Originally Posted by
Anhevius
Yea, I'm running the 18LE engine.
I do have a very good question for you Chris. My Astra has a gauge set without a tachometer on it, and the gauges are all crapping out (fuel level, engine temp, indicator lights). I was looking on Ebay, and saw a cluster with a tach on it, that came from an exact match for my car in appearance and whatnot. Is that normal, that some models had a tach, and others didn't? I can easily run a tach cable to get it going, if it's not going to be an issue.
Also, I freaking love Ebay. My Astra needs some work done (fiance is one of those people that doesn't know much about cars, sadly). If I bought the parts at a shop here, I'd be spending well over a thousand dollars. However, Ebay has everything I need, for a lot cheaper. Like both CV axles for 150 with 32 freight. Certainly much better than 300+ for each of them.
I love that little car though, it's got some serious pep to it, and is rather fun to drive. I just wish I could be refrigerant for the A/C system like I could in the US to fix it myself.