Whatever you do don't buy an Astra (or Vectra/Barinas) they cost a BOMB to service and fix (European) I just got rid of my Vectra for the same reason. My mechanic suggests Toyotas or Hondas for reliability and cheap(er) to fix.
I'm glad you mentioned that Amaunet! DH's friend's girlfriend had an 05 Astra, and last year it had major issues so she got rid of it. I wasn't sure if it was just her car? She didn't exactly look after it. DH asked the friend about it, he said it used loads of oil, had problems with the engine light always being on and the throttle got stuck one time. Did your Vectra have many issues? We're wondering if that's why it's so cheap
It just had the usual wear and tear stuff but my mechanic explained parts etc are really expensive, you might as well be servicing/fixing a BMW or merc! My car was only 7 years old/$120,000km and needed $3000 worth of parts and labour and I know my mechanic and he's not dodgy! He had been at me to get rid of it for a while. It also needs timing belt stuff done every 60,000km which is horrendous- don't go there, it's cheap for a reason. He suggested. Corolla but we upgraded to a Camry as we only have one car and needed more room.
Thanks Amaunet. DH and I have both had a lot of Toyotas & Nissans in the past, so we know they're reliable. The Astra just looked good! But yeah, to get an 04 model for $5k made us both think there must be something wrong with it. Might stick to the Corolla or Pulsar, we've had those before!
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