Front right headlight got some water in it at 10.000 Km - dealer changed it at no cost. Front brakes are a bit noisy. No other problems until now.
Very nice reliable car.
Sporty suspension, but needs harder springs to perform better on slow turns.
Upgrading rear drum brakes to disks is a must, if one wants smaller braking distances.
100 HP is not enough to accelerate the 1160 Kg of this car. So I upgraded the engine electronics and injection system along with the engine air filter and took 30 HP (more or less). Now I get 210 Km/h top speed and acceleration is much much better especially at low engine revs. 1.8 16v engine is a very good idea.
Fuel consumption is 6.5 up to 8 lt/100 Km
after the engine upgrade - very good!!!
I own a 1998 Astra 3dr 1.4 and recently, at about 57800 km the alternator died. Bit disappointed for an otherwise nice and reliable car.
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