astra gsi

[afcbadam]

well im off to look at an astra gsi turbo 53 plate and poss trade in the zs as my 'buyer' failed to turn up today.

hopefully its the right car!

[fastmike]

well im off to look at an astra gsi turbo 53 plate and poss trade in the zs as my 'buyer' failed to turn up today.

hopefully its the right car!

Dont do it dude...... I sold an Astra VXR I bought new in 07 to buy my ZS.. Astras , in fact all Vauxhalls suffer with terminal understeer...

[Yampiedog]

Where you going?

[afcbadam]

the vxr suffers badly with understear, but the gsi isnt as bad. any way i dont do track days so it doesnt really matter.

the car was a dog, really pi$$ed of with the bloke as he told me it was immaculate. 100 mile round trip wasted. bad body condition scratches all over it, alloys looked like they had been in a fight with an angle grinder,rear tyres bold, rear brakes non existant, engine in a discusting condition, looked like it had never been cleaned and touched, blue smoke on start up- turbo is fooked or close to been fooked.

on to the next one.

[peterzs]

Or keep the ZS:clap::clap::clap:

[Jay-ZS+]

I know of someone selling an lovely mk1 zs not far from you either!:whistle:
Sorry to hear it was a wasted trip, thought you were after a scooby?? Or is it just any 2l turbo?

[ian zs180]

Dont do it mate the zs is a much better car than the astra if you want a change though consider a leon cupra before you get the vauxhall its a much better car

[fastmike]

I know of someone selling an lovely mk1 zs not far from you either!:whistle:
Sorry to hear it was a wasted trip, thought you were after a scooby?? Or is it just any 2l turbo?

Get a Scooby...... NOW your talking lol

[afcbadam]

i dont like the seat, plus its a bit smaller than the astra. id love a scooby, but not the quotes im getting to insure one.

the astra gsi is about £300 less to insure than my current zs 180. plus regal autosport are 5 mins up the road, 2k can see them get an astra z20let to around 300 bhp!

[fastmike]

my Scooby cost me £10.51 less to insure than my ZS180.....

[afcbadam]

how old r u though?

[fastmike]

im ancient lol

[afcbadam]

im 21, so insurance is stupid. group 17 cars and above are 2k+

an astra gsi (group 15) is £700 fully comp.
my zs (group 16) is £950 tpft.

[fastmike]

yes I see your point..... those figures are making my eyes water

[afcbadam]

yea i know. my dad got a quote on the astra gsi. fully comp £125 with protected no claims!!

[will-w]

im 21, so insurance is stupid. group 17 cars and above are 2k+

Not for everyone! My Prelude was £750 (for a modified policy) when I was 21...

Would have been £350 this year, cheaper than the ZS..
:tease:

[afcbadam]

i dont know how they work it out. my insurance has always been more expensive than others the same age with the same car. maybe its the rough postcode?? lol.

i have a clean licence and 2 years no claims, nearly 3. driving 4 years no accidents. anyway i reasonably happy with the quotes consedering this time last year a astra gsi would have cost £1600

[will-w]

Ahhh... That's probably the difference then as I've got 4 years no claims and driving 5 years in November, I'm 22 BTW...

Location also makes quite a difference, my insurance dropped £50 when we moved!