07 Astra over 200k km, should issue be expected

lifeandtimes

Hi,

Looking to buy an 07 Astra with over 200k I'm, recently ncted for a year and seems to be well looked after.

Should i expect any issues with mileage or does the nct and the year give a little of confidence in it's abilities?

Any advice appreciated
Thanks

colm_mcm

Petrol or diesel?

lifeandtimes

colm_mcm wrote: »

Petrol or diesel?

Sorry I should have said, petrol

colm_mcm

No. buy something else.

For an 07 car in 1.4 - the ones to get are the Corolla (02-07 type), Kia Ceed and Hyundai i30.

What's your budget?

lifeandtimes

colm_mcm wrote: »

No. buy something else.

For an 07 car in 1.4 - the ones to get are the Corolla (02-07 type), Kia Ceed and Hyundai i30.

What's your budget?

Thanks for the advice

Budget is 3k

colm_mcm

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/kia-ceed-se-1-4-new-nct/14798129

Are you specifically looking for a hatchback. Or would you consider a saloon?

Any must-haves like air conditioning for example?

appledrop

No way woild I buy it. As suggested a Toyota Corolla or Hyundai woukd be a much better option.

kerten

colm_mcm wrote: »

No. buy something else.

For an 07 car in 1.4 - the ones to get are the Corolla (02-07 type), Kia Ceed and Hyundai i30.

+1 on Colm.

I helped a friend to buy a very clean 07 Kia Ceed 1.4 ex with 110k kms at odometer 2 months ago. It was 4000 euro and private sale. Nippy and spacious car it is .

thadg

nice petrol golf here, 1 owner from new aswell.

cheap car

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-3-door-1-4-80bhp-2008-nct-til-2018/14802564

colm_mcm

thadg wrote: »

nice petrol golf here, 1 owner from new aswell.

cheap car

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-3-door-1-4-80bhp-2008-nct-til-2018/14802564

0-60 in 7.9 seconds?

60kmph?

jca

thadg wrote: »

nice petrol golf here, 1 owner from new aswell.

cheap car

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/volkswagen-golf-3-door-1-4-80bhp-2008-nct-til-2018/14802564

Cheap car? It's 1200 over the op's budget. I just don't get Ireland's obsession with the sluggish sloth that is the 1.4 petrol golf, I really don't.

thadg

colm_mcm wrote: »

0-60 in 7.9 seconds?

60kmph?

what do you think, google it maybe? that stuff comes up automatically when you put in the reg


hardly mph for an 80bhp engine. 150bhp would be around that time

thadg

jca wrote: »

Cheap car? It's 1200 over the op's budget. I just don't get Ireland's obsession with the sluggish sloth that is the 1.4 petrol golf, I really don't.

every other car mentioned was at 4k

jca

thadg wrote: »

every other car mentioned was at 4k

Fifth post in, budget is 3k. With threads like these I tend to skim over the "buy a Golf" merchants and actually see what the OP has to say.

thadg

jca wrote: »

Fifth post in, budget is 3k.

don't lose any sleep over it

colm_mcm

thadg wrote: »

what do you think, google it maybe? that stuff comes up automatically when you put in the reg


hardly mph for an 80bhp engine. 150bhp would be around that time

You can edit what it gives you. Makes the seller look a bit silly.
13.5 is the actual figure.

road_high

Do yourself and buy a Honda Civic. Economic, reliable and nice to drive. Even though the 1.4 is slow, no worse than others really.

colm_mcm

It's a good bit slower than a Corolla, Ceed or i30 to be fair. It's around the same as a Golf

road_high

Not driven the Ceed but didn't think much in the difference, though the newer Civic is heavy...I think we can all agree all better options than 1.4 Astra which I'd avoid at all costs...remember looking a number of years back at one for my auld one and all I remember was a weird ticking noise from an engine that had already been replaced! Took it for a test drive mainly out of pity....! But ran a mile.

chicorytip

colm_mcm wrote:

For an 07 car in 1.4 - the ones to get are the Corolla (02-07 type), Kia Ceed and Hyundai i30.

