Hello! Youngest oil burner here - Astra CDTi

[Bingo]

Hey all

I'm 17 years old and about to get my P plates in 2 weeks but first car luckily is my astra diesel!

*pics when home*

I love my car so much and yes I am going to be
Modding it and hopefully cruising with everyone from western Australia!!

Mods I've done now is changing the interior lights.

Mods to be done
Body kit
New rear spoiler
Green box
Stereo system
Pod filter
New muffler and larger exhaust

[CNBLU]

G'day mate and welcome to OA

I'd have a chat to some of the CDTi boys about the green box, i think theres a better option out there

[btm]

welcome to the site and good luck with your test!

[Bingo]

Haha yeh I was thinking a tuner also and forgot to mention a new set of mags also :D

[gmonkey]

Welcome aboard mate need any info or sourcing of mods or applying then for the astra h don't be affraid to hit me up for info. I'm pretty much the state astra h dismantler and cosmetic modder :p. As for tractor owners shoey85 is our wa tractor head (well was atleast) sooty is otherwise best for info for your engine.

I'll organize a cruise in a few weeks for us all :)

[Bingo]

Sweet :D I get my license October 5th but rem I got a 12 o'clock curfue :P

[sooty]

Welcome to OA mate,
As mentioned, any questions feel free to shoot me a pm ;)

[jastra]

welcome to OA mate, good to see another WA member! u NOR or SOR?

Sweet :D I get my license October 5th but rem I got a 12 o'clock curfue :P
yeh that sucks :( got off my reds in april, it was really annoying lol

[ChrisMaz]

Welcome mate. Great to see a new W.A member. As for cruise's. Lately we havent run past midnight so you should be ok. Although our photoshoots tend to last until the wee hours of the morning :p

I'll be setting up a trackday for late november if thats any interest to you, So hopefully you'll have some tuning before then :)

[Bingo]

Haha yeh I'll be deffently I'm south of the river in spearwood but I don't mind long drives

[guy 27]

welcome to OA.

[ChrisMaz]

Thats quite south. Think we'll have to start meeting in the city for a cruise now :p

[Bingo]

Haha yay :D

[Ice]

Woo another tractor joins the forums :) welcome buddy. the replacement for the green box is the CRD-T thats a start.....its got plenty of balls too.

[sooty]

Woo another tractor joins the forums :) welcome buddy. the replacement for the green box is the CRD-T thats a start.....its got plenty of balls too.

Not a replacement, they're made for different purposes. All three of the crd2, green and crd-t are still available for that reason, horses for courses lol

[delemonte]

Very nice first car mate! Enjoy it, and welcome to the forum ;)

[bender]

yew p plate represent

welcome aswell

[tezarity]

Welcome to OpelAus!
Oil burners FTW!!!

[metry]

welcome to oa

[cdti]

For when you're just onto your Ps, I'd steer clear of the greenbox/other tuning boxes for a while. You'll have easily enough fun in a stock CDTi, you may keep your license longer, you may keep your car longer and you may keep your life longer. Inexperience + that much power could prove to be seriously dangerous. Take care, we don't need to have a CDTi (or any other car for that matter) wrapped around a tree, pole or truck.

Enjoy your new found freedom when you get it. Welcome and have fun.

[gmonkey]

I had more power when I was on my p's it's not the car or the fact on the p's it's how u drive it and the person self control or intelligence.. :p

[XLR87N]

welcome mate. just remeber that a pod filter will soak heat and take in more hot air than an airbox. plus i know in syd its an easy defect for cops

[PS88]

Welcome Mate,

Get 22 inch rims on your diesel will make your car go faster +fully sick bro, coolest 17y/o...

[Ice]

Ok so if your going to be getting alloys, don't go higher than 18's. A picky Cop may pull you up on having anything more than 2 inches. CDTi is right. Having this mod for your first car is probably not a good idea. The car is already quick enough stock. Get some good experience behind the wheel before you go deciding on performance mods. Go for wheels & stereo and see how you go :)

[Ice]

I had more power when I was on my p's it's not the car or the fact on the p's it's how u drive it and the person self control or intelligence.. :p

Ahhhh comon, you know at that age all we wanted to do was burnouts...hell, even lewis hamilton is guilty, lol. As I write this I can hear some dickhead is the distance doing burnouts.....

[gmonkey]

I didn't do burnouts :p I was a straight line warrior ahaha

Deff go with 19"s! I got 18"s they look too small IMO. We don't have 2" rules in WA as far as I know of (I ain't been done yet :p)

[ChrisMaz]

I have to agree with brento. Vectra is my first car and I've never felt the need to drop a skid, its got enough power to do so but I'd rather be a traffic light Grand Prix champion than some dick doing skids in the Maccas car park. All comes down to how responsible you are with the power and the experience/training you've had.

For a New P plater, I can heavily recommend the RAC driving training centre to learn some new skills, and also get feed back on your driving style as well. Pretty good day, if not a little pricey but i'm sure you could get your parents to cover it as it'll make you a much better driver :)

Greenbox, Rims, Pod what ever you want mate, its your car!

[Shay]

Welcome mate, sure ill see you around.

im all for gettin the greenbox (or better still the CRD-T) as being a P plater, the time it takes to save enough cash to get one, youll get plenty of experience under your belt.

Id also highly recommend a Whiteline Swaybar, really stiffens up the car and improves cornering a shitload.

Agree with Chris, get yourself to a RAC Driving Centre Performance Driving Course.
Dont bother with defensive where they chuck you in one of their camrys on skates, your better off with the performance course learning the limits of your car and self, where if things go wrong your in a safe, controlled environment.


I didn't do burnouts :p I was a straight line warrior ahaha

Deff go with 19"s! I got 18"s they look too small IMO. We don't have 2" rules in WA as far as I know of (I ain't been done yet :p)

we do have the 2" rules, but its 2" bigger than std option wheels, which you can get 18's on the sri-t put on from factory, so we're save up to 20" here in WA.
VWR 19's wouldnt be classed as an astra option AFAIK...

[Bingo]

haha, I dont have the money for the greenbox thou so thats why I am getting it when im probally off it, I have 17inch alloys which came standard with them so that means I can go 19inch which im getting nice big bulky black ones with crome on the inside

[boorny88]

welcome to OA mate and enjoy your time with your diesel