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mk1 astra gte
« on: 09 June 2010, 20:30:51 »
can i say i still like em , well ive got another again after a long break , any one  want pics , but she aint a runner atm lol
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #1 on: 09 June 2010, 20:35:38 »
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can i say i still like em , well ive got another again after a long break , any one  want pics , but she aint a runner atm lol

It's been a long time since I last saw one, but I do still like the look of them  :y  :y  :y
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« Reply #2 on: 09 June 2010, 21:16:58 »
ahhh back to the 80s-90s with good old school cars.
I had the SRI it was great fun just turn the octane plug from 95 to 98 and away you go :D :D :D
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #3 on: 09 June 2010, 21:32:04 »
I def like the look of them. never had a chance to drive a mk1.
Quite rare as iirc only available in Y, A or B reg Think that was something like 1983 to early 1985. Maybe some late 82s as I believe Vauxhall released new models in October back then.

Hope my memory serves me correctly.  :y

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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #4 on: 09 June 2010, 21:59:33 »
I had one of the last GTE's from new,  brilliant to look at, but the car had loads of problems, so chopped it in for a nissan and stayed away from Vx for a few years. 
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #5 on: 09 June 2010, 22:06:54 »
Get some pics up, great motors.....Years ahead of the rest the engine was at the time
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #6 on: 09 June 2010, 23:14:25 »
used to have the van. great for beer nights out, eight in the back..
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« Reply #7 on: 09 June 2010, 23:30:53 »
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Get some pics up, great motors.....Years ahead of the rest the engine was at the time

Engine was fine, you just dont expect sighns of rust at 4 weeks old on the body work.  :-/
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #8 on: 10 June 2010, 00:12:34 »
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Get some pics up, great motors.....Years ahead of the rest the engine was at the time

Totally agree... my grandad had one.... it was a 1.8 GTE.... it flew !!!!
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #9 on: 11 June 2010, 20:59:41 »
Great car, mate of mine had one and i got to drive it a few times and god did it go, i did have a MK1 1.6 SR and that was not bad but i liked the MK2 cav's just that bit more :)
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #10 on: 11 June 2010, 21:25:48 »
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Totally agree... my grandad had one.... it was a 1.8 GTE.... it flew !!!!
I found the 1.8 was a better performer than the 2.0.I wish i could turn back time mine was red in colour
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #11 on: 12 June 2010, 00:45:28 »
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can i say i still like em , well ive got another again after a long break , any one  want pics , but she aint a runner atm lol
Yep, get some photos up for us . I love 'em . Quite rare now ,rotton bulkhead killed most of them and then they just became an "old worthless car "
We have a couple in our Opel club over here both in very good condition.
Here's a friend of mine's D Gte and his sons Nova Gte alongside my Manta at a recent charity run around Dingle Peninsula.

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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #12 on: 12 June 2010, 00:50:51 »
Very nice cars.

I can remember sitting in them new in the show rooms ............... after I'd been sat in a Monza.  ;)  ;)  ;) I must be old  :-?  :y  :y
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« Reply #13 on: 12 June 2010, 07:42:36 »
I had a black one which had been owned by a local casanova, he was caught in a compromising situation and the husband poured paint stripper on the roof which ran down the sides. I bought the car very cheap, painted the bare metal with red lead and drove it around for about 2 years, I was a good car ;)
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Re: mk1 astra gte
« Reply #14 on: 15 June 2010, 10:29:36 »
it was cheap and it is not rotten or hanging underneath which is rare .





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