Really? Because I came from a Barina SRi, to an Astra. Fit and finish? Ok... lower the drivers window all the way in the Barina, and then close the door. It will rattle. Do the same in an AH, it won't. I had body creaks coming from my 2 year old Barina; none in my 2 year old Astra. When i had the Barina in reverse the brakes would screech; not in the Astra. The Plastic used for the door handles would sometimes creak a little bit too.
As everyone knows the suspension bushes creak in the AH, and i've had the occasional squeak or rattle, but that's it.
Don't get me wrong... for me the Barina was more fun, but to say the AH's interior was the cheapest nastiest interior you'd ever come across is a bit of a stretch!!
I've always preferred the XR5/ST, but when I went to buy mine... the Astra was a couple of grand cheaper, which swayed me
Anyway back on topic lol