What annoying LITTLE things about your car make you want to punch Opel?

[mr corsa]

anyone?

[Calibrated]

anyone?
the holden badges. but that makes me want to punch GM really...

[Hackstra]

The rattles and vibrations in my astra drive me insane. Im pretty anal about them, so if something starts rattling I sometimes even pull over to fix it. Thing is when i locate and fix the rattle another one starts up somewhere else. Terribly annoying!!!

[SSS_Hoon]

love your avatars sir.

u are the master.


SSS_Hoon

[GreyRex]

The suspension creak in the AH Astra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I seem to be the only person on this planet who is keen to get rid of it

I've put up threads just staying, what can i do to stop it? No one ever replies, or if they do... it doesnt seem to be that helpfull

I've taken it to Holden. They fixed it to about 90%, then it's back a month or two later

For me it's embarrassing having people in the car and trying to park for example... and hearing CCRRREEEEEAAAAKKKKKKK

Again, does anyone know exactly where/what the cause is, and how to stop it???? It's meant to be the 'bushes'

I have squeaking brakes too, but hopefully they're more simple to cure

[poita]

the fuked up way teh steering cloumn is in the calibra
it sits up too high

[BEK-46P]

I was always disappointed that the AHs never came with sunroofs.

[Ice]

I was always disappointed that the AHs never came with sunroofs.


Yep same with the G the CDX and Turbo's should all have come with them Stock !!!!!!!

[Vectracious]

The rattles and creaks in my Vectra

The stupid POS rear power window regulators in the Astra (destroyed themselves in our old Astra twice) - and the ECU placement in the Astra (and most GM vehicles anyway)

[glider]

Yep same with the G the CDX and Turbo's should all have come with them Stock !!!!!!!

disapointed the 2.2 didnt come with the more detailed MFD

it was meant to be the performance variant until the turbo came along

[Snotty]

TORX screws on everything, whats wrong with a god damn philips head

[Alix]

On my AH:



The rigmarole you have to to through to alter the intermittent wiper timing.
The fact that when I turn off my car the radio, wipers, indicators, and fog lights all turn off automatically, but I have to turn my headlights off manually. Which I inevitably forget, so the Annoy-O-Tron kicks in when I open the front door...
The delay and refresh interval for the instant consumption readout.
The fact that mp3 song titles don't scroll across the screen, so you only get the first twenty or so characters.

Apart from that, I seriously like my car. These are minor quibbles only.

[PrincessPeachey]

The location of the ECU in the Corsa Bs.

[tuzinski]

people calling it a nissan

[immenotu]

- The fact that '01 Corsa SRi's dont have power windows and mirrors.
- The cup dumping cup holder. Ive had full maccas cups rolling around under my seat many times.
- The annoyingly loud noise it makes when you open the door with the key in the ignition.
- On the odd occaision it would be good to have an off switch for the traction control.

Other than that i love my car!

[9090GO]

Boot space on the G convertible, not even big enough for a 12" sub!

[tigervh]

The positioning of the indicator stork on the wrong side and the way one headlight comes on if you turn the ignition off with the indicator still on.

[btm]

The positioning of the indicator stork on the wrong side

you mean the right side? :p

[Theo]

when i had the SB, the fact the paint faded after 5 years and the black plastic trim started to turn white from the sun.

[Calibrated]

The positioning of the indicator stork on the wrong side and the way one headlight comes on if you turn the ignition off with the indicator still on.
all european cars have the indicator on the right. and the headlight staying on is a safety feature. if you dont like it, dont leave your indicator on. simple.

[one2have]

-No Aux input on CDC40 Opera (and lets not argue about this one, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE - end of story).
-No MP3 on CDC40 Opera in a CDXI, where MP3 disk is available in CD models.
-Brake Disk Replacement after 30,000km

[imay]

Astra G:
No illuminated ignition key ring on steering column
No suitable in-cabin storage
Pathetic interior light
Pathetic sun visors on the Hatch that invariably doesn't cover where the setting sun is streaming in near the mirror; the non-existent visors on the Convertible
Single disc CD with no aux input
Expensive parts (more Holden's fault than GM/Opel)
Rattles (in both Hatch and Convertible - Convertible is somewhat understandable, but unacceptable in Hatch)
Poor low-beam headlights in all Gs
GM/Opel insistence on using timing belts rather than a chain

So, other than these little things, I am still reasonably happy with the package/s, although I'm getting increasing pressure from the other half to change brands when her Hatch is due for replacement. Ah, decisions, decisions.

[SSS_Hoon]

people calling it a nissan


LoL i doubt that very much, if they are calling it a nissan they must not be a nissan fan then.....

