then he needs to post pics. its really nice | |
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24-01-2008, 18:08
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| Just too small for me im afraid.
Narrowed it down to a Vectra or Mk4 Astra - Got a Sport to view tonight & a ST to view on Saturday. Then I can sell the current POS v6 for a few quid | |
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24-01-2008, 18:24
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| get a mk4 astra, they are lovelly to drive + you can drop a vxr lump in without to much grief, what more do you need!
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