For Sale 2003 Vauxhall Astra for sale. MOT 2016 SOLD

[Cavcraft]

2003 '53 plate' Astra 1.6 8V

MOT March 2016

TAXED TO GET YOU HOME

101,000 miles

It's not half tidy, the o/s/f top bumper clip has gone adrift, though it doesn't effect it driving and isn't OMG DANGER etc.

Starts and sounds fine, but...

 

the yellow spanner light of impending impendingness is on and the ABS light likes to illuminate. The last owner said it would go into limp mode, then he's turn it off and back on again and it was ok. In the massive* (5) miles I've done in it though, it hasn't happened.

 

It's hardly been anywhere in ages, so I was told, just the odd very local run so a good run out and/or a basic service probably wouldn't go amiss.

 

 

Shiter's price £275! Chester, Cheshire.

[eddyramrod]

That should be a nicely handy little runabout for someone.  GLWTS.

[purplebargeken]

That does look like a good'un Billy.

 

Perhaps a proper 'italian tune up' would help clear crud out, etc.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

 

 

Shiter's price £275! Chester, Cheshire.

 

 

Did you say just TWO SEVENTY FIVE?

[beko1987]

Damn, I'm taking £300 out of my savings to fettle with the ZX and Meriva, is actually quite tempting to just splazz out on this and sell the ZX/fuck the meriva...

 

But I won't, GLWS etc, looks very tidy. A well placed cable tie should help the bumper along no?

[Cavcraft]

Started it just now and it was smoking a bit, so could be either something stupid like the EGR or throttle body, or something even stupider.

 

£225 can take it, I have (genuinely) been offered an XBOX 360 and a garden strimmer for it elsewhere!

 

LOL! As I type that offer's been upped to include a hedge trimmer.

[philibusmo]

Not enough bird shit for my liking, do not want.

 

GLWTS

[hairnet]

Damn, I'm taking £300 out of my savings to fettle with the ZX and Meriva, is actually quite tempting to just splazz out on this and sell the ZX/fuck the meriva...

 

 

DO DIS

[Sealtainn]

I had a 53 plate Zafira with the Ecotec engine and the spanner light would come on when the oil level was low. I lost count of the number of times I pulled over, topped it up and carried on and within half a mile the light would go out again

[EssDeeWon]

£225? That is barmy.

 

These MK4 Astra's are nice cars to drive, we had one as a company car once and it was always the Astra I would grab the keys for if I had to pop out.

 

GLWTS (Not that your going to need it)

[flat4alfa]

I have no interest in this raffle, sorry

 

I have enough limp mode in my life

 

But glwts

[twosmoke300]

Sealitin is right about the oil level . It actually throws up a knock sensor fault code !

[warren t claim]

I know someone who may have this off you.

[Cavcraft]

Good!

[D Spares & Tyres]

whereabouts are you? (and the astra)

[saucedoctor]

Coolant temperature sender and/or wiring for same is known to cause limp home on these.

 

GLWTS. AVAS etc.

[Cavcraft]

Chester, just off the M53/A55.

[beko1987]

The vauxhall badge is known to cause limp home on these.

 

GLWTS. AVAS etc.

[TimothyClaypole]

Mine smoked a bit too(same engine).

 

I'd blanked the EGR off - stupid thing.  It ran worse with a new one fitted than when it was blanked off.

 

 

Would you take 4 tons of sieved top soil? 

[D Spares & Tyres]

not too far then.can I have a look it tomorrow afternoon?

[retrogeezer]

my old calibra used to do that all the time, cam sensor was the problem. I perfected the art of switching off in 5th on a dual carriageway and then bumping it!

 

Had a new genuine sensor fitted and that failed a week later!

[Cavcraft]

SOLD

[Jim Bell]

Well played.

[wuvvum]

Bugger me, that was quick!  Maybe you should start up some kind of night school to teach people how to flog shit old motors...

[purplebargeken]

Do you mean this forum ain't it?

 

Nice one Billy.

 

Now, cheap, auto, not tiny and interesting ok!

[skattrd]

Now, cheap, auto, not tiny and interesting ok!

 

Can I interest sir in a nice* w202 estate?  http://autoshite.com/topic/18152-merc-w202-c250td-estate-for-sale-see-page-4/?p=761021

 

Apologies for the hijack Billy

[ruffgeezer]

Do you mean this forum ain't it?

 

Nice one Billy.

 

Now, cheap, auto, not tiny and interesting ok!

 

 

How about a shit Honda Accord 1.8i in delightful maroon and matt black two tone?

[purplebargeken]

The W202 estate looks lovely in that colour....... hmm.

 

Shit Accord........ was that a special edition 

 

Sad bastard that I am I actually like the idea of a Meriva or Zafira but it would need to be auto and mind numbingly cheap. 

 

Then I recall that I have agreed to purchase a poo brown Daf 44. At least it is tax exempt. Too many wantages, not enough money or storage 

[purplebargeken]

I just thought that the words Meriva and Zafira do not normally get associated with the word 'interesting'. Maybe I am getting old. Fuck.

[saucedoctor]

I had a Meriva 1.6 8 valve and it was a bastard to get rid of. Bought cheap at the auction, I barely broke even on it due to OMG ROADTAX BUMRAPE scaring off punters.

 

Incidentally, bought this last week, and sold it today no trouble. Horrible thing, but not hard to shift on for £tidy.