If i owned a opel id want to punch them for not putting enough power in it :D and for making the price to high for our car climate over here...

SSS_Hoon

[MR VXR]

cup holders!!! or lack of.

[emiliok]

that annoying beeping noise that happens when you open the door with the key in the ignition drives me insane, cant have the stereo going with the door open! grrrr

[Snotty]

that annoying beeping noise that happens when you open the door with the key in the ignition drives me insane, cant have the stereo going with the door open! grrrr


bassyastra can

turn the music up enough and you cant hear it

[Nurb608]

The positioning of the indicator stork on the wrong side

Vecy C is on the normal side :)

[EL BURITO]

stupid clips for holding the rear seats in that failed twice required the entire top rear bench to be replaced

[Brucey]

- The rattles. I fix one and the next day there is a new one.
- The terrible low beams
- Loud beeping noises
- Needs proper cup holders
- The gear boot is all frayed, seen that on alot of astras

Other than that i love it

[Jerram]

-rattles
-poor exhaust manifold especially on the C series motors (it's a choker)
-the huge amounts of brake dust that come from the fronts (makes A class polished mags look like a shitheap after about 50Ks.)
-Crap storage
-No boot release other then on the boot itself
-Air Con vents don't go far enough to the right so you can't get the full air flow in your face
-joke footrest

[Red AH SRI T]

The suspension creak in the AH Astra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I seem to be the only person on this planet who is keen to get rid of it

I've put up threads just staying, what can i do to stop it? No one ever replies, or if they do... it doesnt seem to be that helpfull

I've taken it to Holden. They fixed it to about 90%, then it's back a month or two later

For me it's embarrassing having people in the car and trying to park for example... and hearing CCRRREEEEEAAAAKKKKKKK

Again, does anyone know exactly where/what the cause is, and how to stop it???? It's meant to be the 'bushes'

I have squeaking brakes too, but hopefully they're more simple to cure


There is a bulletin released with Holden to fix this. I had mine greased twice and then the fix came out.
Insist your dealer does the fix as per the bulletin.

[GreyRex]

There is a bulletin released with Holden to fix this. I had mine greased twice and then the fix came out.
Insist your dealer does the fix as per the bulletin.

Can you tell me exactly what causes it, and what I need to tell them to do, even though there's a Bulletin?

I know the Service Manager there, so when it's in next I want to explain to him as clear as i can what I want done... not just 'fixed' :)

[mr corsa]

mine would the size of the input shaft not thick enuff

[Red AH SRI T]

Can you tell me exactly what causes it, and what I need to tell them to do, even though there's a Bulletin?

I know the Service Manager there, so when it's in next I want to explain to him as clear as i can what I want done... not just 'fixed' :)

I'll do one better, i'll get you the bulletin number so you can point your servicer manager in the right direction ;)

[tuzinski]

-the huge amounts of brake dust that come from the fronts (makes A class polished mags look like a shitheap after about 50Ks.)

ohh that ****ing shits me to hell

[UnKnOwN]

on my sri-t
-seats creaking and stuff
-leather wearing out....
-no mp3?? what gives, top of the range with no mp3
-damage on rims (previous owner cant drive without hitting curbs)


on my cdx
-no mp3... grrrrrrrr.
-not enough power (probably coz its auto)

but it'd still prefer them over anything in the same class/price range

[tez]

Torx bolts everywhere. Cant even do a simple oil change without having to buy the torx bit

- thermostat cant be changed its the full housing ($$$)
- vague gearbox (my old 94 Camry had a much better feeling gearbox)

[Hackstra]

-
- The gear boot is all frayed, seen that on alot of astras


Easy fix, buy a new boot off ebay for handbrake and gear stick, $30 delivered, too easy

[MatsHolden]

ohh that ****ing shits me to hell

All Euro cars do that. And there's no such thing as 'dustless' pads and rotors.

[Vectracious]

All Euro cars do that. And there's no such thing as 'dustless' pads and rotors.

There are - the pads just get eaten up at one session at Winton :p

[MatsHolden]

There are - the pads just get eaten up at one session at Winton :p

hahaha oh do they REALLY count as brake pads? :p

[Neeko]

corsa c

only thing i can think of is lack of cupholders really.. pretty amazing car all around. mp3 player, steering wheel controls are very handy in my car.

[Vectracious]

hahaha oh do they REALLY count as brake pads? :p

hahaha, they did for the first session - dunno after that.

