1997 (R) Vauxhall Astra 1.6, £595, Bucks

[Peter C]

Guys,

 

This belongs to my brother in law, who recently bought my BMW E36. Car is sweet, looking for a quick sale.

 

Model: Vauxhall Astra Arctic II 5 door hatchback

 

Year: October 1997, R reg

 

Engine: 1.6 16V

 

Gearbox: 5 speed manual

 

MoT: over 12 months Mot (valid until 27th November 2011)

 

Tax: almost 7 months road tax (valid until 1st June 2011)

 

Mileage: 113k with most previous MoTs and service history

 

Previous owners: 3

 

Location: near Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, 10 mins from M40 J2

 

Price: £595

 

Swaps or p/x: No thank you

 

Contact: via PM or 0 7 9 2 1 8 6 1 2 4 9

 

Spec: power steering, air conditioning (not working), front electric windows, central locking, airbag, alloy wheels, original stereo.

 

Condition: Very reliable, starts first time, drives very well, clean and tidy inside and out. No known faults.

 

Pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nearside of the car looks exactly the same as the offside - nothing to hide!

 

Whilst you can buy a similar age Astra for a few quid less, I doubt it will have almost 13 months MoT, almost 7 months tax and be as clean and fault free as this one.

[Station]

What mats does it have, out of interest?

[Peter C]

What mats does it have, out of interest?

 

As I am stuck at home, post knee-op, with absolutely bugger all to do, I have made you a mat collage from the photographs that I have:

 

[Station]

Oh, sorry! I thought they were Vauxhall ones!

[Peter C]

Oh, sorry! I thought they were Vauxhall ones!

 

You bloody Vauxhall floor mat fetishist!

[pompei]

Your brother in law isn't The Doctor by any chance? That looks very nice!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hi, do you have any close ups of the mudflaps?

[Pete-M]

Yeah, what's the glovebox light bulb like?

 

Y'know what it's like, you've already lost a sale through the wrong floormats. There's a recession on y'know, Pal. Buyers market. People don't want gas guzzlers like this, what's the insurance gonne be like?

 

Will ya take 50p and a half sucked Werthers Original? Tonight? Cash?

[ashmicro]

Proper nice that, and VFM too.

 

eBay mongs take note: THAT is how you write a car advert.

[Peter C]

Yeah, what's the glovebox light bulb like?

 

Y'know what it's like, you've already lost a sale through the wrong floormats. There's a recession on y'know, Pal. Buyers market. People don't want gas guzzlers like this, what's the insurance gonne be like?

 

Will ya take 50p and a half sucked Werthers Original? Tonight? Cash?

 

Oh shit. I better go and check the glovebox light bulb is the correct wattage. I wouldn't want a potential sale falling through because the bulb is not bright enough.

 

She'll do 98MPG and costs £12.50 to insure, fully comp, with 25 points on my licence and a recent conviction for gang rape.

[Peter C]

I've recently driven this car and for a 13 year old Vauxhall it's not bad. The clutch pedal makes that whinge sound, same as all Vauxhalls, but the rest of it seems ok, if you like that sort of thing. Whilst I am not offering any warranty, for £595 you can expect 7 months of cost-less motoring and a further hundred odd pounds later will get you another 6 months of trouble free motoring.

[Guest]

The paint looks great, is it?

 

Can it drive through a peat bog and do 45 MPG at 85 mph without sounding like it's straining anything? At terminal Queef does the back end step out with the front nibbling at understeer?

 

Has the steering wheel been correctly tightened with a torque wrench?

 

In all seriousness, that's the nicest non V6 Mk3 Astra I've seen. Best of luck with the sale.

[Lord Sterling]

Oh, sorry! I thought they were Vauxhall ones!

 

They are Vauxhall ones arent they?

[Peter C]

The paint looks great, is it?

 

It's not bad. There are early signs of corrosion along the vertical section of the rear arches, but they won't need attention for a while yet.

 

Can it drive through a peat bog and do 45 MPG at 85 mph without sounding like it's straining anything? At terminal Queef does the back end step out with the front nibbling at understeer?

 

Of course it can! It's a 1.6 Astra!

 

Has the steering wheel been correctly tightened with a torque wrench?

 

It's a Vauxhall, so I doubt it.

[Peter C]

SOLD via AutoTrader to the first person to view it.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

He obviously liked the floor mats