Well, It Finally Happened...

[btm]

It finally happened... after 3 years and 2 months, something finally has gone wrong with car and I will have to fix it...

The great thing about it is that all it is, is that its just a globe that needs replacing in my front right fog/driving light.

How good is that!

Over three years and i've never had to touch the car (bar regular servicing from Holden)

Credit where credit is due - it has been a fantastic, inexpensive, well built car with many more years of fun left in her!

Well done Opel!

[CJB]

Thats awesome Birnie!!!

Makes me jealous, for sure ;)

Hope the repair doesn't break the bank too much :o hahaha.

Opel's are good sturdy cars, now I have had my Mitsu experience, I can say, I wish I was with Opel :(

[R3N]

that sucks bry, sell it now! get out while you still can!

[Lt Ketch]

OMG you know what this means, its like taking a pee at the pub, once the dam is broken its gonna keep flooding, whats next the front left fog globe?

In all seriousness I congratulate you on your good fortune!

[Wraith]

hahaha that's good to hear.

TS Astra's have earned themselves a pretty good rep for reliability unlike earlier Opels.

I've had mine for about 2 years and 3 months - had absolutely nothing go wrong yet - not even a blown globe.

[PaulyJ]

Thats awesome!
Good to here.
Hope it just stays at that!

[Lt Ketch]

I’m jealous!

[Wraith]

mmmmm, come to think of it, I should have mentioned that I've changed just about every globe on the car for different and new ones at various stages in the time I've owned my Astra.......DOHHH ! :D

So not really a fair statement as it's all probably too new just yet :o

I am quitely hoping it gives me no long term grief - something I've crossed my fingers about with my Calibra as well, so far so good - phew :)

[SRi_Jimbo]

Well done on the long running performance BTM. I hope that that globe wasn't the reason that you didn't come on the cruise yesterday lol

I have no idea how it happened but i managed to blow the head gasket on my astra after 28,000 kays. It was all fixed under warranty and i have had no problems since :) I'm just hoping it stays that way!!

[btm]

whats next the front left fog globe?

front left foggie went on the weekend :D

[SIMid]

Wife's G has blown the rear right brake light about 5 times, mid mounted LED light once and one of the blubs behind the heater switches. Mind you, she's done over 100K of driving since 2003, constantly on the road. Quite impressed with that kind of wear and tear.

Wraith, I think you dont count as your Vert doesnt move from the garage.

[btm]

Does anyone know what type the globe is for the foggie in the astra SRi??

I cant remember...

[KID_SRi]

From Memory, I think they're H3 Or H7.
I changed to bigger ones ages ago in My G SRi.

[R3N]

From Memory, I think they're H3 Or H7.
I changed to bigger ones ages ago in My G SRi.

H7s are the low beams, i think foggies are H3

[btm]

H3s... sweet thanks i'll buy one this arvo

[woody]

thats a top record mate - I'd love to ssay mine is the same but i had to have the head replaced at about 18,000 K's.

Took it in for a service one day and it came back with a cracked head...

Under warranty so i'n not worried and I think I was just unfortunate (or some spotty little pimply faced youth tried to hammer my car without warming her up on the service test run) ended up costing Holden about 7 grand. she's lovely now though.. still only has 24,000 k's on her..

[Wraith]

Wraith, I think you dont count as your Vert doesnt move from the garage.

Derr Fred hahaha, I did point out it's new condition/low usage in my 2nd post here lol :)

[btm]

still only has 24,000 k's on her..
:eek: WTF

i'm over 40,000 now... still pretty low for a car over 4 years old though... but your k's are just insanely low (even if you didnt have a licence for 12 months)

[EL BURITO]

:eek: WTF

i'm over 40,000 now... still pretty low for a car over 4 years old though... but your k's are just insanely low (even if you didnt have a licence for 12 months)
well my 04 sits on 80K atm :0

[btm]

well, my next issue has occured... and not bad for the old girl - 8.5 years old now with about 67,000km on the clock

battery has finally kicked the bucket...

so how much are new batteries and what should i replace it with?

[gmonkey]

If u dont use it all that often maybe get a dry cell, cost around $300-400 last a lot longer. Normal battery cost around $100-200

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