[ASTRAY]

astra g
tail light covers (black plastic parts in boot) always falling off,,, might be the way i drive lol.

the A pillars blocking view, sometimes they are downright dangerous!

my rear centre seatbelt, gets stuck sometimes, wont pull out. has only happened 3 or 4 times, but always happens right before a long trip! i spend at least 10mins in the back seat trying to coax it out!

[jaffa-cree]

AH SRiT

No bloody room to put anything! No coin compartment, no centre console apartment, no handbrake compartment ggrrrr ....

[CNBLU]

All Euro cars do that. And there's no such thing as 'dustless' pads and rotors.

There are. QFM. I have them and cant tell i have brake dust at all.... Feels like OE pads too.

[opel03]

yeah, the blind spots on the TS.. almost had an accident yesterday :(

[GreyRex]

yeah, the blind spots on the TS.. almost had an accident yesterday :(

LOL you're worried about blind spots on a TS Astra?

Try driving an AH 3 door... or even try to park it

[ASTRAY]

LOL you're worried about blind spots on a TS Astra?

Try driving an AH 3 door... or even try to park it

havent driven a 3 door, have driven a wagon though.

[Brucey]

Easy fix, buy a new boot off ebay for handbrake and gear stick, $30 delivered, too easy

Yea i really need to i think. Trying to not spend much more money on the car though.

New year i will get round to that though.

[tuzinski]

Try driving an AH 3 door... or even try to park it
haha yes parking is a bitch, i just double park :p
no blind spots in the H, i have one of those funky bent mirrors

[glider]

one good thing i will say about the G hatch's lack of rear vision... has made learning to reverse park a 7 ton truck alot easier... ;)

[opel03]

yep, thats why i cant stand driving them 3 door AH astras :p

[ASTRAY]

one good thing i will say about the G hatch's lack of rear vision... has made learning to reverse park a 7 ton truck alot easier... ;)

cos of the wing? ive noticed alot of reveiws complained about wing minimising rear veiw

[opel03]

i was debating on taking off my spoiler, but if i did i wouldnt be able to see where the back of my car is.. lol..

[ASTRAY]

i was debating on taking off my spoiler, but if i did i wouldnt be able to see where the back of my car is.. lol..
i know, you started like 50 threads about it.

other annoying things about astra g,

centre console up near handbrake is too small.

little vin number flap on the floor on drivers side keeps popping up, no matter how hard you push it down.

steering wheel "leather" wears away in spots after only a few years.

[SIMid]

I was always disappointed that the AHs never came with sunroofs.

They did, you have to ask for it. :D ...... like mine. :dance:

[Wraith]

yeah, the blind spots on the TS.. almost had an accident yesterday :(

That's a valid point, my TS verts worst points would be the blind spots...

Visibility is obstructed severely by the A pillar compared to most/all other vehicles I've ever driven and as for rear visibility, forget about it :( fixed that one up considerably with the addition of a rear view cam which displays on my 7" DVD screen :)

Still wouldn't complain to Opel about it as IMHO the TS vert is o/a one of their finest ever made :D

[glider]

Visibility is obstructed severely by the A pillar compared to most/all other vehicles I've ever driven and as for rear visibility, forget about it :( fixed that one up considerably with the addition of a rear view cam which displays on my 7" DVD screen :)



yeah i've found you have no idea whats behind you through the rear view, only side mirrors, almost hit a car reversing out behind me once coz of it

and it actually HAS made the trasition into this alot easier

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5231/dsc00015wl6.jpg

[MatsHolden]

There are. QFM. I have them and cant tell i have brake dust at all.... Feels like OE pads too.

They must be magic.

[KingOfAstras]

- The right side of my car creaking... Holden just grease it up apparently.
- The power comfort signal wire (putting the windows up and down with the key fob), half of it is there already, why couldn't they go all the way?
- No arm rest. Only one cup holder for the front two passengers. And the cup holders in the rear (which don't really secure the drinks down anyway).

Other than that, I love my car :P

[HappySlapper82]

ball joints snap

[ROCCO]

torx screws on everything, whats wrong with a god damn philips head

+1

[cobey]

1) The momentary pause from the electronic throttle
2) Brake dust
3) no center arm rest

[btm]

cruise control not being able to hold your set speed downhill

[nuggz]

cruise control not being able to hold your set speed downhill


I think theres a way to recalibrate the cc, should help that issue

[btm]

I think theres a way to recalibrate the cc, should help that issue

hmmm, really? anyone know any more info on this?

thanks nuggz

[James T]

it will probably always do this. It's just because the cruise control can't apply the brakes, so your momentum will cause you to speed up - engine braking will only work to a certain extent.

