reliability...

[navmk4gti]

Simple q are the vauxhall astra coupe's 00-04 reg 1.8 or 2.2 reliable??

[Wayne]

1.8 yes fine, make sure cam belt has been replaced.

2.2 is a waste of space, cam chain is a poor design and needs checking or replacing every 40k as they stretch and bend valves, £300 to replace chain and oil jet.

[navmk4gti]

Really like the 1.8.. Will take one for a drive see how it feels

[Wayne]

Really like the 1.8.. Will take one for a drive see how it feels

They are not bad later ones are 135bhp from memory.

[navmk4gti]

Its really for a mate as he knows squat about cars he was asking me .. My first response ofcourse was vauxhall... Der sh1t lol but looking at them they look stunning esp with there red leathers. If all goes well for him may consider one 2 ;-)

[houston]

friend had the 2.2 cabriolet coupe, was all good for about a year, but then things went wrong, quite badly.

alternator on his (limited edition, special edition) cost over 300 quid, and that was refurbed! steering rack went, then the pump, oil leaks, gearbox troubles, then finally went bang with no warning.

so he bought a vectra tdci, which has been off the road nearly all its 3 years of him owning it, vaux couldnt diagnose its fault which turned out to be egr valve, got that fixed and now it wont start at all, i think its the tank pump as theres no flow, but there coded pumps and not cheap.

id avoid vaux altogether

[navmk4gti]

Wow he's had some bad luck suprised he got another vaux after his 1st one got fooked

[shepgti]

my family has owned 4 vauxhalls for around 3 years and never had an issue with any of them. If you look after a car it doesnt break... more cheapskates own vauxhalls hence people moan about them breaking because they abuse them.

[navmk4gti]

So one with full vauxhall history and unabused will be fine.. As with any model car

[Gavv8]

We have a 1.6 zafira as a family car that gets totally abused and it's never gone wrong, i'm not a fan of vauxhall but i'd have another the same in a heartbeat.