Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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Bought this due to a possible change of job in the near future and we only had one car between us so needed a second one for me.
THink these are pretty rare compared to the petrols, few wee bits to do but nothing major, just an oil leak, front discs and a couple of wishbones.
The 2 reasons I bought it:
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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That the 2.2 Dti??
Pretty rare and looks clean.
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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Aye 2.2DTi.. Goes quite well for what it is, pretty noisy compared to the Astra though.
Bought it off a local traffic cop randomly, pretty clean but the colour shows every wee mark.
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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very nice 
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Like it!
I want it 
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Looks tidy.
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derick-sport
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Registered: 11th Sep 10
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
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looks very clean mate i like it didnt know they did an sri 130 d
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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Ooooooh a widemouth front bumper
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Kano
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Location: Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by Twiggy
Ooooooh a widemouth front bumper
Are they not all the same as that one? Whats the difference.
Looks like it might be getting sold after the docs are through and I've done a few bits and bobs to it, not looking like I'm going to be needing a car.
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Where do you find all these mint cars Kano 
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
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Originally posted by Twiggy
Ooooooh a widemouth front bumper
Are they not all the same as that one? Whats the difference.
Looks like it might be getting sold after the docs are through and I've done a few bits and bobs to it, not looking like I'm going to be needing a car.
Late DTI and 2.6's have them
Where the fogs are the corners are squared off rather than rounded
See...
[Edited on 21-10-2010 by Twiggy]
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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nice would love one of these
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Why did you go for the DTis? They are bad compared to the CDTi's  I have the 2.0DTi (Y20DTH not DTL) and it barely moves and is noisey as fuck And only gets 45 - 50mpg, considering the way I drive it (grandad) I expected better 
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Ooooo I quite like that
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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Danny - They did a cdti in the vectra b?
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Gary
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Registered: 22nd Nov 06
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Originally posted by AlunJ
Danny - They did a cdti in the vectra b?
Not as far as i know.
I had a 2.0DTi Vectra C so i dont think CDTI came in till the Vectra C facelift.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Originally posted by AlunJ
Danny - They did a cdti in the vectra b?
Not as far as i know.
I had a 2.0DTi Vectra C so i dont think CDTI came in till the Vectra C facelift.
They did the CDTi in the Pre-facelift Vectra C.
Also did the CDTi in very late Mk4 Astra's.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
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Yea very late Astra's, only the 1.7 iirc.
Also heard bad things about the fuel pumps on the 2.2's? And not a small job to replace either I dont think.
Not wishing to put a downer on this purchase though Kano, you probably wont have it long enough anyway
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Yea very late Astra's, only the 1.7 iirc.
Also heard bad things about the fuel pumps on the 2.2's? And not a small job to replace either I dont think.
Not wishing to put a downer on this purchase though Kano, you probably wont have it long enough anyway
Aye a knew about fuel pumps before I bought it, my view was that its done 105k so if it was likely to go prematurely it would have already. Also in 2 years of doing breakdowns I've yet to see a single DTi with a faulty pump whereas we see at least 1 or 2 freelanders a week with knackered pumps.
Anyone want it after its ready to go?
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Why did you go for the DTis? They are bad compared to the CDTi's I have the 2.0DTi (Y20DTH not DTL) and it barely moves and is noisey as fuck And only gets 45 - 50mpg, considering the way I drive it (grandad) I expected better
I wouldn't say this is far off my Astra CDTi in terms of performance to be honest. It wasn't bought to be quick though so wasn't ever an issue, didn't even test drive it.
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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Every time i log on you've got a different car  Nice colour btw
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
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Originally posted by dannymccann
Why did you go for the DTis? They are bad compared to the CDTi's I have the 2.0DTi (Y20DTH not DTL) and it barely moves and is noisey as fuck And only gets 45 - 50mpg, considering the way I drive it (grandad) I expected better
I wouldn't say this is far off my Astra CDTi in terms of performance to be honest. It wasn't bought to be quick though so wasn't ever an issue, didn't even test drive it.
As long as it does what you want it to do at a price you are willing to pay thats all that matters at the end of they day. The one great thing I will say about mine is we've had it over 2 years and the only things weve replaced on it (baring in mind its 9 years old now with everything still original) are glow plugs, front discs and pads and a couple of tyres.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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It is really nice, a normally boring looking car which actually looks really nice.
Taxing it though 
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £110.00
12 Months Rate £200.00
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
Location: Fife
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
It is really nice, a normally boring looking car which actually looks really nice.
Taxing it though
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £110.00
12 Months Rate £200.00
Aye I couldn't understand the tax, bloody rip off, spotted that when I viewed it.
My 150 CDTi is £125 a year..
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