New Astra Owner/New Member

[UNEEQ]

Hi all,

Thought I'd introduce myself to everyone.

I'm Todd, and due to some unfortunate circumstances I am now the proud owner of a Black 2006 Astra SRi Turbo.

Up until now I have had literally a craptonne of Geminis and Pulsars (both modified in some way, turbo'd and N/A)

I decided I'm done with ripping a car's guts out and rebuilding from scratch and the Astra fit the bill perfectly (the MPS needed some "JOKER" plates and painted purple and green with a bright red smile, and the XR5T didn't have a big enough power increase to justify the excessive price tag!)

Anyway, undoubtedly you'll see me around on the road (and by that I mean a few coz I'm a Southie!!)

Pics will go up sometime over the weekend once I've given her the first clean (tad on the feral side right now)

Stock Standard, let the "bolt on" mods begin!

Cheers

Todd

EDIT: Should also mention it's a MY06.5 So, newer one from 06 not older

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[Nurb608]

Welcome to the site Todd!

Not sure we'd seem them as "unfortunate circumstances" ending up with a nice car like that

[sooty]

Welcome mate, which state?

[Jeenous]

welcome to OA

[Shay]

Official welcome mate,

and your one of 2 SOR memberrs haha.

waiting eagerly for pics, hopin to see some colour (were a fairly monotonous state atm)

also if you need any bolt on ideas, rory's (nurb608) thread is the one to look through...

[UNEEQ]

haha, well the unfortunate circumstances were that 5 months ago someone driving on an International Licence decided that I should stop travelling down the road at 60KM/h for him to turn out of a service station.

That got fixed and a nice front end put on my N16 Pulsar, followed by a Navara with a trailer from a construction site writing off the rear end 4 days before christmas.

So... I am still a few thousand out of pocket from the front end and hire car expenses since the first guy had his car 2 days and wasn't insured and hasn't made an arrangement to repay me the 1.2K yet - also has my insurance co after him for 7K (Stupid idiot IMHO considering he delivers pizzas for a (somewhat local) pizza place), and that I had a sore neck for a while...

Oh and I tripped over at a car yard because they hadn't taken their duty of care by letting a client park over the warning lines in a no parking area, damaged my leg which took 2 months to heal and (won't bore you with the details) my eldest son went flying face first into the ashfelt... blood gushing everywhere.

Anyway, enough venting, don't want to seem all bitter and grudge-like!! Yes, you are quite right "ending up with a nice car like that"

EDIT:

I'm in WA... I believe I should already be on nerb and shay's lists...
Sorry to disappoint, but it's just the Black Sapphire with darkest legal tint right now... nothing else, but that will change... (if I can sneak it past the boss!)

[Shay]

dont worry, you wont be goin back to the stealers anyway, they know next to nothing about these cars.
if you need any local inspiration, check out Mania's thread, almost impossible to notice its not stock, yet it has more power at the wheels than stock at the engine.
very very easy to sneak past the boss

also if you want to change the colour of all the dash lights he is the resident LED re fitter...

[UNEEQ]

... and reading my mind already! you'll see what I mean when you read the PM about changing the dash colors... so I'll be talking to him/her in the next few days I think!

EDIT: Thanks for the warm welcomes! hopefully I'll be able to make myself valuable here from time to time as well!

[boorny88]

welcome buddy im the local WA astra G srit haha hope u enjoy ur time on OAz

[guy 27]

welcome to OA.