Faults:

Headlight fade/condensation.

Small oil leak.

Rear suspension a bit rattly.

General Comments:

A cheap used car. The Astra may never be anything special, but if you want a cheap no nonsense car that is reliable and nice to drive, you can't beat them.

Black 2006 SXi model. Still sharp and modern enough looking. Hatd to believe it is nearly 20 years old!

Interior comfortable and still looks OK.

Quite pleasant to drive. The 1.6 petrol is not very fast, but quiet, smooth, reliable and less complicated than the diesels. You can still get around 38 - 40 mpg taking it slow.

Had it one year and happy to keep it another year. Passed its MOT easy. For an £800 purchase last year and over 10,000 miles later, I am very pleased and certainly getting my monies worth.

Faults:

Wheel bearings, exhaust, coolant leak, etc.

The car was serviced on time, no major issues.

General Comments:

One of my first cars, loved the look. Sports hatch Astra with alloy wheels really stands out from others on the road.

Shame the rest of the car is not up to much - pretty average to drive and run. Not an exciting car. But I had the middling 1.6 petrol; that means average performance and about 38 mpg at best.

Interior comfortable enough if a bit small, and the ride was too firm, but you could live with it.

Overall I liked it.

Faults:

One month after the Vauxhall warranty finished, the starter motor failed at 17,000 miles.

The car failed every MOT from new.

It's had two front brake disks, two bottom ball joints, 6 track rod ends, two front springs, and at 30,000 miles the ABS pump failed (£1500).

At 35,000 miles, the flywheel went (£1,800).

And after I sold the car, at 46,000 the gearbox failed.

Yes it looked good with the Xpac on it, yes it was quick, but it's the worst car I've ever had; it ate tyres! Vauxhall have the worst customer care ever! Even after the starter motor failed, they did not want to know, even though it was only 3 weeks after the warranty finished! They wanted £380 for a new starter motor. Not fitted!! So I got a new starter motor for £120 and I fitted it myself.

General Comments:

The car is quick! But it was the worst car I've ever, ever had in my life! I will never buy Vauxhall again. I've got a Skoda Octavia vRS now; I wish I'd bought this instead of that Vauxhall! Please, if you have any sense, DON'T BUY VAUXHALL, read reviews on any car web page, I wish I had!