Finally! Holden Sticks The Diesel In Astra Wagon - Page 2

RedVee8 · 05-28-2008, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mikmak

Hahaha, it's funny how the fuel consumption has stayed about the same for the small-mid sizers. only the weight has changed...by 400kgs!

I got 6.35l/100kms this week and i wasn't really trying, not to mention I got stuck behind a few accidents as well. At least I wasn't stuck in a Camira I suppose

Funny you should say that.

Well, my other sister has a JS(?) Vectra (the Olympic edition) 5sp in blue. My wife drove it and then was gungho for a new car. Said the Vectra reminded her of my old Camira.............

True.

We then looked for a new Vectra 2.2, and ended up with the Astra. Wife wouldnt let me get blue as both sisters have blue, so we got black. True again.

RedVee8 · 05-28-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mikmak

I would have thought the same since I get around 6.4 on average with my 2.2 5M Vectra, however, with all the extra kit plus being generally larger (+120kgs), they haul around, it's easy to see where the consumption goes.
Here's a comparison

gee, the Astra diesel is a little underwhelming on economy. Check this out, quick comparo with Captiva diesel and petrol Astra CDX wagon.
http://www.redbookasiapacific.com/au...886&id2=399155

less than 1l/100k between the lot of them on combined economy. Hmm?

mikmak · 05-28-2008, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RedVee8

Funny you should say that.

Well, my other sister has a JS(?) Vectra (the Olympic edition) 5sp in blue. My wife drove it and then was gungho for a new car. Said the Vectra reminded her of my old Camira.............

True.

We then looked for a new Vectra 2.2, and ended up with the Astra. Wife wouldnt let me get blue as both sisters have blue, so we got black. True again.

Like this one? That would be a 1999 JSII Olympic Edition 2.2 5 speed manual. Reminded her of a Camira huh?....I'm not sure how I should feel about that.

RedVee8 · 05-28-2008, 09:05 AM

^^^ Yep, thats exactly the one. Think it was when they were building them locally.

If it makes you feel any better my Camira was a bloody nice car, until I stacked it.

AMERICA 123 · 05-28-2008, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nota

^^^ This bloke the adventurer Hans Tholstrup is a genuine legend having amassed an incredible list of achievements over many years, including navigating across the treacherous Bass Strait from the Oz mainland to Tasmania .. in a Mini Moke!

Worth checking out...

http://www.hyundai.com.au/Hans-Thols...e/default.aspx

Thats a good link !

"Amazing" comes to mind.

Ssom · 05-29-2008, 06:01 AM

The Astra CDTi marked the long overdue re-introduction of the Astra Wagon to NZ as well (Not before time, the Focus has been running circles around the wagon market).

$35,990 for the manual and $36,990 for the Auto.

Compared to $30,890 (No haggle) Focus 1.8 TDCI manual. Though the price is justified by the superior diesel engine and the fact it has electric windows in the back and alloy wheels... I think the Astras best competition would be the just launched Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI Combi, Skoda being the fastest growing brand in NZ at the moment (And grabbing a lot of fleet sales at the same time) for $33,990 (Manual only)

mikmak · 05-31-2008, 10:14 AM

Mrs. mak saw an Octavia the other day and actually asked me about it. Apparently it looks pretty good. It was a fairly short conversation when I mentioned that for the same amount you can get a Subaru, but I'm still going to check them out. 1.8TFSI 6M is pretty good for 30 odd k and the economy is pretty impressive too, even in the petrol.

RedVee8 · 07-02-2008, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by mikmak

Mrs. mak saw an Octavia the other day and actually asked me about it. Apparently it looks pretty good. It was a fairly short conversation when I mentioned that for the same amount you can get a Subaru, but I'm still going to check them out. 1.8TFSI 6M is pretty good for 30 odd k and the economy is pretty impressive too, even in the petrol.

MikMAk,
wrong thread perhaps, but the new Astra ad shows a SRi 2.2 in 5door form.
must be back????

mikmak · 07-02-2008, 01:25 AM

Nope I dropped into a dealer yesterday to check out a second hand Vectra CDXI (in accordance with Mrs. maks choice) and there was a Black 5 door SRi....1.8. BOOO!

Ssom · 07-02-2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mikmak

Nope I dropped into a dealer yesterday to check out a second hand Vectra CDXI (in accordance with Mrs. maks choice) and there was a Black 5 door SRi....1.8. BOOO!

It's on Holdens website, SRi 3 and 5 Door are now 1.8 litres. Oddly Holden NZ still lists it as a 2.2 despite a recent update

RedVee8 · 07-02-2008, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Ssom

It's on Holdens website, SRi 3 and 5 Door are now 1.8 litres. Oddly Holden NZ still lists it as a 2.2 despite a recent update

well there you go, my wife saw the red 5dr and said "thats a nice looking Astra" and they said SRi. My mind went straight to 2.2 mode I guess.
bugger.

05-28-2008, 09:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
RedVee8 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Rosemeadow, NSW Australia Drives: 1984 Holden VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8 2006 A Posts: 1,617	Re: Finally! Holden Sticks The Diesel In Astra Wagon ^^^ Yep, thats exactly the one. Think it was when they were building them locally. If it makes you feel any better my Camira was a bloody nice car, until I stacked it. __________________ RedVee8 Current Holdens. VH Commodore Vacationer 253 V8; AH Astra CDX 1.8; CG Captiva LX 3.2V6 (work). Previous Holdens. 1969 HT Kingswood 186; 1975 HJ Premier 202; 1977 TC Gemini; 1985 JD Camira SL/E 1.8i Keep Holden On.

05-29-2008, 06:01 AM	#21 (permalink)
Ssom 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 536	Re: Finally! Holden Sticks The Diesel In Astra Wagon The Astra CDTi marked the long overdue re-introduction of the Astra Wagon to NZ as well (Not before time, the Focus has been running circles around the wagon market). $35,990 for the manual and $36,990 for the Auto. Compared to $30,890 (No haggle) Focus 1.8 TDCI manual. Though the price is justified by the superior diesel engine and the fact it has electric windows in the back and alloy wheels... I think the Astras best competition would be the just launched Skoda Fabia 1.9 TDI Combi, Skoda being the fastest growing brand in NZ at the moment (And grabbing a lot of fleet sales at the same time) for $33,990 (Manual only) Last edited by Ssom : 05-29-2008 at 06:06 AM.

05-31-2008, 10:14 AM	#22 (permalink)
mikmak 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan Posts: 8,032	Re: Finally! Holden Sticks The Diesel In Astra Wagon Mrs. mak saw an Octavia the other day and actually asked me about it. Apparently it looks pretty good. It was a fairly short conversation when I mentioned that for the same amount you can get a Subaru, but I'm still going to check them out. 1.8TFSI 6M is pretty good for 30 odd k and the economy is pretty impressive too, even in the petrol. __________________ You start a conversation you cant even finish it. You're talkin a lot, but you're not sayin anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again?

07-02-2008, 01:25 AM	#24 (permalink)
mikmak 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pacific Paradise, Australia Drives: VZ Wagon and JSII sedan Posts: 8,032	Re: Finally! Holden Sticks The Diesel In Astra Wagon Nope I dropped into a dealer yesterday to check out a second hand Vectra CDXI (in accordance with Mrs. maks choice) and there was a Black 5 door SRi....1.8. BOOO! __________________ You start a conversation you cant even finish it. You're talkin a lot, but you're not sayin anything. When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed. Say something once, why say it again?

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