My change from the vts !!

[kclipston]

I have been on the lookout for an astra for a few months now so i decided to sell the vts and get one. I was very picky at the car i wanted. It had to be an sri, had to be either black or blue, had to be 3 door, had to have nothing mechanically wrong with it, had to have full service history and in good condition, had to be under £2300. I picked this beauty up on tuesday and travelled two hours for it i payed £2000.... I think i got what i wanted:

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/BZ39QLgBmkKGrHgoH-DIEjlLlvEUjBKo46b.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/1230886-2.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/1230886-3.jpg

What do you guys think?

Im thinking of getting different alloys, but their better than standards so there fine for now :y:

It came with a private plate too but is actually a V reg, 95k miles, fsh, usual sri spec with cruise control and traction control etc, 2lt engine in it, irmscher splitter front and rear, irmscher grill and exhaust.

[Dom]

I like it :y:

[kclipston]

cheers mate anyone any ideas of what to do next with it?

My plans so far:
debadging the rear (apart from the griffen)
tinting the front lights (pretty much the same as tinting saxo lights)
Maybe get the later model standard rear tinted lights
change the wheels

[Rotax73]

Personally I would lower it a bit more.
You've got a great car there by the looks of it :y:

[Keefo]

there nice cars, i had one a while back till the engine blew....twice...

Looks like a good buy.
I would do exactly everything you have mentioned, tint the front and back (both already tinted if you get some from a GSI)

[Simkiss69]

does it feel faster than the vts?

[Dom]

Get a BMW style aerial :y: or something smaller :)

[Saxotim]

looks nice mate, id change the alloys though really not keen on them. :y:

[ash_sx125]

Thats nice, i like that.

[kclipston]

thanks for the replies. I cant really lower it anymore as its bad enough with the speedbumps all around corby although i would like to. Its not slow but not as fast as the vts although the torque on it is fantastic. I would like to tint the rear 1/4's and the rear window but not a fan of the front as it isnt worth the fine really. The wheels are going but id like some bbs of somesort but with me not being able to lower the car much more they might look silly so still thinking of plan B :D

[saxo_asa]

Gsi spoiler ftw

[kclipston]

They are nice, but i love the GSI's and dont want this looking like a replica really, maybe i could photoshop one on and see what its like :D

[twoga]

nice how are you liking it i have the 1.8 sxi and i love it dunno what it compares to other car becuase its my first car but i realy like it my plans are to lower, debadge, tints

[kclipston]

im loving it, its my 3rd astra, my 2nd mk4 but ive never had such a high spec car as the sri before so this feels so much better and hopefully should last me concidering its my 6th car and im only 18 hopefully i dont get bored of it easily, hows yours looking at the minute then?

[JamesR]

Get some different alloys definetly :y: Could try and get some VXR alloys? Would they fit?

[benwh555]

Don't need to do much, just the wheels for me then it will look sweet :y:

[kclipston]

yer i was thinking vxr wheels, and yes same fitment :P so thats a possility, just gotta get some money saved:y: cheers for that

[gouldy87]

how come you wanted something slower than the vts?

[1991Tom]

Nice man! :y: Personally i would of been picky about the millage but if the history is all there then theres nothing to worry about :D

[twoga]

mine is completely standard 65k mk4 black wanted a sri but at 17 thats not going to happen and i am happy with a sxi for my first car bit different from all the cars all 17 year olds have

[Bowey]

how come you wanted something slower than the vts?

the interior is a heap of shit on a vts and speed isnt everything, not that a vts is even like stupid fast lol

the astra is nice mate, i like them and the interiour is nice on them

[kclipston]

Yer i got the 2lt sri as a bit of a risk from petrol costs really but it seems decent on petrol. My insurance aint bad either, its cheaper than the vts and im only 18, but being female i get insurance for £1600 fully comp.

The reason for the change is i was after more than just speed. Astras are big heavy cars and therefore slower than the saxo. But the security is better, the safety is a whole lot better, the spec is bigger, the interior is nicer and i just really like the exterior of them too. I only got the saxo as a runabout for a while untill i got back on my feet again, It did me well but it was time for an upgrade.

yer the miles on it are pretty high and i would never usually go near anything that high but i took my boyfriend to check it over for me, check the service history etc and alls going well. Ive had the car a few days now and i havent yet found anything wrong with it, im hoping it lasts me quite a while

[kclipston]

the interior is a heap of shit on a vts and speed isnt everything, not that a vts is even like stupid fast lol

the astra is nice mate, i like them and the interiour is nice on them

Thankyou, exactly what i thought, different cars have their positive points and their negative ones, this just happens to be a heavy car

[kclipston]

I thought id bump this old thread back up as ive done a few changes to the astra, ive still not found any problems with the car (5 months later) so its doing me good atm. Ill let the pics do the talking really, any questions just ask :D

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p242/kerry_clipston/9.jpg

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Sorry that its dirty im pretty ashamed of the dirt on it but have been wayyy too busy atm and will wash it tomorrow !! its never been this dirty :n:

Also is there anyone i can get to put this in the right thread? Can i change it over to the progress thread?

[VtsTom]

Dont the gsi astras have a dark tint to the head lights? Whack a set in, winner!

[kclipston]

Dont the gsi astras have a dark tint to the head lights? Whack a set in, winner!

Yer they do, id love some, thinking of giving it ago myself first to see if i can save my pennys :y: