don’t buy a vauxhall, they are bloody awful.
plus 1
Especially the Astra. I actually had rather happy memories of my dad’s old MK2 that I learnt to drive in and razzed around for 4 years in .. the newer shape is sexy, true, but it’s not a very good bike car..
..Hatch door is awkward shape and quite narrow with all those attractive curves, boot space is actually rather small, seats don’t go proper flat when folded. Not a big deal for me as I run a roof rack but even a week long camping holiday for 2 adults means it’s a proper squeeze into the car if you still want to see out the back window like I prefer
and also a constant battle against little noises developing all over the place.
In 10k miles(75k now admittedly) I’ve had main thermostat fail, Alternator fail, 2 road springs fail, near side track rod end on it’s way out and a random knocking-on-a-desk type noise at rush hour gridlock speeds that 2 garages can’t track down (but not the track rod)and seemingly not the suspension at all.
Brought mine in a rush back in December .. going to get rid of it once MOT’d and tax refreshed this winter.