[ASTRAY]

id say the only way to let the car to do it on its own is select a lower gear perhaps... might be hitting high revs though, dunno im not that technically minded lol

[HappySlapper82]

cruise control not being able to hold your set speed downhill

Putting the car in sports mode works for me.

[btm]

Putting the car in sports mode works for me.

is that only for autos?

[nuggz]

The cup holders ONLY hold cans
vectra sedan doesn't have rear wiper(and it needs one)
armrest makes it awkward to grab 2nd
shocking brake fade
5x110 stud pattern
15kg flywheel

[tuzinski]

The cup holders ONLY hold cans

mine hold bottles & maccas cups too

[nuggz]

mine hold bottles & maccas cups too


wanna swap?? :p

[simmy]

i have to go with the cup holder thing!! its awful.. we need cup holders like they have in subarus! a double cup holder pops out right infront of the air vents, holds cups, cans, bottles.. theyr the best!!

stupid little holders we have in our door are pretty useless.. have a maccas cup in there and it doesnt fit right, the coke leaks out and you cant wind your window up or down...dangit!:mad: lol

[PaulyJ]

Lack of affordable performance mods (compared to jap cars)
Torq screws everywhere

In the Corsa C:
Rear left speaker rattle

Corsa B:
Pedals too close together

[simmy]

Corsa B:
Pedals too close together

maybe your feet are too big? :p

[Neeko]

In the Corsa C:
Rear left speaker rattle


i had the same rattle once but managed to get rid of it just by playing around with it a little.

[PaulyJ]

maybe your feet are too big? :p

Yeah... been told that before... ;)


i had the same rattle once but managed to get rid of it just by playing around with it a little.

Well i'll fix that soon with some speakers I've bought to replace the shitty stock ones.

[Red AH SRI T]

Yeah... been told that before... ;)




you know what they say about ppl with big feet.........










































..............

















BIG SHOES!!

[Vectracious]

The cup holders ONLY hold cans
vectra sedan doesn't have rear wiper(and it needs one)
armrest makes it awkward to grab 2nd
shocking brake fade
5x110 stud pattern
15kg flywheel

LOL - that just brough back so many memories. I think th 2.2 had the same flywheel - I've never had such a slow revving car as my old Veccy. And there was something weird about the airflow over the rear window that stopped it getting rid of the water when it was raining.

[Widseth]

I’ve only had my car (MY04.5 Corsa SRi) for 4 weeks but there are a few things that are a bit of a worry so far.


60K Change out of the Timing Belt. That’s just crap.
The soft disc brakes. I might get 80k out of the front, so better than a lot of people.
Poor gear linkage design/build.
They way the black plastic fades so badly on the Corsas and Astras.

[tez]

Another rant to add, odd size nuts and bolts.

I changed the front struts and the strut bolts are mostly 18mm :( Had to make a trip down to supercheap to get a socket especially to do the job!

[glider]

another annoying thing about astras, they attract people who think their 1.8 sri are opc line, and others who are going to get 200kw atw from a astra turbo with a vxr engine installed by the dealer

[sooty]

another annoying thing about astras, they attract people who think their 1.8 sri are opc line, and others who are going to get 200kw atw from a astra turbo with a vxr engine installed by the dealer

bahahahahaa :p

[poita]

rofl glider, was thinking the same thing

[scotty_gsi]

the size of the standard wheels on the gsi i mean come on 14"

[poita]

the location of the oil filter in teh calibra
such a pain in the arse to change

[Shaun]

lack of Options such as AFL CDC70 or DVD90.

[sooty]

The fact they're classified as Holden in Aus so you have to use Holden Stealerships for warranty work..:mad:

[Neeko]

vectra b door trims, way to many screws and annoying build.

[Shay]

4 screws is too many?


the impossible to find/fix rattle towards my rear left pillar that my sub finds all the time. not the sub or anything it the boot fixed all those.



also the fact there was never a high performance veccy b.

[Neeko]

4 screws is too many?


the impossible to find/fix rattle towards my rear left pillar that my sub finds all the time. not the sub or anything it the boot fixed all those.



also the fact there was never a high performance veccy b.

few more than 4 screws lol

[Shay]

in the rear there is.
tho im not sure bout the front.

[nuggz]

6 on rears 7 up front

[Jerram]

also the fact there was never a high performance veccy b.

well, not here anyway...

though it's not too hard to buy the gsi cams from someone in the UK and get them sent out and put on a V6. Probably 1000 at the most; that's all the performance difference there is between the CD/SRi V6 & The GSi

[Apex]

Vectra CDXI: Pretty much an entire lack of driver enjoyment and character.

Both Astra and Vectra have had crap seats that are imposable to set how I like them.

