vauxhall mk 4 astra sri review

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Average Ratings
Performance9/10
Practicality7.6/10
Reliability9.6/10
Value for Money9.4/10
Reviewer Rating9.3/10
Overall Rating9.5/10 Based on 12 ratings
100% Recommended7 out of 7 Reviews

Review of Vauxhall Mk 4 Astra SRI

By Ed (fat ed) Furguson. Rank: Lance Corporal on 26th Feb 2002

Ed (fat ed) Furguson.'s Ratings
Performance10/10
Practicality2/10
Reliability8/10
Value for money9/10
Overall value8/10
yes Ed (fat ed) Furguson.'s recommendation

Good Points

Looks, handling, performance

Bad Points

When designed, room for obese people like me was not taken into consideration.

General Comments

I have added a super chip to my Vauxhall Mk4 Astra SRi with a BUTTON that gives me about 160 mph INSTANTLY. Also i have got twin garrett ball bearing turbo's which only give me 180 bhp EACH. I have de- locked and de- handled it which was a bad idea because I couldn't get in it. The brakes are 17" in diameter and the wheels are 18". It has a sequential gearchange and my favourite mod is the pie and chips holder on the dash board. This is not as good as my morris minor v8 but that is another story.

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19 Comments on Review by Ed (fat ed) Furguson. for Vauxhall Mk 4 Astra SRI

  1. Joe Bloggs. on 8th Mar 2002

    What!!!!!!! are you for real?

  2. CDC. on 21st May 2002

    Good joke, unfortunately some people may take it serious.

  3. Terry. on 30th May 2002

    Right! Nice dream you had there about the lovley mka astra. Just one thing, have you got pictures of this so-called beast; i.e not just the outside of the car.. I mean pictures of what's under the hood and proof of the car being, how should I put this, so-called modified to the nines. If so, please feal free to post them as I would like to see this lovely fantasy...

  4. dan. on 12th Aug 2002

    If you've got 17' brakes,18' wheels, does that mean you've got 19' tyres?! next you'll be telling us your car has GT ashtrays and double declutching mudflaps!!!

  5. Slippy. on 12th Aug 2002

    thats pretty funny what dan said above. i fitted 18" fox alloys on my mk3 astra, but that was with a very large amounts of effort. I had to cut new wheel arches. so, with your super duper button that gives u 160mph instantly - why dont u push it when u are stationary and rip ur lying face off with the gforce. but when youre twin garret turbos kick in producing 180bhp each, you might actually take off, so could u do me a favour and say hi to my aunt in the usa please. what tyres are u running on those to keep this imaginary car down? 1000mm? haha.. and u must have a spoiler too. a big one? get another, stick them on the sides where the imaginary doors would go, then u can really fly. haha.

  6. Sean. on 16th Aug 2002

    I would like to say that I have MK4 Astra on a 99 v plate, I have spent about 6k just modifying the car, I previously worked for pentagon Vauxhall in Derby, so I do know what Im talking about,, My MK4 is a 2.2 16v with a Nitrous kit fittment. I can get about 220bhp with the turbo kicking over,, the nitrous gives me another 65 - 75bhp, beleive me when i tell you that guy who claims to have 160mph instantly is talking proper rubbish, for a start the manifold set in his MK4 wuoldnt handle 180bhp without reselected cams, which he wont have the inteligence to do,, and its rare a garage will do it for you, secondly if he had 18inch wheels on his MK4, he wouldnt get 180bhp anyway, even with a Rolls Royce turbing up its end,, as the friction between tyre and road automatically drops the bhp by 30bhp at high speeds,,,

    The verdict is, he's talking out of his rusty bullet.

  7. Slippy. on 16th Aug 2002

    I already posted. One more comment though. When you delock and dehandle the doors it doesn't mean you can't actually get in. It actually bothered me quite a lot as to whether or not you could get ur car to do the stuff talking about. the manifold on my mk3 would no where near take that pounding and the structure of the manifold isnt that different between the mk3 and 4. I have come to the conclusion, he has been watching the speed scenes in the fast and the furious a little too much and imagines it all.