Nissan Note. A little less spacious than those mentioned above but no less reliable.

colm_mcm

road_high wrote: »

Not driven the Ceed but didn't think much in the difference, though the newer Civic is heavy...I think we can all agree all better options than 1.4 Astra which I'd avoid at all costs...remember looking a number of years back at one for my auld one and all I remember was a weird ticking noise from an engine that had already been replaced! Took it for a test drive mainly out of pity....! But ran a mile.

The Hyundai/Kia 1.4 engine is 108bhp, which is a lot more than the others have (80/85)

lifeandtimes

Hi everyone

Thanks for your input, it's appreciated.

Think we a gearing(no pun intended) towards a kia or Toyota now.

I knew I'd get some decent advice here

sellasheep

thadg wrote:

hardly mph for an 80bhp engine. 150bhp would be around that time

It's an import....always suspicious of a blacked out reg

corks finest

lifeandtimes wrote: »

Hi,

Looking to buy an 07 Astra with over 200k I'm, recently ncted for a year and seems to be well looked after.

Should i expect any issues with mileage or does the nct and the year give a little of confidence in it's abilities?

Any advice appreciated
Thanks

Be prepared to spend

thadg

sellasheep wrote: »

It's an import....always suspicious of a blacked out reg

what makes you think that?? just because you are suspicious , that's it, its an import:rolleyes:

people block out regs so they wont be cloned in a stolen car or m50 toll etc.

1 owner from new car is very doubtfull an import

stick to the sheep

colm_mcm

1 owner from new is very doubtful on that car either way, but without the reg who's to say.

kerten

Performance wise

07 Kia Ceed 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 11.6 sec
06 Toyota Corolla 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 11.6 sec

07 Opel Astra 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 12.5 sec

07 VW Golf 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 13.5 sec
07 Ford Focus 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 13.6 sec

07 Honda Civic 1.4 --> 0-100 km/h 14.1 sec

jca

Sweet Jesus, the flailing handbags are getting ridiculous, unfollow button time....

walus

How about Suzuki Swift?

thadg

colm_mcm wrote: »

1 owner from new is very doubtful on that car either way, but without the reg who's to say.

if it says 1 owner car from new, it probably is. im sure if you text the owner for the reg they would give it to you

sellasheep

thadg wrote:

if it says 1 owner car from new, it probably is. im sure if you text the owner for the reg they would give it to you

It's not a very desirable car you're trying to flog...no way was there one owner...just no way. I'd run a mile, end of.

thadg

sellasheep wrote: »

It's not a very desirable car you're trying to flog...no way was there one owner...just no way. I'd run a mile, end of.

not flogging anything, I saw a nice 2008 car for handy money, as golfs go , its cheap and looks nice, if its not to your liking fair enough, run a mile, the op asked for advice, and i just put it out there.

the ad says 1 owner from new, I don't know what you cant understand from that, maybe it has 10 owners, but the ad says 1 owner, why don't you ask the seller and get back to us if it is bothering you that much besides coming out with your presumptions

sellasheep

thadg wrote:

not flogging anything, I saw a nice 2008 car for handy money, as golfs go , its cheap and looks nice, if its not to your liking fair enough, run a mile, the op asked for advice, and i just put it out there.

thadg wrote:

the ad says 1 owner from new, I don't know what you cant understand from that, maybe it has 10 owners, but the ad says 1 owner, why don't you ask the seller and get back to us if it is bothering you that much besides coming out with your presumptions

It certainly didn't come across that you were "just putting it out there", rather, you were pushing it, which suggested a conflict of interest.

Are you really naive enough to believe what an ad on Done Deal states? I would imagine I stated fact rather than making a presumption.

colm_mcm

You're in Kerry thadg? Maybe you could go have a look at it?

thadg

colm_mcm wrote: »

You're in Kerry thadg? Maybe you could go have a look at it?

Im not in Kerry. why would I look at it, Im not buying a car

thadg

sellasheep wrote: »

It certainly didn't come across that you were "just putting it out there", rather, you were pushing it, which suggested a conflict of interest.

Are you really naive enough to believe what an ad on Done Deal states? I would imagine I stated fact rather than making a presumption.

ya you must be right, probably numerous previous owners,