[bruvy2002]

Vectra CDXI: Pretty much an entire lack of driver enjoyment and character.

Both Astra and Vectra have had crap seats that are imposable to set how I like them.



Definitely agree with the Astra seats... I have never been able to find a comfortable position in my TS Convertible, always thought it was 'cause I was too tall! Also hate having to hold the button to put the roof up or down, I mean it stops if there is an obstruction anyway!! Same with the power windows...auto down but no auto up...what's with that!!??

[Apex]

Definitely agree with the Astra seats... I have never been able to find a comfortable position in my TS Convertible, always thought it was 'cause I was too tall! Also hate having to hold the button to put the roof up or down, I mean it stops if there is an obstruction anyway!! Same with the power windows...auto down but no auto up...what's with that!!??

They are shit. My 20+ year old E30 has far superior seats and driving position, even if the steering wheel is unadjustable.

Would like to be the first to say Welcome to Opel-Aus, why not introduce yourself!!

[Shay]

They are shit. My 20+ year old E30 has far superior seats and driving position, even if the steering wheel is unadjustable.

Would like to be the first to say Welcome to Opel-Aus, why not introduce yourself!!

then again E30's are still a pretty awesome sports car

[ASTRAY]

Definitely agree with the Astra seats... I have never been able to find a comfortable position in my TS Convertible, always thought it was 'cause I was too tall! Also hate having to hold the button to put the roof up or down, I mean it stops if there is an obstruction anyway!! Same with the power windows...auto down but no auto up...what's with that!!??
? even in my base model astra ts windows are auto up and auto down.... well mine does...

[dr600]

The "astra" smell, they all smell the same.. seriousally

[The Bone Ranger]

The stupid plastic clips holding down the spare wheel cover in my Corsa C. They catch on everything I put in the boot, every single time...

[Neeko]

The stupid plastic clips holding down the spare wheel cover in my Corsa C. They catch on everything I put in the boot, every single time...

+1

incredibly annoying!

[gman]

+1 SRi-T seats...Thing squeaks all the time....

Small intercooler....soft paint that scratches to easily, even after 5 years of "curing"..

[low astra]

astra g, crappy water pump, crappy starter motor, crappy timing belt set up, plastic gear box links that flog out early, brake pads that chew rotors and still throw black dust everywhere, and stupid rear wiper that flew off while driving


apart from that fantastic car,

[Jerram]

and stupid rear wiper that flew off while driving


LOL! That would've been as funny as the time the power transformer for my portable hard drive caught fire...

[hazrd]

the location of the oil filter in teh calibra
such a pain in the arse to change

gee you're easy pleased :p

-no armrest
-poor excuse for cupholders on the opposite side of glovebox door
-weak 4x4 xfer case on the turbos
-timing belt instead of chain (i know a lot of cars are like this, but ill bitch about it anyway lol)

im sure theres more but despite the gripes i enjoy the car so ill stop there

[Shay]

the thing i hate most about my car is everyone who calls it an Astra. feel like punchin em in the head. they look nothing alike.

[nuggz]

Back onto the veccy

Squeaky seats
sqeaky steering column
super long clutch travel
bad pedal placement
armrest gets in the way of shifting
cartridge type oil filter on the v6

[nuggz]

the thing i hate most about my car is everyone who calls it an Astra. feel like punchin em in the head. they look nothing alike.

omg!!

+1 !! lol
why do people think its an astra?@??!~

[gman]

They don't know any better... ;)

Back to G SRi-T, been said but will say again, the totally SHITE OE Brake Pads!!!!

[Jerram]

omg!!

+1 !! lol
why do people think its an astra?@??!~

Yeah I get that as well!

Maybe it's because the badges on the back are the same style and they share similar alloys?....

[sooty]

The fact that my clutch pedal and shaft are plastic!!! (Evo 10 horror story rings a bell)

[gman]

My accelerator pedal cover (the aluminium bit) fell off after 3 weeks. I just left it off and replaced with a set of proper Sparco pedals with proper grip on them...

That PIS*ED me right off!!!

[Neeko]

on the corsa c, the steering wheel volume controls... what the hell! can you make something any less responsive??

[Wraith]

the location of the oil filter in teh calibra
such a pain in the arse to change

And even worse in the V6 Calibra...wreck my hands everytime I do a service changing the oil filter in that damn tight location :mad:

[Wraith]

The fact that my clutch pedal and shaft are plastic!!! (Evo 10 horror story rings a bell)

As long as they don't break, it shouldn't be a worry :)

AFAIK I've never heard of one failing ??