    Anyway, nice car Sean. You got any pictures to trade? I've spent about £3k on my car and would love to trade pics. Mail me: richardj.poole@ntlworld.com

    Check out www.theboyracer.net - a very nice vauxhall site.

  8. Ross. on 26th Aug 2002

    Anyone who is seriously interested in the astra should check out my website

    www.astra-sri.co.uk

    The home of geniune properly modified Astra's


    Ross

  9. steve. on 22nd Nov 2002

    This car also loves a good set of spark plugs I gained 60bhp by putting bosch plugs in it.

  10. John. on 7th Feb 2003

    Loosing 30BHP at high speeds is about as accurate as saying your top speed is very fast, you can't loose BHP at any speed because it's a measurement of engine power and the engine doesn't loose power just because your going fast.

  11. Astra16v. on 16th Feb 2003

    Want to discuss Mk4 Astras with people with knowledge of what a Mk4 astra looks like (people who actually own them) go to www.astra-sport.co.uk

  12. Jim_the_review_man. on 27th Mar 2003

    hey is this guy 4 real i wanna know wat sort of garretts he running 160 or 180bhp at the wheels u gotta be joking i mean and a nos button that makes u go 160 kmh maybe i didnt read this right or this guy is a complete W****r im an aussie and the cars in uk are the same as the aussie ones and a mate of mine done one up twin t66 garrett turbos producing 15 psi straight off after 3 drives on the dino the manifold broke and the stock cam it was well a bit up the creek so in conclusion this guy needs to be awarded biggest lying boso under this earth seeya every one

  13. the real astra daddy. on 25th Apr 2003

    I drive a Mk4 Tv/Mag featured astra. The SRI is a 4 cylinder, how are you runnig twin turbos? And- push of a button to 160? really that would take 100 bhp of direct port Nos angle via your "twin turbo's" at a acute angle to gain max effect. Next thing, 17" brakes(425mm) wont fit on 18" wheel cos they require 4 pot claipers, hence you would need 20's min Next thing, in order to get 180 bhp from each garret, i take it there T68's bolted onto a engine that deliver 300+ bhp normally apspirated?
    you must have to have 440cc inectors to handle that do you? If you want any real help on modding a car speak to me or anyone else here that know the score

  14. Tim. on 5th May 2003

    sounds something like the batmobile, and another thing anyone who delocks their car knows thats its called flushing doorhandles and in your picture u got no allloys, spoiler, and u got doorhandles

  15. Paul. on 18th Jul 2003

    Dunno why you all bothered replying, its obviously a wind up

  16. Rapid Fiend on 11th Sep 2003

    I'm sorry, guys but what kind of retards are you? If you're so damn sure it's a joke (i.e. Humourously intended lie - for the fools who seemed offended that he'd tell a fib) then laugh or don't laugh, but don't be pathetic enough to take it seriously. And for those who know it's a joke and pick it apart anyway; there are no scene point for pointless pedantry.

  17. sseddon2002 on 11th Sep 2003

    I love the b*tching lads. Keep up the good work. I have just bought a astra sri on a Y plate. I want to give it some extra bhp at the cheapest cost, what can you guys suggest?

  18. VAUXHALL8321 on 11th Apr 2004

    Hi ya peeps, i own a Mk4 Astra SRi on a 52 plate, am currently modifieing the little beauty, so if any one has any ideas as to what body kit would look good.
    I really like the Astra, they go well the handleing is quite good and they have alot of get up and go!! if any one else has a Mk 4 Astra
    Thanks for reading

  19. mc cruiser on 7th May 2006

    I got a 99 sxi. does anyone know if i can put 18s straight on it or have i gotta change brakes? someone And were's my sxi badges?? lol



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