RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Just joined the club (not literally as theres no one sad enough to start one.....yet) bought mine today 1998 R reg in rio verde the same as my corsa sport 1.6 16v  , the estate has the 1.6 8 valve engine in it with a mere 83k,vauxhall history upto 45k then the man said its been done but not got the book stamped, oils black but the air filters in good cond and the brake fluid and coolant look fairly clean, so mustve been looked after to some extent. Think the best course of action is to get the oil and filter changed and replace the cambelt and water pump as I've no clue when it was last done (if it has),drives really well,only minus points are a few scratches which i'm not bothered about and the handbrake doesnt hold too well,but will hold on a hill. Selling the corsa when I've had time to clean up etc, need the estate now as a home and dog owner so need the extra practicality at the expense of the speed,handling and looks of the corsa.
Paid £450 for the astra which seems a bargain, just had a new exhaust and has 12 months MOT!
What do you use your estates for?
Mine has to be the most basic with keep fit windows and no central locking! and no sunroof! 
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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£450 - 12 months MOT
Cant grumble!
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Thats what I thought anyone know the 0-60 figures top speed? I think 0-60 will be about 10 seconds and top speed 120-130
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scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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top speed is 110 at a push in the 1.6 8v and not sure if its just mine or the 1.6 8v in general but they are crap on headgaskets
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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I've had one as a workhorse a few winters ago.. Great fun car but it was a 2.0 sport so actually went pretty well..
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GTM
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Registered: 24th Nov 08
Location: Kingswinford, West Midlands
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looks sweet in that last picture mate.
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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only car ive seen that i like softstars on,
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Huwsi
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Registered: 27th Apr 07
Location: Bangor, Gwynedd
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^^^ I like the red one 
Get on to www.astraownersnetwork.co.uk 
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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seem to get a slight knocking sound when pulling off,driveshaft cv joint? hmm and the temp gauge doesnt go up
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by RioVerde
seem to get a slight knocking sound when pulling off,driveshaft cv joint? hmm and the temp gauge doesnt go up
Tempm guage is more than likely thermostat needing changed and the knocking could be lots of things..
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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cv joint i think,temp gauge seems to work when sat in traffic,bloke whos had 3 at work said they're all like that and cv joints are common
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Ecosse Sport
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Registered: 5th Jun 02
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
I've had one as a workhorse a few winters ago.. Great fun car but it was a 2.0 sport so actually went pretty well..
And here's how it looks now:
Saw it advertised recently, think its got a couple of different wheels on it now as I've since seen it on the road.
[Edited on 31-03-2009 by Ecosse Sport]
[Edited on 31-03-2009 by Ecosse Sport]
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