As for that Evo pedal breakage again AFAIK it was restricted to just a single incident...hardly worth worrying about either :)

Oh another complaint for the Astras/Opels - that big chunk of cast iron hanging at the back that adds about a million kgs to the weight of the car LOL...

Seriously though, I think most if not all vehicles have this or similar ballast for weighting/vibration control ?? pity because it does add alot of dead weight to the vehicle :(

[DEE-80Y]

I hate that my Corsa doesnt go as fast as Mr Corsa's.

[ASTRAY]

the thing i hate most about my car is everyone who calls it an Astra. feel like punchin em in the head. they look nothing alike.
please dont punch me, but i think they look very alike.
rear lights, almost the entire shape of the car, and even alot of the interior.
the thing ive noticed is for a while, each model of astra was designed to look similar to the previous veccy model.
the tr astra looks (slightly) similar to the veccy b
the ts astra looks very similar to your veccy.
there are prob more beforehand, but holden only started with the vec b and astra tr.
also when the veccy xc was bought out(during astra ts times, it was a massive modern shape change)
then the next astra (ah) was a massive change in the shape too.

[ASTRAY]

omg!!

+1 !! lol
why do people think its an astra?@??!~


astra ts
http://www.auto-connect.co.nz/ssl/images/Astra_GTZ_rear_skirt.jpg

and the vec
http://www.opeltuningmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/vectra-b-heck-tn.jpg

astra tr
http://photos.carsguide.news.com.au/drive_images/dealer/trumot/2980_1_t.jpg

and the vec
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Opel.vectra.b-front.JPG

i think it is easy to see how people can get the 2 mixed up, especially if they are not familiar with the astra/vec range.

[Neeko]

I hate that my Corsa doesnt go as fast as Mr Corsa's.

+1
so much potential

[gman]

Just looked at the AH bodykit on that NZ site. How much have they made the front look like a Clubsport!!!!

[Wraith]

Just looked at the AH bodykit on that NZ site. How much have they made the front look like a Clubsport!!!!

Same story with the HBD body kits for the TS range...front bar made it look almost the same as the VT series HSV Clubbie...I remember they even marketed it that way when I purchased my R8 - buy an Astra with HBD body kit to match your HSV in the garage :rollyeys1:

[Manda88]

I was always disappointed that the AHs never came with sunroofs.

optional extra holden will do for you for a meer $2k :P im planning on getting it done soon...

the thing i hate most in the ah astra is the squeaky rear suspension and the very uncomfortable seats... always get a sore back from them:mad:

[mania]

Another cup holder vote - really what were they thinking, 1 cup holder for 2 front passengers? (The doors don't count)

[dieselhead]

I hate those two black metal roof strips on my AH! They sort of corroded, or rather the paint started to peel off and look like the car is 10 years old. Any other AH owner noticed this happening?
Luckily I just got them replaced under warranty :)

[HoldenAstra]

I hate those two black metal roof strips on my AH! They sort of corroded, or rather the paint started to peel off and look like the car is 10 years old. Any other AH owner noticed this happening?
Luckily I just got them replaced under warranty :)

yes, mine seems like that, 4 years old. it's said they are plastic, aging problem
are there any alloy roof railings(the stuff on some good SUVs and Audi A3) available for AH?

[mzsammi]

hmm the lil bits for roof racks hold too much soap >:

my heated seats having issues not getting to max temp n turning off

the cup holder thing does my head in

the way u hafta change light globes ( whos stupid idea was that to make it this way u go thru the wheel arch)

torque steer

and finally for dumbshit dyno places to have no clue how to dyno them ( ie.. hpf used mine as a guinea pig before ur dyno day and couldnt work it out til the wednesday before OA's dyno day)


1700$ if i want a sunroof on my astra :)

[Manda88]

the wheel arch way is awesome!! its soo much better than most cars!! Most other cars now days you have to remove the wheel then the plastic wheel arch surround just to get in, i like how they made a flap for it :p

i got quoted 2500 for sunroof :p im looking at one to, myn was with holden, who urs with?

[mzsammi]

place here in melbourne he has done a few of my friends show cars

[Keep'emRunning]

the stupidly non standard 5x110 stud pattern!

[Manda88]

canbus and holden service departments

[mzsammi]

no temp guage

[Manda88]

just use your MFD for that :p

[dmrmgl]

want to puch on stupid autotrans.

as i posted it before, it hardly change from 1st to 2nd or 3rd in the mornig(or when the engine is fully cooled down).

i brought ma AH to holden dealer and they said as " no problems"

WTF?

it happned again just day after!

and i plan to complain it next week when i get 1st 3000km serviece.

