Vauxhall Astra 2.0 diesel

[Chris Smith]

Nearly 5 years of ownership… and finally something other than servicing parts need looking at…

Rear shocks showing light misting of oil…

Whilst I am there I may refresh all the suspension all round and 2 new front tyres (seems to eat tyres - 100% not my driving style )

However MOT’d for another year… the Astra has been a crack car to own cost wise.

 

[tca576]

looks like that Astra is doing well!? What happened to the Corsa??

 

[Chris Smith]

looks like that Astra is doing well!? What happened to the Corsa??

The corsa was sold very quickly onto a friend who called up, she needed a cheap car to run around it to replace her old corsa, so I sold it onto her for what I paid for it.

Annoyingly wish I had kept it as I am training to be a driving instructor again and the corsa would have made a great cheap driving instructor car.

 

[Chris Smith]

The Corsa is back…


And the Astra is sold… sold within 3 hours on Facebook Market place.. can’t really complain, will miss it, however it’s no longer needed.

 

[Chris Smith]

Covered nearly 37k trouble free miles, driven fairly hard.

Really can’t fault it. Will I miss it?

I doubt it.

 

[andybond]

As a box that gets you from A to B hard to complain about but never set the world on fire, right?

 

[Chris Smith]

As a box that gets you from A to B hard to complain about but never set the world on fire, right?

Exactly that, although plenty of torque to have some fun with

That being said, just a decent car, won’t be saying it was brilliant at this or anything, but it did exactly what I wanted from it over the years.

 

[Chris Smith]

The corsa passed its mot, 2 advisory’s
- front pads low
- play in drivers side top mount.

Quick look on eurocarparts - £280, autodoc £137.50. Order placed on Thursday, delivered Monday - without custom charges.



Over the last week I have noticed in the mornings a lot of condensation on the windows, so today I removed the pollen filter… clearly not been changed in a long time.


New one from eurocarparts on £10.99, abit fiddly to fit as yesterday I had my dual controls fitted and they sit in the way… abit of swearing and I got the job done.

 

[Chris Smith]

Had some time this afternoon for a good clean..

Steam cleaned the glass and polished, this along with the pollen filter should help reduce the condensation in the morning.

Engine bay cleaned up - lots of leaves and debris everywhere, moss growing in a few places.

So a good scrub, decent wash and finished off with a decent wax (Bilt Hamber speed wax) - cheap and cheerful but does the job well.

 

[Big Steve - Raider]

Steamed the glass…? Always wondered how to get glass really clean?? That sounds like the winner.

Is it some fabric covered attachment for a steam gun?

 

[BrettM78]

That must be the cleanest 57 plate Corsa on the planet.

 

[Chris Smith]

Steamed the glass…? Always wondered how to get glass really clean?? That sounds like the winner.

Is it some fabric covered attachment for a steam gun?

Steaming glass helps removes grease etc from the glass… and ofcourse, really clean glass.

No need for fabric, just spray and wipe away with a fresh microfibre.

Side note - I have no more condensation on my windows

 

[Chris Smith]

For my records, front disc and pads fitted aswell as top mounts.

However very slight play in passenger shock, so will replace both front shocks soon.

 

[Chris Smith]

Another quick clean for the corsa…

Sold it last week to a pupil, taking it away on Thursday when my replacement car comes…

Made a £200 loss on the corsa.. but that includes brakes, top mounts, dual controls.. more than happy with that loss.

Been fun owning the cheap corsa again.

 

[Chris Smith]

The Latest replacement… 2022, Ford Puma 1.0 Meg Eco Boot…

First impressions- not much bigger inside than the corsa, decent torque for a 1.0.. but that will be the battery assist…

Let’s see how long until the eco boom shows.

 

[andybond]

That looks like quite a big car. Surprised about the space