Vauxhall Astra 1.6 16v Club 5dr

This is the first Vauxhall I have bought it is diesel and looks good, but it has cost me nearly £2000 on top of what I paid for it and I have lost all confidence in it,

Plenty of room in boot for storage and enough room to carry passengers front and back without being squashed! Dash very easy to understand i.e radio heating etc. Indicators are a bit of a problem at the start to get use to but nothing to hard to understand. All round good car maybe a bit over priced but well recommended.

This is the first Vauxhall I have purchased since a Viva in 1979. I was told that there had been vast improvements made. I'm not convinced they are enough. Would I buy another Vauxhall....No, come back my old Mondeo which was a lot smoother and sensible.

Horrible clutch which judders and moans when taking up the drive. Also a nasty clunking noise. Indicators and wiper controls are stupid, don't know when they are on or off. Poor performance at low revs. tends to be more punch after 2500 revs. Economy poor on urban and long distance. This may be due to the low ratio gearbox. 3700 at 70 MPH in 5th gear, can hear the engine trying to get out from under the bonnet. Lack of space to store items inside the car, only the glovebox and door bins. Boot is pathetic, they may have well not bothered. Stupid shaped rear doors. Because of the shape of the top of the door, when its opened quickly you get a really nice dig in the ribs if not careful. It would seem that Vauxhall have spent too much time on electrical gadgets like the seatbelt light and warning sound which gets on my nerves rather than concentrate on the important things.