[Manda88]

prob just oil change needed..:p why am i backing up holden! must be going crazy as its getting late

[glider]

the stupidly non standard 5x110 stud pattern!

its pretty standard in europe, where theres 50 million opels :p

[Keep'emRunning]

its pretty standard in europe, where theres 50 million opels :p

hahah true but this is an australian opel punching thread :)

[SIMid]

The suspension creak in the AH Astra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Mines been fine since they fixed it. Sure your not up to something else making it squeek?? :blush:

As for sunroofs, just get one put in. ;) I have, so no complaints! :D

[SIMid]

Mine would be the shitty interval for the cambelt change.

[dieselhead]

Ha ha, you should have bought the CDTI instead, needs new belt every 150,000km :)

[Wraith]

want to puch on stupid autotrans.

as i posted it before, it hardly change from 1st to 2nd or 3rd in the mornig(or when the engine is fully cooled down).

i brought ma AH to holden dealer and they said as " no problems"

WTF?

it happned again just day after!

and i plan to complain it next week when i get 1st 3000km serviece.

That's normal on most if not all auto transmissions used by Opel - it's part of the 'warm up' cycle/time program on the autos...typical Japanese automatic function (yes alot of Opel slush boxes are Japanese made and supplied) !!! ;)

Usually settles and all normal after the 1st 5minutes or so of driving in cold climate, but usually up to speed after only a couple of minutes in hotter climates after start up, then they start shifting just beautifully :) at least the unit on the V6 Calis do anyway :)

[SIMid]

Ha ha, you should have bought the CDTI instead, :)

But I'm not into farming equipment. :p

[Wraith]

Ha ha, you should have bought the CDTI instead, needs new belt every 150,000km :)

That's pretty good, most people would end up selling before having chaged it once...

Is it a steel chain in the TD's or a rubber/synthetic belt ?? I know for eg. on engines like most V8's with a twin row steel timing chain, there's actually no change interval...it lasts the lifetime of the engine ;)

It's about time too that more and more 4 potters and other small engines got the same, the new Audi IL5 turbo also users a steel timing chain rather than a rubber belt, I think the new Mitsubishi 2.0ltr MIRVAC series employs the same :)

[SKM_87]

only instead of chain they screw tensioner instead

[Alix]

I know for eg. on engines like most V8's with a twin row steel timing chain, there's actually no change interval...it lasts the lifetime of the engine ;)

It's about time too that more and more 4 potters and other small engines got the same, the new Audi IL5 turbo also users a steel timing chain rather than a rubber belt, I think the new Mitsubishi 2.0ltr MIRVAC series employs the same :)

Once upon a time I owned a mid-70s Datsun that had a steel timing chain too. It's not new technology. I think the original move from steel to rubber belts was to reduce noise and harshness. Probably kept steel on the hipo engines due to higher durability.

Dunno which my CDTi has.

[Diabolical]

1. Anyone remember the billions of issues my Corsa had?
2. I still love how random bits fall off it.
3. I've only seen one other Corsa on the road that still has those stupid rubber strips at the front, I only have mine still because I've replaced them twice now.

[dieselhead]

Dunno which my CDTi has.

is not steel... but lasts 100,000 miles in UK and only 150,000 km here :)
http://i.ebayimg.com/14/%21BTOi%21W%21%21Wk%7E$%28KGrHgoH-D0EjlLlyn79BKHWIRSr6g%7E%7E_1.JPG

[CDXIJET]

Yeah best to get that water pump done when anybody is thinking about doing the belt .........

[Calibrated]

something that makes me want to punch Audi.. its a half hour mission just to change the panel fliter.

[Neeko]

something that makes me want to punch Audi.. its a half hour mission just to change the panel fliter.

:yikes: :picsorban:

[Wraith]

only instead of chain they screw tensioner instead

LOL no tensioners on 'normal' V8's...by normal I mean the single 'heart mounted' single cam jobbies - not sure about the newer quad overhead cam designs though...

Apologies if your talking about the 4 pot TDi ??? :)

[Wraith]

Once upon a time I owned a mid-70s Datsun that had a steel timing chain too. It's not new technology. I think the original move from steel to rubber belts was to reduce noise and harshness. Probably kept steel on the hipo engines due to higher durability.

Dunno which my CDTi has.

