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They're actually alright cars, zippy for a 1.8L. My sis owned one and I used to drive it around alot, good little cheap relaible car. Don't bother with astra's, my bro has one now and he bought it brand new and has had couple of issues with it already. Toyota engine last you longer anyway than a holden:D

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ahahahahaha, why would u bother, if ur lookn at sumthin like that then at least go for an astra turbo!

Yeah, because a 1990's Nova / Corolla is going to be in the same bracket as a late 90's / 2000+ Astra SRi Turbo, so obviously people will cross-shop them. :laugh:

Why don't you suggest he go look at an Audi S3 or Golf R32 while you're at it?

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Yeah, because a 1990's Nova / Corolla is going to be in the same bracket as a late 90's / 2000+ Astra SRi Turbo, so obviously people will cross-shop them. :)

Why don't you suggest he go look at an Audi S3 or Golf R32 while you're at it?

Because the S4 would be better as it has a boot???

My Granny has one, and she is an old hoon. One of the best cars she has ever had she recons.

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Tend to chew though CV joints at a rapid rate of knots... :)cheap to replace though. Head gaskets are another common problem. Generally speaking a reliable yet completely unremarkable slice of early 90's econo-motoring... I used to pick these things up for a couple of K and thrash the living bejesus out of them as my daily drivers...

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I've got a 1990 pulsar at the moment as a daily driver. Costs about $30 a week and i do a fair bit of driving.

I hired a 2004 nissan pulsar the other week whilst in melb, and to be honest, my older car was both faster and about the same economy! and the driving feel wasn't all that much better, in fact very vague and distant the steering and feel of the whole car.

Cars in that sort of range haven't got that much better if you ask me in the last 10-15 years. Now its just about all components as cheap as possible, with the false impression of class with the fake leather look, plastic chromed bits, etc.

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