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I bought this a fair few years ago and have spent quite a bit replacing all the broken and worn bits with GM parts.  It has done me well over the past years, it was 30k miles when I bought it, and have not done a lot more since then. It has a mint interior, the paint is pretty good, it's rust free, and the engine is like new.   It has Calibra Turbo/Astra Coupe Turbo F/R 5 stud hubs, but that's about it with the 'mods'. I just like the wheels, but have the originals in my garage. I've never seen many of these on the roads, and suppose in the future they will gain some sort of classic status, and I want to keep it in the condition it is in now. It needs a new rear bumper, never get round to buying one though! (and possibly a new grille as the retaining clips came off when I took it off!!)  Hope you like it, it's not exactly retro, but nearly!  |
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2009 10:37:04 GMT by DavidB
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For a minute I thought 'Stanton' had got a Vauxhall instead of a VW!   Welcome, probs on the cusp or retro looks wise, but cool gets my vote been looking at these with more interest recently.  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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rtlkyuubi
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nice to see an unmolested version of 1 |
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Yeah, I'm not sure I should be posting this here really. I'm really in possession of it just to keep it immaculate for as long as possible, it is a 16 year old car!
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the same station from MIG and mk3oc?
The rubstrip removal and colour coded handles are nice subtle mods.
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Not retro..... yet!
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Aye, that's me! Forgot about the Vectra handles (I prefer the old plastic ones TBH), and they didn't have rub strips from the factory!
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Lovely. I had a white one a few years ago, very quick cars!
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Gorgeous wheels.
I had what was known as a 180iS in 4 door config years ago.
Most fun on four wheels driven through the fron I have had todate.
That car only knew one speed..... fast.
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Dec 16, 2007 12:12:26 GMT
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That's real nice. And like you say, you don't see them at all really. Surely a tip for the future, these. I like it |
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Dec 16, 2007 15:01:43 GMT
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Beautiful! Keep it away from the barry silly-billies who usually own these cars.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
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1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
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1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Dec 16, 2007 15:29:42 GMT
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I liked these when they first came out , got a soft spot for Cav GSI 2000s too..
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Dec 17, 2007 14:19:17 GMT
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thats perfect don't change a thing! oem FTW!
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Gorgeous wheels. I had what was known as a 180iS in 4 door config years ago. Most fun on four wheels driven through the fron I have had todate. That car only knew one speed..... fast. Is the 180iS the South African Opel version? I'm sure they're badged as Opel Kadetts over there. They're really kitted out and completely different spec-wise to the European Astras.      www.mk3oc.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9002 |
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