Astra turbo vs 206GTI 180

[imad4u]

I dunno if any of you have driven a GTI 180, I have, and it is a shocker, its slow, its small cramped and the pedal placement is horrid. I was shocked to see that motor placed it better then the astra in the bang for you buck segment. This forced me to go drive it, and i was laughing the whole way through the test drive, that car is shocking, my friend in the passenger seat fell asleep. I am a fan of the clio sports drivability, and i know the astra turbo beat the clio in 2003 BFYB, thats why i was shocked to see the peugeot beat the astra, because the car is not even a patch on the clio sport let alone the astra

i guess you didnt take it on a tight twisty road... as i was very impressed with the 180 gti handling... it handles like its on train tracks and your always in the meat of the engine due to the gearbox being well matched with the engine... i love that hard reving motor :twisted: i had a pug 180 over night and i did 600 kms in it and was impressed... apart from the power windows switches... drivers seating position... and the build quality is matched to a lada niva.... and for that i wouldnt hand over the cash....

[SRIisME]

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[Brett]

it handles well, no better then a stock gti mate, and has no more go, and the egine has no meat, go drive a clio sport then youll see meat for a N/A 2.0litre motor, the pug put me to sleep and my friend mark in the passenger seat was utterly unimpressed by its lack of speed

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[GOZOFF]

Hmm... Ive taken one for a blast and I quite liked them esspecially around some nice twisty bits but yeh I agree with Wayne as far as the pedals are concerned plus who could say No to that hot Blue? :wink:

[imad4u]

it handles well, no better then a stock gti mate, and has no more go, and the egine has no meat, go drive a clio sport then youll see meat for a N/A 2.0litre motor, the pug put me to sleep and my friend mark in the passenger seat was utterly unimpressed by its lack of speed

i just dont agree with your point of view on the 180 gti... but your vailded to your own view on the car.. and with that in mind... im not gonna say no more...

[Brett]

i suppose it all depends on what your comparing it to then mate

[Anonymous]

clio sports (cup) 8)

that is all :P

[astro boy]

tell me about it, haha its like driving on your tip toes, and the seating position is like sitting on a high chair. the engine is piddlingly weak and feels like one of those sportivo corolla tomagotchis, the interior is completely kitch. Motor praised the power down in the car, well anything that slow should have no power down issues, to me it felt no quicker then a stock barina sri if that. The only thing it can do, is take tight corners at high speeds haha which can be fun, if you can fit in the car.

I thought the astra turbo pedals were too close together when I took it for a test drive, but you get used to it and appreciate the less distance your foot has to travel to hit the breaks or accelerator . Luckily the astra t comes with seat height adjustment and steering column adjustment. The gti180 sounds a little under equipped. But i'm sure it's not as lifeless as Brett says it is. Since it was a test drive, were you allowed to push it to the high rpms? Cause if you didn't then I can see why you might think its slow. It does have 0-100 time simlar to the astra t.

[Namus]

tell u what euro car i like; the Alfa Romeo 147 GTA...v6 i believe....saw a blue on go past my shop the other day......man it SOUUNDS AWESOME!!!!!!