I bought an Astra.....

Aero · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:03

Not a big fan of these to be honest, not my cup of tea. I can't believe how slow it is either, I am truely surprised by the 0-60mph and the fact it's called a sport. My 1999 1.8 mondeo is quicker and thats a shed...

Each to their own though and hope you are happy with it.

[TW]Fox · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:05

Usually I like to ask if these sort of slow 'Sport' model cars are perhaps called the 'Sport' because of the ample space for sporting equipment in the boot. But given that this has no boot space, I'm not even sure what to think.

It's about as sporting as a dead hedgehog.

Moeks · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:06

[TW]Fox;16439400 said:
Usually I like to ask if these sort of slow 'Sport' model cars are perhaps called the 'Sport' because of the ample space for sporting equipment in the boot. But given that this has no boot space, I'm not even sure what to think.

It's about as sporting as a dead hedgehog.

It has alloy wheels damn it! ...I think (/goes back to page 1 to check) ....yep, very small ones.

Sam · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:07

Im so sorry

burns · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:09

I like it. Each to their own though. I like the Nova saloon in the background too, don't see many of them around.

iaind · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:11

[TW]Fox;16439400 said:
Usually I like to ask if these sort of slow 'Sport' model cars are perhaps called the 'Sport' because of the ample space for sporting equipment in the boot. But given that this has no boot space, I'm not even sure what to think.

It's about as sporting as a dead hedgehog.

"Sport" on cars like this generally means it has alloys and foglights.

Not sure what sort of sport they are thinking of, but there we go...

GinG · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:42

Can I ask....why?

There is nothing about the car that looks good...

I am not a fanboy of any marque, I love the vxr ranges, my mum just bought a brand new corsa...I strangely like...

...this however is horrid...no angle or camera trickery can make it look decent

it just looks so out of proportion!

Kitchster_uk · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:48

On purpose? Or did you walk into the dealer and trip over, starting a comedy cascade which included you throwing loads of money at him, accidently signing the V5 when trying to steady yourself and slipping into the drivers seat...?

Maccy · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:50

bledd. said:
I think you should have created a 'spec me a car' thread

Definitely.

Pudney · 26 Apr 2010 at 18:51

To add a positive note, it's better than my Astra!

grudas · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:04

feel sorry for you

hope you recover soon! best wishes

nanospider · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:08

eddie101 said:

Is the door open or are the panels all squint?

Dogbreath · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:13

I thought that looked massive for an Astra in the pics, so just checked on Parkers and it's as wide as a Vectra and only about 6 inches shorter. The next Astra is going to make a Hummer look like a toy I reckon.

iaind · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:22

Dogbreath said:
I thought that looked massive for an Astra in the pics, so just checked on Parkers and it's as wide as a Vectra and only about 6 inches shorter. The next Astra is going to make a Hummer look like a toy I reckon.

Cars are always getting bigger - the new Fiesta is not much smaller than the old Focus, the new Ka isnt much smaller than the old Fiesta etc etc

What's the size difference with the Insignia though, as at least you'll be comparing similar generations

Moeks · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:40

The Insignia is quite sizeable, certainly bigger than a Vectra, my sister had an Insignia courtesy car a couple of weeks ago while her Audi was having all the dents and scrapes knocked out of it (don't ask) ...it is bigger than my E39, a tad longer and wider.

iaind · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:43

I do think car size classes work on a sliding scale, certianly in the less prestige end of the market. New funky small cars come in at the bottom with an entry level price - an easy way to gain brand loyalty. Each iteration gets a bit bigger until the biggest car in the range falls off the top (Omega or Scorpio anyone?)

Moeks · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:47

Really though, 3 car sizes will probably cover 90%+ of the sales and requirements of the customers, in this case; Corsa, Astra, Insignia (I wasn't counting suv's, trucks and mpv's in this)

I would like to see the Holden Commodore and new Ford Taurus marketed here, but I wouldn't be looking to buy either really and I doubt they would sell very well ...I just like bigger (proper sized) saloon cars really. I would seriously consider buying a Ford Falcon though.

Kmodo · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:51

I am currently driving an Astra SRI 1.8 petrol (hire car) and once you get over how ridiculously uncomfortable the seats are its not too bad a car, been in far worse hire cars recently most notably the C3 and 207!

Moeks · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:54

deadkomodo said:
I am currently driving an Astra SRI 1.8 petrol (hire car) and once you get over how ridiculously uncomfortable the seats are its not too bad a car, been in far worse hire cars recently most notably the C3 and 207!

Having "ridiculously uncomfortable" seats is rather a large down-side though? ...after all, you have to sit in them all the time you are using the car!

iaind · 26 Apr 2010 at 19:57

Moeks said:
Really though, 3 car sizes will probably cover 90%+ of the sales and requirements of the customers, in this case; Corsa, Astra, Insignia (I wasn't counting suv's, trucks and mpv's in this)

I would like to see the Holden Commodore and new Ford Taurus marketed here, but I wouldn't be looking to buy either really and I doubt they would sell very well ...I just like bigger (proper sized) saloon cars really. I would seriously consider buying a Ford Falcon though.

Completely agree - small, medium or large would suit most people.

Have to say, and I'm not playing bait the BMW driver here, but BMW have to be the worst for having too many models. 5GT? X1? X6? 4 different convertibles?