Yeah, well aware it's not new technology, hence why I mentioned V8's, although the older V8's did use a tefflon coated cam gear that would shit itself eventually (a few hundred thousand km's though) :)

Had this happen to me in my 1st V8 - a 307 Chev ended up bending or breaking all of the push rods, mushroom bottomed all the lifters and destroyed the cam lobes :( took 2 weeks to get all the messed up bits out of the block because alot of them were locked up by the damage, gave up eventually and replaced it with a 350 Chev, all good in the end :cornut:

[Wraith]

is not steel... but lasts 100,000 miles in UK and only 150,000 km here :)
http://i.ebayimg.com/14/%21BTOi%21W%21%21Wk%7E$%28KGrHgoH-D0EjlLlyn79BKHWIRSr6g%7E%7E_1.JPG

Amazing...

It looks identicle to what's in the petrol engines, only it lasts much longer certainly a pro for the oil burners...

[Calibrated]

:yikes: :picsorban:
thats not even changing to a pod... thats just to replace the oem panel :mad:

[Calibrated]

Amazing...

It looks identicle to what's in the petrol engines, only it lasts much longer certainly a pro for the oil burners...
lower revs on a diesel, is probably what helps.

[Wraith]

Yeah best to get that water pump done when anybody is thinking about doing the belt .........

That's a part of the works when doing a cam belt kit change anyway (ie: on alot of 4 and 6 potters)...and so too is the accessories belt/s at the same interval ;)

It's only when people do the work themselves, that they leave stuff like that out either because they don't know what's fully required or are trying to save money...

It's the same deal everytime you change your oil, you should always change the oil filter too, pointless otherwise as you begin to contaminate the new oil straight away.

[Wraith]

something that makes me want to punch Audi.. its a half hour mission just to change the panel fliter.

No piece of cake or straight forward procedure in the V6 Cali either...takes at least 15mins to do one :)

All depends on how the air box is all closed up, accessories that need to come off and engine bay space or clearances, not much of that in the V6 Cali engine bay :(

Can take an hour to replace headlight globes :mad:

[Wraith]

lower revs on a diesel, is probably what helps.

Good point...didn't think of that one, as they do have a rev range of approx. half that of a typical 4 pot petrol...

That's also the main reason behind the fuel burn numbers, half the revs, half the duty cycles, half the fuel ingestion/usage :)

[dieselhead]

That's also the main reason behind the fuel burn numbers, half the revs, half the duty cycles, half the fuel ingestion/usage

...but twice the torque? something doesn't add up :)

My front brake disks had to be machined at 60,000km. Is this normal, Opel?!

[Wraith]

...but twice the torque? something doesn't add up :)

My front brake disks had to be machined at 60,000km. Is this normal, Opel?!

Twice the torque is due mainly to 2 things in a turbo diesel engine, very high compression ratio - both static compression ratio and under full compression stroke with turbo boost included and the very long stroke cycle of diesel engines (very 'undersquare' bore/stroke ratio design) even n/a petrol engines with high torque will be the ones with a very long stroke or undersquare bore/stroke ratio and this is also the reason for the very low revs of diesels - the longer the stroke cycle the lesser the ability to rev high, same too for petrol engines...

Brakes/brake discs on most of our smaller 4 pot Opels are due at around 80,000km, 60,000km does sound a little premature, it could be normal or it could be for a large number or reasons...high po pads chewing the discs at a higher rate, softer material disk batch, aggressive driving and leaning on the brakes more than normal etc. etc. etc. :)

[Neeko]

Twice the torque is due mainly to 2 things in a turbo diesel engine, very high compression ratio - both static compression ratio and under full compression stroke with turbo boost included and the very long stroke cycle of diesel engines (very 'undersquare' bore/stroke ratio design) even n/a petrol engines with high torque will be the ones with a very long stroke or undersquare bore/stroke ratio and this is also the reason for the very low revs of diesels - the longer the stroke cycle the lesser the ability to rev high, same too for petrol engines...

Brakes/brake discs on most of our smaller 4 pot Opels are due at around 80,000km, 60,000km does sound a little premature, it could be normal or it could be for a large number or reasons...high po pads chewing the discs at a higher rate, softer material disk batch, agreesive driving and leaning on the brakes more than normal etc. etc. etc. :)
isnt it something crazy like 30,000 psi in the chamber?

[Wraith]

isnt it something crazy like 30,000 psi in the chamber?

Yep, very high numbers, even more than that on industrial mega sized diesel engines which only rev to say 1,200rpm, eg: the supersized shipping diesel powerplants...

Torque output from TD's is not magic, there's a simple science behind it and there's a purpose for them...they're still not there for the ultimate in sports car applications (no matter what the torque numbers, the hi po petrol units with the ability to rev freely are still quicker) but they are getting better :)

They are still the top choice for work horse vehicles, where you need the stump pulling power, but don't need to get anywhere in a rush and are a good choice for an everyday vehicle for fuel running cost savings, although o/a running costs may end up being the same in the end...