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Originally Posted by Opelguy
I registered here and decided to buy another Astra after reading the over-crowded bugs and faults-section of this website.
As for trusting Top Gear to be a serious motoring show with truthful opinions on the way cars are and how people living in country X behave is just ludicrous.
TG is very good entertainment, not journalism.
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Hey,
Not wanting to be picky, but you've not really read any Astra forums then?
I think we have to be honest here and say that all cars no matter what manufacturer all have issues whcih could have been done/made better, but haven't.
Personal preference, as mentioned here plays an important part in any car selection. For me, having just brought a Type S GT 2.2 diesel all I can say so far is that I love it, suspension is hard yes but lets face it the Type S cars are marketed as being a sporty drive and for me that is one of the allures to actually buying the car. Out on the road the suspension feels taught and solid.
I drove a mates Vauxhall Astra 3 door Sport Hatch and it was a nice car admittedly, but it was just an Astra at the end of the day. Nothing truly special or individual it just did what it said on the tin so to speak.
Also you need to look at the value of the cars after 3 years, the Honda will keep a lot more if it's value and if you price up an Astra on Vauxhalls web site to match the Civic it's more expensive.
For me the choice was simple, out of the two I chose for me I feel the best car. But thats my opinion.
Ian